Swift's Attic

Enjoyed our food and service! Was a nice surprise to find when traveling in town

I can't speak to the quality of the food but we have come here for cocktails when we visit Austin. The ice ball cocktails are super fun and yummy, they have stayed consistently good over the years.

We just had the Iceball Oldie, loved the drink, and the refill. Bar staff was the best. Great service, friendly, really enjoyed the visit.

Bartenders gave great service, but the dishes and drinks we tried were sub par. It’s a good location and seems like it be a cool place to hang out. It was pretty dead when we visited but we popped in and had a few drinks and had a couple of small dishes that were recommended.

Plan ahead - exceptional food but an intimate, small space. Enjoyed an office party here with a 6-course meal. Plenty of local beer and whiskey. Cool.

Swift's Attic went above and beyond to accommodate our private group - we had an awesome experience and will definitely be back if we are in Austin again!

The bartender at the Hilton Canopy recommended this spot for us as we were checking out various places to go in downtown for drinks and bites. My friend knows her bourbons and the bartender suggested this should be our first stop on our "tour". You walk up the stairs to Swift's Attic (downstairs is The Elephant Room jazz bar, which is also very cool) and the decor is a mixture of beautiful old wood with modern touches. The bourbons line the back of the bar wall, so we sat at the bar to peruse the selections. Nate was the bartender and was extremely knowledgeable about all the bourbons. (He was a connoisseur himself!) My friend and him talked up various bourbons and bourbon "trees" of various distilleries. She wanted to try something different than what she had enjoyed in the past. Nate made some excellent suggestions I was told. I'm more a vodka drinker and Nate made me various specialty cocktails as I told him to surprise me (and boy, did he ever!) Since we were there for happy hour, Nate provided the associated menu, and we selected the "Rillette & Focaccia" plate. It contained chicken, chorizo, a bourbon gel, avocado purée, pickled onions, pecans and toasted Focaccia bread. Nate said you spread the ingredients of choice on the bread, and he recommended putting all the ingredients together as the flavors all complement each other. Boy, was he right again! I highly recommend this place if you love bourbon, specialty cocktails and attentive and knowledgeable service. Ask for Nate and you will not be disappointed!

Best Old-fashioned in town!