This review is based on two lunches and a few drop-ins for cookies and such.
The good: Mmmm-meatloaf! Tomato cider meatloaf, to be exact. Moist, interesting - delicious. Coconut-kafir chicken pot pie tastes like a Thai chicken curry inside an English pie shell. Interesting... but a bit gimmicky. Fish and chips - not bad at all, but a bit more fish and less batter would be nice.
The bad: the coffee is awful, both espresso and brewed. I don't understand the fetishization of Illy coffee - as far as I'm concerned, it's just a step above Maxwell House. When there are so many other options available -- locally roasted beans from I Deal or Dark City, micro-roasted imports such as Intelligentsia, etc. -- there's no excuse for serving Swilly.
And the baked goods... scones and cookies are just OK. The last thing I had - a nutella chocolate scone - had a cardboardy texture. The Roastery is a better bet for an afternoon sugar hit.