Elephant & Castle
$$ • Restaurant
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Had a wonderful experience! You have to ask for a gluten free menu but they are happy to provide one. My server was excellent and very cautious about my dad's intolerance. They have gluten free Ciders and a gluten reduced beer (not celiac friendly but didn't bother my dad's intolerance). Gluten Free Buns available for the burgers which made my dad so happy. The hummus (order with no naan) was fantastic as an appetizer and larger than expected. They have many options with appetizers, salads, dinners, sandwiches and even dessert! The gluten free cheesecake was delicious. My server brought out my dad's plate separately from everyone else's. While they don't have a dedicated gluten free frier they do only fry gluten free items in one, just can't promise no cross contamination from other fryers dripping into that fryer. One caution is my server explained she had a food safety certificate but they are not required for the servers so not all servers might be this knowledgeable. If you go ask for Dani I guess! Not recommended for Celiac though!!!!! No separate kitchen and items are prepared in the same area.
Fun place. Busy, so it took a while to get food. Not great for accessibility. Had butter chicken (no naan; helped in flavor with some tamarind), grilled salmon w mashed potatoes, and the dips and crisps. The crisps were delicious but I didn’t ask about fryer. No tummy aches!
Ordered the butter chicken online.. not the best food. I didn’t have any issues with it but other stuff on the menu was incorrectly labeled gluten free.
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I told my server that I had a gluten allergy and confirmed that the grilled chicken wasn’t coated in anything and also ordered the side salad because the fries are in a shared fryer. Plate came out with fries all over the place. I let the expo know that I couldn’t eat them and ordered the salad - he came back less than two minutes later with the same plate just with a salad. And said he let the chef know to be more careful with gluten free. Being wary of cross contact, I ended up packing up my food and giving it to someone on the street. The wait staff and kitchen were really busy and backed up, but I’ll stick to just drinks here next time.
There online menu marked items as Gluten Free, but they were not. One GF item came with gravy.
Terrible. My daughter and I ordered a sandwich and burger on a GF bun. They were out of gf bread. We decided to share nachos. They were out of those. I then got a salad and asked for no cheese. It came with cheese. We will not be back
Not Celiac friendly!!!! Cross-contamination a big issue!
I got extremely sick after eating here. Ruined part of my trip.
They did have a gf menu - but basically they listed things on there that are fried in a shared fryer :( omission beer.
Food was Great! Sean our waiter was amazing! I had fish and chips. The fish was cornmeal based. it was fabulous! I highly recommend this place.
They don't have a gluten free menu just a gluten sensitive menu and clearly state risk of cross contamination. I ordered a burger with the GF bread which was delicious but somehow I still ended up sick the next day. Cross contamination is high here.
Gluten free menu, a lot of the menu items are fried in a fryer that is cross contaminated. Only place in DC to get a burger on a bun!
GF Beer - Omission Lager and IPAGluten Sensitive Menu - disclaimer that there is no separate kitchen for food prep, so cannot guarantee 100%.Lots of menu options
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Separate gluten free menu with cross contaminated items clearly marked. Knowledgable server. I ordered the chicken sandwich on a gluten free bun with mashed potatoes as the fries don’t have a separate fryer. Overall felt very safe and happy!
I am staying in the Club Quarters hotel next door and dropped in for a quick bit to eat. They have a detailed gluten free menu, including if items are in the shared fryer and what items need to be removed from each dish. I got the Bacon & Bleu Burger with a GF bun and side salad. It was DELICIOUS. They also have a Bailey’s cheesecake with a GF crust. Highly recommend!
The staff was super friendly, really helpful. From the very beginning they told us that the fried options have cross contamination, so I didn't try those (celiac). I tried the chicken burger with a gluten free bun and it was DELICIOUS, but I got it with a side of slaw since the fries are not gluten free.
I had a grilled chicken sandwich/burger with GF bun and it was great. The workers were all very celiac aware and understood cross contamination. Fries are not in a dedicated fryer so those were out. I had rice & salad as sides which were great! No dessert. It was a good place to go with family because they could have their burgers and fries and I had a good option to ‘fit in’.
Excellent pour les cœliaque j’ai adoré mon poulet au beurre sans gluten ils sont très à l’écoute et tout le monde à aimés je ne suis pas malade le lendemain bravo xxx
