The Black Fox

We were really happy to find a table soon after we arrived as it was Xmas market Day and Bath was really busy. There was a small menu and a specials board so we decided what we would like to eat and made our way to the bar to order. Unfortunately this is when we found out they couldn't cater for my friend who was gluten free which wouldn't have been an issue, only The Black Fox clearly stated on the menu, allergies could be catered for. I asked for one of the dishes from the specials board only to be told there shouldn't be anything on the specials board as they don't have them. We chose food from the standard menu and my coeliacs friend went without. The food was ok but nothing too special. I'm not sure if they were short of crockery that day but the waitress came over quite a few times to retrieve our empty plates, even whilst others in our party were still eating. All in all a disappointing visit.

The menu says they can prepare gluten free food, to later find out they actually don't. I came here with a friend who is celiac, ordered myself a sweet potato squash pie (£15) given that the menu seemed to guarantee my friend could have got something. Then it wasn't the case. She asked at the counter and there wasn't anything they could make. This doesn't really make sense, if you can't offer anything gluten free don't write it in the menu, we would have left and gone somewhere else but I had already ordered. I don't see what they gain from doing so, you'd just receive well deserved upset reviews. A premise that doesn't specifically offer gluten free food won't say it in the menu, perhaps you can ask if they can but this wasn't the case, the menu explicitly specified they would offer gluten free food.