Allergens
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. |
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 it's a little more difficult because bakery's use a lot of flour. So here they looked for special products that are lactose and gluten free that can come to them prepacked to reduce the risk of cross contamination. So they found a brownie 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 it's a little more difficult because bakery's use a lot of flour. So here they looked for special products that are lactose and gluten free that can come to them prepacked to reduce the risk of cross contamination. So they found a brownie 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
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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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.
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 local supermarkets like Albert Heijn and Jumbo have a good range of food available in order to make pack ups.
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.
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 local supermarkets like Albert Heijn and Jumbo have a good range of food available in order to make pack ups.
Lactose
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 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.' |
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
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
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
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 |