Ronto Roasters Lunch Review [2024 Gluten Free & Food Allergy Options]

*This gluten free dining experience took place in May 2024. It includes information about dairy free options, as well as fish/shellfish, peanut/tree nut, chicken/turkey & cabbage allergies.

Lunch at Ronto Roasters

Ronto Roasters, located at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, is a quick service location that serves a limited menu for breakfast and lunch. It’s a location that we’ve had hit or miss experiences with in the past in terms of gluten free and food allergy-friendly options. But, on our recent visit, we stopped by to see if the current options would be good for our special dietary needs. Spoiler alert: We were pleasantly surprised by the options available on our visit, and the food we got was delicious too!

Atmosphere

Ronto Roasters is a covered outdoor dining location. There is a small amount of seating near the quick service ordering space, some of which is uncovered. You can also usually sit in the outdoor seating area for Docking Bay 7 next door to this location, if the seating space near Ronto Roasters is full.

Ronto Roasters / Photo Taken by Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW

The interior and entrance to the line for ordering has tons of interesting theming — like this droid roasting the food that’s supposed to be served at Ronto Roasters using a podracer engine.

There’s also a lot to see as you’re waiting in line to order (if you are waiting in line and not mobile ordering). Honestly, it can be a bit loud in this area, so if you’re a bit sensitive to noises or loud volume, we might suggest sending someone else in your vacation party to go get your food.

Ronto Roasters Decor / Photo Taken by Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW

On our visit, Brandon snapped a few photos of the theming for Ronto Roasters, including this shot of “food” waiting to be cooked for your meal.

The Food

Like most Disney owned locations, Ronto Roasters does have an allergy-friendly menu. However, like other quick service restaurants, the menu is optimized for only one special dietary need. If you’re gluten free and dairy free, for instance, you would need to cross-reference the GF and DF sections to see what options might be OK for you. We do recommend speaking directly to a chef at quick service locations, especially if you multiple dietary needs. We often find easy modifications that can be made by speaking with a chef or coordinator.

Ronto Roasters Menu / Photo Taken by Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW

On this visit, we spoke to a chef who has assisted us before, and he was super helpful at navigating the menu. We were able to review the ingredients on the restaurant’s tablet, so that we could determine if the options were OK for Brandon’s food allergies.

I also spoke with the chef at length about their current protocols for the GF ronto wraps and the gluten free pita that is being used to make these wraps. In the past, I had been told by chefs not to get the wrap due to cross-contamination. But, the chef I spoke with indicated that there is no current cross-contact with the pita, because it’s being cooked on a separate grill — which is fantastic news.

The sausages are grilled on a grill that also grills the regular gluten-filled pita — but they aren’t grilled at the same time and the grills are cleaned extensively. That being said, we always recommend you use your own comfort and judgement when consuming items served at restaurants. In this case, I felt that the restaurant was taking a lot of steps to ensure to minimize cross-contamination.

We always recommend speaking to a chef or coordinator on your visit, because protocols and products can change — so it’s always good to know the specifics from your visit.

Ronto Roasters Allergy-Friendly Meals / Photo Taken by Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW

Once we confirmed what items we wanted from Ronto Roasters, the chef went to prepare our food. It was a bit of a wait, but not too long. The chef brought out a tray with all of our food wrapped in to-go boxes and allergy labels, including hand written notes about Brandon’s allergies outside of the top 9 common allergens.

We always recommend double-checking your food if it’s not marked or comes without the packaging we did (or if a chef or coordinator doesn’t bring it to you).

Ronto Roasters - Gluten Free Zuchii Wrap / Photo Taken by Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW

Up first was the Zuchii Wrap with Grilled Zucchini, Smoky Chickpea-Onion Slaw, Creamy Garlic-Tahini Sauce, and Fresh Cilantro wrapped in Allergy-Friendly Pita Bread. This was made gluten free by swapping out the regular pita for the GF pita (currently Against the Grain brand, which is also nut free).

Normally, this is the plant-based/vegan wrap option for guests, but unfortunately, the Against the Grain GF wrap does contain dairy. There is not currently a GFDF wrap option, which is a big bummer. If you’re GFDF, you would need to get the wraps wrapless, which in our opinion might not be worth the price. I’d probably recommend going to Docking Bay 7 next door instead for more options.

Overall, we both loved this wrap. It was my favorite of the two we tried and had so much flavor. The grilled zucchini had a great grill flavor and the smoky chickpea-onion slaw is spicy and adds a nice bit of texture to the wrap. If you can have dairy, this gluten free version is definitely a big winner for a veggie option. I wouldn’t hesitate to order this again. So good!

Ronto Roasters - Gluten Free Ronto Wrap / Photo Taken by Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW

We also got the traditional Ronto Wrap with Roasted Pork, Grilled Pork Sausage, Peppercorn Sauce, and Tangy Slaw wrapped in Allergy-Friendly Pita Bread. We were able to get the slaw served on the side, so that Brandon could enjoy the main wrap since he is allergic to vegetables in the cabbage family.

Like the Zuchii Wrap, this was made gluten free (and nut free) by swapping out the wrap, but the wrap itself does contain dairy. You can get a version of this wrapless gluten free and dairy free, but like the Zuchii Wrap, I would probably skip it.

We both really liked this wrap. Brandon loved the roasted pork, and we both thought the peppercorn sauce was very tasty. I would get this one occasionally, but would prefer the Zuchii Wrap. Brandon really liked this more than he thought he would and said he’d get this one again. If you’re looking for a hearty on the go option, this Ronto Wrap could be one to get.

If you want to hear more about our experience at Ronto Roasters, check out the vlog we did for our YouTube channel for more information. We cover a lot more detail about ordering, special dietary needs, and other considerations when visiting this location. We also highlight Docking Bay 7 in the video too!

Overall

We were excited to finally be able to try some of the options at Ronto Roasters. Both the wraps were really tasty and hearty — perfect for fueling up before you go on Rise of the Resistance or Smuggler’s Run. If you’re gluten free and dairy free, this location has limited options, because of the GF wrap containing dairy. If you’re looking for a solid GFDF option, we would recommend Docking Bay 7 over Ronto Roasters. If you’re gluten free, this could definitely be a good on the go or quicker option if you’re in Galaxy’s Edge for the day. Plus, the wraps were very tasty! While it wouldn’t be our number one spot to go to in Hollywood Studios, we love that there are GF options and will definitely getting a Zuchii Wrap or two the next time we’re at the park.

Have you been to Ronto Roasters? What was your experience dining there with special dietary needs?