Sparrow’s Nest

When I first found out I couldn’t eat gluten, it wasn’t as trendy or mainstream as it is now. It was kinda like I imagine it would be if you lived in the Sahara and found out you were allergic to sand. In other words, a total nightmare.
Since then however, as more folks get diagnosed or consider a gluten-​free diet for health reasons, a whole crop of new eating options have cropped up all over the city.
One of these is the rather delightful Sparrow’s Nest. I visited the Nest with a fairly large group of girlfriends (there were 9 of us) for lunch on a weekday. Given the size of the place, I think anywhere that manages to deal with 9 people taking up seats and chatting during peak hour and not really paying much attention to the waitstaff a lot of credibility.
Sparrow’s Nest is not only extremely tasty, the staff are kind and patient, they do a kick-​ass chai tea AND (*drumroll please*) they can manage to cater to some fairly specific dietary requirements. (My friend who sat next to me can’t eat gluten, dairy and kidney beans amongst other things).
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I wish this place was open when I worked across the road. With healthy, tasty lunches for under a tenner, it would have been a regular haunt.