The Hot Seats

Listed by Page Six as among the six "Hot Seats" resturants in NYC.
BEST TABLES: The back room, where there’s more room to see and be seen
THE SCENE: Blue-blood, blue-haired ladies who lunch and the designers who sell them questionable outfits.
REGULARS: Ralph Lauren, Pauline Pitt, Mary McFadden, Carolina Herrera, Mario Buatta.
INSIDE TRACK: Tell the maitre d’ that you’re negotiating to buy Avenue Magazine
New York Post
by Braden Keil

The Upper East Side party set still congregates in the tiny dining rooms here, and by the looks of things, they’re having a much better time than they used to back at Mortimer’s. If Wasps can be said to have their own ethnic cuisine, you’ll find it here: chicken hash, cheese soufflés, and chicken curry cooked in the pallid, retro-British manner, of course.
New York Magazine's 101 Best Restaurants by Adam Platt

"Eating swell is the best revenge".
New York Magazine by Gael Greene

"Swifty's Restaurant is an overwhelming triumph. They've created a cozy, club like ambience which feels like home". "…eating good food without the aftertaste of pretension".
Food and Wine Magazine by Nina Griscom

"Restaurant hit of the year, succeeding above all odds, Swifty's."

"We voted Swifty’s eggs benedict and their charming little devilish chocolate soufflé, plus their American Caviar, as first-rate."
The New York Post, Liz Smith

"Swifty's has only been open for three years, but it seems like I've been going there forever. It's good home cooking. It's like coming home."
Traditional Home Magazine by Dominick Dunne

"Super stylish, low-key, superb."
Forbes Magazine, Rated Three Stars

"The cheese soufflé, an edible cloud of gruyere, is a must."
Travel and Leisure Magazine, Susan Fales Hill

"Swifty's is a buzzy American bistro, edgy but not exclusionary."
"Something new and bright."

The New York Post by Steve Cuozzo

"You can go home again. I'm back to stay."
Town and Country Magazine by Bill Blass