Robin’s – Cambria
On our drive back from Berkeley, we stopped in Cambria to get dinner since we were about to stay the night in San Simeon. We didn’t plan on spending the night, but all of the tours for Hearst Castle had ended for the day. We drove all the way to the coast again to visit Hearst Castle and therefore decided to book a tour for the next day and find a place to sleep. We took the Five, or how they would say it in Berkeley, Interstate (I-5) since I am very sensitive to motion sickness.
Almost everything was sold out! Luckily, I managed to book a room in a motel that turned out to be part of a larger resort. At check-in, the reception told me it was their last room! Together with some French tourists who were checking in at the same time, I found the reception. The reception of our motel was namely closed. A sign at the window indicated that we had to walk to the reception of the resort next door. A woman helped me by indicating the way. The Frenchmen and I started walking towards the entrance of the resort Cavalier.
Once at the reception, the Frenchmen were polite and let me check-in first. In a few minutes this resulted in a simultaneous check-in for me and the Frenchmen when Roxy got off the phone. There was quite a hassle with assigning the room, but luckily the situation got resolved and I received the two keycards to check-in to the room!
Before we drove up to the motel, we visited this very cute and pretty restaurant called Robin’s. We parked the car. I walked into the restaurant to ask about the gluten-free and allium free options on their menu. After having had a look at the menu with a lovely woman at the store section of the restaurant, plus their rating on find me gluten-free, I was convinced they were able to prepare a safe meal for me! I walked back to the car to get Arnoud and tell him that I chose a delicious dish for him (to take away the burden of choosing) while I went over de menu. We were seated inside the restaurant. Arnoud went with my suggestion after reviewing the menu and I had Robin’s chow, which was one of the few dishes or only dish they knew for certain they could make without allium!
If you need to eat gluten-free I would definitely recommend to stop at Robin’s! It’s a lovely place, with kind staff and delicious food options! Though, I would suggest to order one of their other gluten-free dishes! They do have many options when you are able to enjoy allium as well. To see the photos click here to check out my instagram post about Robin’s @glutenfree.crumble
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