Swift Breakfast House

One of two places we go for steak and eggs. Theirs is the best. My man has been going here since he was in school. This place is amazing and the staff is always friendly. Take a walk after and enjoy the art. It’s a little hole in the wall spot, tiny and delicious.

Hurry and open up! It’s 5:30am and you open at 7:00am.
Their steak and eggs look awesome and see lots of people ordering it but since I’m a creature of habit, I always get the gyro and eggs!
Love this clean, cheery, and dependable diner. Be sure to sit in April’s section.

I always get the steak and eggs with a side of green chilli & their fluffy french toast! It’s the best. We always get the same server ‘April’ she’s the best super friendly and you can see everyone that goes there knows and loves her!

I had order a side salad with tomato and fries (extra crispy) I got a cup of salad (amount) with 16oz of salad dressing. It was so much dressing and hardly NO salad! The fries were fried but mushy! I will NEVER EVER order from there again and they are EXPENSIVE!

I spend a good deal of time in the Arts District on Santa Fe … which has a variety of restaurants, including such selections as sushi, restaurants with different ethnic traditions and so forth.
Being a fan of diners, I was glad to find Swifts in the heart of the Arts District. Good, old-​fashioned comfort food, large servings and excellent prices. Have had the chance to eat at Swift’s for breakfast and lunch — and always have been very happy!

A little neighborhood diner. Food is inexpensive, and standard diner fare. Coffee is below average. It says to seat yourself, we did, and all the big booths were dirty. No one even acknowledged our presence for like 5 minutes. They actually bussed and cleaned a table that was unoccupied before wiping ours. Server seemed indifferent, I am sure being a lifer diner worker sucks, but that is not our fault. I had a standard breakfast, they only give you one slice of toast– weird. My scrambled eggs were not fully scrambled. Everything was highly edible. Between the average service and the average food, I won’t be in a hurry to go back. Maybe two stars, I am being kind.

First impressions are everything. Walked into this establishment and the first thing that got my attention was the horrible odor. I was about to walk back out the door, but my friend insisted on staying. I ordered the huevos rancheros without the flour tortillas. Our waitress returned with out order and of course the tortillas where on the plate. I have ciliac, which in turn I had to send the plate back and have them re-​make it. By the time the food came out for a second time my friend had already finished her plate. I left without eating a single bite of my food. I will not be returning to this place.

If you like to be treated horribly by the owner and the cook (definitely not a chef) this is a place for you. I have been going here on a regular basis for a little over a year since I moved my office down to the Santa Fe Art District. The food is typical diner food nothing special and the place is definitely not the cleanest place but the waitresses are some of the friendliest and nicest servers in Denver. They just have the right character for a diner setting. They really make the experience a lot better. Enough for me to overlook the large disgusting person sitting, in the same booth everyday, picking his nose and making disgusting noises as food is being brought out. By the way, this is the owner of the place. Don’t go into the restroom before you eat, you will probably lose your appetite, I did. So my warning to all is this, if you send back your order for any reason, too cold when brought out to you, not cooked correctly or burnt, you will get the honor of being berated by the «cook» openly in front of the other patrons in the restaurant. This guy has such an inflated image of himself and his food that he can not believe that something is being sent back. By the way, this cook, he is the son of the owner. Yes, the same guy sitting in the same booth everyday picking his nose in public and making disgusting noises. I have never heard this man speak a word until this day, when his son, the cook, decides to attack me and my guest after we paid our bill at the front counter. The owner decides to yell across the room «just pay your bill and get out, those were the only words I understood from him, the rest was just garbled foaming at the mouth nonsense. I have worked in the restaurant industry for many years. I come from a family of chefs and restaurant owners. Being an owner and operator of restaurants, I can honestly say this, If you do not have thick enough skin to take it when food is being sent back then get out of the kitchen. If you are an owner or cook and feel you can accost your patrons in front of other customers then you can plan on shutting your doors for good soon. So if you like to be publicly admonished for sending food back to the kitchen then this is the place for you. For heaven sakes! This is the Art District. A place where it should be filled with creative, fun and nice people, not rude and mean people. I recommend The Breakfast King for your Diner fix. Better food and nice owners. Clean too!

Great neighborhood joint. The food is plentiful and a long line of loyal customers is always here. I enjoyed the huevos and hubby loved the biscuits and gravy!

Cheap, fast, and tasty eatery in the arts district. For the price, Swift’s served a great breakfast.
The waitstaff was friendly and came around to refill my coffeecup several times. The clientele at 8:30a in the morning was mostly blue collar heading off to work soon after they finish their meal.

a very good regular, diner-​style. all-​american breakfast
nothing fancy, just good quick and cheap
in the Santa Fe Art District

If you are lucky enough to find this little spot… consider yourself blessed. Great food won over by even better pricing!

I didn’t really enjoy it – not for the price. I happened in here after deciding I would splurge and eat out. Not sure what the other reviewers are talking about. My grilled cheese meal was a bit overpriced. The grilled cheese was not bad, but the fries were not good. I ordered apple juice to go with it and apple juice is not expensive at the grocery store, but they charged a lot for a really small toddler sized cup of juice. For paying what I did for my meal, I could have had a nice Chinese meal or gone to Arby’s or Denny’s. I really should have just walked out when I walked in. Service from my waitress was just so so. Not that friendly, though I did see others get friendly treatment from other waitresses. Guy running the register was the same and his hands looked like he was working in an oil change shop. Wash your hands dude, especially if cooking and doing the register.

My friend swears by this location as one of the better ones. I got a breakfast burrito and HOLY MOLY it was GINORMOUS. Needless to say I only ate half of it. It was a reasonable price, and get this, it was actually good! My friend devoured her steak and eggs and when I asked her about the steak she said that it was actually a good cut of meat. It’s pretty no-​nonsense. You order, you get your food, then you proceed to the cashier near the entrance to pay. Pretty straight-​forward. Swift fulfills it’s abilities as a hole in the wall with cheap eats that satisfy that after-​morning hangover monster.

You get what’s advertised here, and although the menu is less than inspiring, it does not disappoint from that of my traditional greasy spoon days of NYC.
Go ahead and try the steak and eggs– it’s a real crowd pleaser to all who are having east coast diner withdrawls!
Cheers!

i love breakfast at swifts, I generally get their steak and eggs and substitute the toast for a pancake, I always bring friends to eat here. Service is usually great too!

For Good Food @ Great Prices — you can’t beat Swifts!
Interior — long and narrow, with lots of seating. It’s deceiving from the outside, but they can hold the people! It can be a bit chilly, so bring a sweater.
Menu — you name it, they have it! It’s all good too! Warning — the food comes quick!
You can tell when you walk in, that there are «regulars,» and we are becoming one of them.
Service — excellent! Even when they are packed wall to wall, the service is excellent.
Prices — very good, you really can’t beat them, no kidding.
Parking — street, and it’s usually not hard to park.
Give them a try.

So good.

GUARANTEED HANGOVER CURE!!!
Swifts has been successfully curing hangovers, empty stomachs, and dive diner obsessions for over 50 yrs (maybe). There’s no question that Swift’s food is far superior to other Denver diners– especially the Denver Diner– and that «The World’s Best Omelet» is exactly that.
A typical Swifts visit usually comes after a long night and a short morning, wearing or not wearing a costume and red eyed. I probly slept in my clothes, I didn’t take out my contacts, and my mouth is DRY, way DRY.
diagnosis– HUNGOVER… the cure– SWIFTS
Order this:
The Worlds Best Omelet w/​hash browns…(aka– Ultimate Omelet)
with a side of green chili
Wheat Toast
and…
A Double-​Bacon-​Cheeseburger w/​fries
a Coke and a coffee
Nap time!!!

2.5 stars. I really wanted to like this place, but I have definitely had better breakfasts. The red chili does have potential, and I might show again just to try some coney chili dogs, but I don’t think that I will be back again for breakfast.
I had a hamburger steak smothered in the red chili with an egg on the top.