Let me tell you a true story about the Marine Hotel, Ballycastle!
Way back in 2014 we were contacted by the Marine Hotel as they wanted to run a Gluten Free food fair in the Hotel as, believe it or not, GF food was hard to find in our shops and supermarkets in those days!
(Coeliac UK had been approached but they were not in a position to run an event in Northern Ireland and declined the invitation!)
Although we had no experience of running such an event we agreed to give it a go and it proved to be a big success for the Hotel and the many Coeliacs who attended on the day!
It was so successful and, responding to popular demand, we ran the event again in the Marine Hotel and various other venues around Northen Ireland every year until 2018.
During those years, as well as running the events we were pestering the major food wholesalers to stock GF food alongside their “normal” food products and we only stopped running our events when GF food became much more available in our shops and supermarkets.
We believe it was the 2014 invitation from the Marine Hotel Ballycastle to run a GF event and our willingness to accept the challenge that has made Gluten Free products normal on the shop shelves in Northern Ireland today!
Over the years we have eaten and enjoyed meals in the Marine Hotel and these days the Management say:
“The Marine Hotel is proud to cater for guests with Coeliac Disease – our service staff and chefs are all fully trained in the needs of guests who want gluten free dishes and we have recently been accredited by Coeliac UK.
Our team has also embraced the introduction of new laws covering the contents of our produce so they are best prepared to provide guidance on special dietary requirements.”
If you are heading to Ballycastle and want a Gluten Free meal the Marine Hotel is the place to eat and they have a brand new website to explore:
https://marinehotelballycastle.com/tasteofballycastle
