Welcome...

Hi there!

Thanks for visiting. Here I will be blogging about restaurants in the local area and my gluten free experiences with them.

As a bit of background, I was diagnosed with coeliac disease 3 years ago and know how tough it is trying to find places to eat out. As such, I thought it would be handy to have somewhere that gave a list of local restaurants and how they treat us gluten-freers!

If you have visited anywhere that you think deserves a mention, leave a comment and I'll check it out. You can also find me at www.facebook.com/hertfordshireglutenfree and on twitter @hertsglutenfree

Nikki x

Thursday, 23 August 2012

King William IV, Speen

After having been recommended this restaurant by a fellow gluten-freer on Facebook, I was eager to give this place a visit, especially with it only being 20mins down the road (nothing compared to my Woburn Sands mission!)... And I am so glad I did visit... What a lovely place with excellent food.

I have been a few times now, each time trying something new. The first time, I gave their fish and chips ago... Whilst they were not quite up to the Deep Blue, Woburn Sands standards, they were still delicious and had the bonus of coming with a side of mushy peas! The second time, I had the fish cakes.... Oh my days, they were beautiful! Lovely and crispy, and coming with a mountain of salad (although I must admit, I did add a side of chips on to mine... When you find truly gluten free chips out and about, you have to make the most of it, don't you!?). Last time we went, we opted for the hot rock steak. This was a new concept to me, but one that gave the meal the 'fun factor'. Basically, the steak comes out cooked rare, and then you can leave the steak on the hot rock to cook it to your liking... A very cool idea and one that was definitely appreciated by me!

Oh, and the puddings... The puddings!!! Where do I start?! I have tried the chocolate brownie and the apple and cinnamon crumble and they were absolutely beautiful. I honestly believe that were you to take a non gluten freer to this place and not tell them that their meal was GF, they wouldn't have a clue. Every time I have gone, my (non GF) fiancé has had gluten free options through choice, which I think says a lot, as does the fact that I shall be going back again to celebrate my birthday there!

Check out their website here: http://www.thekingwilliamivspeen.co.uk/

All in all, lovely pub, lovely staff and amazing gluten-free food. 9.5/10

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