Frank Malone Pub & Brewstore | Gluten-free in Napoli

Andrea De Sanctis
04/07/2025

4

great gluten-free beers in cans. very nice place in perfect English style. I didn't eat, so I don't know if they are equipped for gluten-free.

Elisa Danna
14/03/2025

4

I was at this pub last night. Very pleasant atmosphere, truly kind and helpful staff, quick service even with a full house. We had a sandwich and a stew, both good, so no complaints about the food either. Wide selection of beers, and surprisingly options for various gluten-free beers, which really few offer. The only downside, the gluten-free selection. A celiac knows that in some places total absence of contamination cannot be guaranteed, so it's at their discretion to go there or not, and the staff did kindly inform them, as stated in the menu notice. However, the menu offers only one gluten-free option, the classic hamburger sandwich, salad, cheddar, tomato, with a side of fries. And up to this point, everything is regular. What bothered me was the price, not because it was high in itself, but because it was the second-highest priced dish on the menu, and it was relatively a very simple sandwich. The menu specifies that the products used for the gluten-free option are 'certified gluten-free,' but for a celiac, it’s unnecessary to read '200g black Angus gluten-free hamburger' and 'gluten-free cheddar,' since these foods are usually already gluten-free; they don't need any certification. It's like writing 'gluten-free salad'—more of a mockery. The only problem for a celiac is contamination, and obviously the sandwich, which a celiac knows. If I wanted to make my regular sandwich, it would cost about 10 euros, and I’ll admit an extra 2 euros for a different sandwich, as happens in all other places, is reasonable, but paying 16 euros for that sandwich seems excessive. I can understand if the fries were cooked in a separate pan with oil only for gluten-free fries, but having worked in the catering industry, I know that putting one aside to make a separate hamburger and toast a bit of bread, maybe adding some parchment paper on the bottom for safety, in a place that doesn’t have a separate grill, costs really nothing, especially since it’s also specified that the environment is contaminated... Again, everything was good and the environment was welcoming; the style was nice, the music lovely, and everything else, and yes, I know there's always been more profit made on food intolerances, and it’s not even about the 4-5 euros more fundamentally, but let’s remember that a celiac knows that for restaurateurs a celiac entering the place is just a nuisance, but it feels like yelling it in the customer’s face...