Food allergies and intolerances

Last updated: 14 November 2026

Please contact the restaurant before you order.

Allergen information comes from the restaurant. The restaurant is responsible for it. Tell the restaurant what you're allergic to and ask what is in the dish you want. If you don't have the restaurant's phone number, contact Derby Eats and we'll give it to you: 01332 327436.

Derby Eats does not prepare food. We can't guarantee the information that restaurants give us or give you.

Please don't rely on a note with your order to tell the restaurant about an allergy. Speak to the restaurant before your food is made.

What you need to know

• Not every menu on Derby Eats lists allergens. Never assume a dish is free from an allergen because the menu doesn't mention it.
• Recipes and suppliers change, so check every time, even for a dish you've had before.
• Takeaway kitchens handle lots of ingredients. Traces and cross-contamination can happen, so a restaurant can't promise that any dish is completely free from an allergen.
• If you're unsure about your food when it arrives, don't eat it. Contact us and we'll take it up with the restaurant.

The 14 major allergens

Restaurants must be able to tell you if a dish contains any of these: celery; cereals containing gluten (such as wheat, rye, barley and oats); crustaceans (such as prawns, crabs and lobsters); eggs; fish; lupin; milk; molluscs (such as mussels and oysters); mustard; peanuts; sesame; soya; sulphur dioxide and sulphites; and tree nuts (such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, pistachios and macadamia nuts).

In an emergency

If someone has a serious allergic reaction, call 999.