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Lyndhurst area

Pub

The Oak Inn

Pinkney Lane, Bank, SO43 7FD

Popular walkers' pub tucked down Pinkney Lane in the hamlet of Bank, a Fuller's house with a summer menu that marks gluten free and gluten-free-available dishes clearly, from crispy duck salad and pork belly to burgers on request and a gluten free sticky toffee pudding.

The Summer 2026 menu marks gluten free dishes across every course: olives and duck salad to start, pork belly, Thai vegetable curry and seabass among mains, all three burgers available gluten free, fries and most sides marked gluten free, and a gluten free sticky toffee pudding. The pub offers allergen information in advance of a visit.

The menu is honest that food may be prepared in the presence of gluten-containing ingredients, and diner experience is mixed: one coeliac describes a knowledgeable chef talking through options, while another reports being served an ordinary bun on a promised gluten free burger before it was corrected. Confirm the details of your order when it reaches the table, especially buns and fried items.

Are the fries cooked separately from the London Pride battered fish? How does the kitchen make sure a gluten free burger goes out in the right bun? Can you tell me which gluten free dishes are prepared away from ordinary flour and bread?

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This information is researched but not guaranteed — menus and kitchen practices change. Always tell staff you are coeliac.