Swingers
(310) 393-9793
802 Broadway
Santa Monica,
CA
90401
34.0182
-118.4897
Neighborhoods: Pico, West LA
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In Short
Located on an otherwise not-so happening corner, this almost-24-hour diner has become an L.A. institution. Andy Warhol-inspired wallpaper (cows, not cans), tartan-plaid booths and George Nelson pendant lamps set the scene, while waitresses in fishnets cater to the crowd of vintage-clothed screenwriters, anti-corpo-looking yuppies and scruffy singles desperately seeking greasy spoon staples. The elaborately illustrated menu includes grilled cheese stuffed with sharp cheddar and jack, milk shakes with fruit juice, salads, turkey burgers and breakfast basics.
User Reviews
velvetgoldmina
December 12, 2008
ive been to the swingers location by the grove several times and never had any problems there. however when i went to the santa monica location with some friends and the experience was nothing short of awful. DON'T expect to have your drinks taken promptly. DON'T expect to have your order taken within 40 minutes either. DO expect attitude from your server. DON'T expect them to get your order right. DON'T expect to see your server more than twice ( once to take the order, once to give you the bill-we had to keep asking other servers for everything.) *I'll also add that it was not a busy night, and there were plenty of people on staff. **I hope the short skirts help these girls with their tips, b/c their service does not.
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Arnold101
August 08, 2008
My friends from the westside brought me here for dinner before we went out on the town one night. It was my first time here and I just fell in love with the quirky decor and atmosphere. We were waited on by an extremely friendly young woman. The service we got was personal, friendly and made me feel very comfortable in this hip joint. The food was just amazing. The menu really has something for everyone. One of my friends is Vegan and they had a number of things that he could choose from. I went for a scrumptious grilled cheese that had avacado and grilled onions inside that was super good. Desert was just as perfect. I think we went for a brownie that came with ice cream and other goodies. It got pretty busy by the time we left, but our waitress still came by to check on us before we left. I had a really good experience here and can't wait to share this place with my family when they visit from out of town and I will definitely come back when I am on this side of town again!!
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lalocalsince86
May 29, 2008
I've eaten there on several occasions, and had great service and great food. Recently, I had the unfortunate circumstance to be waited on by a young man who couldn't care less about any of the diners he was serving. Not only did my five friends and I all have something to complain about with this waiter, the table next to us were shocked as well. The bus boys were doing all of the work, and when our waiter came around (only once) to check on us, we had already been taken care of by the bus boys. I wanted to tip the bus boys but couldn't do that without tipping the lousy waiter. I served drinks and food in LA since 1990 and tip really well, since I lived off tips for many, many years, but this was one of those rare circumstances where I actually brought something up with the owner/manager, and he was even rude with me. If you go there, only get waited on by anyone who's not a young, thin man who likes to flirt with other men. Wish I knew his name. It's too bad one lousy server and a encounter with an angry manager/owner can ruin a fun place to go after a movie.
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Look Good:
While "B" stars are frequent patrons, it's not kosher to approach them, so curb your celeb-happy, out-of-town guests or you'll get dirty looks.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Late Night Dining, Celeb Hangout
