Eating Out On A Gluten Free Diet

Eating out when you are on a restricted diet always has the
potential for difficulty Only yesterday I was reminded of this
when we went out for a late Sunday meal
As always we had spoken to the restaurant, in fact it is one I
have used before Gravy is the usual problem for a traditional
Sunday roast dinner, however we were assured that the chef would
produce a gluten free version So far I have yet to find any
catering establishment that produces a gluten- free Yorkshire
pudding If you know of one please let us know so we can spread
the work through our website
We had been putting a room straight after decorating all day, so
were more than ready for our meal All went well through the
meal until ordering the desert
Those who know me well know that I really enjoy the sweet course
best of all and whilst I love fruit but will choose to have
something different when eating out I do get irritated when
restaurants offer fruit/ fruit salad as the only option as it
shows so little imagination
Back to our meal On the menu board there were two good gluten
free options or so I thought, Eton Mess, which is a concoction
of broken meringue, raspberries and whipped cream and a lemon
cream bruleé I ordered the Eton Mess but as always asked the
waiter to check it was gluten free
A couple of minutes he came back saying that the only option I
could safely eat was strawberries and cream Not the end of the
world but somewhat irritating if you have got your mouth in the
right shape for something else
Next of course there is the decision whether to challenge what
is said or to go quietly Mt sister had the Eton Mess; in fact
they had served it up in a biscuit basket, which was of course
made with wheat and so not gluten free As for the bruleé – who
knows?
I think that in a society which is becoming ever more ready to
sue when things go wrong restaurants get very nervous and in the
end make decisions based on ignorance I will be sending them my
“What You Can And Can’t Eat Food List” before I eat there again

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