Lowlander

Name: Lowlander
Address: 36 Drury Lane, London, Covent Garden, WC2B 5RR, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7379 7446
Rating: 7

Restaurant & Bar in Covent Garden

7 / 10 from 1 review

Address
36 Drury Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5RR

Map

History

Telephone
020 7379 7446

Cuisine
Restaurant & Bar

Region
Covent Garden

Nearest Station
Covent Garden
0.16 miles

Opening Times

Monday	Open 09:30 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday	Open 09:30 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday	Open 09:30 - Closes 23:00
Thursday	Open 09:30 - Closes 23:00
Friday	Open 09:30 - Closes 23:00
Saturday	Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Sunday	Open 12:00 - Closes 22:30

Edit Restaurant Information

Lowlander is a restaurant and bar with a Belgian and Dutch theme. From Monday to Friday they serve a variety of bar food along with an A La Carte menu (from Midday until 3pm and 6pm until 10pm). On Saturdays they serve an A La Carte menu all day and then on Sundays they serve brunch from Midday until 5pm. Catering for private parties of up to 30 guests is available upon request.

All In London Review

Lowlander is full of exceptional imported beers, which is all the reason you need to pay the Covent Garden bar a visit

Before craft ale came to London the many beers of Belgium were the standard bearers for quality brews. The trappists, triples and dubbels have as much depth as any wine and come with both delicate and robust strengths and flavours. Lowlander is a Belgian and Dutch beer hall in Covent Garden and with 15 beers on draught and over 80 different bottles in its fridges it is a bar for the connoisseur.

Spacious and smart, Lowlander is a slightly more sterile version of the beer cafes of Belgium. There are big tables that run in rows to accommodate the big groups who thrive in places like this and the attractive symmetry of seating isn’t lost on us on this visit. The wood and beige colour scheme works, letting the various beer memorabilia take most of the attention.

The food might find a more favourable review if it stuck to Belgian and Dutch classics but instead there are burgers, chicken wings, ribs and quiche. Only the continental sausage platter and the moules mariniere give a nod to the origin of the beer. But it isn’t about the food, is it? It is about the beer. And with a huge range of breweries represented we’d be fools to attempt to list them all. So we’ll mention some favourites. The Brugse Zot blonde is a light - at 6% - golden beer that could almost substitute for lager as a session beer; Straffe Hendrik, a dark blonde triple that ups the strength to 9% but retains a delicate aftertaste; and the Gulden Draak, a rich dark beer with a strength you can taste with every sip.

A visit to Lowlander isn’t a visit to your average pub. The beers are exceptional imports often with hundreds of years of history behind them They don’t come cheap here but with ABVs often around the 8% mark, you should sip slowly to appreciate them.

Reviewed by T.A.O on Feb 22, 2014
Published on Feb 21, 2014