Gluten free in ED

[Caro9429]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the area and wondered what gluten free options there are?

I've found a couple of great health food stores on lordship lane, but wondered about caf?s/restaurants etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Blue Brick cafe off North Cross Road is nice.

If you haven't been to Brixton Village, one of the place in there is completely GF.

[Caro9429]

Cool thanks Robert. Are you Gfree?

[PennyDreadful]

Just up the road in Camberwell, there's a wonderful place that does gluten-free savoury crepes: Cafe Maloko, 60 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8QZ (near corner with Camberwell Grove, look for blue awning with orange lettering). Great for vegetarians and vegans, too.

A bit further afield - but on the 12 bus route - is a good, authentic Italian restaurant which offers gluten-free versions of almost every dish (the owner is coeliac himself) - Cotto, 89 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HR (top of Kennington Road).

You might also be interested in this blog by a Camberwell-based coeliac nutritionist:

www.glutenfreerosie.com

Good luck - and please post details of any useful places you discover!

[The Minkey]

I have a feeling that the excellent Le Querce on Brockley Rise, not far from ED, does gluten-free options. Though I'd call first to check if I were you: http://lequerce.co.uk/about-us/

[Sue]

The Ivy House (community pub in Nunhead) has gluten-free pasta on its new Spring/Summer menu.

http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/docs/menu.pdf

The spicy chorizo pasta is delicious :)

ETA: It doesn't any more (30 May) :(

[Paulaine]

If you fancy a quick pub lunch The Actress will russel you up something G free..... they did for my mum and were very helpful :-)

[Knomester]

Much of the food at Toasted is GF, although if celiac I imagine your want to check if there's a risk of cross contamination as they do also make their own (non-GF) cake and bread.

The Dish & The Spoon on Cheltenham Road often has a good range of homebaked GF cakes.

There is a thread in GF offerings somewhere on the forum which I seem to recall posting on which may be useful. Perhaps take a look at Kim Mcgowan's blog www.naturallyglutenfree.wordpress.com - she is SE London based sometimes reviews local places.

[Caro9429]

Wow thanks so much for all these suggestions.

I've had a couple of lunches in the Duck egg cafe - great place for gfree options :)

[Sue]

Sorry, re my post above, The Ivy House has changed its menu again and it no longer mentions a gluten-free option for pasta - maybe they only have it sometimes, so best phone to ask first if you are making a special trip.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Not sure a gluten-free diet is good for you. For dinner this evening I had a big bag of jelly beans. No gluten but I feel a bit sick now.

[maxxi]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Not sure a gluten-free diet is good for you. For

> dinner this evening I had a big bag of jelly

> beans. No gluten but I feel a bit sick now.

Schoolboy error - never eat the green ones.

[Robert Poste's Child]

I didn't get any green ones. I had all the fruit flavours except canteloupe, watermelon and lime. Looking back, the lychee ones did taste a bit funny, but who knows what a lychee's supposed to tasted like?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

They taste of exactly what they look like: eyeballs.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Without wishing to appear rude, how do you know what eyeballs taste like?

[Sue]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> I didn't get any green ones. I had all the fruit

> flavours except canteloupe, watermelon and lime.

> Looking back, the lychee ones did taste a bit

> funny, but who knows what a lychee's supposed to

> tasted like?

xxxxx

Well blimey, lychees aren't exactly hard to get hold of - fresh or canned!

They're delicious.

PGC, your comment is somewhat worrying :))

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I think lychees are a bit marmite. I find them revolting. Hasn't everyone eaten eyeballs?