Parish Cake - Spring 2018

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Can I Eat in
Cranbrook?
‘Café expert’ Ann Cook on how
Cranbrook’s eateries cater for those
with special diets
CAN YOU eat in
Cranbrook with a special
diet? The answer is a
resounding yes! I’ve put
on my food sleuth hat and
toured the town’s eateries
to find delicious edibles
for vegetarians and
people with allergies.
You can find gluten-free
sandwiches at the George
Hotel, the Waterloo
Tearooms, Cocolicious,
and the White Horse (give
advanced notice), and
Costa Coffee can supply a
chicken wrap so you don’t
feel left out.
Fabio’s (Campo Vecchio
Gastronomia) will create
a bespoke meal for you.
Proprietor Fabio calls his
meals “elastic” Italians
don’t choose a set meal
so go in, look at what’s
on offer and pick and mix
– Fabio is happy to give
advice! Try Costa for a
choice of salads.
Moving on to glutenfree
cake – sadly with
calories – give it a go at
Food for Thought, Fabio’s
(mmm tiramisu and a
carrot cake), Cocolicious
and the Waterloo
Tearooms. Hit the right
day and you could be
eating Victoria sponge or
chocolate cake and not
missing out at all. The
Waterloo Tearooms has a
wide range of teas, some
of them unusual, to go
with your cake.
Almost all the eateries
in Cranbrook can offer
soya milk but Fabio’s
has Lacto-free and the
Waterloo Tearooms offers
almond milk as well. Need
rice milk? Try Cocolicious
ABOVE: Ann Cook
‘café expert’
and I hear their smoothies
are good as well. Costa
keeps oat milk; give their
soya hot chocolate a try.
It’s addictive!
What if you are a
vegetarian? No problem.
Grab a veggie-burger or
breakfast at the George
or White Horse. You can
find a salad at Fabio’s
or Cocolicious. Fancy a
baked potato or roll? Pop
up the High Street to
Chaney’s but avoid if you
need gluten free food due
to cross-contamination
from wheat flour.
And of course there is
the Indian restaurant,
just go in and ask for
advice.
All in all, Cranbrook
is a very good place to
eat with a wide range of
options for those of us
on special diets. Two new
places have just opened -
Arthur’s and Cloudberry
- and I will be popping
along to find out what
they can offer! Best of
all, Cranbrook has plenty
of helpful people very
willing to make you feel
welcome.
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