The Swamp Fox Restaurant
$$ • Restaurant
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Our server was very knowledgeable about their GF options and the menu is clearly marked. Excellent food & service overall. I had the salmon with seasonal roasted root veggies. Beautiful restaurant inside the Francis Marion Hotel. Will definitely eat here again.
I was underwhelmed by the options I had due to being a picky eater, but eventually settled on the vegetarian option which was just 3 sides. I got the pepper Jack grits, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. The asparagus was very good although salty, the pepper Jack grits were great and the mashed potatoes were DRY. Overall I didn’t get sick at all, and the waiter was very knowledgeable.
Every breakfast was wonderful. Several tasty dinner options, especially fresh fish. The turnip greens are unusual and might be an acquired taste with honey in them. GREAT STAFF! Really attentive to gluten allergies. No gluten free desserts.
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The shrimp and grits are amazing!!!! Gotten free items are marked.
Ambience - ok(enhanced by piano player)
Staff friendly and accommodating
GF option- minimal
Grilled-Asparagus- tough and undercooked
new serving slightly better…gave up
Red rice- dry, poorly seasoned
Halibut(special)-if this did not come out of a frozen box somewhere I would be amazed!…. My fish was overcooked and dry without any flavor my wife’s serving was undercooked translucent and without flavor I switched with her because I can eat fish like that and she can’t!
We gave up sending things back! We try to be polite, ….it’s obvious that the kitchen doesn’t have a clue, and we would run the risk of chef’s revenge!!!!! *** correction there is no Chef in the kitchen😠!
Stick to breakfast, or read other reviews for popular items!
The food was absolutely amazing, but after leaving the restaurant I could feel my stomach swelling and got sick shortly after. If you don’t have celiac, you may be okay, but if you have celiac I would recommend eating elsewhere!
Menu clearly marked. I had the braised short ribs and they were really good. The mashed potatoes that came with them weren’t great. The staff was very helpful and attentive. There were no opportunities to have special orders made like some of the other reviews suggested and I was a little disappointed by that. It was good... just not quite up to the reviews I read here.
We ate at the bar and still received excellent service and excellent food. The chef came out to speak with me and made me some toast to go with the roasted bre, it looked better than the gluten folks ate. Rich our bartender was super nice. Good drinks too
Everyone was wonderful, knowledgeable and oh by the way, the shrimp and grits are sublime!
Gluten-free menu items are marked with a G. The shrimp and grits were so delicious. Nice ambience.
Absolutely delicious. Best food that I had during my visit in Charleston. The chef even made special fried green tomatoes in a gluten free flour for us!
I got extremely sick!! The food was delicious.....they made me gluten free fried green tomatoes and fried chicken. But there was gluten in something...
The chef made gluten free fried chicken for me and oysters Rockefeller. The gravy for the mashed potatoes is also gluten free. The food was amazing!
Amazing food!!!! They even made some gluten free oysters Rockefeller that were delicious!
Great service. Plenty of options. Shrimp and grits-delicious! Could even eat the gravy!!! Great comfort food. Lots of sides and appetizers too.
Their shrimp and grits is gluten free...AND AMAZING! They had plenty of really tasty GF options and were really accommodating. It was a nice atmosphere and really good food.
I wound up eating here three times because it was convenient (was staying at the hotel there) and tasty. I didn't have particularly helpful servers--they ranged from a friendly okay on the mention of Celiac to barely a nod--but the menu was nice, and I never got sick. I had delicious shrimp and grits, the sampler plate where you pick 4 sides from a nice gf selection, and a yummy Bibb salad. It was actually one of the better gf menus I saw while in Charleston.
Very knowledgeable staff. Chef coated green tomatoes with rice flour and pan fried them for me!!
very nice staff. shrimp and grits were awesome. best I've had anywhere.
Yes they know what gluten is and can help you navigate the menu. Great spot if you want a burger without a bun or a salad without croutons, but nothing gluten free special in my opinion.
Small menu, but good GF selections and a very helpful staff.
No set gf menu, but tell the host and they will send out a server who knows which dishes the chef can make gf. The list they gave me had a nice range of options with different entree types including a vegetarian one. I ended up with the Roasted Half Chicken, which came out with a potato and goat cheese gratin and a local vegetable preparation - very good meal, large portion.
Excellent gluten free options! No separate menu, but very easy to find something if you ask up front. Very friendly service as well, and reasonably priced with beautiful atmosphere, to boot.
