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Post by Silly Yak on Jan 31, 2011 14:12:08 GMT
Re: John Lewis
Posted by Fiona on 20/1/2006
I had a lovely vegetable soup and GF Roll at John Lewis Milton Keynes and a congo bar for dessert, wish I hadn't when I saw it contained 500kcal!!! (Found out after eating!!)
I presume that all John Lewis have something similar on offer.
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Post by Silly Yak on Jan 31, 2011 14:13:02 GMT
Milton Keynes Hotel Posted by AliG on 30/6/2009 GF board ... I have just returned from The Abbey Hill Hotel, Milton Keynes. For the first breakfast, we were served at the table. I asked for a GF breakfast of bacon, egg, etc. I had taken some bread with me. The waitress checked and the beans were not GF, but the breakfast was good. On the second day, the breakfast was buffet style and people were mixing the serving tongs, so I asked for my breakfast to be cooked separately. It was done very willingly and when brought to the table had a warmed GF roll added. Once they knew I was in the hotel, they had sent out for the rolls for me. It made my day. I didn't eat any other meals there, but I was told they would cater for me. A good hotel (even had a microwave in the room) which I would return to happily. www.abbeyhillhotel.com/index.php?page=home ******************************* Re: Milton Keynes Posted by Liz on 22/2/2010 GF board Try the Swan Inn in Milton Keynes Village - at one point I ate there one night a week for a whole year (on business) and they are pretty good at trying to find you something special. www.theswan-mkvillage.co.uk/I can't recommend it enough. We also took groups of 30 people at a time (obviously booked ahead) and they did us a fab set meal which was served and eaten in just over 2 hours - not bad for a small kitchen. All meat is locally sourced. Also, Las Iguanas were very helpful when we ate there for the year before ************* |
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Post by Trevor on Nov 11, 2011 21:56:24 GMT
Recommendation: Turtle Bay Posted by Ruth on 11/11/2011, 20:19:38 Turtle Bay is a Caribbean restaurant in Milton Keynes and Southampton. I went to the MK one today for a colleague's leaving do. I'd contacted them in advance to find out if there would be anything I could eat, and was advised: "The curries are ok for you, as well as the salads. Starters – the prawns are ok as well. Main courses - sea bass and snapper should be fine. All the meat we sell is marinated in jerk sauce that contains gluten, so will not be ok for you." Sounded promising enough, so I went and had a "one pot" curry. It was superb, could not have been better. It normally comes with some flatbread but they substituted extra rice instead. The staff were friendly and seemed pretty clued up on cross-contamination issues, and it's long enough now since lunchtime that I'd probably realise if they had glutened me. I'd certainly go back. Their website is at www.turtlebay.co.uk. www.turtlebay.co.uk/ |
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Post by kickingfrog on Sept 8, 2013 9:34:00 GMT
Gluten-free menu proves to be a big winner for Tea Monkey café Friday 5th April 2013 08:00 Tea Monkey café at Midsummer Place Shopping centre in Milton Keynes is a recent recipient of a “5 cups” accreditation from the Beverage Standards Association. The outlet averages 500 covers
a day and provides a collection of 40 tea blends, premium speciality coffees and high-quality food. “I wanted to bring tea to the high street,” explained founder Tracey Bovingdon, “so I set up Tea Monkey in 2010 to make tea modern and recreate that community feel.” Bovingdon’s determination
to make Tea Monkey a place for everyone led to her developing a gluten-free menu that includes the Swedish cake brand, Almondy. “I was aware of Almondy after living in Sweden and when I opened Tea Monkey I knew the Daim Bar tårta would be on the menu. It’s our best-selling cake by far. Almondy has everything you want in a cake: it has a nutty base, chocolate layer and an indulgent topping.” “Research tells us 27% of people* have bought gluten-free products,” said Andrew Ely, managing director of Almondy. “The market is growing as more people realise they have an intolerance or are opting for gluten-free as part of a lifestyle choice and that is reflected in the way Almondy is performing. “What’s interesting is that 71% of people feel catering outlets could be doing more for gluten intolerance, so there’s a huge opportunity for operators.” It’s a business opportunity that Bovingdon has already identified. “Our gluten-free menu is going from strength to strength, so we’re looking to add more products,” she says. “I know Almondy has a Toblerone version, so we may introduce that alongside other special dietary products such as lactose-free. “2013 is going to be a big year for Tea Monkey. We’re looking at London, the Middle East and New York. We want Tea Monkey to be a high-street and international brand that gives people something new and original in the café market.” With the gluten-free market now worth £120m and growing by 18% last year*, a rising number of caterers are realising the profit opportunity of special dietary needs. * Kantar Worldwide, July 2010-July 2011 - See more at: www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/Articles/5/4/2013/348487/gluten-free-menu-proves-to-be-a-big-winner-for-tea-monkey-caf.htm#sthash.xwJzcjwe.dpuf |
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Post by kickingfrog on Jul 27, 2015 16:39:49 GMT
Frosts Garden Centre - Woburn Sands
Posted by Geraldine on 23/7/2015
Gf board
We went to the two garden centres at Woburn Sands today, used the cafe at Frosts,
and much to our surprise and delight they had a table of gluten free offerings.
Normally at that branch it's just the ubiquitous brownies, which my GF husband would never ever eat
as he doesn't do chocolate cake. It was lovely that he had a range of things to choose from.
He went for the Millionaires Shortbread, there was also on that table, Carrot Cake, an assortment of 3 traybakes,
plus the aforesaid brownies.
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