Excellent food across the board—from the burger to the risotto, you truly can’t go wrong with any dish. We dined at Swoony’s for the first time on the recommendation of dear friends, and the food absolutely delivered. Hats off to the chef.
For starters, I highly recommend the lobster orzo and grilled prawns. As for mains, the burger, hanger steak, and butternut squash risotto were all outstanding. The cocktails were equally delicious.
The ambiance is great, though it does get a bit noisy, and the place was completely full. Service was attentive and seamless throughout. Dare I say I’ve found a new neighborhood favorite? It was that good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries, Hanger Steak
Elizabeth
This place is pretty awesome. Highly recommend the burger - one of the best I've ever had (tied with Inga's Bar for me). The side mushrooms are also ridiculously good, and most other tings we've had have been good as well (although we thought the chicken entree was not worth getting again). Great ambiance. It can be hard to get in but you can typically walk in and get seats at the bar for a short wait.
Varun Saxena
Delicious food, amazing vibe, and they made our evening with complimentary soft serve as we were celebrating our anniversary!
Truly perplexed by the number of rave reviews for this place. It is solidly mid perhaps below. Way too expensive for the portion sizes like $16 for a schmear of goat cheese feels unreasonable. And everything needed more seasoning—it was truly the most bland food. The burger was equivalent to a 7th street burger which you can get for half the price. The lobster orzo needed to be way more creamy. And the short rib tasted just like pot roast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jeffrey Allen
Great food and cocktails, and the best smash burger in Brooklyn.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Kirian
Burger was good, even took on home! Drinks were mhm.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Andrew Saunders
Exactly what you expect and what you want. Each dish elevated. Service on point. Intimate convivial environment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Valerie Saunders
Every dish on the menu is superb and service fantastic. This is the experience you want to have. Excellent.
If you know me, you know this is my favorite restaurant in Brooklyn. Best burger in NYC to say the least. I literally come from the UWS monthly to get my hands on it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lord Rou
Shame on me for not remembering the waitress name that worked on Monday night at 5pm. Slick back ponytail - blonde color. She was absolutely delightful. Before you could ask for your glass to be refilled she executed in a stealth like matter because I didn’t even remember her interrupting to refill. She checked on our table periodically but not overbearing. Of course we have the Swoony smash burger and each bite had me shameful that I didn’t order another to take home. I got mine the bacon but honestly did not need it because the burger it served with two patties. I was overly stuffed with meat. The bartender - scratch that, the mixologist came to our table to pour our wine and cava. I must extend my gratitude to the waitress for informing that Casablanca drink was a strong spirit. I could taste the intensity of the spirit in the back of throat. I most certainly will come back to try a different dish
How refreshing. A cool, comfortable restaurant serving delicious, well made food in a nice atmosphere served by thoughtful, good natured staff without all the posturing and attitude. Burgers and fries were top of class, salad, goat cheese super tasty, and they were very kind about birthday dessert request. Just a great, reliable go-to spot to escape life’s daily hassles.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Brantley Hawkins
Burger was not about that hype. Atmosphere is cool. Lobster orzo, grilled prawn, squash risotto, mushrooms in that order - all good, none exceptional.
Caitlin Walsh
This was my first time here and let me just say it was simply amazing!! Our waiter Eric was so incredibly attentive as well as great at giving suggestions for us if we weren’t sure what to drink. We tried their new pistachio cocktail and it was delicious! The appetizers were amazing we tried the lobster orzo, kale salad, and croquets!!! For our entree we got the burger and steak which was also to die for. The real star of the show for me was the delicious desserts!! We tried all 3 but our absolute favorite was the french toast!!! 10/10 experience and will 100% be coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ilan Strauss
Great for a drink, great vibe and service. Gross food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Eric B
Very flavorful and melty burger. Good cider. Nice atmosphere. Gets busy in the evening. I saw the burger in a top 10 list and it definitely belonged there. Unique, airy bun. Great sauces. Could be larger, but very good burger
Excellent food across the board—from the burger to the risotto, you truly can’t go wrong with any dish. We dined at Swoony’s for the first time on the recommendation of dear friends, and the food absolutely delivered. Hats off to the chef.
For starters, I highly recommend the lobster orzo and grilled prawns. As for mains, the burger, hanger steak, and butternut squash risotto were all outstanding. The cocktails were equally delicious.
The ambiance is great, though it does get a bit noisy, and the place was completely full. Service was attentive and seamless throughout. Dare I say I’ve found a new neighborhood favorite? It was that good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries, Hanger Steak
This place is pretty awesome. Highly recommend the burger - one of the best I've ever had (tied with Inga's Bar for me). The side mushrooms are also ridiculously good, and most other tings we've had have been good as well (although we thought the chicken entree was not worth getting again). Great ambiance. It can be hard to get in but you can typically walk in and get seats at the bar for a short wait.
Delicious food, amazing vibe, and they made our evening with complimentary soft serve as we were celebrating our anniversary!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whipped Goat Cheese, Vanilla Soft Serve
Truly perplexed by the number of rave reviews for this place. It is solidly mid perhaps below. Way too expensive for the portion sizes like $16 for a schmear of goat cheese feels unreasonable. And everything needed more seasoning—it was truly the most bland food. The burger was equivalent to a 7th street burger which you can get for half the price. The lobster orzo needed to be way more creamy. And the short rib tasted just like pot roast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great food and cocktails, and the best smash burger in Brooklyn.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Burger was good, even took on home! Drinks were mhm.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Exactly what you expect and what you want. Each dish elevated. Service on point. Intimate convivial environment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Every dish on the menu is superb and service fantastic. This is the experience you want to have. Excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whipped Goat Cheese, Brussels Sprouts, Fries, French Toast, Vanilla Soft Serve
If you know me, you know this is my favorite restaurant in Brooklyn. Best burger in NYC to say the least. I literally come from the UWS monthly to get my hands on it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shame on me for not remembering the waitress name that worked on Monday night at 5pm. Slick back ponytail - blonde color. She was absolutely delightful. Before you could ask for your glass to be refilled she executed in a stealth like matter because I didn’t even remember her interrupting to refill. She checked on our table periodically but not overbearing.
Of course we have the Swoony smash burger and each bite had me shameful that I didn’t order another to take home. I got mine the bacon but honestly did not need it because the burger it served with two patties. I was overly stuffed with meat. The bartender - scratch that, the mixologist came to our table to pour our wine and cava. I must extend my gratitude to the waitress for informing that Casablanca drink was a strong spirit. I could taste the intensity of the spirit in the back of throat. I most certainly will come back to try a different dish
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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How refreshing. A cool, comfortable restaurant serving delicious, well made food in a nice atmosphere served by thoughtful, good natured staff without all the posturing and attitude. Burgers and fries were top of class, salad, goat cheese super tasty, and they were very kind about birthday dessert request.
Just a great, reliable go-to spot to escape life’s daily hassles.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Burger was not about that hype. Atmosphere is cool. Lobster orzo, grilled prawn, squash risotto, mushrooms in that order - all good, none exceptional.
This was my first time here and let me just say it was simply amazing!! Our waiter Eric was so incredibly attentive as well as great at giving suggestions for us if we weren’t sure what to drink. We tried their new pistachio cocktail and it was delicious! The appetizers were amazing we tried the lobster orzo, kale salad, and croquets!!! For our entree we got the burger and steak which was also to die for. The real star of the show for me was the delicious desserts!! We tried all 3 but our absolute favorite was the french toast!!! 10/10 experience and will 100% be coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great for a drink, great vibe and service. Gross food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Very flavorful and melty burger. Good cider. Nice atmosphere. Gets busy in the evening. I saw the burger in a top 10 list and it definitely belonged there. Unique, airy bun. Great sauces. Could be larger, but very good burger
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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