Swifty’s Restaurant & Pub

Service at this is not up to par at all the servers needs to be trained an example my friend and I ordered appetizers the server brought our appetizers without plates I actually had to request plates we were seated on the outside. Very poor service.

Everytime I come I get the buffalo chicken and loaded waffle fries. Swiftys buffalo burger is also one of a kind.

Came here for dinner, abs loved it here. Food was great and fast. The server was nice and friendly. Ordered a chicken Cesar wrap and it was the bomb. My bf ordered a burger with bourbon sauce, bacon, and an egg he abs loved it. I’ll def come back again when I come up to visit.

Went to Swifty’s for a private party, which was catered by them. The side room is very nice and quiet considering the bar is right outside the door. Service was great as was the food. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a relaxing place to have a private event.

We had a great Valentine’s afternoon at Swifty’s! We were staying at the Radisson nearby and just happened upon it, glad we did. The entertainment «Two of Us» was great and this place also has a great draft beer selection and plenty of craft beers to try. We just ordered a basket of fries as we were headed for dinner later but the fries were really very tasty and hot and service was good too.

Awesome little place! We are staying over night while traveling and the guy at our hotel recommended we come here. We walked the 2 short blocks from Hotel Utica and found a cozy little bar and restaurant with an extensive menu. Our server Allie was just adorable and very attentive. She helped us choose our entrees and everything she recommended was delicious. We started with the fried Brie and the buffalo chicken rolls. The fried Brie was crunchy on the outside and deliciously melty on the inside. It’s topped with a sweet fruit glaze and had a little helping of diced pears in the middle of the plate. The buffalo rolls tasted like buffalo dip in an egg roll — two wonderful things put together. For my entrée I had the French dip — tender, flavorful, and paired with hand cut fries. My aunt had the sliders and she said they were also yummy! Great food, great atmosphere, and great service! If we ever come back through this quaint little town we will definitely stop in again!

Oof… food was alright. Ordered the cajun burger with bacon added. If a menu says roasted jalapenos, i expect fresh that are then roasted. Not just jarred jalapenos. Butvin general, the burger was good. Sweet potato fries were very bland. I never add salt to food, but needed to in order to make them edible.
They forgot my first beer, then took 20 minutes to check on us again. Service was poor.
As a whole, thoroughly unimpressed.

I went to Swifty’s to grab lunch with a friend. We ordered the buffalo chicken rolls as an appetizer and they were scrumptious. Unfortunately, they were the only good part of my experience. I ordered a house burger, cooked medium well. It came out medium rare. The fries were very bland also. Our waitress seemed completely uninterested, with no friendliness and minimum conversation from her. Eventually, a group of her friends came in and she sat down with them. It even sounded extremely forced when she wished us a good day as we left. This is not a place I will be visiting again.

Great wings. I had the Buffalo hot wings and they were large and full of meat. The sauce was hot but not killer hot. Just right. The Irish chips were disappointing. They lacked seasoning and many were over cooked. The draft beer was $ 6 a glass which seemed out of line with the food pricing. BTW the beer prices were not on the menu.

From October 7, 2015– I met my friend here for some dinner and drinks who I haven’t seen in months. We sat in the dining room section, on the left side as you walk in.
I wish I got our waitresses name because she was excellent. She was fast, efficient, friendly, and even recommended some dishes to us. After finishing our dinner we must’ve sat there for 2 hours chatting, and the waitress didn’t even give us a hard time at all. She was so pleasant and polite.
We had the buffalo rolls and the Irish nachos with chicken. HUGE PORTION OF NACHOS! We ate ¼ of the entire plate. They have a good selection of beers and a full bar. And they have outdoor seating during warmer months. I’ve tried their salads and homemade sangria on different occasions and they were both excellent. I love the atmosphere here and the whole waitstaff is excellent.
I don’t know why they have such poor reviews, the food and service here are both great.

Mom loved her Cobb salad. My buffalo chicken wrap was really awful. It had mushy, breaded chicken and hardly any lettuce. The blue cheese has no chunks… It’s like ranch. Zero stars for mine and 4 for mom’s… Net, 2 stars.

I have to say, I feel like this restaurant is very underrated on this site. Had great service and food during our lunch visit. I really liked their menu as it had many options and a good amount for my partner who is vegetarian.
We started with the loaded waffle fries and they were perfect. They come out on a skillet with real melted cheese, sour cream and bacon. They were super tasty and had the perfect amount of crispiness to them. Often times in my opinion, waffle fries are over cooked, but not here.
I got the Walnut Chicken Salad Sandwich and it was the best chicken salad sandwich I have had. Lots of flavor and the chips on the side were great.
My partner had the Portobello Eggplant Wrap and said it was perfect. Lots of flavor as well and the macaroni salad was delicious.
I highly recommend this place. The food, service and prices were all wonderful!

Went here for burger and brew traveling through Utica on bike, via the Erie Canal path. Chose Irish chips along with the burger and both were excellent. They have a decent selection of draft beer on tap. Wait staff was good.

I am a Buffalo native visiting a friend in Utica. My friend suggested Swifty’s & was pretty excited about going. We got the Buffalo dip with Irish chips to start & it was pretty good (being exposed to a lot of these dips in Buffalo as it is). The chips were great! I ate a good amount even without the dip. My burger, cooked medium, was really excellent. I got lettuce, tomato, red onion & mayo on it. The bun was fresh & fluffy, which is nice because I hate when burger buns get soggy & don’t taste fresh. It came with fries which were good as well. Kelly, our waitress was very polite & friendly. She refilled our drinks & checked up on us a decent amount. The indoor seating was a nice atmosphere. There is a bar area as well as outdoor patio seating a well. I recommend this restaurant whole heartedly.

In town for work, looking for a late-​ish dinner that was walking distance. This place was great for a solo business traveler looking for a beer (or two) and some quick food. Plenty of TVs to keep you entertained and a nice high top seating area to the left of the bar.
There was also a surprisingly large number of overstuffed couches to sit in. Made me want to come back and relax there for a bit if I’m ever back in town with folks.
Decent beer selection. Had the fish and chips which certainly hit the spot. I’ll probably stroll back up there for another dinner one of these evening.

I have no other way to describe he meat other than «watered down»
Meat was cooked perfect, tender — and moist — but had zero flavor
It even looked good… but no taste. Very weird.
What a shame because the atmosphere is really nice — service was poor — we were ignored for 11 minutes and when they realized it — the waitress brought us a free appetizer platter … it looked great. but didn’t taste very good .all deep fried odd tasting things.
We may try it again. maybe they were having a bad day

We decided to give Swifty’s another try… and… to our surprize, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD! Someone must have done something… like giving the owner a spanking & telling him to go home & let a professional take over… WHO knows! (Well, I do…) IT IS WORKING!!! Beer prices are better… The food was pretty good (I did not really like the «sweetness» of the Shepherd’s pie… spelled SHEPARD’s, which is another peeve…) Irish nachos are always good, as are the sandwiches.
Glad we gave them another shot!

Today, we came in to grab some lunch after doing some errands in downtown Utica. I have to say– I love eating here, and for some reason haven’t gotten around to giving a review until today.
Anyway, my boyfriend ordered «The Dubblinder, «which is turkey, Swiss, apple wood smoked bacon on a toasted baguette.
I got the «Portabella Eggplant Wrap,» which has grilled portabella, fried eggplant, goat cheese, spinach, red peppers and caramelized onions in the wrap. I ordered waffle fries because why not-it’s waffle fries! You have the option to ask for a whole grain wrap like I did, instead of a flour one.
Everything was delish, as usual, but then again I’m never disappointed when I come here for a meal.

The service was average but the place was nice and the food was spectacular. We ordered Irish nachos and the Jack burger and I can easily say it was probably the best burger I’ve ever had. We were from out of town and after driving through some sketchy areas were really pleasantly surprised by the food we ordered.

I previously gave this restaurant/​bar 4 stars; I changed that to 1 this evening after being charged an exorbitant amount for our bar tab. The food is almost decent, but they’ve been slacking; stale chips and sandwich bread, etc.
WATCH OUT buying from the bar; prices are what you would might expect to pay in an expensive club for drinks unless it’s happy hour, and ALWAYS order drinks from the bar; drink prices are jacked up for diners at Swifty’s.
We talked to the manager who just seemed to want to discount us a $ 3 fee for soda water but we didn’t want his money; we wanted one of our favorite restaurants back — a place where we could casually go for a drink and some food without worrying about being charged for an expensive night on the town. Manager said it was their policy so it looks like we won’t be going back anytime soon.