We had the laziest of May bank holiday weekends ever! I spent the day reading, watching TV and snoozing listening to that spring time torrential rain, it was absolutely lovely. To round off the indulgent weekend we decided to head out and find a nice dinner to polish it all off.

I have eaten at The Town House in Bristol multiple times before so we already knew it caters very well for gluten free eaters. It also offers a 2 or 3 course menu for a set price and we were lucky enough to get there in time for happy hour on cocktails! It’s nestled into a row of restaurants mid way down Whiteladies Road in Bristol.

It offers a classic menu – fish and chips, steaks, pasta’s and mussels. The majority of dishes are gluten free or can be made gluten free on requests. It’s all clearly shown on the menu with that beautiful little (gf*) we all hope for in every restaurant! We were there in time for the lunch menu which runs from 12pm-7pm then it changes to a dinner menu.  You can pick up 2 courses for £10 or 3 for £13.50. The dinner menu will cost you £20 for 3 courses. An absolute bargain really!

I love anywhere with gluten free batter! To have calamari is such a treat and an obvious choice for my starter. We both chose calamari, hanger steak for the main and mint choc ice cream with brownie pieces for a dessert. All the food was tasty and came quickly. I think the cheap price is reflected by portion sizes and we both agreed we could have had another course after. But as I’ve said before I have a rather big appetite, so for most 3 courses would be substantial! From previous trips I also seem to remember the dinner courses being a lot bigger.

My only criticism with The Town House is although the staff are all lovely, they could do with putting on more waiters for an evening – especially on a bank holiday Monday. The staff always seem to be rushing around everywhere. We once waited and hour and a half for our food here due to a big party they had in – luckily they gave us a complimentary bottle of wine and we were with good company so it wasn’t a terrible wait!

I would recommend a trip to The Town House. Its not going to blow you away but, its good, tasty food with as many gluten free options as you could want.

I’m just sad the bank holiday season is over, no more 4 day weeks until August now – good luck to us all!

Forever, The Awkward Dinner Guest

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