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I have already e-mailed about how wonderful the Hilton Metropole Hotel 
is.  Even with all my research of wonderful restaurants in London, we 
ended up eating a lot at the Hilton Metropole Hotel restaurant (Fiamma) 
restaurant because they were so accommodating.  We did, however, eat in a 
few London restaurants that were terrific.  Be sure to make reservations 
and tell them you will be eating gluten-free.
 
LONDON - PJ'S GRILL - This restaurant was WONDERFUL!  It is a really nice 
restaurant in the Covent Garden of London.  Nearly all of their courses 
were gluten-free AND they had gluten-free chocolate cake that was 
delicious!  I have to tell you that I do not remember what I ate for 
dinner there, but I do remember the delicious chocolate cake.  It was 
probably some kind of chicken dish with potatoes (that's what I usually 
order).  (Address-30 Wellington Street, London; Phone-0-20-7240-7529).  We 
also had "high tea" at THE SAVOY at the Fairmont Hotel on the Strand in 
London.  I had e-mailed the hotel's restaurant about a month before we 
visited London.  Their bakery chef made the best g-f pastries for me for 
the afternoon tea (be prepared - afternoon tea is about $50 a person, but 
I had heard that they made g-f pastries, and I was hooked.....).  I had g-
f brownies, cookies, scones and tiny sandwiches on g-f bread.  Not sure I 
would do it again, but it was wonderful to walk in there and be served 
THREE plates of g-f goodies!  (Address-The Strand, London WC2 in the 
Covent Garden area; Phone-0-20-7420-2669; E-Mail: 
[log in to unmask]).  We also ate at DA MARIO'S RESTAURANT, again in 
the Covent Garden area.  I had gluten-free spaghetti, and they know all 
the issues of gluten-free. (Address: 63 Endell Street, Covent Garden, 
London; Phone: 0-20-7240-3632.
 
Through my research, there were other restaurants in London that were 
supposed to serve gluten-free food.  Notting Grill, Sophie's Steakhouse, 
Garfunkels, Giraffe, Est Est Est, La Tasca, Leon, Nando's, Texas Embassy 
Cantina, JD Wetherspoon, Pitcher & Piano and Slug and Lettuce.  
Unfortunately, I did not make it to any of them - I was very content with 
my four personal chefs at the Hilton Metropole Hotel!
 
As far as London supermarkets go, Sainsburys and Tesco were supposed to 
have tons of g-f food on their shelves.  The only Sainsburys and Tescos I 
saw were smaller stores that did not stock g-f food.  Their bigger stores 
only stocked the g-f food - and I never saw any of them, unfortunately.  I 
did go into a couple of food specialty stores called Marks & Spencer and 
found some g-f packaged goodies.
 
PARIS- We took a quick day trip from London to Paris to see the Eiffel 
Tower and the Louvre.  It was comical trying to eat lunch at a McDonalds 
in Paris.  The people at McDonalds would NOT order a cheeseburger for me 
without a bun and adding lettuce and tomato.  Since it was not in the 
register, they were not going to order it for me.  After begging and 
pleading for about 5 minutes, I finally got a plain burger with cheese on 
it on a piece of paper.  I tried putting it between crackers with my own 
packets of mayonnaise and ketchup.  It was awful!  I couldn't eat it.  I 
fed it to the pigeons as we ate at the tables outside the McDonalds (which 
got the McDonalds people mad :) )  I then munched on some french fries and 
then ate some of my own peanut butter and crackers.  The lesson here is 
always to go prepared with food in your purse!
 
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - We took another day trip to Scotland from London.  
Through internet searching, I found a restaurant in Edinburgh called 
Daniel's Bistro which could serve a gluten-free meal.  What a delightful 
man Daniel Wencker turned out to be.  We had lots of e-mail exchanges, not 
only of Daniel assuring me of a gluten-free meal, but about America and 
Scotland and what to see when we visited there.  He even started calling 
me "Peggy Sue."  We toured the Edinburgh Castle and then took a cab to his 
bistro, about 15 minutes from the castle.  I'm afraid I cannot even 
remember what I ate there, but it was good and gluten-free.  I do remember 
the dessert he made for me though (of course I remember the desserts), 
creme brulee, and it was delicious. It was just so touching finally 
meeting Daniel and we even exchanged presents.  I gave him some See's 
Peanut Brittle candy and a "San Francisco" key chain, and he gave me a 
beautiful plaque that said "Fantastic Friend."  We took a picture of me, 
my husband and Daniel outside his bistro, and I will treasure it forever.  
(Address-88 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, Scotland; Phone: 0-131-553-5933; 
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]).
 
My g-f dinner on the British Airways flight back to California included a 
fillet of fish entree with potatoes and veggies swimming in fish juice.  I 
have never liked fish - even the smell of it.  Unfortunately, I didn't eat 
my dinner on the plane coming back from Europe.  I contentedly munched on 
some g-f food I had bought in London instead.  I didn't care.  I was 
coming home from a trip of a lifetime!!
 
Sue

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