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Hello everyone,
First, I want to thank everyone that responded to my
post, its nice to get the support and info. If I go
to Medieval Times, I will definitely get the vegetable
plate and bring food. Second, I have to apologize, I
am summarizing this very late (3 months about). All I
can say is procrastination.
Getting to the summary, most people said to get the
vegetable plate and bring some of your own food. One
person's daughter used to work there, and she says the
BBQ sauce is thickened with corn starch (still no good
for me as I am allergic to corn). There was also a
suggestion or two on how to better get an answer from
Medieval times on the gluten free issue.
For more detail, I have included all the responses
that I received. I am also including my original
post.
Does anyone know if Medieval Times, the franchised
dinner theater's meal is gluten free? I checked the
archives, but no luck.
Thanks again everyone!
John
Original Response:
I also called Medieval Times, but the woman I spoke to
didn't seem that knowledgable. Since their
ingredients are a trade secret or something, she would
not tell me what the meal was made from. I did tell
her to check on the list to see if any wheat, rye,
barley, or oats were added. She said that none of
that was added, but she also mentioned that the
chicken has barbeque sauce on it which I would suspect
would have some kind of wheat derived thickener.
I also e-mailed them, but no answer yet. Has anyone
else had better luck? Will summarize.
Responses:
I called the one here in Dallas several years ago and
about the only thing they had my husband could eat
were the steamed vegetables. The chicken is marinated
in something with Soy Sauce. At least at the time that
was what they used. Just call the restaurant and ask
to speak with the manager. They were really helpful to
me when I called.
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I went there before i was diagnosed. From what i
remember the food is not gluten free. At all. It was
about five years ago, and the show was more
interesting than the food...However i had a
pharmaceutical company tell me their stuff was a trade
secret. I pointed out taht if i died from using it
because they wouldn't tell me what was on it it would
get ugly for them. They then gave me the list of
'trade
secret' ingredients.
I have a friend who's a chef. She makes barbeque sauce
from concentrated orange juice and tomatoes...I'd say
see if you can get the actual chef on the line with
the little 'what if i was sick because you didnt' tell
me'...
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I went to Medieval Times once. I wasn't really
wanting to go, due to the food, but everyone else did
so I went along. I left VERY VERY hungry, and sat and
watched everyone enjoying the meal. You are fed
throughout the whole show, and there was little for a
celiac to eat. My advise, eat a BIG full meal first,
and maybe take snacks to nibble on while there. There
were a few small items I took a chance on, but not
enough to fill me up (120 lb. female), and it wasn't
worth the risk. I was just starving at that point.
Not a good atmosphere for a hungry celiac. hehehe.
It was a bore for me. Young children love it. I have
my own horses and they do what the show had theirs
doing plus more, so there wasn't much for me to see.
If you have kids, take them, they will ABSOLUTELY LOVE
IT. Go, enjoy yourself, but stay away from the food!
It will be fun.
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I took my whole family to Medeival Times, tried to
discuss the gluten issue with them and had similar
results........they just don't get it.......and
nothing I said helped them get it. I watched my
family have an extremely enjoyable meal..........and
since I still had to pay for mine anyway, I split mine
with my always hungry kids. It was fun for them and
the show was good.....just one more of those things.
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I would not patronize a place who isn't willing to say
if we will be sick eating there or not. They simply
dont worth it.
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My daughter used to work for Medieval Times. She says
the BBQ sauce is thickened with corn flour, but that
if you feel you can't trust that, there is a
vegetarian menu you can order.
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I went to Medieval Times and they served me a steamed
vegetable plate with no additives. I did not get
sick. I also brought some chicken from home and a
muffin and some pure butter for my vegetables, oh and
a fork, because they do not use utensils, everything
they had was finger food like in medieval times. If I
remember correctly, the soup was served in a mug, so
we did not have a spoon for that either. I would not
trust the chicken or soup. Fresh vegetable sticks
were fine. Dessert was a no-no, so you might bring a
little goodie if you like. I had no problem
explaining my dilemma to the waitress and had a good
time.
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