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I took a couple out of town guests for dinner at Swizz last Saturday night and YUMMY!!! We really enjoyed everything we ate and drank. \r
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The Steamed P.E.I Mussels were phenomenal as was the Caser Salad we enjoyed before our fondue pots arrived at our table. We ordered the Traditional (for 3) and the waiter was kind enough to suggest we also order the Herb (for 1) just to try it. We got dried beef, broccoli, potatoes, apples, and sausage to go with them and everything was great - the dried beef was just as I remembered it being in France, the sausage was cooked perfectly, the herb fondue with broccoli or the potatoes was a nice variation and I'll def. try it again and the apples never browned (they have at other fondue places that didn't use lemon juice or another preservative). \r
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We ordered a bottle of wine from the wine list and enjoyed it very much, although we hadn't noticed that the back of our food menu contained three pages of wine separated by region, color and price. We ordered our second bottle off of this menu and it was better than the first for $15 less - tricky tricky. \r
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Our only complaint was the Matire d'. Bless him because he certainly was working hard and putting out fires left and right, figuratively and literally (someone caught their napkin on fire and he calmy carried it outside to put it out). However, when we arrived 5 min. before our reservation (made 4 days in advance) he wasn't so calm. The restaurant seemed to have overbooked and he had to ask an already seated couple to move in order to accommodate us. We were seated near the door and although the table was lovely - we were facing the frazzled maire'd all night and the stress felt somewhat contagious. I recommend requesting a table downstairs when you reserve. If we go back, which we probably will, the downstairs was a much nicer environment. \r
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Also, the bathroom upstairs could really use some work - think I-95, middle of nowhere, gas station bathroom... yuck.
Pros: Traditional Fondue, Wine Selection, Menu Variety, Romantic,
Cons: Disgusting Bathroom, Overbooking, Somewhat Frazzled Staff, Long Wait for Food
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