The Anonymous Widower

A Gluten-Free Lunch in Beautiful Surroundings

I had perhaps intended to have lunch in Carluccio’s in Smithfield, but on the way I walked behind St. Paul’s to take a photograph of the Temple Bar.

Temple Bar

Instead of passing through, as I intended, I spotted a sign saying restaurant and pointing to the crypt of the cathedral.

So I explored and found a restaurant with a full coeliac, not just gluten-free menu. It was more than I needed, so I approached the adjoining cafe and asked if the soup was gluten-free.  The waitress said she was a coeliac too and said she’d check and also get me some gluten-free bread if I would like some. In the end I had some excellent parsnip soup and one of Fentiman‘s exotic soft drinks for about eight pounds.

So now, I can add a hole-filler to my walking routes around London.

December 29, 2010 - Posted by | Food, Transport/Travel | , , ,

1 Comment »

  1. […] Yesterday’s visit to the cafe at St. Paul’s has got me thinking. What is going to be the next gluten-free opportunity. I was served gluten-free bread there and I suspect it might have been something like Genius. So perhaps the opportunity in a large metropolis like London is the supply of a range of quality GF bread and rolls. They will be a premium product as they will be aimed at restaurants and quality food shops. Get the product right and no self-respecting restaurant will be without it’s GF bread. […]

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