Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 10:28:11 GMT
From ‘Gluten Free World’
Monday, 20 April 2009
Parador, Sos Del Catolico, Spain
I had been told Parador's in Spain do gluten free menu's but I hadn't been to one until now.
We hadn't booked a room, we just turned up so I didn't warn them in advance of my coeliac disease. On the dinner menu, there was a separate menu for coeliacs with a about 6-7 dishes. I had a salad with nuts and cheese to start, and then some eggs and potatoes, but there was fish, meat and other dishes to choose from. As I had ordered from the coeliac menu, I was then presented with a paper bag with a fresh from the oven GF baguette in it, all separately wrapped for me. It was delicious, and great to be able to eat something whilst other people were tucking into their standard bread rolls.
For dessert I had the option of fruit salad or pears with biscuits. I had the fruit as I was so full up from the large portion sizes of the other courses.
Breakfast is a buffet, but there is loads of fresh fruit, juice and coffee/tea etc. And to my surprise I found separate containers, three of which were labeled for coeliacs. These contained chocolate wafer biscuits, corn slices and rice cakes. The corn slices were really good with jam on top (the jam came in separate jars) and so were the chocolate biscuits! I didn't bother with the rice cakes as I'm not a massive fan and there was so much fruit I didn't need much else.
Would really recommend staying here. It's on top of the mountains and has great walks into the town and after a short drive. They also do special rates for 20-35 year olds and over 55's, so can be good value if you fit into either category!
www.teaandbickies.co.uk/
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Monday, 20 April 2009
Parador, Sos Del Catolico, Spain
I had been told Parador's in Spain do gluten free menu's but I hadn't been to one until now.
We hadn't booked a room, we just turned up so I didn't warn them in advance of my coeliac disease. On the dinner menu, there was a separate menu for coeliacs with a about 6-7 dishes. I had a salad with nuts and cheese to start, and then some eggs and potatoes, but there was fish, meat and other dishes to choose from. As I had ordered from the coeliac menu, I was then presented with a paper bag with a fresh from the oven GF baguette in it, all separately wrapped for me. It was delicious, and great to be able to eat something whilst other people were tucking into their standard bread rolls.
For dessert I had the option of fruit salad or pears with biscuits. I had the fruit as I was so full up from the large portion sizes of the other courses.
Breakfast is a buffet, but there is loads of fresh fruit, juice and coffee/tea etc. And to my surprise I found separate containers, three of which were labeled for coeliacs. These contained chocolate wafer biscuits, corn slices and rice cakes. The corn slices were really good with jam on top (the jam came in separate jars) and so were the chocolate biscuits! I didn't bother with the rice cakes as I'm not a massive fan and there was so much fruit I didn't need much else.
Would really recommend staying here. It's on top of the mountains and has great walks into the town and after a short drive. They also do special rates for 20-35 year olds and over 55's, so can be good value if you fit into either category!
www.teaandbickies.co.uk/
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