Short answer: Ring ahead rather than turning up. Gluten-free fish and chips needs a separate fryer, and availability varies by day even at places that offer it. Lansdowne Bakery is the reliable name locally for GF baking.
Cornwall is a hard place to eat gluten-free — pasties, fish and chips and cream teas are all built on wheat. Bude does better than most, but the detail matters.
Genuinely gluten-free fish and chips needs a dedicated fryer, not just GF batter. Shared oil means cross-contamination. Several places offer GF on set days when they run a separate fryer — which is why ringing ahead matters more here than almost anywhere.
The name that comes up locally for gluten-free baking, including pasties. Worth going to rather than hoping a general café can accommodate.
Not "do you do gluten-free" but "do you use a separate fryer" and "is the GF bread stored and cut separately". The second question tells you very quickly how seriously a kitchen takes it.
The Brendon Arms and Preston Gate both have GF options on the menu. As always, the marker of a good kitchen is staff who answer the cross-contamination question without hesitating.
If you're coeliac rather than avoiding gluten by choice, be explicit when ordering. Kitchens genuinely treat those differently, and they should.
Bude has full-size supermarkets, which is not true of the smaller villages. If you're staying nearby and eating out is stressful, that's a real advantage.
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