From the restaurant's website:
"Sou’Wester offers all-day dining with regional American cuisine in a bustling space boasting waterfront views and al fresco dining. ... The menu reads with a Southern lilt and features traditional as well as interpretive takes on American classics such as Skillet Fried Chicken with Coleslaw, Chicken and Dumplings and Sautéed Red Snapper with Old Bay Chowder."
Kids' menu. Full bar. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Sat–Sun brunch 11:30 am–4 pm.
Washingtonian: 100 Very Best Restaurants, 2011
"DC’s posh Mandarin Oriental hotel might be an unlikely place to show off the sleepy, Southern side of Washington, but chef Eric Ziebold is seeking to do just that. His casual new restaurant, Sou’Wester, offers a Gone With the Wind vibe with gone-to-the-Eastern-Shore regional comfort food."
— Eliot Stein, Washingtonian, October 2009 (two and a half stars)