Allergen Information
Caribbean and West African cooking leans on ingredients that are common allergens — groundnut, celery, shellfish, wheat. If you have an allergy or intolerance, please read this before ordering.
Always tell us before you order
Our food is cooked in a single kitchen where all 14 regulated allergens are handled. Shared equipment, oil and preparation surfaces mean we cannot guarantee any dish is free from traces of an allergen, even when that ingredient is not in the recipe.
If your allergy is severe, contact us before placing an order and we will check the exact recipe and preparation for the dishes you are considering.
Checking a specific dish
Recipes change as we cook seasonally and as suppliers change, so the most reliable answer is always a current one. Tell us the dish and the allergen and we will confirm before you pay.
The 14 regulated allergens
UK law requires food businesses to declare these fourteen. Where they appear in our cooking, we have noted the forms they usually take.
Celery
Including celeriac, and celery salt used in stocks and seasoning.
Cereals containing gluten
Wheat, rye, barley and oats — so bread, flour, roti, pastry and most thickened sauces.
Crustaceans
Prawns, crab, lobster, crayfish.
Eggs
Including egg used in batters, glazes, mayonnaise and some pastries.
Fish
Including fish sauce and stock used for depth of flavour.
Lupin
A flour sometimes found in bread and pastry.
Milk
Butter, cheese, cream, milk powder and yoghurt.
Molluscs
Mussels, oysters, squid, whelks.
Mustard
Mustard seed, powder and liquid mustard in marinades and dressings.
Nuts
Tree nuts: almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts, macadamia, Brazil nuts.
Peanuts
Peanuts and groundnut oil — common in West African cooking.
Sesame
Seeds, oil and tahini.
Soya
Soy sauce, tofu, soya flour and some marinades.
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
Above 10mg/kg — used as a preservative in some dried fruit and condiments.
How we handle allergens
One kitchen, shared equipment
Every dish is prepared in the same kitchen. We clean down between preparations, but we do not operate separate allergen-free production areas.
Recipes change
Ingredients and suppliers change with the season. Information you were given previously may no longer hold, so please check again each time if your allergy is severe.
This page covers allergens only. See our Terms & Conditions for refunds, and our Delivery Policy for delivery and collection.