Post by Silly Yak on Jan 27, 2011 10:15:47 GMT
Mello, Beckenham
From UK-Coeliac
Mello (Mediterranean)
2 Southend Road,
Beckenham, Kent
BR3 1SD
tel: 020 8663 0994
High standard. Not specifically GF, but most items on the menu can be adapted to suit. Head waiter, Ali, understands GF. Very helpful staff.
www.beckenham.net/Food.asp?page= ... em='Mello'
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Sunday lunch
Posted by Lou on 16/11/2008
Gf board
….have just returned from lovely three course lunch in a restaurant I haven't visited since diagnosis this year. If you live in the Beckenham/Bromley area, I would really recommend Zi'Teresa at Elmers End. They offered a set Sunday lunch menu and when I questioned the owner he treated me with great humour! He started off by telling me with a straight face that he didn't think I should eat the bread! Then went through the menu telling me what was definitely off limits and what he could adapt. Said he would make gravy just for me if I wanted the roast. Even offered gluten free pasta and then disclosed that his daughter was coeliac and so he always kept some in stock.
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Zi' Teresa
141-143 Croydon Road
Beckenham
Kent, BR3 3RB
Tel: 020 8658 9117
www.ziteresa.co.uk/Map%20&%20Directions.html
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Chartwell
(From members2.boardhost.com/glutenfree/ )
Re: National Trust
Posted by Tom on 23/8/2002
We quite regularly go to Winston Churchill's home at Chartwell about 10 miles from home, have a walk through the grounds, and stop off in the NT tearoom there for a pot of tea. I usually take a few GF biscuits with me.
Last visit we noticed in the menu that GF cakes were available. It was late in the day and the GF cake plates were empty.
However a request at the till soon had a fresh GF chocolate sponge cake produced from the kitchen and a slice cut for me. Delicious!
Ask and ye shall receive.
Chartwell
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts ... PERTYID=89
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Canterbury
From Cassie (via Tina, edited by Lyn G )
The Victoria Hotel in Canterbury is a great hotel for Coeliacs, the manager himself Mr David Linton served me my starter.
They were very sympathetic there and the food was VERY good value for money. Their number is 01227 459333, my chef was Nathan.
Starters : shell on prawns in herbs on a salad bed.
Main course was Chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms in a cream and white wine sauce and afters : 2 steamed peaches in brandy I think with fresh cream on a bed of strawbs. All for under £15. BARGAIN !!
Of all my eating experiences since diagnosed this was the best. My 'normal' friends looked on with envy. What a nice change...... Try 'em!!
From David Linton (via Tina, edited by Lyn G)
Hi Folks, I'm the Manager at The Victoria Hotel, Canterbury 01227 459333 & being a trained Chef, I am coming across more & more people needing plain foods because of dietary needs.
It was a pleasure preparing the meal for Cassie, and would be for anyone else, and I am sure any Scottish & Newcastle House would be able to do the same.
I'm at a Country Carvery Restaurant, but there is also Chef & Brewer, Henry's Tables, & Homespeads in the group. If coming to C/bury, give me a call or send me an e-mail, dlinton59@hotmail.com
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Posted by David on 20/3/2005, 11:27 pm
Cassie, I was in Kent this week and stayed at the Victoria Hotel, Canterbury, where you had a good experience with the food. The hotel was fine but I only ate my breakfast there as the staff didn't seem to be too clued up. Trying to get a bar snack and asking for GF I was offered baguettes! The lunch chef who had been there for 2.5 years was friendly and helpful but needed to be advised on what to look out for to keep me GF so I was a bit wary. I had one meal there apart from breakfast but only because I was desperate
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Evening Dinner in Canterbury
Posted by Tony (folkestone) on 5/7/2008
GF board
Victoria Hotel,Canterbury,Kent.
Having spoken to the Hotel before my meal I told them of my Gluten & Wheat problems. The service was excellent and the food wonderful, I can highly reccommend this hotel
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Posted by Adrian on 31/1/2005, 8:37 am, in reply to "Gf in Canterbury"
GF board
Hi,
There is a Nandos in Canterbury highstreet if you like chicken, pretty much all their stuff is GF.
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Eating out in Canterbury
Posted by Adrian on 27/9/2006
GF board
There is a mexican burito place that does GF nachos with toppings, they have a little sign saying about GF food on the counter. If you have a non coeliac with you, the hogies are VERY nice (but certanily not GF). It's down Burgate, right at the very end almost opposite Wetherspoons.
The chip shop in St Margarets street (almost opposite HMV)cook their chips separate from the fish, or at least they did last time we were there.
There is a Nandos down the bottom end of the hightstreet, towards the west gate tower.
Hope this helps.
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Cafe Rouge - report ;p
Posted by Hana on 18/1/2009
GF board
Went to the Cafe Rouge in Canterbury and was quite impressed! I was given my own mini menu (mini being the opperative word here!) Two starters (one was seaood, the other a salad), three main courses (a salmon dish, steak and something else) and just the one pudding (banana split with lemon sorbet and raspberry coulis). The menu was advertised as both GF and lactose free. I skipped the starter (can never manage three courses!) and had the steak (came with bolied potatoes, not chips, and green beans rather than the side salad) and the banana split for afters (my idea of the perfect dessert!). The choice may not have been brilliant, but was nice to be fairly confident that they knew what they were doing
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New find in Canterbury
Posted by Adrian on 10/8/2009
GF board
We've found a new place to eat in Canterbury, Boho cafe bar. It's located in the highstreet down towards the Westgate Tower (on the left hand side as you walk towards Westgate).
They don't have a GF menu, but they do have GF pitta bread and use this in place of "normal" bread and will adapt items off the menu if possible.
The owner's mum is coeliac so he's fully aware of the hidden pitfalls (so he told my wife).
Lovely salads, not tried anything else off the menu (yet).
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From UK-Coeliac
Mello (Mediterranean)
2 Southend Road,
Beckenham, Kent
BR3 1SD
tel: 020 8663 0994
High standard. Not specifically GF, but most items on the menu can be adapted to suit. Head waiter, Ali, understands GF. Very helpful staff.
www.beckenham.net/Food.asp?page= ... em='Mello'
***************************************
Sunday lunch
Posted by Lou on 16/11/2008
Gf board
….have just returned from lovely three course lunch in a restaurant I haven't visited since diagnosis this year. If you live in the Beckenham/Bromley area, I would really recommend Zi'Teresa at Elmers End. They offered a set Sunday lunch menu and when I questioned the owner he treated me with great humour! He started off by telling me with a straight face that he didn't think I should eat the bread! Then went through the menu telling me what was definitely off limits and what he could adapt. Said he would make gravy just for me if I wanted the roast. Even offered gluten free pasta and then disclosed that his daughter was coeliac and so he always kept some in stock.
***************
Zi' Teresa
141-143 Croydon Road
Beckenham
Kent, BR3 3RB
Tel: 020 8658 9117
www.ziteresa.co.uk/Map%20&%20Directions.html
*******************************
Chartwell
(From members2.boardhost.com/glutenfree/ )
Re: National Trust
Posted by Tom on 23/8/2002
We quite regularly go to Winston Churchill's home at Chartwell about 10 miles from home, have a walk through the grounds, and stop off in the NT tearoom there for a pot of tea. I usually take a few GF biscuits with me.
Last visit we noticed in the menu that GF cakes were available. It was late in the day and the GF cake plates were empty.
However a request at the till soon had a fresh GF chocolate sponge cake produced from the kitchen and a slice cut for me. Delicious!
Ask and ye shall receive.
Chartwell
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts ... PERTYID=89
*********************************************
Canterbury
From Cassie (via Tina, edited by Lyn G )
The Victoria Hotel in Canterbury is a great hotel for Coeliacs, the manager himself Mr David Linton served me my starter.
They were very sympathetic there and the food was VERY good value for money. Their number is 01227 459333, my chef was Nathan.
Starters : shell on prawns in herbs on a salad bed.
Main course was Chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms in a cream and white wine sauce and afters : 2 steamed peaches in brandy I think with fresh cream on a bed of strawbs. All for under £15. BARGAIN !!
Of all my eating experiences since diagnosed this was the best. My 'normal' friends looked on with envy. What a nice change...... Try 'em!!
From David Linton (via Tina, edited by Lyn G)
Hi Folks, I'm the Manager at The Victoria Hotel, Canterbury 01227 459333 & being a trained Chef, I am coming across more & more people needing plain foods because of dietary needs.
It was a pleasure preparing the meal for Cassie, and would be for anyone else, and I am sure any Scottish & Newcastle House would be able to do the same.
I'm at a Country Carvery Restaurant, but there is also Chef & Brewer, Henry's Tables, & Homespeads in the group. If coming to C/bury, give me a call or send me an e-mail, dlinton59@hotmail.com
*****************
Posted by David on 20/3/2005, 11:27 pm
Cassie, I was in Kent this week and stayed at the Victoria Hotel, Canterbury, where you had a good experience with the food. The hotel was fine but I only ate my breakfast there as the staff didn't seem to be too clued up. Trying to get a bar snack and asking for GF I was offered baguettes! The lunch chef who had been there for 2.5 years was friendly and helpful but needed to be advised on what to look out for to keep me GF so I was a bit wary. I had one meal there apart from breakfast but only because I was desperate
***************
Evening Dinner in Canterbury
Posted by Tony (folkestone) on 5/7/2008
GF board
Victoria Hotel,Canterbury,Kent.
Having spoken to the Hotel before my meal I told them of my Gluten & Wheat problems. The service was excellent and the food wonderful, I can highly reccommend this hotel
************
Posted by Adrian on 31/1/2005, 8:37 am, in reply to "Gf in Canterbury"
GF board
Hi,
There is a Nandos in Canterbury highstreet if you like chicken, pretty much all their stuff is GF.
*******************************************
Eating out in Canterbury
Posted by Adrian on 27/9/2006
GF board
There is a mexican burito place that does GF nachos with toppings, they have a little sign saying about GF food on the counter. If you have a non coeliac with you, the hogies are VERY nice (but certanily not GF). It's down Burgate, right at the very end almost opposite Wetherspoons.
The chip shop in St Margarets street (almost opposite HMV)cook their chips separate from the fish, or at least they did last time we were there.
There is a Nandos down the bottom end of the hightstreet, towards the west gate tower.
Hope this helps.
****************************
Cafe Rouge - report ;p
Posted by Hana on 18/1/2009
GF board
Went to the Cafe Rouge in Canterbury and was quite impressed! I was given my own mini menu (mini being the opperative word here!) Two starters (one was seaood, the other a salad), three main courses (a salmon dish, steak and something else) and just the one pudding (banana split with lemon sorbet and raspberry coulis). The menu was advertised as both GF and lactose free. I skipped the starter (can never manage three courses!) and had the steak (came with bolied potatoes, not chips, and green beans rather than the side salad) and the banana split for afters (my idea of the perfect dessert!). The choice may not have been brilliant, but was nice to be fairly confident that they knew what they were doing
***********************
New find in Canterbury
Posted by Adrian on 10/8/2009
GF board
We've found a new place to eat in Canterbury, Boho cafe bar. It's located in the highstreet down towards the Westgate Tower (on the left hand side as you walk towards Westgate).
They don't have a GF menu, but they do have GF pitta bread and use this in place of "normal" bread and will adapt items off the menu if possible.
The owner's mum is coeliac so he's fully aware of the hidden pitfalls (so he told my wife).
Lovely salads, not tried anything else off the menu (yet).
********************
