16th August What a rubbish weekend. Every restaurant professed to be helpful for Gluten Free:
- omelette and salad, what could be easier? Well they added chips (bought-in ready chipped)
- steak and salad, what could be easier? Well they added croutons dropped across the salad
- for sweet, Eton Mess, meringue and raspberries? No. Underneath, because they were lazy, they'd put a scoop of ice cream, but they didn't know whether it contained gluten,
- and there was another but I've forgotten what they did.
7th December 2007 Gluten Free weekend Thame, Bridgnorth, Belbroughton.
(Updated 14th May 2008, The Lambert Arms is closed for refurbishment and development. I think it'll take a year or so.) The Lambert Arms near Junct 6 M40 nr Thame. Ham, eggs and real chips, wonderful. Very friendly and helpful, which is precisely the service you're really looking for.
The River and Rail nr Bridgnorth, 01746 780404, Turkey salad, fresh, tasty, white wine vinegar, good red wine and very friendly
The Queen's in Belbroughton, 01562 730276, Zarzeula with fresh vegetables and new potatoes, followed by three flavour ice cream. The owner and the rest of his family were very willing to check with their chef. Excellent.
Whilst the Ibis Hotel in Southampton could only offer crisps as gluten free they did introduce me to Jonathan Crisps which are really superb and all of them are Gluten Free.