Swimclub

The good reviews make it all the more disappointing.. Met some friends here to grab a bite before heading into town for a show. I sat at at the bar for several minutes before I could even make eye contact with one of the employees; to which I was greeted with a scowl, and the gentleman went back to doing whatever it was they pay him for. I was finally able to get someone to take my order, but when my wine was brought out by another gentleman; he proceeded to pour it into the glass of another patron at the bar. Seems the person who took my order either failed to properly communicate who placed the order, or this 2nd gentleman simply wasn't paying attention.

The place has a nice ambiance, and the crowd is slightly more mature than some of the other Highland spots. At least on that particular night. However, it was a Saturday night and the place was never more than a third of capacity. I remember reading about how they had to turn people away this place was so popular. I also had recently read that they changed their concept from tapas and small plates, to pizza. I attempted to open some conversation with the bartender by inquiring about the recent change. He snapped back at me, "I wouldn't know anything about that; I've only been here a few weeks," and then hastily went back to what he was doing.

At this point the pizza was going to have to be amazing to warrant another visit. It's not like there aren't other places where you can forgive gruff and uneven service for fantastic food. Sadly, Swimclub won't be joining that group. The pizza was an oily mess. They put far too much of their "house made" mozzarella, and it seperated badly. The crust was flavorless and had no body.

I've been to plenty of places in Denver where I felt they couldn't care less about my patronage, but this is one of a select few where I actually felt like they would have prefered not to serve me in the first place. To be honest I wish they would have just turned me away at the door.…

Mediocre at best. My fiancee and I went to eat there a few months ago. We arrived there at 7:30 and were greeted with a very friendly host. She actually took my cell phone number and called when our table was ready, which was pretty nice. We ordered a few tapas and drinks, both were very good. Unfortunately we actually ordered real meals in addition. First of all my fiancee's meal showed up around 9:30 pm (yes, about 2 hours AFTER we were seated), and mine didnt show up until 15 minutes later!!! He was practically finished! I was so irritated that I immediately asked her to box it up, because I had completely lost my appetite. Fortuantely, she did remove the cost of my meal from the check, but nonetheless, we will NOT return.…