If you can’t do gluten, you can still do high tea – get to Barnes Bridge rail station or take the 209 bus to Orange Pekoe at 3 White Hart Lane. The website is orangepekoeteas. It won the Time Out 2008 Best Tearoom award and caters for the wheat-free very nicely.

Image: Courtesy of Orange Pekoe

We also like Nicole’s, which is fashionista Nicole Farhi’s downstairs cafe. Gluten free chocolate cake and macaroons – not bad. Shop afterwards! The website is www.nicolefarhi.com.

The queen of gluten-free is The Lanesborough, which is wildly expensive and luxurious. Book at least a day before.  Visit lanesborough.

Image: Courtesy of The Laneborough