Noglu — Restaurant in New York

Points for trying but that's all. Overall, they're charging for superior gf execution, but only delivering average or below average products.

I got an eclair and a croissant for $22, which is wild even for a gf upcharge. The eclair was a positive surprise; it was pretty close to a typical one with a lovely light filling... just 3x the usual price (lol). And it wasn't close to a "Good eclair", just close to "An eclair". Like one you'd buy at a supermarket. I might get one again if I had a fully gluten intolerant friend and happened to already be nearby.

The croissant was a flat out mistake. I was trying to figure out how a gf croissant was even possible given the importance of gluten for the internal structure, and the answer I've gotten from Noglu is that it's probably not possible, but they'll make a tiny dense salty biscuit that looks close enough on the outside and charge you $10 for it, yikes. The closest thing I can equate it to is a Popeyes biscuit. I'm deathly serious. Much like that, drowning it in honey was helpful to offset the salt, but really not what I expected for the price. 0/10, I was a little offended.

My roommate got a fruit tart and a cream puff. The choux seemed to be the same as the eclair so it was fine, it was just a 2-inch pastry for $12. I'd like to remind everyone that Laduree ships their macarons in from France and they're still cheaper (and more enjoyable by far). The tarts seem to be where Noglu meets any sort of expectation; a gf pie crust is much easier texture to nail and they did fine. I'm just once again offended by a 2.5 inch tart for the price of a decent full meal.

Also there is literally no reason the coffee should be $7+. None. If nothing else can tell you that they're overcharging just because they can, it's the coffee price. I had a moment of sanity and got coffee a block away afterwards instead and I was happier for it.

I'm gluten sensitive but not intolerant (I get somewhat painful cystic acne breakouts) and I miss pastries, but I honestly wouldn't...

Out of all the places we ate in New York, this was the most highly anticipated and also the biggest disappointment we found. We went to Noglu because it was a gluten free specialty restaurant that is supposed to have really good croissants, bagels and pastries.

We got to the restaurant around 11 on a weekday and took a couple minutes looking over the menu. Both my wife and I found stuff that looked great, and went up to order. After saying what we wanted, the cashier said that they didn't have any bread, nor bagels, nor croissants. He then read off the 3 or 4 things that they actually had for the day that didn't include bread (which is the point of this gluten free restaurant). We took a minute and opted to try some of the only dishes they had to offer: the chicken Curry and the breakfast plate with a muffin since they were also out of the cornbread; along with a creme puff and lemon tart. The total came to over $75 for this breakfast for 2 people.

When it comes to the food that we could order, the portions were very weak. The flavor of the curry was good, but the smallest serving size I have had at any restaurant. The breakfast plate had a good quality smoked salmon, but for the price point, it was also very small. The muffin was moist and tasty, as were the desert items.

For anyone else looking for good gluten free food, this place could be good if they actually have bread items in stock. If you don't want to worry about having a terrible experience, skip Noglu and make the trip downtown to Kesté pizza and vino for the best gluten free pizza I have ever tasted. As for me, I WILL NOT return to Noglu after this experience. Do better Noglu... If you are going to run a restaurant catered to gluten free food, actually stock items that people can't generally eat without gluten, not just food that is naturally gluten free that people can get for half the price...

This was my first time at the larger location and I don’t think I’ll be going back. Everything is double the price it used to be and everything I got tasted stale and oddly sour (as if they used too much yeast or vinegar.) The chocolate croissant was 11.50 and had very little chocolate in it. Neither of the croissants I got were very flaky or good and also had that odd yeasty sour taste. The sandwich I ordered was supposed to come on brioche but I was served it on a stale sesame bagel. I also had a salad with my sandwich and wasn’t given a fork for it. The service and quality of the baked goods definitely do not justify the exuberant prices.

Also, when I asked about the ingredients in the juices, I was told one of them was just carrot juice after I had already specified I didn’t want the green juice because there was citrus in it. I started drinking the carrot juice and immediately realized it had orange juice in it, which im allergic to. I brought it back and at first one of the people working there insisted it was just carrot juice until I saw that on one of the labels they had put on the other bottles said “orange and lemon juice” right on it. You’d think a place catering to people with gluten allergies would be more conscious of other allergies too. There should be no ambiguity when a customer asks for ingredients, especially in something as simple as a juice. And even more so when you’re charging over $10 for a juice. I also found a hair in my sandwich, but didn’t say anything as they already seemed annoyed I returned the juice.

I’m very disappointed, as there really aren’t many good gluten free bakeries out there and I really used to...