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Dobbies Garden Centre - Dunfermline

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Big news this week - after 3 years my mum has finally sold her house, and plans to move back to Fife.  So to celebrate I took her out for lunch.  Since most restaurants do not have dairy free desserts, we walked over to Dobbies Garden Centre for a cup of tea and cake.  After our meal at Tony Macaroni's. 

I love the varieties of Suki tea they serve in the restaurant.  To eat they have sliced Gluten free Dime bar cake,  a variety Lazy Day foods ( free from ) individually packed biscuits or Honey Buns.  

There is a large range of home baked scones, cakes, bakes and slices for those lucky enough not to have food intolerances.  

We were pleasantly surprised to find the food hall has been re-done. Local farm Puddledub now have a butcher counter.  There is also a great Free From selection of products.  I thought I had seen the largest range of Mrs Crimbles products yesterday, while I was in Sainsbury's Kirkcaldy.  However the food hall at Dobbies, has a large selection of both Mrs Crimbles and Lazy day food products.  

I know where I'll be suggesting friends and family shop for my pressies in future xxx


Free from products
 in the
Foodhall




Scottish bakery "We have developed a range of high quality and hand baked free-from biscuits and tray bakes for customers with food allergies or food intolerances"

- Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Dairy free, egg free, vegan, no hydrogenated fats



Crimbles Chocolate Macaroons


"Mrs. Crimble’s was one of the first brands to be stocked on the Free From fixtures in the UK supermarkets. Before then our products had been found in specialist health shops and farm stores. Whilst today we still happily supply many of our original outlets the proliferation of Gluten Free products means you can find Mrs. Crimble’s in all sorts of places,
 and even outside the UK!"


Bee Musician



"Honeybuns make handmade, award winning gluten- and wheat-free cakes,
 some of which are also dairy-free. "




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