Kingfisher Cafe (Langford Lakes)
Kingfisher Cafe (Langford Lakes), Salisbury
At a glance
A lakeside café and gallery inside Langford Lakes Nature Reserve at Steeple Langford, run by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust — a day-trip spot for walkers and birdwatchers, open daily, with catering by an external operator running a changing, freshly-cooked daily menu.
Gluten-free options
The café actively caters for coeliacs, with a process built up over three and a half years. Many dishes can be prepared gluten-free, and the team makes in-house gluten-free Scotch eggs and usually has gluten-free (and dairy-free and vegan) cakes available. Because the menu changes daily, phoning ahead is the most reliable way to check what's on — but the chef is used to the conversation.
Before you order
The café is not a wholly gluten-free kitchen, so cross-contact risk can't be fully eliminated — the team are candid about this and recommend a word with the duty chef on arrival so they can take the right precautions. In practice they use a separate prep area, a dedicated chopping board and utensils, a separate butter for gluten-free prep, and one side of the fryer exclusively for chips. Staff are trained in gluten-free preparation. Groups of six or more need to book ahead.
Worth asking?
What gluten-free dishes are on today's menu — and is the chef free for a quick word when we arrive? Can the Scotch eggs be made gluten-free today, and is the gluten-free fryer side available for anything beyond chips?
What this means for coeliacs
The café team actively caters for coeliacs: a separate prep area, dedicated utensils and a dedicated fryer side are part of the daily routine, and staff are trained in gluten-free preparation. It is not a wholly gluten-free kitchen and the menu changes daily, so a word with the duty chef on arrival is the practical starting point.
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This information is researched but not guaranteed — menus and kitchen practices change. Always tell staff you are coeliac.