Gluten Free Restaurants and pubs

As a child, gluten free restaurants only existed in my imagination. Back in the 1960s and 70s hardly anyone had heard of celiac disease, let alone knew how to feed someone with it! The ingredients for gluten free cooking were almost impossible to get hold off, and certainly not something that a restaurant would keep in stock.

Eating out with my family was a nightmare. My parents would try to explain what I could and couldn't eat to chef's that had never heard of a gluten free diet, but you could see they were not taken seriously.

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It was embarrassing, and got even worse when the meal they did bring me had to go back. There was often a slice of bread on the plate or croutons scattered on my salad. I can remember everyone else tucking in, while I sat waiting for something boring to be brought out for the picky kid on the table in the corner.

Nowadays, it is much easier, thank goodness.

Many chefs now have an understanding of the gluten free diet, and are happy to meet the challenge of producing a safe and appetizing meal.

It is now possible to go out for a meal and be treated without fuss or embarrassment when you explain your dietary needs. You may even be lucky enough to find certain items marked on the menu as gluten free. This certainly takes the guesswork out of deciding whether something is safe to eat.


Gluten Free Restaurants Small If the restaurant uses fancy terms for the items on the menu you might find this handy restaurant menu guide helpful.

It will tell you what is safe to eat and what is not!

Gluten Free Beer Small With the introduction of gluten free beer you can even enjoy a drink with friends, while out socializing.

Discover Sorghum beer from St Peter's.

Gluten Free Eating Out Small It is wise to plan ahead, however, when eating out, just to prevent any mistakes being made.

Check out my tips for gluten free eating out whether it is in a restaurant or at family events, such as parties or barbecues.



Finding gluten free restaurants

Nowadays, there are restaurants with gluten free menus scattered around the world. (My childhood dream come true!)

But the difficulty is in finding these wonderful places. There are a number of places on the net where you can search for gluten free restaurants in your area.


  • But just finding their name and address isn't always enough is it?
  • Wouldn't you like to know if other celiac sufferers have eaten there and been happy with their meal?
  • What was the service like?
  • How did they treat you?
  • Was there plenty of choice?


Well now you can share you own experiences and read about those of others by using the form at the bottom of this page. It is easy to tell your story and once you click the button it will be added as a page on the site for others to read and enjoy.


Advertise your gluten free restaurant on this site

But of course we don't want to leave the gluten free restaurants themselves out of the picture.

If you own or run one, there is room on the site for your own input. Contact us with details of your restaurant, pub or other eating place and we can talk about adding your details. Not just a name and address, but a whole page devoted to you, and what you can offer a celiac diner.

Tell us about your own experiences of eating out gluten free

Where did you go? Tell us what you ate, and whether you enjoyed it. Were the staff friendly and knowledgeable? Were you treated well, or did you feel like a freak show? Would you go there to eat again? Share your story with other visitors to the site and maybe find out new venues that you could eat at yourself after reading other people's stories.

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Copyright© 2007. Please note I am not a doctor, just a fellow sufferer of coeliac disease.
Therefore no information on this site should be taken as medical advice.