"Airie in the City" Fourth of July Craft Riverboat Brunch | Bellavista Midi Dress in Martine Floral + Jimmy Choo

Dress: Bellavista Midi Dress Martine Floral Print Blue, Faithfull the Brand

Shoes: Jimmy Choo, Abel

Craft Riverboat

This is supposed to be a luxury experience.

On the morning of the fourth of July on the rain we all clammored around waiting to board the Craft Riverboat for our Fourth of July brunch.

The Craft Riverboat has been in operation just a little over a year now opening in March of 2024. They have lunch and dinner service as well. As a Celiac, that is what initially held me back from joining last year, because I never saw any menus on their website. I waited for reviews, but no one really discussed the gluten-free aspect of this luxury Riverboat experience and that is where I come in!

So first and foremost this is not a cheap experience. I am going to list the prices at the bottom so you guys have all the info. This is pretty much how it looks inside and there is also outdoors seating and an upstairs bar area that had additional seating. They do make Craft cocktails and this area upstairs and outside is like a premium area so I do believe it costs a little bit extra to sit out there. Since it is raining we are all inside and I stayed inside the whole time.

There is an option for three starters and they are not included in the price that you pay up front. It is additional for this as well as the cocktails and any photos they take of you.

With that being said most of their menu is very Celiac friendly. This Lump crab cake was gluten-free and it was well worth the price of 38$ It was huge and enough for two. It was delicious and arguably among one of the best that I had. The remoulade duo was also very tasty.

I tried two cocktails while on board. This one was my favorite and I liked both. They were well made and not doing too much for my liking. Some drinks just have too many different alchohols and mixers etc for me.

The remaining portion of this brunch is included in the boat ride except the cocktails.

Gluten free option

So, most of the mains were good options and could be made gluten-free if not already. My main issue is the options all contained meat and I actually didn't want meat. In particular, red meat which is why I just got a salad with grilled chicken. They actually need a brunch option of just eggs your way. The two brunch (breakfast) items contained bread and I did want eggs and bacon it was not an option.

So I got this salad which was pretty dissapointing to say the least. It didn't have any cheese or tomatoes or any vegetables in it. It was pretty deconstructed. It contained hard boiled eggs which I also am not a huge fan of, but I'll eat them. On the whole, for a 200$ brunch I expect more than a salad option if I am not trying to eat a steak or Wagyu burger for brunch.

That is my main and only complaint of the whole experience.