One of my favorite spots on South Congress. The pig face fries sound weird but trust me on this one. Bartenders make a solid old fashioned too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bill RB
Weekend getaway in Austin, came here on a friends recommendation.
Ambience - very cool building, brick style industrial, cool paintings, old wood. Had reservations, but decided to just sit at the bar as we liked the look.
Service - We were helped right away, but then it slowly got worse. Even there were several people working behind the bar area, we had to flag them down if we wanted anything…they did not keep checking on us.
Food and drink selection - we were given several different menus…food, happy hour, signature drinks, etc. No wine listed, so that was yet another menu we had to ask for. Lots of paperwork, the person next to us had dropped several of their own, since there are so many to look through. A very annoying thing on the food menu was we really couldn’t understand what it is we were looking at. With embellished and overwrought descriptions, we found ourselves doing Google searches to see exactly what was being offered. Things like “Ricotta Agnolotti with dashi burre monte”, “Snapper Zerandeado” made it interesting to say the least!
Food - after figuring out what we would actually get, we ordered the Ricotta Agnolotti and a “Bidi Bidi BimBap” and Crispy Broccoli, all to share between two of us. The serving sizes were not too small or large, perfect size to share with the 3 orders. The Ricotta was good, very rich blue crab sauce. The BimBap was supposed to have “crunspy” rice along the sides, but did not, was not cooked enough to get that crispy rice edge. The Brocolli was actually broccolini, and very bitter…not good.
Drinks - we ordered a couple off their specialty menu, mine had a smoky tequila that overpowered the drink. Didn’t keep track of what it was I ordered, but wouldn’t order that again…whatever it was.
Would I go back…probably not. Wasn’t bad, but wasn’t great.
Would, I recommend…maybe. Won’t hurt to try it out, but there are so many good places in Austin, you might want to look around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Frances Fortanely
The service with Sal was very good. The happy hour food, while 1/2 off, was not really fresh. The atmosphere is nice enough.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Joe Farrell
Some great cocktails. The small plates and shareables can make the $$$ big in sneaky ways. But cool vibes, good service, and everything was tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Abhishek YV
One of the best experiences I’ve ever had. The server was so friendly. Specially when we said we’re vegan. Best part Chef Nay went out of her way to mark everything vegan. And no we are not the picky vegans either. So they did it just because they’re nice. The food itself blew our mind. Chef should be considered for a Michelin star for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chethana Dilip
Loved the vegan options, Chef Nat Castillo was incredibly accommodating went above and beyond with making most of the starters and couple of main vegan optional, so much flavor. Loved the Lebneh, roasted cabbage unbelievably delish Great service 10/10 Special vegan dessert was so good 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hima Dilip
I loved how accommodating this place is for vegans. Absolutely loved the dishes. Nay Castillo made the best vegan versions of the dishes. Highly recommend coming here even for non-vegans!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Athey
My wife and I visited Swift’s Attic a number of years ago, and loved the food and vibe. However, we recently revisited for a Valentine’s pre-fixe, and were very disappointed. Overall, the servers were kind and cordial, and the music and atmosphere was enjoyable. However, the serving sizes were pathetically small, barely enough to fill a single person, much less a pair. The progression of the dishes was non-sensical, and jumped between cuisine/style with each dish in a shockingly disjointed way. Finally, we felt that the flavor/taste did not back up the price of the meal. We paid $150 just for food, which we felt should get us more than 6 pieces of mediocre pasta on a single dish, or 5 tiny slices of chewy steak. Overall, nearly each of the 6 dishes was lacking in some fundamental way, and we left hungry and disappointed. It’s tough to judge a restaurant on a one-off meal service like this valentines pre-fixe, but Swifts really missed the mark for us this time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Holden
Such a cool spot. Every time we’ve been here , food, service, and drinks are top notch. It’s usually pretty easy to get a reservation too. So worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Manoj N Karnavar
A very ordinary place that serves sub standard food. The drinks were extremely diluted, which was disappointing. The dessert cake was dry . The steak was very hard to chew .There was also a mix-up with our order, and instead of resolving it professionally, the manager accused us of “negotiating.” That felt quite insulting as guests. We definitely won’t be returning.
We went to this place as a large group of 16 people. The food and service were excellent. The restaurant interior was fine as well but the lights were so dim that you couldn’t see the food. The piranha steak and the lamb pops were a hit. The appetizers were delicious. It was a beautiful day in Austin to enjoy the food and good company.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rodney Regala
Had a great dinner! All the dishes were smaller portions by design so you can share. Different concept where you can order a variety for yourself or take a bite or two and pass it around. You can ask for another round of your favorites as we did! Everything we ordered was deliciously on point. Some we had to have more so we doubled up on the broccoli,bread and beef dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Madison
Such a wonderful time as always! Great food and people we always feel very taken care of. An If you need a good drink recommendation ask for Idalis!
Maria Mejia
Recommend for large group events! Their team is soooo easy to work with. Can't thank this venue enough for an incredible evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julie C.
The food and service were amazing! Chef Ney (sp?) Has wonderfully fresh ingredients and presentation worthy of an award! Seasonal menus, fabulous cocktails, and love the space. One of the most underrated places in Austin. And also rare for Austin, our server, Megan, was knowledgeable, attentive, friendly, and really takes her job seriously. If only there were more like her who have a service-oriented mindset! We will be back soon!
One of my favorite spots on South Congress. The pig face fries sound weird but trust me on this one. Bartenders make a solid old fashioned too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Weekend getaway in Austin, came here on a friends recommendation.
Ambience - very cool building, brick style industrial, cool paintings, old wood. Had reservations, but decided to just sit at the bar as we liked the look.
Service - We were helped right away, but then it slowly got worse. Even there were several people working behind the bar area, we had to flag them down if we wanted anything…they did not keep checking on us.
Food and drink selection - we were given several different menus…food, happy hour, signature drinks, etc. No wine listed, so that was yet another menu we had to ask for. Lots of paperwork, the person next to us had dropped several of their own, since there are so many to look through. A very annoying thing on the food menu was we really couldn’t understand what it is we were looking at. With embellished and overwrought descriptions, we found ourselves doing Google searches to see exactly what was being offered. Things like “Ricotta Agnolotti with dashi burre monte”, “Snapper Zerandeado” made it interesting to say the least!
Food - after figuring out what we would actually get, we ordered the Ricotta Agnolotti and a “Bidi Bidi BimBap” and Crispy Broccoli, all to share between two of us. The serving sizes were not too small or large, perfect size to share with the 3 orders. The Ricotta was good, very rich blue crab sauce. The BimBap was supposed to have “crunspy” rice along the sides, but did not, was not cooked enough to get that crispy rice edge. The Brocolli was actually broccolini, and very bitter…not good.
Drinks - we ordered a couple off their specialty menu, mine had a smoky tequila that overpowered the drink. Didn’t keep track of what it was I ordered, but wouldn’t order that again…whatever it was.
Would I go back…probably not.
Wasn’t bad, but wasn’t great.
Would, I recommend…maybe.
Won’t hurt to try it out, but there are so many good places in Austin, you might want to look around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
The service with Sal was very good. The happy hour food, while 1/2 off, was not really fresh. The atmosphere is nice enough.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Some great cocktails. The small plates and shareables can make the $$$ big in sneaky ways. But cool vibes, good service, and everything was tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
One of the best experiences I’ve ever had. The server was so friendly. Specially when we said we’re vegan.
Best part Chef Nay went out of her way to mark everything vegan. And no we are not the picky vegans either. So they did it just because they’re nice.
The food itself blew our mind. Chef should be considered for a Michelin star for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the vegan options, Chef Nat Castillo was incredibly accommodating went above and beyond with making most of the starters and couple of main vegan optional, so much flavor. Loved the Lebneh, roasted cabbage unbelievably delish
Great service 10/10
Special vegan dessert was so good 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved how accommodating this place is for vegans. Absolutely loved the dishes. Nay Castillo made the best vegan versions of the dishes. Highly recommend coming here even for non-vegans!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I visited Swift’s Attic a number of years ago, and loved the food and vibe. However, we recently revisited for a Valentine’s pre-fixe, and were very disappointed. Overall, the servers were kind and cordial, and the music and atmosphere was enjoyable. However, the serving sizes were pathetically small, barely enough to fill a single person, much less a pair. The progression of the dishes was non-sensical, and jumped between cuisine/style with each dish in a shockingly disjointed way. Finally, we felt that the flavor/taste did not back up the price of the meal. We paid $150 just for food, which we felt should get us more than 6 pieces of mediocre pasta on a single dish, or 5 tiny slices of chewy steak. Overall, nearly each of the 6 dishes was lacking in some fundamental way, and we left hungry and disappointed.
It’s tough to judge a restaurant on a one-off meal service like this valentines pre-fixe, but Swifts really missed the mark for us this time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Such a cool spot. Every time we’ve been here , food, service, and drinks are top notch. It’s usually pretty easy to get a reservation too. So worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A very ordinary place that serves sub standard food. The drinks were extremely diluted, which was disappointing. The dessert cake was dry . The steak was very hard to chew .There was also a mix-up with our order, and instead of resolving it professionally, the manager accused us of “negotiating.” That felt quite insulting as guests. We definitely won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
We went to this place as a large group of 16 people. The food and service were excellent. The restaurant interior was fine as well but the lights were so dim that you couldn’t see the food. The piranha steak and the lamb pops were a hit. The appetizers were delicious. It was a beautiful day in Austin to enjoy the food and good company.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a great dinner! All the dishes were smaller portions by design so you can share. Different concept where you can order a variety for yourself or take a bite or two and pass it around. You can ask for another round of your favorites as we did! Everything we ordered was deliciously on point. Some we had to have more so we doubled up on the broccoli,bread and beef dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such a wonderful time as always! Great food and people we always feel very taken care of. An If you need a good drink recommendation ask for Idalis!
Recommend for large group events! Their team is soooo easy to work with. Can't thank this venue enough for an incredible evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and service were amazing! Chef Ney (sp?) Has wonderfully fresh ingredients and presentation worthy of an award! Seasonal menus, fabulous cocktails, and love the space. One of the most underrated places in Austin. And also rare for Austin, our server, Megan, was knowledgeable, attentive, friendly, and really takes her job seriously. If only there were more like her who have a service-oriented mindset! We will be back soon!
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