Allergens
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Unfortunately most of the food places in the park do not have a menu. Those that do have a menu usually don't have allergens marked though they will sometimes mark whether a dish is vegan or vegetarian. That said, every food place should have an allergy card you can view upon request.
At sweet shop De Soete Inval however most of the pick & mix sweets are clearly marked. Most prepackaged items in the park will also have allergy information on the packet. The Efteling cannot completely rule out the cross-contamination of allergens in their kitchens but Staff are happy to share the efforts they make in the preparation process to enable you to make a well-considered choice on the basis of your personal situation. |
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This video shows behind the scenes at Hongerige Machinist where they use a seperate fryer for allergen free foods. All the fried snack locations now have this. They've put together a teaching plan and procedures for all employees at all the locations so that it's clear which fryer to use for such products and how to handle allergen free products. They are legally required to indicate if any of 14 allergens are present or could be present.
If a person comes and orders one of the allergen free products, the person who normally only cooks the chips will then be responsible for cooking your allergen free products as well to reduce cross contanimation between the other snacks. The allergen free products are chips, Frikandel and kroket. Though some other products may be naturally devoid of certain allergens for example the bami snack or the mexicano doesn't contain fish so people with a shellfish allergy could consume them. They can also offer prepackaged condiment cups of curry sauce, ketchup or mayo which don't contain mustard. They also have egg free mayo. |
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In 60 locations within the park the food stand has a digital way of accessing the allergen information for their products which they can then print out and show you on a little card in 4 different languages. So if you're at all unsure do ask.
At Backereij Krumel they use special products that are lactose and gluten free that can come to them prepacked to reduce the risk of cross contamination. These are brownies and bread buns. They have gluten & lactose free pizza bottoms with cheese. They are made to order in the same kitchen as food with allergens so they can't completely rule out cross contamination here.
At Polle's keuken gluten & lactose free & egg free pancakes are made fresh in a seperate kitchen in the back with any topping you want. The pancake is served covered with cling film to avoid cross contamination and your own wooden disposable cutlery is also provided.
At Backereij Krumel they use special products that are lactose and gluten free that can come to them prepacked to reduce the risk of cross contamination. These are brownies and bread buns. They have gluten & lactose free pizza bottoms with cheese. They are made to order in the same kitchen as food with allergens so they can't completely rule out cross contamination here.
At Polle's keuken gluten & lactose free & egg free pancakes are made fresh in a seperate kitchen in the back with any topping you want. The pancake is served covered with cling film to avoid cross contamination and your own wooden disposable cutlery is also provided.
Gluten
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The Efteling is aware of coeliac disease and many places have gluten free alternatives available upon request.
Translations below Gluten = Gluten Gluten Free = Glutenvrij Without Gluten = Zonder gluten Coeliac - Coeliakie Wheat = Tarwe Rye = Rogge Barley = Gerst Oats = Haver Even though many of the staff at the Efteling understand and speak English well you may wish to consider making and bringing an allergy card for peace of mind.
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Here are the GF things we found in November 2025
NGCI = non gluten containing ingredients (may contain/risk of cross contamination)
GF = gluten free
🍬De Soete Inval:
NGCI pick & mix sweets are marked with a symbol.
Scoops could be used interchangeably so risk of cross contamination. However, it may be possible to ask for something fresh from the packet.
Chocolate coins NGCI
Chocolate covered marshmallows NGCI
Croky crisps GF
Wilhelmina peppermints GF
🍭De Verleiding:
The Jelly Bean Factory Jelly Beans GF
Auto drop Cadillac GF
Red Band Juicy Bites GF
Red Band Sour Bites GF
Allenbrand's America's Finest Caramel Popcorn GF
Allenbrand's America's Finest Butter & Salt Popcorn GF
Allenbrand's America's Finest Cotton Candy GF
Some of the Dr Sour sweets may also be GF
The M&M's and Haribo pick & mix may also be GF but I didn't check.
In De Swarte Kat:
Pre wrapped GF brownie available
Croky crisps GF
🍬Dr Charlatan's Kwalijcke Zaken:
NGCI pick & mix sweets are marked with a symbol.
Scoops could be used interchangeably so risk of cross contamination.
🥪Gelaarsde Kat:
GF ham & cheese toastie available which is toasted in its packaging. Unfortunately Efteling no longer sells the GF cheese toastie for a vegetarian option.
Whole fruit
🥡Toko Pagode:
Plain rice NGCI
Fried rice NGCI
Yellow Thai tofu curry NGCI
Red shrimp curry NGCI
We were advised that the food was all pre prepared in the same kitchen so there's a risk of cross contamination.
🌯Brutale Aap & Oase:
Kebab meat itself NGCI
Vegetarian kebab meat also NGCI (Vegetarian Butcher)
Pizzas and wraps are prepared in same small kitchen so there's a risk of cross contamination.
🥗Verse Oogst:
Mozzarella salad NGCI
Tomato soup NGCI
Prepared in same area as other salads etc so there's a risk of cross contamination
🍕Backerij Krumel:
Pre wrapped GF brownie available upon request
NGCI small round pizza available upon request
Pizza goes in same oven as the other pizzas and the same tray is used but tray liner is replaced.
We asked about GF bread for sandwiches and they said they didn't have any so I thought this meant they don't do them anymore but I've heard from others that they do they just run out of them quickly so perhaps we were just unlucky.
(I've read that the bread is wrapped and baked in the back of the oven, you would then be given it still wrapped with a wrapped piece of cheese and or ham for you to assemble)
Kashba:
🥗As a buffet style restaurant there are elements that don't contain gluten but as there are also many elements that do, there is a high risk of cross contamination.
For example the salad bar has a pumpkin salad as one of the options but also couscous salad and a pasta salad.
However there is a wrapped Lisa's choice GF stroopwafel near check out and I believe you can order a wrapped GF Lisa's choice ham & cheese toastie
Go Pure crisps salted GF
Go Pure crisps paprika GF
Propercorn Sweet & Salty GF
Propercorn Sea Salted GF
De Kleine Keuken Organic Apricot fruit GF
De Kleine Keuken Date & Apple bar GF
Nomad:
🥪GF Lisa's choice ham & cheese toastie (I believe you can also request it at Kashba) which is toasted in it's packaging
🧆Fabula wereldkeuken:
Mediterranean salmon GF - prepared separately
Croky pop chips GF
🍟Smulpaap, De Hongerige Machinist, Frau Boltes Küche:
GF meat snacks
GF chips
GF food is handled separately in a separate fryer, they assign someone who changes gloves.
🍛Witte Paard:
Sate NGCI if sauce is excluded
Spare ribs NGCI
Fish curry NGCI
Chips NGCI
Vegan salad NGCI
Wrapped GF brownie available at check out.
Croky pop chips GF
I didn't check them all but the Remia condiments I did check showed GF symbol where GF
🥞Polle's Keuken:
We were told all pancakes can be made GF in a separate kitchen except kebab, goat cheese and hot cherry (heated up in same oven as bread) and specials
Things I didn't get around to checking but have heard about:
🍿I believe the pop corn and cotton candy at 't Koetshuys is GF?
🥔Eigenheymer NGCI?
(I heard that one of the toppings is no longer GF so would be a risk of cross contamination.)
♥️De Gebrande Boon - Heart shaped cookie NGCI or GF ?
Casa Caracol - Nachos NGCI or GF?
🌭Unox - I've read that the meat sausage is GF so could potentially bring your own bun but there would probably be a high risk of cross contamination.
Also beware the vegetarian sausage is NOT GF - contains wheat.
Kashba - salmon & chips may be able to be prepared GF?
🍝Pinnokio's some pasta and pizza dishes there can be made GF?
🍖Until 5th Jan you can still book dinner at Het Wapen van Raveleijn which I'm told they can adapt to make GF.
The seasonal stands were selling tiny bottles of local Schrobbler liquor which were marked with a GF symbol!
Several places also had prepackaged ice cream some of which seems to be gluten free:
Magnum Double Cherry (GF)
Magnum Almond (GF)
Solero Exotic (GF)
Super Twister (PB) (GF)
Calippo Cola (PB) (GF)
Calippo Orange (PB) (GF)
Twister Mallow (GF)
Festini (PB) (GF)
Rocket ice lolly (PB) (GF)
I also noticed several of the food places (Fabula, Het Witte Paard, Frau Bolte's Kuche) had a microwave out for people to use which could be useful if you've brought something from home.
Outside the park:
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Bosrijk shop:
Alongside several drinks such as milk there was also:
TLANT granola crackers GF
Croky crisps GF
Goudkuipje spreadable cheese GF
Calve Peanut butter
Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread
Eggs
Strawberry jam
Unox Knaks
Maille Dijon Mustard
Carapelli Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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🍕Bosrijk pizza delivery:
NGCI Pizza available but prepared in same area as other pizzas and in same oven and on same trays etc.
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🍽️Bosrijk dinner:
We were advised that although there is a risk of cross contamination as its not a GF kitchen, almost everything from the menu can be made GF.
They could leave out crumb from fish, change sauces etc
Everything is kept separate
They have GF pasta
GF options are subject to availability
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🍽️Loonsche Land dinner :
We were advised that although there is a risk of cross contamination as its not a GF kitchen, the below dishes could be safely made GF as the cooks would clean down the surfaces before preparing the food and wash their hands.
Salmon
Autumn salad
Steak
Seasonal fish (seabass)
Farmhouse ham
Burger on GF bun
Beet
The meat is cooked in a separate oven to the one they cook the bread in and the GF bread is wrapped before going in the oven.
However, as they only have one fryer the fries would not be GF.
GF options are subject to availability
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🍽️ Brasserie 7:
Breakfast at Brasserie 7:
We came down early for breakfast around 07:15 to avoid the rush and hopefully maximise GF options available.
The host welcomed us and after informing him about the allergy he said there would be a gluten free breakfast plate prepared specially for us and answered our questions. The GF breakfast plate consisted of a white bread subroll, 2 mini croissants, a cracker and an Odenwald bakery blueberry muffin.
The breads are covered in foil before going into a shared oven to keep them safe from cross contamination.
From the breakfast specials menu, we were told the Eggs Benedict could be made entirely gluten free and we could also order freshly made GF pancakes if we wanted. Clean pots & pans & utensils are used to prepare them.
We could request any meats or cheeses from the buffet brought out from a fresh packet. These came on a plate covered in cling film to avoid any cross contamination.
There were also various gluten free TLANT granola's available at the buffet which we could also request from a freshly opened box/packet.
The buffet also offered sealed jars of Pur Natur yoghurt, whole fruit, soft boiled and hard boiled eggs and sealed TLANT granola crackers. There were also various TLANT jams and spreads available from dispensers. The dispensers were generally not labelled with allergens but according to TLANT's website the jams are gluten free but the hazelnut spread and peanut butter may contain gluten.
I contacted Teacultures which is the brand used at the Grand Hotel and all their teas are GF.
The hot water for tea came out of a separate spout on the coffee machine.
There was also milk, juice, Chocomel and Fristi available from pouring jugs.
During breakfast there was a mime artist dressed as a bell hop being silly which was fun
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Lunch at Brasserie 7:
For lunch we were advised that the gluten free food would take longer to arrive as everything will be cleaned down. Our server had a relative with coeliac so was very understanding.
There were quite a few options here leading us to have lunch here twice during our stay.
From the lunch menu the below could be made GF:
Smoked Ribeye Carpaccio
Marinated Salmon
Caesar salad can be GF as croutons can be left out
Caprese salad
All the rolls can be made GF as they have GF bread, these are prepared separately, baked in a non GF oven but wrapped up in foil and on clean trays.
They either have the white sub roll you recognise from breakfast or the seeded roll we saw at Mystique. What you get will depend on what's available.
Depending on the soup of the day it may also be GF. I had the mushroom soup which was GF.
Crispy cod can be made GF (ours came as a plain pan-fried cod rather than breaded/battered etc.)
Vegetarian or beef burger can be made GF with GF bun
Bavette can be GF if herb butter is not chosen
Vintage beetroot can't be made GF
You are also free to order from the children's menu but I forgot to ask questions about what's GF there.
Chips can be fried separately in a separate pan but you will need to ask for this
Mixed salad can be made GF by not adding croutons
Seasonal vegetables are GF
In terms of desserts, we were told at lunch that three of the desserts could be made GF (Creme brulee, sabayon and cheese board) but we were too full to have any.
I would strongly advise checking on the day as we were later told at dinner that in fact none of the desserts could be made GF.
Note that hot drinks will always come with a biscuit of some kind which is not GF.
You can try and ask for them to leave it out (we forgot) but as drinks are handled by a separate team you may still be served one.
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Dinner at Brasserie 7:
Dinner had similar options to lunch:
Carpaccio could be made GF
Crispy cod could be GF without the crispy
Bavette could be GF as long as you don't choose the herb butter
Catch of the day can be GF depending on the accompanying sauce
Burger or vegetarian burger with GF bread
Celeriac depending on which sauces they're doing that day
Chips can be fried separately in a separate pan but you will need to ask for this
Mixed salad can be made GF by not adding croutons
Seasonal vegetables are GF
From the Kids menu:
Mini burger can be GF
Crispy cod cannot be GF as these are breaded/battered cod bites
Steak can be GF
Pasta cannot be GF as they don't have any GF pasta here
At dinner we were told none of the desserts could be made GF but this seems unlikely given our conversation at lunch time.
It was busy so we didn't question further.
During dinner there was a also a mime artist dressed as a bell hop interacting with the diners
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🍽️ Mystique - see previous post:
Spoilers below for those who want to know:
We had dinner at Mystique at the Efteling Grand Hotel on 9th November 2025.
We left it a bit too late so struggled to get a reservation. We signed up to the waiting list just in case and a spot opened up the day before.
The link in the email didn't work so we rang to book.
The whole dinner is meant to be sort of a surprise but I did my best to write everything we had down.
The hostess was very kind and took our coats after welcoming us at the front desk.
We chose a 3 course dinner for 2 with juice pairing (a 4 course dinner option is also available) and as one of our party has Coeliac disease we asked for everything to be gluten free and vegetarian. We made sure to mention this when making the booking also.
To go along with the 3 course dinner, you get to choose 3 stones which correspond with a list of magical ingredients from the menu.
These help determine the "flavour formula" and the intermediate dishes you will get.
They assured us that every precaution will be taken so that we could eat safely and encouraged us to choose freely as almost everything could be modified.
Spoilers ahead!!
At the start, they light a candle on the table which is made of herb butter and slowly melts during dinner. This is served with bread which for us was a seeded GF bread roll.
Amuse bouche 1: Carrot crisp with pear gel & sour cream
Amuse bouche 2: Berry gazpacho with lime zest
Chosen ingredient/dish 1: Anura's pearl - White chocolate pearl with lemon zest and lemon balm liquid inside. Served with Camomile lemon mousse on a decorative shell. The white chocolate surrounding the pearl is very thin and the liquid inside is also thin (like a liqueur) so recommend eating in one bite!
Chosen ingredient/dish 2: Quetzalquoti Vegetable Taco - Carrot crisp with avocado puree, feta cheese and toasted quinoa
1st course (starter): Smoked red beet roll, topped with shredded mature camembert cheese and miniature golden beets topped with buckwheat, served with a Kefir horseradish sauce
1st juice pairing - Drink made of smoked beetroot, smoked oil and earl grey tea
Chosen ingredient/dish 3: Steaming mushrooms - Frozen parmesan cheese encased in mushroom meringue, liquorice. Very cool presentation - the "steaming mushrooms" look like charcoal briquettes and are served on a bed of real charcoal. They are prepared with dry ice and you are advised to eat it immediately. This has the effect of blowing 'smoke' from your nostrils/mouth as you eat it (!) It also leaves a black residue on your tongue which is cool.
2nd course (main course): Braised cabbage cooked in beetroot topped with egg yolk mousse (?) and sunflower seeds. Sits on a bed of buttermilk potato puree, surrounded by a foamy lovage sauce.
2nd juice pairing - Apple, pear & honey
Amuse bouche 3: Strawberry & mint ice cream, pepper foam, meringue shards
3rd course (dessert): Ice cream made from porcini mushrooms on a dark chocolate mousse with orange pieces
3rd juice pairing: Orange & white chocolate (I thought this tasted a bit like jaffa cakes)
I also ordered a Toverthee - "magical" tea made of butterfly pea flower and elderflower. Comes with a shot of lime which changes the colour of your drink when you combine the two.
Finished the meal with a decaf cappuccino.
I hoped to see Aquanura from the window but not long after it started people from the bar went out on the balcony which unfortunately did block the view. You also can't hear the music inside the restaurant.
We could still see some of it. We didn't want to leave the table to go out onto the balcony as dishes were coming out all the time.
Our reservation was at 17:45 and we settled up around 21:30. We're slow people and took a while deciding but they do advise allowing around 2-3 hours.
Many of the pictures I took here:
🛒The local Albert Heijn supermarket was a big one and had lots of clearly marked GF own brand items including cakes and freezer items.
I took lots of pictures so you can see how much of what you see on line could potentially be found in the Kaatsheuvel branch
There is also a large Jumbo in Kaatsheuvel but we didn't make it that far so not sure on the local range but they do have a good GF range on line.
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NGCI = non gluten containing ingredients (may contain/risk of cross contamination)
GF = gluten free
🍬De Soete Inval:
NGCI pick & mix sweets are marked with a symbol.
Scoops could be used interchangeably so risk of cross contamination. However, it may be possible to ask for something fresh from the packet.
Chocolate coins NGCI
Chocolate covered marshmallows NGCI
Croky crisps GF
Wilhelmina peppermints GF
🍭De Verleiding:
The Jelly Bean Factory Jelly Beans GF
Auto drop Cadillac GF
Red Band Juicy Bites GF
Red Band Sour Bites GF
Allenbrand's America's Finest Caramel Popcorn GF
Allenbrand's America's Finest Butter & Salt Popcorn GF
Allenbrand's America's Finest Cotton Candy GF
Some of the Dr Sour sweets may also be GF
The M&M's and Haribo pick & mix may also be GF but I didn't check.
In De Swarte Kat:
Pre wrapped GF brownie available
Croky crisps GF
🍬Dr Charlatan's Kwalijcke Zaken:
NGCI pick & mix sweets are marked with a symbol.
Scoops could be used interchangeably so risk of cross contamination.
🥪Gelaarsde Kat:
GF ham & cheese toastie available which is toasted in its packaging. Unfortunately Efteling no longer sells the GF cheese toastie for a vegetarian option.
Whole fruit
🥡Toko Pagode:
Plain rice NGCI
Fried rice NGCI
Yellow Thai tofu curry NGCI
Red shrimp curry NGCI
We were advised that the food was all pre prepared in the same kitchen so there's a risk of cross contamination.
🌯Brutale Aap & Oase:
Kebab meat itself NGCI
Vegetarian kebab meat also NGCI (Vegetarian Butcher)
Pizzas and wraps are prepared in same small kitchen so there's a risk of cross contamination.
🥗Verse Oogst:
Mozzarella salad NGCI
Tomato soup NGCI
Prepared in same area as other salads etc so there's a risk of cross contamination
🍕Backerij Krumel:
Pre wrapped GF brownie available upon request
NGCI small round pizza available upon request
Pizza goes in same oven as the other pizzas and the same tray is used but tray liner is replaced.
We asked about GF bread for sandwiches and they said they didn't have any so I thought this meant they don't do them anymore but I've heard from others that they do they just run out of them quickly so perhaps we were just unlucky.
(I've read that the bread is wrapped and baked in the back of the oven, you would then be given it still wrapped with a wrapped piece of cheese and or ham for you to assemble)
Kashba:
🥗As a buffet style restaurant there are elements that don't contain gluten but as there are also many elements that do, there is a high risk of cross contamination.
For example the salad bar has a pumpkin salad as one of the options but also couscous salad and a pasta salad.
However there is a wrapped Lisa's choice GF stroopwafel near check out and I believe you can order a wrapped GF Lisa's choice ham & cheese toastie
Go Pure crisps salted GF
Go Pure crisps paprika GF
Propercorn Sweet & Salty GF
Propercorn Sea Salted GF
De Kleine Keuken Organic Apricot fruit GF
De Kleine Keuken Date & Apple bar GF
Nomad:
🥪GF Lisa's choice ham & cheese toastie (I believe you can also request it at Kashba) which is toasted in it's packaging
🧆Fabula wereldkeuken:
Mediterranean salmon GF - prepared separately
Croky pop chips GF
🍟Smulpaap, De Hongerige Machinist, Frau Boltes Küche:
GF meat snacks
GF chips
GF food is handled separately in a separate fryer, they assign someone who changes gloves.
🍛Witte Paard:
Sate NGCI if sauce is excluded
Spare ribs NGCI
Fish curry NGCI
Chips NGCI
Vegan salad NGCI
Wrapped GF brownie available at check out.
Croky pop chips GF
I didn't check them all but the Remia condiments I did check showed GF symbol where GF
🥞Polle's Keuken:
We were told all pancakes can be made GF in a separate kitchen except kebab, goat cheese and hot cherry (heated up in same oven as bread) and specials
Things I didn't get around to checking but have heard about:
🍿I believe the pop corn and cotton candy at 't Koetshuys is GF?
🥔Eigenheymer NGCI?
(I heard that one of the toppings is no longer GF so would be a risk of cross contamination.)
♥️De Gebrande Boon - Heart shaped cookie NGCI or GF ?
Casa Caracol - Nachos NGCI or GF?
🌭Unox - I've read that the meat sausage is GF so could potentially bring your own bun but there would probably be a high risk of cross contamination.
Also beware the vegetarian sausage is NOT GF - contains wheat.
Kashba - salmon & chips may be able to be prepared GF?
🍝Pinnokio's some pasta and pizza dishes there can be made GF?
🍖Until 5th Jan you can still book dinner at Het Wapen van Raveleijn which I'm told they can adapt to make GF.
The seasonal stands were selling tiny bottles of local Schrobbler liquor which were marked with a GF symbol!
Several places also had prepackaged ice cream some of which seems to be gluten free:
Magnum Double Cherry (GF)
Magnum Almond (GF)
Solero Exotic (GF)
Super Twister (PB) (GF)
Calippo Cola (PB) (GF)
Calippo Orange (PB) (GF)
Twister Mallow (GF)
Festini (PB) (GF)
Rocket ice lolly (PB) (GF)
I also noticed several of the food places (Fabula, Het Witte Paard, Frau Bolte's Kuche) had a microwave out for people to use which could be useful if you've brought something from home.
Outside the park:
-
Bosrijk shop:
Alongside several drinks such as milk there was also:
TLANT granola crackers GF
Croky crisps GF
Goudkuipje spreadable cheese GF
Calve Peanut butter
Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread
Eggs
Strawberry jam
Unox Knaks
Maille Dijon Mustard
Carapelli Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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🍕Bosrijk pizza delivery:
NGCI Pizza available but prepared in same area as other pizzas and in same oven and on same trays etc.
-
🍽️Bosrijk dinner:
We were advised that although there is a risk of cross contamination as its not a GF kitchen, almost everything from the menu can be made GF.
They could leave out crumb from fish, change sauces etc
Everything is kept separate
They have GF pasta
GF options are subject to availability
-
🍽️Loonsche Land dinner :
We were advised that although there is a risk of cross contamination as its not a GF kitchen, the below dishes could be safely made GF as the cooks would clean down the surfaces before preparing the food and wash their hands.
Salmon
Autumn salad
Steak
Seasonal fish (seabass)
Farmhouse ham
Burger on GF bun
Beet
The meat is cooked in a separate oven to the one they cook the bread in and the GF bread is wrapped before going in the oven.
However, as they only have one fryer the fries would not be GF.
GF options are subject to availability
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🍽️ Brasserie 7:
Breakfast at Brasserie 7:
We came down early for breakfast around 07:15 to avoid the rush and hopefully maximise GF options available.
The host welcomed us and after informing him about the allergy he said there would be a gluten free breakfast plate prepared specially for us and answered our questions. The GF breakfast plate consisted of a white bread subroll, 2 mini croissants, a cracker and an Odenwald bakery blueberry muffin.
The breads are covered in foil before going into a shared oven to keep them safe from cross contamination.
From the breakfast specials menu, we were told the Eggs Benedict could be made entirely gluten free and we could also order freshly made GF pancakes if we wanted. Clean pots & pans & utensils are used to prepare them.
We could request any meats or cheeses from the buffet brought out from a fresh packet. These came on a plate covered in cling film to avoid any cross contamination.
There were also various gluten free TLANT granola's available at the buffet which we could also request from a freshly opened box/packet.
The buffet also offered sealed jars of Pur Natur yoghurt, whole fruit, soft boiled and hard boiled eggs and sealed TLANT granola crackers. There were also various TLANT jams and spreads available from dispensers. The dispensers were generally not labelled with allergens but according to TLANT's website the jams are gluten free but the hazelnut spread and peanut butter may contain gluten.
I contacted Teacultures which is the brand used at the Grand Hotel and all their teas are GF.
The hot water for tea came out of a separate spout on the coffee machine.
There was also milk, juice, Chocomel and Fristi available from pouring jugs.
During breakfast there was a mime artist dressed as a bell hop being silly which was fun
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Lunch at Brasserie 7:
For lunch we were advised that the gluten free food would take longer to arrive as everything will be cleaned down. Our server had a relative with coeliac so was very understanding.
There were quite a few options here leading us to have lunch here twice during our stay.
From the lunch menu the below could be made GF:
Smoked Ribeye Carpaccio
Marinated Salmon
Caesar salad can be GF as croutons can be left out
Caprese salad
All the rolls can be made GF as they have GF bread, these are prepared separately, baked in a non GF oven but wrapped up in foil and on clean trays.
They either have the white sub roll you recognise from breakfast or the seeded roll we saw at Mystique. What you get will depend on what's available.
Depending on the soup of the day it may also be GF. I had the mushroom soup which was GF.
Crispy cod can be made GF (ours came as a plain pan-fried cod rather than breaded/battered etc.)
Vegetarian or beef burger can be made GF with GF bun
Bavette can be GF if herb butter is not chosen
Vintage beetroot can't be made GF
You are also free to order from the children's menu but I forgot to ask questions about what's GF there.
Chips can be fried separately in a separate pan but you will need to ask for this
Mixed salad can be made GF by not adding croutons
Seasonal vegetables are GF
In terms of desserts, we were told at lunch that three of the desserts could be made GF (Creme brulee, sabayon and cheese board) but we were too full to have any.
I would strongly advise checking on the day as we were later told at dinner that in fact none of the desserts could be made GF.
Note that hot drinks will always come with a biscuit of some kind which is not GF.
You can try and ask for them to leave it out (we forgot) but as drinks are handled by a separate team you may still be served one.
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Dinner at Brasserie 7:
Dinner had similar options to lunch:
Carpaccio could be made GF
Crispy cod could be GF without the crispy
Bavette could be GF as long as you don't choose the herb butter
Catch of the day can be GF depending on the accompanying sauce
Burger or vegetarian burger with GF bread
Celeriac depending on which sauces they're doing that day
Chips can be fried separately in a separate pan but you will need to ask for this
Mixed salad can be made GF by not adding croutons
Seasonal vegetables are GF
From the Kids menu:
Mini burger can be GF
Crispy cod cannot be GF as these are breaded/battered cod bites
Steak can be GF
Pasta cannot be GF as they don't have any GF pasta here
At dinner we were told none of the desserts could be made GF but this seems unlikely given our conversation at lunch time.
It was busy so we didn't question further.
During dinner there was a also a mime artist dressed as a bell hop interacting with the diners
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🍽️ Mystique - see previous post:
Spoilers below for those who want to know:
We had dinner at Mystique at the Efteling Grand Hotel on 9th November 2025.
We left it a bit too late so struggled to get a reservation. We signed up to the waiting list just in case and a spot opened up the day before.
The link in the email didn't work so we rang to book.
The whole dinner is meant to be sort of a surprise but I did my best to write everything we had down.
The hostess was very kind and took our coats after welcoming us at the front desk.
We chose a 3 course dinner for 2 with juice pairing (a 4 course dinner option is also available) and as one of our party has Coeliac disease we asked for everything to be gluten free and vegetarian. We made sure to mention this when making the booking also.
To go along with the 3 course dinner, you get to choose 3 stones which correspond with a list of magical ingredients from the menu.
These help determine the "flavour formula" and the intermediate dishes you will get.
They assured us that every precaution will be taken so that we could eat safely and encouraged us to choose freely as almost everything could be modified.
Spoilers ahead!!
At the start, they light a candle on the table which is made of herb butter and slowly melts during dinner. This is served with bread which for us was a seeded GF bread roll.
Amuse bouche 1: Carrot crisp with pear gel & sour cream
Amuse bouche 2: Berry gazpacho with lime zest
Chosen ingredient/dish 1: Anura's pearl - White chocolate pearl with lemon zest and lemon balm liquid inside. Served with Camomile lemon mousse on a decorative shell. The white chocolate surrounding the pearl is very thin and the liquid inside is also thin (like a liqueur) so recommend eating in one bite!
Chosen ingredient/dish 2: Quetzalquoti Vegetable Taco - Carrot crisp with avocado puree, feta cheese and toasted quinoa
1st course (starter): Smoked red beet roll, topped with shredded mature camembert cheese and miniature golden beets topped with buckwheat, served with a Kefir horseradish sauce
1st juice pairing - Drink made of smoked beetroot, smoked oil and earl grey tea
Chosen ingredient/dish 3: Steaming mushrooms - Frozen parmesan cheese encased in mushroom meringue, liquorice. Very cool presentation - the "steaming mushrooms" look like charcoal briquettes and are served on a bed of real charcoal. They are prepared with dry ice and you are advised to eat it immediately. This has the effect of blowing 'smoke' from your nostrils/mouth as you eat it (!) It also leaves a black residue on your tongue which is cool.
2nd course (main course): Braised cabbage cooked in beetroot topped with egg yolk mousse (?) and sunflower seeds. Sits on a bed of buttermilk potato puree, surrounded by a foamy lovage sauce.
2nd juice pairing - Apple, pear & honey
Amuse bouche 3: Strawberry & mint ice cream, pepper foam, meringue shards
3rd course (dessert): Ice cream made from porcini mushrooms on a dark chocolate mousse with orange pieces
3rd juice pairing: Orange & white chocolate (I thought this tasted a bit like jaffa cakes)
I also ordered a Toverthee - "magical" tea made of butterfly pea flower and elderflower. Comes with a shot of lime which changes the colour of your drink when you combine the two.
Finished the meal with a decaf cappuccino.
I hoped to see Aquanura from the window but not long after it started people from the bar went out on the balcony which unfortunately did block the view. You also can't hear the music inside the restaurant.
We could still see some of it. We didn't want to leave the table to go out onto the balcony as dishes were coming out all the time.
Our reservation was at 17:45 and we settled up around 21:30. We're slow people and took a while deciding but they do advise allowing around 2-3 hours.
Many of the pictures I took here:
🛒The local Albert Heijn supermarket was a big one and had lots of clearly marked GF own brand items including cakes and freezer items.
I took lots of pictures so you can see how much of what you see on line could potentially be found in the Kaatsheuvel branch
There is also a large Jumbo in Kaatsheuvel but we didn't make it that far so not sure on the local range but they do have a good GF range on line.
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Lactose
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Efteling is slowly waking up to vegans which is helpful to those who are allergic to lactose or eggs.
Translations below Lactose = Lactose Lactose Free = Lactosevrij Without Lactose = Zonder Lactose Milk = Melk Cow Milk = Koemelk Plantaardig = Plant Based Vegan = Veganistisch Vegetarian = Vegetarisch Allergy Card:
You can also print the following on a card to show if you wish. 'Goedendag, ik wil u graag laten weten dat ik een lactose intolerantie heb. Ik kan daarom geen melk, boter, room, yoghurt, kaas en andere melkbestanddelen eten of drinken. Kunt u mij alstublieft vertellen welk gerecht ik van de menukaart kan nemen? En wilt u de chef-kok hiervan op de hoogte brengen? Hartelijk bedankt voor uw hulp.' |
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Based on this article from July 2023 the below options were available
(Though note in the article they are still calling 'Frau Bolte's Kuche' 'Steenbok' sometimes and 'Kashba' 'Panorama self service' or 'La Place'. )
A stand at Ruigrijkplein is selling NoBeef BBQ style wraps this summer only.
De Smulpaap has a chili non carne loaded fries summer special which has chips, chili sin carne, hot vegan cheese sauce, rocket and red onion.
Apparently you can ask for a vegan version of most of the pancakes on the menu now at Polles keuken. They even have vegan cheese. They serve it under a cover like they do with allergen sensitive pancakes.
Backerij Krumel does a vegan pizza bread with grilled vegetables, pumpkin seeds, spinach, tomato, mushrooms, red onion, and vegan cheese
They also sell a vegan sandwich which has grilled vegetables, avocado, red pepper spread, tomato and sunflower seeds
De Brutale Aap And Oase do a vegan Turkish pizza
In Den Swarte Kat sells vegan almond filled pies.
De Gebrande Boon does vegan apple turnovers
They also have vegan milk to make coffee with as does Polles keuken, Rondje van de molen, in Den Swarte Kat and Backerij Krumel. This is usually oat milk but can sometimes be soy so do check if you have trouble with either.
Cotton candy which can be got from various places is also vegan
The mini Dutch pancakes at 't Poffertje are all vegan however not all the toppings are vegan so do check with your server.
De Eigenheymer potato on a stick is also vegan.
Het Witte Paard has two vegan pasta's. A vegan Bolognese on the kids menu and a creamy penne pasta with spinach, sundried tomatoes and pine nuts topped with rocket.
Some of the Unox stands like De Smaeckmaker sell a vegan hot dog.
Frau Bolte's Kuche does vegan onion rings and have vegan mayo available
Some of the food in the wall places like Frau Bolte's Kuche have vegan spring rolls in the assortment
Then Fabula has a vegan Jungle burger which is a grilled soy burger with Kimchi, pepper and a 5 spice sauce served with potato wedges.
And a Jungle salad which has mesclun, giant cous cous, green beans, grilled vegetables and pineapple. Also served with potato wedges.
Here the kids menu also has a vegan pasta option.
Toko Pagode does a vegan tofu curry with rice or noodles
Het Witte Paard has a vegan salad with olives, onion, walnut, apple and sundried tomatoes.
De Smulpaap, De Hongerige Machinist and Frau Bolte's Kuche all do vegan chips with vegan condiments
The Raveleijn dinner experience has vegan beet Wellington as its vegan main choice and a vegan mac & cheese for the kids.
The Pirana bar does nachos with salsa
Kashba also has some vegan options and I believe Polles keuken now does a vegan pancake upon request (sticker says may contain soy)
The local supermarkets like Albert Heijn have a good range of food available in order to make pack ups.
The nearby city of Tilburg has some vegan friendly restaurants.
(Though note in the article they are still calling 'Frau Bolte's Kuche' 'Steenbok' sometimes and 'Kashba' 'Panorama self service' or 'La Place'. )
A stand at Ruigrijkplein is selling NoBeef BBQ style wraps this summer only.
De Smulpaap has a chili non carne loaded fries summer special which has chips, chili sin carne, hot vegan cheese sauce, rocket and red onion.
Apparently you can ask for a vegan version of most of the pancakes on the menu now at Polles keuken. They even have vegan cheese. They serve it under a cover like they do with allergen sensitive pancakes.
Backerij Krumel does a vegan pizza bread with grilled vegetables, pumpkin seeds, spinach, tomato, mushrooms, red onion, and vegan cheese
They also sell a vegan sandwich which has grilled vegetables, avocado, red pepper spread, tomato and sunflower seeds
De Brutale Aap And Oase do a vegan Turkish pizza
In Den Swarte Kat sells vegan almond filled pies.
De Gebrande Boon does vegan apple turnovers
They also have vegan milk to make coffee with as does Polles keuken, Rondje van de molen, in Den Swarte Kat and Backerij Krumel. This is usually oat milk but can sometimes be soy so do check if you have trouble with either.
Cotton candy which can be got from various places is also vegan
The mini Dutch pancakes at 't Poffertje are all vegan however not all the toppings are vegan so do check with your server.
De Eigenheymer potato on a stick is also vegan.
Het Witte Paard has two vegan pasta's. A vegan Bolognese on the kids menu and a creamy penne pasta with spinach, sundried tomatoes and pine nuts topped with rocket.
Some of the Unox stands like De Smaeckmaker sell a vegan hot dog.
Frau Bolte's Kuche does vegan onion rings and have vegan mayo available
Some of the food in the wall places like Frau Bolte's Kuche have vegan spring rolls in the assortment
Then Fabula has a vegan Jungle burger which is a grilled soy burger with Kimchi, pepper and a 5 spice sauce served with potato wedges.
And a Jungle salad which has mesclun, giant cous cous, green beans, grilled vegetables and pineapple. Also served with potato wedges.
Here the kids menu also has a vegan pasta option.
Toko Pagode does a vegan tofu curry with rice or noodles
Het Witte Paard has a vegan salad with olives, onion, walnut, apple and sundried tomatoes.
De Smulpaap, De Hongerige Machinist and Frau Bolte's Kuche all do vegan chips with vegan condiments
The Raveleijn dinner experience has vegan beet Wellington as its vegan main choice and a vegan mac & cheese for the kids.
The Pirana bar does nachos with salsa
Kashba also has some vegan options and I believe Polles keuken now does a vegan pancake upon request (sticker says may contain soy)
The local supermarkets like Albert Heijn have a good range of food available in order to make pack ups.
The nearby city of Tilburg has some vegan friendly restaurants.
Nuts
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Due to Indonesian culinary influence the Dutch are quite fond of peanut sauce. This is offered as a condiment sauce to chips at some places and is often used on chicken satay. Frau Bolte's Kuche is best for chips if you have a peanut allergy though do still make the staff aware.
Nuts are also often available as toppings for ice creams and salads. If you tell your server they will take it seriously and do what they can. Translations below Nuts = Noten Peanut = Pinda Hazelnut = Hazelnoot |
Old info
Efteling's Gluten Free Options:
Based on this article from June 2022
Casa Caracol
- Nacho's
De Gelaarsde Kat
- Ham & cheese toasties or cheese toasties
Eigenheymer
- Potato snack
* All 3 flavours are GF
Fabula
- Salads, fish meals, chips
* They had the sweet potato fries (The mayo and ketchup is GF), the Ocean salad (cold white rice, cold salmon, cucumber, carrot, soy beans and radishes without the sauce) and the Ocean box (spiced hot cod with rice, rosemary flatbread and vegetables with lemon ras el han butter). They also sell Popchips
Backerij Krumel
- Pizza, sandwiches, brownies
* They mention a choice of white or brown bread buns with cheese and or ham, a pizza with salami and the vegan pizza as being GF.
Frau Bolte's Kuche
- Chips and hot snacks
*The GF items are marked on the electronic ordering kiosk and include chips, frikandel, kroket, mayo and ketchup
Smulpaap
- Chips and hot snacks
Station De Oost
- Chips and hot snacks
Het Witte Paard
- Brownies
Pinokkio's
- Pasta, carpaccio, salad
Polles keuken
- GF & lactose free pancake
* They had a plain pancake with fruit or marshmellows on the side and used he powdered sugar from the table and the Van Gilse syrup
Toko Pagode
- Fried rice, white rice, sate, tikka masala and more
Het Wapen Van Raveleijn
- Whole dinner can be catered for GF
There is also this article from 2018 but the information is very outdated now.
Please always check with the staff on site.
Croky crisps are available in several locations and are GF.
At De Gebrande Boon the heart shaped cookie is made of almond flour and is kept seperately wrapped behind the counter and is GF.
Kashba has a few of the Lisa's choice syrup GF & DF waffles near the check out counter.
The Bosrijk shop offers gluten free bread and has a basket of Gluten Free bread items available at the breakfast buffet.
I believe you can also order Gluten Free pizza upon request
The Bosrijk restaurant, the Efteling Wonder Hotel restaurant and the Loonsche Land restaurant can all make accomodations for GF.
At the Efteling Wonder Hotel the below products from the breakfast buffet are gluten free (May 2024)
Cheese, Margerine (Becel), Yoghurt (Peach), Yoghurt (Natural), Yoghurt (Strawberry), Watermelon, Ham & Raw ham, Fruit, Jam, Peanutbutter, Granola's, Powdered sugar and syrup, cream butter, Brie, Sliced Sausages, Cucumber, Scrambled eggs, Honey, Hazelnut Paste, Fruit mash (TLANT), Boiled Eggs, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Crispy bacon, Chocolate Sprinkles, Olive oil, Milk, Orange Juice, Apple Juice.
Breakfast can be expanded with products below:
Gluten-free and lactose free bread (Mam's Mikse)
Gluten-free and lactose free buns (Pastridor)
Gluten-free and lactose free muffins
Gluten-free chocolate buns/sausage rolls
Gluten-free and lactose free muesli (Damhert)
Gluten-free and lactose free crackers (TLANT)
Gluten-free and lactose free syrup waffle
Rice cracker
Hummus
In agreement with the kitchen staff there can be made a gluten-free pancake
The local supermarkets like Albert Heijn and Jumbo have a good range of food available in order to make pack ups.
Based on this article from June 2022
Casa Caracol
- Nacho's
De Gelaarsde Kat
- Ham & cheese toasties or cheese toasties
Eigenheymer
- Potato snack
* All 3 flavours are GF
Fabula
- Salads, fish meals, chips
* They had the sweet potato fries (The mayo and ketchup is GF), the Ocean salad (cold white rice, cold salmon, cucumber, carrot, soy beans and radishes without the sauce) and the Ocean box (spiced hot cod with rice, rosemary flatbread and vegetables with lemon ras el han butter). They also sell Popchips
Backerij Krumel
- Pizza, sandwiches, brownies
* They mention a choice of white or brown bread buns with cheese and or ham, a pizza with salami and the vegan pizza as being GF.
Frau Bolte's Kuche
- Chips and hot snacks
*The GF items are marked on the electronic ordering kiosk and include chips, frikandel, kroket, mayo and ketchup
Smulpaap
- Chips and hot snacks
Station De Oost
- Chips and hot snacks
Het Witte Paard
- Brownies
Pinokkio's
- Pasta, carpaccio, salad
Polles keuken
- GF & lactose free pancake
* They had a plain pancake with fruit or marshmellows on the side and used he powdered sugar from the table and the Van Gilse syrup
Toko Pagode
- Fried rice, white rice, sate, tikka masala and more
Het Wapen Van Raveleijn
- Whole dinner can be catered for GF
There is also this article from 2018 but the information is very outdated now.
Please always check with the staff on site.
Croky crisps are available in several locations and are GF.
At De Gebrande Boon the heart shaped cookie is made of almond flour and is kept seperately wrapped behind the counter and is GF.
Kashba has a few of the Lisa's choice syrup GF & DF waffles near the check out counter.
The Bosrijk shop offers gluten free bread and has a basket of Gluten Free bread items available at the breakfast buffet.
I believe you can also order Gluten Free pizza upon request
The Bosrijk restaurant, the Efteling Wonder Hotel restaurant and the Loonsche Land restaurant can all make accomodations for GF.
At the Efteling Wonder Hotel the below products from the breakfast buffet are gluten free (May 2024)
Cheese, Margerine (Becel), Yoghurt (Peach), Yoghurt (Natural), Yoghurt (Strawberry), Watermelon, Ham & Raw ham, Fruit, Jam, Peanutbutter, Granola's, Powdered sugar and syrup, cream butter, Brie, Sliced Sausages, Cucumber, Scrambled eggs, Honey, Hazelnut Paste, Fruit mash (TLANT), Boiled Eggs, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Crispy bacon, Chocolate Sprinkles, Olive oil, Milk, Orange Juice, Apple Juice.
Breakfast can be expanded with products below:
Gluten-free and lactose free bread (Mam's Mikse)
Gluten-free and lactose free buns (Pastridor)
Gluten-free and lactose free muffins
Gluten-free chocolate buns/sausage rolls
Gluten-free and lactose free muesli (Damhert)
Gluten-free and lactose free crackers (TLANT)
Gluten-free and lactose free syrup waffle
Rice cracker
Hummus
In agreement with the kitchen staff there can be made a gluten-free pancake
The local supermarkets like Albert Heijn and Jumbo have a good range of food available in order to make pack ups.
