Simple, seasonal American lowcountry food which encompasses cuisine from the southern wilds of the United States from the Carolinas to the Gulf Coast, aiming to challenge British misconceptions about American food. From long weekend lunches with family, to after work drinks with colleagues, to birthday celebrations with friends, lowcountry is the perfect destination restaurant for both locals and visitors alike.
The menu at lowcountry features a variety of steaks and seafood, as well as traditional lowcountry dishes. Starters include: she crab soup with jumbo crab meat, sweet roe and grilled corn succotash and lowcountry spare ribs brushed with barbeque sauce. Main courses include: crawfish, steamed cracked crabs and seafood gumbo, served with andouille sausage and the pinot noir burger basted in red wine and served with grilled red onions, fried pickles and cheese. Traditional favourites such as pecan pie and knickerbocker are on offer for dessert.
Ox Wagon
Restaurant & Bar in Fulham
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Website
http://www.lowcountry.co.uk
Opening Summary
Monday – Thursday: 12pm - midnight
Friday: 12pm – 1am
Saturday: 9am – 1am
Sunday: 12pm – 11.30pm
Monday – Thursday: 12pm - midnight
Friday: 12pm – 1am
Saturday: 9am – 1am
Sunday: 12pm – 11.30pm
Restaurant Facilities
Smoking Area
Disabled Facilities
Children Welcome
Credit Cards Accepted
Outdoor Area
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All In London Review
Southern food that’s not quite up to scratch yet
The menus proudly declare that food is either local or from the south-east wilds of the US, prompting the partner to quip, “I really hope our food comes from further away than Putney”. Cuisine from the Low Country, primarily the coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina, is hearty and well-seasoned. Lowcountry hasn’t been open two weeks yet, so perhaps that’s why they haven’t quite managed this.
Some of it is good. A stack of ribs has very tender meat, coated in a sweet and smoky glaze, although adding chunky chips to a starter is a tad over-generous. The Lowcountry roast pork picnic leg is smothered in a very similar sticky sauce, paired with potato wedges and crunchy greens. From the bar bites, the mini Pinot Noir burger has a nice char aroma, although we can’t taste the red wine marinade, and the basket of fried pickles, slices of pickled gherkin in breadcrumbs, are a very moreish side.
Other dishes are lacking in flavour. Cracked crabs with drawn butter, or melted clarified butter on these shores, are advertised as spicy, but once we prize the steamed meat out of its shell (this is not date food) we find tender crab, but not the slightest hint of spice. Spiced cheesy grits suffer the same absence, and the seafood gumbo with Andouille sausage and crawfish is disappointingly bland. What should be a signature dish tastes like oily fish stock – the jasmine rice packs more of a punch.
The knickerbocker old glory turns out to be three sad scoops of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream in a tall glass, had we wanted this we could have ordered the trio of ice creams instead.
The venue seems ambitiously huge, but closer inspection reveals there is more space than tables. Perhaps the aim is to fill it with drinkers, and the alfresco patch at the back will no doubt be a huge draw in sunny weather. It’s just a shame the food isn’t up to scratch yet.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on May 30, 2012
User Reviews
j j stevens
from london
from london
Jan 16, 2013
Defoe coming back the food is to die for voodoo wing "fantastic" may your new year be as happy as you made me fell well done Lowcountry xx
Name: j j stevens
Location: london
Name: j j stevens
Location: london
Foodster
Nov 12, 2012
Went here with some work colleagues for dinner and drinks after work. Really good service, and I was impressed with the food (we all were)! Would definitely go back there. Easy to get to. Friendly staff. Good Value.
LOVED THE BURGERS!
LOVED THE BURGERS!
dreamteam
Jul 5, 2012
A great new dining experience, recommended by friends and we were not disappointed. Amazing menu with so many choices, we have returned to sample both the main courses and bar bites, particularly love the seafood combinations and the ribs were so tender! Friendly & efficient service too - well done!
MrsW
May 24, 2012
We had drinks and bar snacks here last night - what an excellent place. I've never had fried green tomatoes before -they were delicious and the staff were all really friendly. Lovely garden too.
marion carpentier
from st johns wood
from st johns wood
May 13, 2012
A refreshing new place with ambitious menu. Staff need a little help getting to grips with the dishes, but wow!!! flavours were amazing, dishes authentic, and brunch in the sun....what can you say! Love IT!!!
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Name: marion carpentier
Location: st johns wood
Grits Grits Grits. Great Great Great
Name: marion carpentier
Location: st johns wood
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