Swoony's
215 Columbia St, Brooklyn
(718) 207-3686
Customers' Favorites
Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives
Side of Creamed Spinach
Whipped Goat Cheese
Iceberg Wedge Salad
French Toast Dessert
Vanilla Soft Serve
Swoony’S Burger
Potato Croquettes
Chicken Paillard
Crab Louie Toast
Recent Reviews
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.
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.
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.
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