The Anonymous Widower

The Best Restaurant For Coeliacs In The UK

For my birthday yesterday, my son took me to Arbutus in Soho for dinner with a couple of friends.

It was the usual high standard and everything was immaculate as usual.

I must have been a dozen times or so now, including twice for lunch this year and it never fails to delight with some unusual ways of cooking.  Last night I had peas in a puree with roast vegetables as a starter, followed by rabbit, which was one of C’s favourites. The rabbit was accompanied with a little cottage pie in a ramekin dish, containing the vegetables and some small pieces of meat, probably from the legs of the rabbit. Now that is a simple idea for a dinner party, where the main dish is say a leg of lamb. In which case you’d use some lamb mince in the pies.

I’ve said that this is the best restaurant for coeliacs in the UK and it may well be.  But there are few restaurants in the world, that do gluten-free food as well as Arbutus.

Arbutus isn’t cheap, but for a special occasion, say before seeing a show in Shaftesbury Avenue to celebrate a wedding anniversary, it must be unrivalled. C and I went a couple of times after seeing a matinee on a Saturday.

One thing they do is sell all the wines in 25ml. carafes.  This cuts the cost and if you’re incompatible in terms of wine with your partner, like I am with my teetotal son, you can indulge your taste.

The restaurant is also very easy for me, as I just get a 38 bus to Chinatown and walk up Frith Street. Sadly last night Transport for London, didn’t provide one of their New Buses for London. I shall be complaining!

August 17, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Food, Transport/Travel | Buses, Coeliac/Gluten-Free, London, New Bus for London, Restaurant