On a spontaneous day trip to the gorgeous city of Hereford, I realised I hadn't researched café's or restaurants that could cater for my dietary requirements. And neither had I brought a gluten free packed lunch! Bad planning on my part...
After much umming and arhing, I decided on the spiced apple cake (see picture). It's fair to say the staff didn't skimp and I had a very large slice of what was a lovely cake. It was very crumbly, which can often happen with home-baked gluten free food. Although, having discovered xantham gum my home baked goodies are less crumbly!
Nevertheless, the cake was tasty and the spiced apple and cinnamon flavours worked exceedingly well! It wasn't too dry and was the perfect accompaniment for their filter coffee.
There were two other choices; cherry shortbread or ginger shortbread. Three gluten free treats on the menu - talk about spoilt for choice! It was also all very reasonably prices and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
Hereford is a beautiful place and I most certainly will be returning to Cloister Café to sample their other gluten free cakes! Highly recommended!
As someone who hasn't had beer for ages, I am delighted that I can now easily buy gluten free beer with my weekly shop!
Is it any good? I really enjoyed it, although that could have been because I haven't had a beer for a while and I was salivating at the thought of finally rewarding my taste buds with a delicious ale! It wasn't particularly full bodied and real ale drinkers would possibly find it a bit bland. It tasted more like a lager but overall, I found it quite light and refreshing. I have since been back and popped a few more bottles in my trolley, so obviously it ticked all the right boxes for me!
It had enough of a beer taste to satisfy my beer-starved taste buds and if you fancy a gluten free beer then this will most certainly quench your thirst.
