Porton Local - The Old Railway Hotel
Porton Local - The Old Railway Hotel, Salisbury
At a glance
A reopened community pub-hotel in Porton village, about five miles north-east of Salisbury along the B3084. Trading as Porton Local Ltd, it reopened under new management in mid-January 2026 with a kitchen open Wednesday to Saturday and Sundays 12 to 4pm, eight en-suite rooms, a monthly live music night, and a Wednesday quiz.
Gluten-free options
Several sources from 2025 to 2026 reference gluten-free choices on the menu. The venue's own Facebook page has promoted a gluten-free roast on Sundays. A Salisbury notice board post describes a wide range of dishes catering for gluten-free diners. A Three Cuts Burger pop-up collaboration at the pub described a coeliac-safe bowl of loaded fries and tater tots. A community thread quoted a gluten-free menu packed with flavour. Menus are posted on social media rather than the website, so the full current menu was not available to review.
Before you order
The coeliac-safe claim for loaded fries and tater tots appeared in the context of a guest burger operator's event rather than the pub's own regular kitchen, so dedicated fryer use for the pub's own menu has not been confirmed. The Sunday roast GF option is promoted by the venue, but it is worth asking whether the gravy is gluten-free and how the roast is plated to avoid contact with the standard menu. No allergen page is published on the website.
Worth asking?
Does the pub kitchen use a dedicated fryer for GF items, or does it share with battered products such as onion rings or scampi? Is the Sunday roast GF gravy made in-house or from a packet, and are the roast potatoes kept clear of shared serving utensils with the standard roast? For guests staying overnight — are GF bread or GF alternatives available at the continental breakfast?
What this means for coeliacs
Multiple sources from 2025 and 2026 describe gluten-free choices on the menu, including a promoted gluten-free Sunday roast, and a guest event used the phrase 'coeliac safe' for fries — promising signals, though the kitchen's own allergen policy has not been confirmed by a published statement, so direct contact is advisable before visiting.
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This information is researched but not guaranteed — menus and kitchen practices change. Always tell staff you are coeliac.