Post by kickingfrog on Feb 15, 2011 19:36:32 GMT
Posted by Nicole on 20/3/2005, 8:58 pm,
GF board
I have just come back from Brussels earlier today. I went via Eurostar and they provided GF meals both ways - they werent exciting and the GF bread was not great but they were organised and I have had no problems.
I took the french dietary cards, and only had one restaurant person who wasnt very helpful. I ate mussels and chips, salads, oysters, paella with seafood, lobster, steak with bearnaise sauce. I took some of the lifestyle bread with me and used it for breakfast.
To be honest it was fairly straight forward. Brussels was great and the weather was terrific.
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Brussels
Brussels
Posted by Ross (Lanarkshire) on 27/7/2007
GF board
I have just returned from a week in Brussels staying at the ‘Novotel off the Grand Place’ on a room and breakfast basis. My bread did not survive the flight as I put it in the hold rather than hand luggage DOH! This did not really matter, as there was a good choice at buffet style breakfast. Only Rice Krispies were OK as far as the selection of cereals on offer but you could have bacon & scrambled egg, a selection of cold meats and cheeses, fresh fruit salad all in addition.
Eating around Brussels was not really a problem. They only cook their frites (chips) in the fryers, and nothing else, (they do not seem to be into ‘breaded’ food that could contaminate the oil) to go with the local delicacy of mussels. Everywhere we went to had a reasonable selection of coeliac friendly dishes. They are not marked as such but he waiters all checked with the kitchens and I had no trouble getting the message across. I did use the dietary cards but you get odd looks when showing it in an ice cream shops. One shop assistant said to me “…it is ice cream, who would want to put flour products in ice cream?” Hmm good question.
One bit of advice I would give is to avoid the dozens of establishments in the Rue de Bouchers, just off the Grand Place. Apart from two top-notch places ‘Chez Leon’ and the ‘Auxs armes de Bruxells’, which are also top dollar, the rest are real tourist trap places. The same menu time after time, but having said that non-coeliacs could have pitta kebab and frites for as little as six euro – so they are always busy. Locals do not eat here but if you go a few streets away heading up to the area around the Place du Grand Sablon and the Place de la Vielle Halle aux Bles you will find places that the locals eat in. ‘Big Mammas’ was a favourite of ours with really helpful staff and a great menu. For a quick lunch try La Rose or the salad bars in Place Espagne.
OK so no waffles, but great ice cream and wonderful Turkish Delight. Most of the better-made chocolate seems to be OK as well.
Brussels itself? Great atmosphere, in fact I would say it was better than Paris.
Soul restaurant
Soul
20 Rue de la Samaritaine, Brussels, 1000
allergy friendly dishes
vegetarian friendly
wheat/gluten free
low carb dishes
business/discreet
kid friendly
Cuisine: Organic fusion
Times: Wed - Sun 7pm - 10pm
Mon - Tue: closed all day
Dress code: None
Station: Porte de Namur Payment:
All major cards except Diners
Capacity: 32
Av. price: £25 - £34
www.toptable.co.uk/venues/restaurants/?id=3478
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La Maharani Indian Restaurant Brussels
by Lyn G » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:18 am
La Maharani
Rue de la Bourse
4 Beursstr
Bruxelles 1000
Tel 02 512 80 81
Open each day 12 noon to 12 midnight
I'm vegetarian as well as coeliac so was pleased to eat the good food at this traditional Indian restaurant, tables available outside as well as inside.
Near Boulevard Anspach
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Le Delirium Café , Brussels
Lyn G
Had a good GF beer sitting outside Le Delirium Café , Brussels watching the world go by- it was a Glutaner (sourgum base, with CUK crossed grain logo printed on the bottle, lager-type). The bottled beers are downstairs at Delirium.
Impasse de la Fidélité, 4A - 1000 Bruxelles
tel: +32/2.514.44.34 - fax: +32.2.511.01.39 -
info [@] deliriumcafe.be
www.deliriumcafe.be/
GF board
I have just come back from Brussels earlier today. I went via Eurostar and they provided GF meals both ways - they werent exciting and the GF bread was not great but they were organised and I have had no problems.
I took the french dietary cards, and only had one restaurant person who wasnt very helpful. I ate mussels and chips, salads, oysters, paella with seafood, lobster, steak with bearnaise sauce. I took some of the lifestyle bread with me and used it for breakfast.
To be honest it was fairly straight forward. Brussels was great and the weather was terrific.
**********
Brussels
Brussels
Posted by Ross (Lanarkshire) on 27/7/2007
GF board
I have just returned from a week in Brussels staying at the ‘Novotel off the Grand Place’ on a room and breakfast basis. My bread did not survive the flight as I put it in the hold rather than hand luggage DOH! This did not really matter, as there was a good choice at buffet style breakfast. Only Rice Krispies were OK as far as the selection of cereals on offer but you could have bacon & scrambled egg, a selection of cold meats and cheeses, fresh fruit salad all in addition.
Eating around Brussels was not really a problem. They only cook their frites (chips) in the fryers, and nothing else, (they do not seem to be into ‘breaded’ food that could contaminate the oil) to go with the local delicacy of mussels. Everywhere we went to had a reasonable selection of coeliac friendly dishes. They are not marked as such but he waiters all checked with the kitchens and I had no trouble getting the message across. I did use the dietary cards but you get odd looks when showing it in an ice cream shops. One shop assistant said to me “…it is ice cream, who would want to put flour products in ice cream?” Hmm good question.
One bit of advice I would give is to avoid the dozens of establishments in the Rue de Bouchers, just off the Grand Place. Apart from two top-notch places ‘Chez Leon’ and the ‘Auxs armes de Bruxells’, which are also top dollar, the rest are real tourist trap places. The same menu time after time, but having said that non-coeliacs could have pitta kebab and frites for as little as six euro – so they are always busy. Locals do not eat here but if you go a few streets away heading up to the area around the Place du Grand Sablon and the Place de la Vielle Halle aux Bles you will find places that the locals eat in. ‘Big Mammas’ was a favourite of ours with really helpful staff and a great menu. For a quick lunch try La Rose or the salad bars in Place Espagne.
OK so no waffles, but great ice cream and wonderful Turkish Delight. Most of the better-made chocolate seems to be OK as well.
Brussels itself? Great atmosphere, in fact I would say it was better than Paris.
Soul restaurant
Soul
20 Rue de la Samaritaine, Brussels, 1000
allergy friendly dishes
vegetarian friendly
wheat/gluten free
low carb dishes
business/discreet
kid friendly
Cuisine: Organic fusion
Times: Wed - Sun 7pm - 10pm
Mon - Tue: closed all day
Dress code: None
Station: Porte de Namur Payment:
All major cards except Diners
Capacity: 32
Av. price: £25 - £34
www.toptable.co.uk/venues/restaurants/?id=3478
*****************************
La Maharani Indian Restaurant Brussels
by Lyn G » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:18 am
La Maharani
Rue de la Bourse
4 Beursstr
Bruxelles 1000
Tel 02 512 80 81
Open each day 12 noon to 12 midnight
I'm vegetarian as well as coeliac so was pleased to eat the good food at this traditional Indian restaurant, tables available outside as well as inside.
Near Boulevard Anspach
***************
Le Delirium Café , Brussels
Lyn G
Had a good GF beer sitting outside Le Delirium Café , Brussels watching the world go by- it was a Glutaner (sourgum base, with CUK crossed grain logo printed on the bottle, lager-type). The bottled beers are downstairs at Delirium.
Impasse de la Fidélité, 4A - 1000 Bruxelles
tel: +32/2.514.44.34 - fax: +32.2.511.01.39 -
info [@] deliriumcafe.be
www.deliriumcafe.be/