We have always loved to eat out, finding places with nice things for me was alaways a bit of a pain as I am vegetarian, so we always tended to go for chinese or indian restaurants, but now we have the extra element of eating out with a fussy child with coeliac disease we have to be more creative. We have a number of things we do to try and make sure that everyone is catered for.
1. We always take gluten free rolls and snacks for J so if we are really stuck we have something to fall back on.
2. We try and check the menu before we go, lots of pubs and restaurants now have their menus online, so you can have a look before you go and make sure there is something to suit everyone.
3. If the menu is not online phone ahead and ask if they can cater for coeliacs.
4. Take your own- we have gone to several restaurants, including Ask and Pizza Express and taken our own pizza bases for them to top, or pasta to be reheated. The only problem with this can be cross contamination from the flour in the kitchen. Pizza Express did not even charge us for topping the gluten free base.
5. Mashed potato is a good alturnative to chips or a baked potato if it is made from real potatoes and is not instant. Luckily it is J's favourite.
I'm sure there are lots of other things, maybe other people can let me know what they do, or good places to eat. This list will continue to be updated.
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