Restaurant review: 'I'm glad people who want to eat plant-based, gluten-free food have a place to call their own. I just wish the food had more flavour'

"Afriend has been newly diagnosed with coeliac disease and her experience of eating out has so far been hit-and-miss. Sometimes, even though she's told the restaurant she is coeliac and has ordered dishes she has been assured are gluten-free, she has suffered symptoms, which suggests there has been cross-contamination. Most of the time, she tells me, the options are so limited - she's been eating a lot of steak - she wonders if it is worth going to restaurants at all."

"I know many vegetarians and vegans feel the same - too often they have no choice at all, the dishes available to them reeking of afterthought. Riffs on the theme of beetroot and goat's cheese - yawn! - still predominate."

A friend was newly diagnosed with coeliac disease and has experienced hit-and-miss results when eating out. Even after informing restaurants and ordering gluten-free dishes, that friend sometimes suffered symptoms, suggesting cross-contamination. Dining options are frequently very limited, prompting reliance on safe but repetitive items such as steak and causing doubts about the value of dining out. Many vegetarians and vegans encounter similarly narrow choices and token dishes that feel like afterthoughts. Menu offerings commonly repeat predictable combinations such as beetroot and goat's cheese, and the overall presentation and flavours feel dated and underwhelming.

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