Netherlands

[Jude]

If anyone is travelling to Holland they are welcome to contact me for addresses to buy gf products. It's quite difficult here as very little is available in supermarkets and nothing in pharmacies. The only options are by order (internet) which is impossible for tourists or from Health Food shops (Reform winkel).

[Lyn G]

Thanks for this, Jude.

Do you know about the other message board for coeliacs & DHers?
It is here:

http://members2.boardhost.com/glutenfree/

[bliv]

I have to react here: it is in fact quite easy to buy glutenfree products in the Netherlands. True: not many supermarkets have the basics, but you will almost ALWAYS find a range of gf products in Healthfood store or stores that specialize in organic products. It is always useful to find out where you can get the products in the region where you're going though.

[Lyn G]

Restaurant The Novice, Nr Arnhem, Netherlands
Posted by Dawn on 28/7/2010

GF board

Had an excellent meal here a couple of weeks ago. If anyone is passing through East Holland near Arnhem this is a real gem of a place. They have both a restaurant and a bistro.

I was able to eat most things off the menu. They were incredibly knowledgable about gluten free food and contamination. I was given a GF alternative to all the complimentary nibbles, chocolates etc and there was GF bread too.

The service was excellent - they automatically brought me my own butter for bread etc - and told me when they brought each course that it was gluten free and what moderations had been made (changing sauce, no croutons). Rather than being a normal meal without things, mine had different things added so that I didn't feel like I was goind without.

I heard the staff speaking good English and think they also had an English menu for both restaurant and bistro.

http://www.thenovice.nl/

The restaurant is fairly near Arnhem and the Hoge Veluwe National Park (where the Kroller-Muller art gallery is).

Highly recommended.