J D Wetherspoon chain of Pubs: (there is now one in the Glasgow airport as well)
We went to this chain twice while in London. I got the same meal both times as I quite enjoyed it so I can’t attest to the taste of other items. Ordering was a bit different than we are use to at home. You go in and find an empty table. Each table has a number on it and once you have decided what you would like to eat you walk up to the bar, place your order, pay and give them your table number. Then you take your tray of drinks back to said table and wait for your food to arrive. The gluten free items are listed in the regular menu although if you need reading glasses I would suggest that you use them as the logos indicating gluten free are rather small in size.
This location is right beside Trafalgar Square.Â
This location is across the street from the Tower of London.
I am a bit of a purist in that I rather enjoy nachos with cheeese and salsa. These nachos are suppose to be served with more toppings.ASK Italian Restaurants:
The location that we found was less than five minutes walk from our hotel near Kensington Gardens on the tube line. I found this restaurant by accident and what a wonderful accident. The food was delicious and the service for kids – beyond compare. They had child sized cutlery, veggies and dip included in every kids meal as well as a special “babychino” for along with the dessert. Gluten free items were indicated in the regular menu and were easy to find.
Kids meal-
The girls had pasta with cheese sauce and pancetta.
Gelatto
Caramelized pineapple with gelatto
BabychinosGluten free –
GF pasta with spicy tomatoe sauce, caramalized onions and pancetta. Heavenly!
Molten chocolate cake
Oliver’s Fish and Chips:
We made a special trip on the tube to this restaurant but it was well worth it. They use sustainably caught fish and you can taste the freshness. They also offer a kid friendly choice. Worth the trip (plus, my first fish and chips since I was diagnosed!).
Honest Burger:
This is in Soho and is an easy walk from the British Museum. The burgers are juicy and cooked medium well (kids burgers more well done). The thing which pushed this over the top were the fries. They are hand cut and coated with rosemary salt. Mmmmm!
Random Finds:
Our hotel was walking distance to a Waitrose and there were quite a few yummy products clearly marked as gluten free.
I enjoyed this with the granola bar I had packed for breakfast.
A plain chocolate bar in a cute package.
Eating these was like journeying back to my childhood visits to my grandmas. Every bit as tasty as I remember.
These were part of my lunch at the Science Museum. Not exactly healthy but they took the edge off of it. A nice alternative to plain salted chips.
This was the healthier part of my lunch that day. Also clearly marked as gluten free. As for taste, regular yogurt flavour.