Bluegrass

This place used to be so much better. First started coming here three years or so ago and it was truly fantastic. A real dedication to quality, and great theming. Sinks in toilets were metal buckets and the soap dispensers were oil cans. Really great.
These days, it seems like they just don’t care anymore. The brisket was reheated and just brown all over with none of the ‘pink ring of truth’ a good smoked meat should have and should I mention the toilets? They were disgusting. They are above the kitchen and really dirty and overflowing. Picture uploaded.
I hope they take the time and effort to call a
Plumber. It really wouldn’t hurt.

Having asked for recommendations for a non-​chain lunch option in High Wycombe, the Bluegrass was a popular suggestion.
We came here for a pre-​football match meal, which meant we were right on the margins for the breakfast or lunch menu.
As I had arrived first, I checked how firm the 1145 cut off was — it was pretty firm! My friends were due to arrive bang on 1145, so I took pictures of the menu and sent them to their phones so they could choose before they arrived. Job done.
I placed the order for a Smokehouse plate, sausage bun, Baconana pancake and cheese and bacon pancakes, with coffee or tea to go with them.
It was a little odd to be asked to pay in advance, as if it was a fast food restaurant, but I settled up and waited for my friends and the food to arrive.
After my friends had settled in, we didn’t have too long to wait before the dishes were brought to us.
The Smokehouse plate was a gigantic fried breakfast dish, with baked eggs as a side. The two pancake dishes were 3 stacks and very filling, while the sausage bun was a smaller serving.
All were well received and polished off in no time at all.
The service was very good, well timed, understated and unfussy. We left a good tip.
It’s a well priced place, not cheap but not too pricey either. A nice chilled and confident ambience.
A good choice all round.

Wow, this is the place I have been searching for! The people running this place really know their stuff!
I made a special trip to visit this place as the name contains my two favourite words — Bluegrass and BBQ! I love a little Bluegrass, being a Southern Redneck and all, this place called out to me and I wasn’t dissapointed.
I have visited a few ‘American diner’ themed places and so far none have really impressed, this place although not a diner but a smoke house is simply brilliant. I’d go as far to say that this is the closest you are going to get without the journey into the Southern States of the USA.
The decour is traditional smoke house style, lots of wood beams and boothed tables, there is Americana throughout and made me feel very nostalgic about back home.
Food wise, everything that passed us looked pretty nice, I appreciate the other reviewers comment as this being piles of meat, well thats how we southern folk roll!
I had the ‘Ultimate Pit Boss Burger’ which was a Beef patty topped with pulled pork, Brisket, cheese, bacon an onion ring a slice of tomato and some lettuce, all housed in a Brioche bun and served with a side of slaw. Priced at 12.95 this seemed good value for all that you get. Coupled with a side of ‘Bluegrass fries’ (essentially regular seasoned skins on fries) priced at £1.95.
This is a close to perfection as I have found for burger here in the UK, cooked to my liking (Medium) it was succulent and full of flavour. The fries were, well they were fries, not a lot you can say about fries other than they were hot and crisp and as fries should be. I don’t care much for slaw however but my pal said it was good.
For dessert I had Key Lime Pie priced at 4.95 — truly divine!
The place was busy but not crammed and its great for families, kids menu available on request.
Drinks wise this place has quite a choice.
Budwiser on Draught at £3.75 a pint but impressively also available is a selection of craft beers, I tried a pint of Dixi £3.95 and wasn’t dissapointed. Also availble in the craft selection was Goose Island, Brooklyn, Samuel Adams Boston Lager and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
They also stock Rekorderlig Cider and a selection of wines.
Of course they have a good selection of Whiskey and Bourbons too afterall, what southern smoke house wouldnt?
They carry the usual arsenal of soft drinks but coompliment it with some imported stuff too such as Root Beer, Jelly Belly Cherry Cola and Arizona Iced Tea.
I was really happy to find this place and its by far the best US Dining experience I’ve had outside the USA. Its true they could benefit from offering milkshakes too but overall they are doing a great job. And I will defintely be going back!

I think I expected a lot from Bluegrass BBQ. I’d heard excited whispers about a new American grill in town that was going down a storm and was really interested to give it a shot. In Wycombe, a lot of new restaurants have popped up and then disappeared before they could find their feet. I hope Bluegrass can stick it out.
The design of the place and its interiors are really great, a mix of bare wood, flashes of neon and twangs of Americana detail. It felt authentic and friendly: the staff were smiley, you get a wooden spoon table marker, decide what you want and order at the counter.
There are all the grill house favourites: ribs, burgers, meat left right and centre. We got beef brisket with burnt bits and pulled pork, both with seasoned fries and coleslaw and it came out super quickly, too quickly somehow, maybe four minutes after ordering.
The pulled pork was tender and really tasty however the beef was drier and overly salted with the onion rings really crisp but a little oily. I was excited about the special American sauces on the table but all were weirdly thin and watery, even the standard ketchup. By the end I was a little bored of the food, not a good sign for an American diner. The meat was nice and the chips were satisfying but the meat was crying out for a burger or bun, otherwise it’s just two invariable mounds on a tray. Burgers and rolls were on the menu and I’ll definitely get one if I’m back.
That being said, we only got two dishes from the extensive menu and I’m intrigued to try more. The selection of drinks, both alcoholic and non-​alcoholic, is legendary, with a trunk-​load of imported American sodas and beers. The Key Lime pie was delicious and I’m hoping in future there’ll be shakes, half the experience for an American diner in my opinion. I’m excited to go back soon and can’t wait to be given the chance to stick a few more stars on to this review!