Typical mom and pops breakfast diner. Doesn't do anything flashy, just provides solid breakfast/lunch for a decent price. I recommend pancakes. read more

Love old style "home" cooked meals. Friendly staff and large portions for an excellent price.

Turkey Commercial and coffee, including tax $13.18 Great value, good food, good portions and they left the pot of coffee on the table. Waitress brought extra napkins when requested and I could not have asked for better service. 5 stars for a typical small town diner. My friend's $14 everything omelet looked delicious and his girlfriend said the pancakes were great. All in all well pleased. read more

Very nice atmosphere. I locked myself out of my vehicle and the waitress went above and beyond to help me out. Made me feel like family. When I'm back in Litchfield I most definitely will be eating here. read more

Bottom Line: Basic standard mid-American diner fare at a price that doesn't break the bank. Portions are generous enough, unless you are a really big eater. Friendly staff in our experience. Top Line: Stopped for lunch with one other person. We were quickly & courteously seated, water & menus brought to table expeditiously. Waitress was patient about our indecision on ordering and checked back a few times to insure we weren't forgotten. My companion ordered beef liver with sauteed onions dinner ($10 includes salad & a veggie) with a side of mashed potatoes. I ordered their $10 Calorie Counter with chicken. Having exercised culinary restraint on my meal, I splurged & ordered their $1.59 adverted daily special pumpkin bar ala mode for dessert. Drinks du jour were water, mine with lemon slice. Companion was glad to get liver & onions. Lots of places don't carry this as a menu option. I got the pre-entree salad (they're not a salad fan) with honey mustard dressing that was distinctly more honey sweetness than mustard tang. Salad was pretty standard: lettuce, shredded carrot, cherry tomato. Portion filled the bowl, so no scrimping on the greenery. The entree was a couple decent sized slabs of beef liver draped with well sauteed onions alongside a scoop of mashed potatoes. I also got the side veggie: a small bowl of whole kernel corn of which they're also not a fan. My Calorie Counter was a platter well filled by a salad (again with honey mustard dressing), dry wheat toast, and a grilled chicken fillet. The chicken fillet was so moist & insanely tender that I suspect it was brined before grilling. The salad was a repeat of the ingredients in companion's salad. Whole kernel corn was okay, not earth shaking, and could have stood the chef adding the dab of butter that I did to enrich it's taste. Pumpkin bar dessert was light in body & flavor. Not densely solid, as bars can sometimes be. Much more cakelike than brownie. But still acceptably moist. Spicing of the bar was restrained, not overwhelmingly sharp as pumpkin spice occasionally is. Cream cheese frosting was extremely light. Mucho whipping obviously having taken place. An interesting flavor note that I got on my first bite, but none of the subsequent bites, was an over-riding hint of anise (black licorice flavor) floating on the expected sweet creaminess of the cream cheese frosting. It may have come from the cakelike bar's flavoring. The vanilla ice cream, which I think is Kemp's brand, was okay. Again, acceptable but not life changing. Interior is filled with swan sculptures, so feels kind of kitschy. But what else to expect in a place named Swan's? Otherwise, interior decor is American diner standard. Food & price align with that experience as well. read more

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The food and service are ok, but not great. Had to wait for drink refills, even though the place was half full and there were at least 4 servers on. Sandwiches are meh, the couple I've had, but the reuben definitely needed more corned beef than a few super thin slices. The fish sandwich was more breading than fish. Fiance did enjoy his ham dinner, aside from the clearly canned veggies. There's not a ton of options in Litchfield, so we have gone a couple times, but I'll try to go elsewhere next time we're in the area. read more

Waitress: Judy right off the bat was rude and very short with us. I asked about the special. Judy acted as if we were bothering her. She was very short with her description. Not friendly at all. Food: Poor quality. Had the Taco Salad. Lettuce had a weird taste. Meat was not flavorful at all. The ground beef was - very poor quality. Shell was stale. Salsa was like out of a can. Charges: They automatically charged $1.00 to add lemon in my water. When asked about it, Judy said it was on the menu. They automatically added .95 on the ticket for a "Misc service fee" ( I think that is how it was printed on the ticket). When asked about it, Judy said it is added for use of rcedxitcards. I asked about Senior Discounts and Military Discounts. Judy said "No". I would NOT recommend this place at all. Judy, be kind to people. People will be kind to you. Nobody wants to pay for poor service and poor food. If the service was not so horrible, I would not be writing this review. read more

This place was great! My boyfriend and I stopped by here for breakfast while his dog was getting surgery and it did not disappoint. The food was good (average) and the customer service was great. The booth seats are a little uncomfortable. The atmosphere of the restaurant was very homey and cute, you can tell a lot of regulars come to this place. Highly recommend coming to eat here if you're just looking for good meal. read more

i've been here plenty of times in the past few years and it remains one of my top faves - very delicious food and good service, also, love the swan theme! read more

Stopped in here today to buy my clients some breakfast. Walked in and was not sure if we were supposed to seat ourselves or wait. Got a few stares from the staff. The cook was able to tell us to seat ourselves. After about a 5 minute wait , the waitress stopped over.... we asked for three cups of coffee , then changed it to two cups. You would think it was the end of the world . Waitress was rude, gave us a dirty look and walked away. We sat there for 10 minutes , still no coffee and decided to walk out . Pretty unpleasant staff , at least on one side of the restaurant. Definitely will not recommend or come back for a visit. read more

We have breakfast on Sat and Sun....excellent food and great service..and are great when we walk in and ask how our day has been going...

Today my husband and I ate lunch from Swan's Café, and yes, being we're in the middle of the COVID-19 epidemic, we couldn't walk in and sit down. But Jeff Swanson and his crew are still taking care of their customers, which they ALWAYS DO! Swan's is offering a full breakfast and lunch menu for take-out... of which we took advantage today. We made a phone call to order, and picked up our hot food 10 minutes later. The special today was chicken strips, with mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, a salad and toast for under $9 each. The food was hot and fresh, and delivered to my husband's pickup as soon as he arrived. IF YOU BORED WITH YOUR OWN COOKING DURING THIS PANDEMIC PERIOD, please support your local businesses who are making the extra effort to still serve their customers... LIKE SWAN'S CAFE! Good job, Swan's! read more

Other then the glass Swans that are all over the place Swan Cafe did not deliver a good experience. There was a long wait to get our drinks, there was a longer wait to get the kids breakfast meals, and the rest of us that had the breakfast buffet did not like it. The food was cold and flavorless. read more

My husband and I have stopped here 3 times on our way back from Grove Creek Raceway and every time we are more disappointed than the last. Besides a very limited menu for someone who doesn't eat meat, they can't even make a simple salad. And this last time I ordered the Everything Omelet no meat please and got only canned black olives, tons on onions and sad looking tomatoes and one slice of canned mushroom. And who serves the omelet on top if soggy hash browns? read more

I was passing through litchfield today,and decided to stop for breakfast,at swan's cafe......it used to be a country kitchen restaraunt.nice knotty pine walls,with lots of swan figureens,on the walls.they have great mon-fri breakfast specials.....all for only $3.99!....i had eggs,toast,and bacon,with a cup of coffee.....at this price,no hash browns,were included.food was good.......tasty,but basic.service was fast&friendly.plenty of parking,they take cash,or credit cards.i did not see the menu,i just ordered off the specials listing.will visit again,and give a more detailed review next time. read more

One of our regular stops for breakfast.. This place has the best pancakes!! Very family friendly, pleasant service, and great food!! We will be back! read more

There are a few times in my life where I NEED food. Stranded on a island I believe I could suffer through a chicken strip melt. If I was feeling dangerous I would temp fate with the soggy bland something they call Reuben. Not great read more

The friendly staff and great atmosphere make this place awesome. They have a nice variety of choices and you can order breakfast, lunch, dinner all day. I love the #3 cheese omelet and there burgers. read more

Went here to meet family for lunch. Our waitress was efficient and she continued to check on our table through out our meal. I ordered the Chef's Salad. It was over loaded with onion and had very little tomato, ham and green pepper. Received one hard boiled egg sliced in half to top the salad. The egg tasted old as it had been in the fridge for several days. No croutons or other toppings included. Other meals ordered at our table were ok. I would not recommend the Chef's Salad. It was not fresh and crisp as a salad should be. The building itself is beginning to show age. We used the restrooms upon arriving. Parked in the hallway outside the restrooms was a rolling cart filled to over flowing with dirty dishes and food scraps. We had to side step and squeeze by the cart to reach the restrooms. On the floor near the salad bar was a lot of dropped food that no one seemed to care about cleaning up. Overall, not impressed with this establishment. Prices were reasonable. read more

My three brothers and I always stop at the Swam's Cafe for breakfast once a month before we go to our mothers to play cards. The breakfast have always been great, cook any way we want. We use to go to other cafes in Litchfield , but this is the best that we found for a good meal to start the day off. read more

The service was fast. The food was a little bland for my taste - [ a little salt and pepper helped ] . The staff were friendly. The prices were very reasonable by today's standards. We plan to stop there again. read more