Allergy Eating in Sydney

Establishment: Hog's Breath Cafe, Westpoint Blacktown Cuisine: Aussie Steakhouse Allergy information: Their menu has a number of options that are dairy, egg, seafood, nut and gluten free. Staff are very helpful in dealing with allergy queries Suggestions: My personal favourite is the Natural Prime Rib with fries and steamed vegies which is dairy, egg, seafood, nut and sesame free. Classic, simple and delicious! Eschewing the usual chocolates and hot cross buns, I send Easter's greetings with some good ol' steak! A happy family tradition each year and a particularly happy one for those in the family who decided to give up meat for the whole 40 days prior. This year, we decided to grab some old family favourites at  Hog's Breath Cafe Hog's has been a personal favourite for a very long time now. Along with both family and friends, I have been going there for years, most particularly to their restaurant at On Four in Westpoint. Easy Sunday lunches, big oc...

Establishment: Hurricanes Grill Cuisine: Modern Steakhouse and Ribs Allergy information: Their menu has a number of options that are dairy, egg, seafood and gluten free. Staff are happy to assist with any allergies Suggestions: Full. Rack. Pork. Dairy, egg, seafood and nut free and amazingly good. Their basting is delicious.  Another favourite with my family and we tried it after some rave reviews from my brother about the ribs. We've been coming to Hurricanes for years and before they finally opened up some locations closer to home, we would willingly trek out to Darling Harbour from the west so that we could get chowing down on some quality meat. It was another one of the earliest places that became a safe regular spot for me to eat and thankfully, my family love it just as much as I do so each return has been a happy one! From our very first time there, things went really smoothly allergy-wise. Our server was so helpful and as soon as I queried the ingredient...

Establishment: The Bulgogi, Strathfield Cuisine: Korean/KBBQ Allergy Information: There are many dishes that are dairy, egg, seafood and nut free. Some dishes have egg, but you can request they remove it. Most dishes will likely contain soy and/or sesame so double check with staff.  Suggestions: Stir Fried Bulgogi is delicious and dairy, egg, seafood and nut free, but be aware it contains soy and sesame.  When it comes to allergies, there is some wisdom in the notion that if you need something done right, you should do it yourself.  The idea of going to Korean BBQ was presented to me as an option by my friends because the ability to cook my own pork would mean I could ensure there were no allergens in my food and eat along with everyone else. We would then be able to order a range of meats and I would just be sure to get my meat cooked first to avoid any cross contamination with the marinated meats. Then I'd be able to dive right into my lovely pork belly....

Establishment: New Shanghai, Sydney CBD, Ashfield, Chatswood Cuisine: modern Shanghai-style cuisine Allergy information: a number of dishes are entirely dairy, egg, seafood and nut free Suggestions: pan fried pork buns, pork and chive dumplings, spinach with garlic – all those together make for a pretty great meal (and for a pretty decent price)! When you’re allergic to seafood and fish sauce, eating at a lot of Asian places can often be quite difficult. Growing up, it was always safest for me to have a plain bowl of rice because there was either fish sauce or oyster sauce in just about everything and they could never guarantee my dish would be safely free of any seafood. Thankfully, growing up Filo, I like my rice so with the promise of a trip to Maccas once the family or the friends were done with Yum Cha, I would happily dip through my bowl, improve on my chopstick skills and enjoy the company. What this meant though, was that for the majority of my life, I was one of ...

Establishment: The Bavarian, various locations Cuisine: German restaurant Allergy information: A range of options are dairy, egg, seafood, nut, soy, sesame and gluten free. A build your own salad or wrap option also means you can select safe ingredients from a large selection of leaves, proteins, vegies and more Suggestions: the crackling pork belly, with chips instead of mash, and some extra sauerkraut for a well-filled belly A sample of the kind of meaty fare you can expect at The Bavarian Over the years, I've been lucky enough to build up a nice list of places where I can reliably eat without worry and The Bavarian holds a happy place on it as one of its earliest entrants. I was introduced to the place by my friends years back. On my first visit, I stuck to chips to be safe (after quickly checking they weren't cooked with any seafood) as was pretty much my way whenever I went anywhere new. See, at this point, I was in my mid-twenties and I hadn't really bra...