Swing Wine Bar Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Swing Wine Bar, an enchanting culinary escape nestled on the hillside of Olympia, Washington, offering stunning views of Capitol Lake. At Swing, the emphasis is on crafting an extraordinary experience that goes beyond just drinks. Recently revamped, their menu is a treasure trove of flavors, with dishes that delight the senses and a cozy atmosphere that invites relaxation.
- With a range of curated wine flights and seasonal cocktails, you'll find a drink to complement every dish.
- Popular local beers and seltzers are also available, ensuring there's something for every palate.
- The outdoor patio provides an idyllic setting for enjoying expertly prepared meals—perfect for date nights or special celebrations.
As you indulge in the culinary offerings at Swing, you'll appreciate the dedication to quality and service that makes this tucked-away gem a must-visit destination.
Appetizers
Oysters On-The-Half
Liiliwaup 'Lil Lillies', chile-chipotle coulis
Thai Peanut Chicken Wraps
Chicken, sprouts, roasted red pepper, peanut sauce
Beet & Chevre
Oven-roasted beet slices, creamy Chevre, fried leeks, chives, sea salt, extra virgin olive oil
Caesar Salad
Romain, Campo de Montalban cheese, house-made crouton, house-made Caesar dressing
Bleu Cheese & Garlic Mushrooms
Bleu cheese, garlic, Japanese panko, mushroom caps, poached pear & wildflower honey
Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Medjool dates, creamy Chevre, roasted almonds, applewood-smoked bacon, brown sugar-sherry dipping sauce
House Baked Bread
Fresh-baked bread slices, extra-virgin olive oil & aged basamic
Roasted Zahtar Cauliflower
Zahtar seasoned and roasted fresh cauliflower florets, green tahini dipping sauce
Apple & Chevre Flatbread
Roasted garlic, apple, caramelized onion, chive & garlic Chevre, na'an, rocket
Chicken & Poblano Flatbread
Grilled chicken, sundried tomatoes, poblano pepper, cumin seed alfredo, na'an, a sprinkling of Asiago
Chili Relleno
Charred poblano, spiced & roasted vegetables, polenta, smoky Gouda {gluten free if cheese is omitted}
Butter Chicken
Simmered Tandoori chicken, Basmati rice, na'an
Small Plates
Shared Plates
Asiago & Rosemary Fondue
Served with French cured tomatoes & toasted bread for dipping
Safflower & Lemon Hummus
Safflower & lemon hummus, pickled vegetables, English cucumbers, na'an, olive oil {if na'an is omitted}
Charcuterie Board
Artisan meats & imported cheeses, select accoutrement, rosemary crackers
Spanish King Salmon
Smoked sofrito, slivered almonds, polenta sticks
Beecher's Sage Chicken
Marinated chicken breast, Beecher's Flagship Cheddar-sage sauce, mashed potatoes, seasonal veg
Roasted Duck Quarter
Slow-roasted bone-in duck, apple-cranberry chutney, rice pilaf, seasonal veg
Slow-Roasted Beef Brisket
Mashed potatoes, red wine demi-glace, mosaic bleu cheese, seasonal veg
Seared Rack of Lamb
Mustard jus lie, rice pilaf, seasonal veg
Butcher Block Salad
Chopped Romaine, salami, capicola, red onion, pepperoncinis, marinated goat horn chiles, sharp Cheddar, Swiss, herbed red wine vin
Mains
Sweets
Creme Brulee
classic creamy custard, burned sugar crust, fresh fruit
Vanilla Almond Cake
a vegan olive oil vanilla almond cake served with an amaretto reduction & chocolate-espresso sorbet
Chocolate Fondue
dark chocolate ganache, house-made cookies, and other accoutrements, fresh fruit
Olympic Mountain Ice Cream & Sorbet
please consult your server or bartender for today's featured flavors
Beet It
Blue Spirits vodka house-infused with beets & lemon, house-made ginger syrup, fresh lime, up, lemon twist
Burning down the House
El Jimador silver tequila, Johnson's blackberry-habanero jam, Giffard blackberry liqueur, fresh lime, triple sec, rocks
Come and Get Your Love
Greenbar IXA organic reposado tequila, simple syrup, orange bitters, orange twist
Dance This Mess around
Jalapeno-infused Wahaka mezcal, fresh lime, egg white, pineapple, Angostura bitters, up
Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
The Botanist gin, fresh basil, fresh lime, house-made ginger syrup, up, basil leaf float
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Our famous fresh-squeezed grapefruit margarita. El Jimador silver tequila, triple sec, grapefruit, lime, rocks, salted rim
Little Red Corvette
Blue Spirits vodka infused with organic blueberries and lemons, pomegranate juice, triple sec, up, sugared rim
Sex & Candy
Tanqueray gin, Luxardo cherry liqueur, triple sec, fresh grapefruit, egg white, up
Should I Stay or Should I Go
E & J Brandy, fresh lemon juice, Creme de Poire (pear liqueur), spiced orange syrup, up
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Evan Williams bourbon, fresh lemon, Reed's extra ginger brew, charred rosemary, Pacifique absinthe, rocks
Thai Your Mother down
Evan Williams bourbon, house mango-chutney puree, cilantro, Carpano dry vermouth, fresh lime & orange, rocks
Tumbling Dice
Evan Williams Bourbon, cold brew espresso, XTA honey liqueur, black walnut bitters, up
What's New Pussycat?
Russell's Reserve 6 YR rye, Muz organic vermouth, Carpano dry vermouth, Creole bitters, Angostura bitters, up
Swing Original Cocktails
Beer & Seltzer
Pfriem Pilsner, Hood River OR
Montucky Cold Snack, Bozeman MT
Bale Breaker Field 41 Pale Ale, Yakima Valley WA
Kulshan Bastard Kat IPA Bellingham WA
Reuben's Brews Hazealicious IPA Seattle WA
Black Raven Coco Jones Coconut Porter, Woodinville WA
No-Li Day Fade Mango Hard Seltzer, Airway Heights WA
The Teetotaler
iced tea, fresh lemonade, ginger, rocks
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
Giffard's orgeat, ginger brew, rocks, candied ginger
The Safety Dance
Giffard's apertif, soda, rocks, orange slice
Mocktails
Sweet Dreams
Kiona Late-Harvest Riesling, Columbia Valley WA 2020
Quaddy 'Essensia' Orange Muscat, California 2017
Prieure d'Arche Sauternes, France 2005
Analemma 'Atavus' Blanc de Noirs Sparkling, Atavus Vineyard Columbia Gorge OR 2016
Syncline 'Scintillation' Gruner Veltliner Brut, Underwood Mountain Vineyard, Columbia Gorge WA 2015
Sterling, Methode Traditionnelle, Brut Sparkling Wine, Carneros CA 2012
Boizel, Brut Reserve Champagne, France NV
Deutz, Brut Classic Champagne, France NV
Duval Leroy, Brut Champagne, France NV
Herbert Beaufort 'Bouzy' Carte d'Or Brut Tradition, Grand Cru Champagne, France NV
Louis Roederer 'Cristal' Brut Champagne, France 2002
Veuve Cliquot, Brut Champagne, France NV
Sparkling Wines
Albarino
Nortico, Alvarinho, Minho Portugal 2019
Domaine Jomain, Aligote, Cote d'Or France 2018
Aligote
Chardonnay
Boen, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, Monterey County, Sonoma County CA 2018
The Eyrie 'Original Vines' Chardonnay, Dundee Hills OR 2016
Haden Fig, Chardonnay, Willamette Valley OR 2018
Feudi Branciforti dei Bordonaro, Chardonnay, Sicily Italy 2019
Ramey, Chardonnay, Ritchie Vineyard, Russian River Valley CA 2018
Two Shepherds, Picpoul Blanc, Windmill Vineyards, Yolo County CA 2019
Picpoul
Pinot Gris
The Eyrie, Estate Pinot Gris, Dundee Hills OR 2018
Cave Springs, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada 2018
Riesling
Cabernet Franc
Chinook, Cabernet Franc, Yakima Valley WA 2018
COR Cabernet Franc, Alder Ridge Vineyard, Horse Heaven Hills WA 2020
Savage Grace, Cabernet Franc, Copeland Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills WA 2017
Savage Grace, Cabernet Franc, Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley WA 2017
Basel Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2017
Betz 'Pere de Famille' Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2011
Betz 'Pere de Famille' Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2014
Betz 'Pere de Famille' Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2015
Chappellet, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley CA 2016
Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley CA 2017
Gramercy 'Lower East' Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2017
Leonetti, Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley WA 2014
Leonetti, Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley WA 2015
Leonetti, Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley WA 2016
Long Shadows 'Feather' Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2014
Long Shadows 'Feather' Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2017
Lydian, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2018
Powers, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Kiona Vineyard, Red Mountain WA 2015
Quilceda Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2017
Quilceda Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2018
Sleight of Hand 'The Illusionist' Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley WA 2016
Woodward Canyon 'Artist Series #26' Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State 2017
Woodward Canyon 'Artist Series #27' Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State 2018
Woodward Canyon 'Old Vines' Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State 2016
Zuccardi 'Q' Cabernet Sauvignon, Valle de Uco, Mendoza Argentina 2013
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dolcetto
Cutter Cascadia 'Ashes to Ashes' Dolcetto, Columbia Gorge OR 2019
Avennia 'Parapine' Grenache, Columbia Valley WA 2018
Gallica, Grenache, Sonoma Valley CA 2015
Gramercy 'Third Man' Grenache, Columbia Valley WA 2018
Grenache
Malbec
COR Malbec, Hogback Ridge Vineyard, Columbia Valley WA 2019
Walla Walla Vintners, Malbec, Washington 2019
Leonetti, Merlot, Walla Walla Valley WA 2016
Long Shadows 'Pedestal' Merlot, Columbia Valley WA 2015
Orr, Merlot, Stillwater Creek Vineyard, Royal Slope WA 2018
Walla Walla Vintners, Merlot, Walla Walla Valley WA 2018
Merlot
Mourvedre
Gramercy 'Lower East' Mourvedre, Columbia Valley WA 2017
Elk Cove 'Clay Court' Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains OR 2019
Elk Cove 'Five Mountain' Estate Grown Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains OR 2019
Chehalem Mountains - Oregon
Dundee Hills - Oregon
Domaine Drouhin, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills OR 2019
The Eyrie, Estate Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills OR 2018
L'Angolo, Estate Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills OR 2017
Stoller, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills OR 2019
Cristom 'Marjorie' Estate Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills OR 2018
Linguia Franca 'Mimi's Mind' Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills OR 2019
Rose Rock (By Domaine Drouhin) 'Zephirine' Pinot Noir, Rose Rock Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills OR 2016
Eola-Amity Hills - Oregon
McMinnville - Oregon
Brittan, Estate Pinot Noir, McMinnville OR 2018
Portlandia, Pinot Noir, Momtazi Vineyard, McMinnville OR 2019
Brick House 'Les Dijonnais' Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge OR 2019
Ridgecrest, Pinot Noir, Ridgecrest Vineyards, Ribbon Ridge OR 2018
Ribbon Ridge - Oregon
Yamhill-Carlton - Oregon
Elk Cove 'Goodrich' Estate-Grown Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton OR 2015
Elk Cove 'Goodrich' Estate Grown Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton OR 2018
Sineann Pinot Noir, Yates-Conwill Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton OR 2016
Elk Cove, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley OR 2019
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir, Croft VIneyard, Willamette Valley OR 2018
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir, Freedom Hills Vineyard, Willamette Valley OR 2018
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley OR 2019
Portlandia, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley OR 2019
Sineann, Pinot Noir, Oregon 2016
Stoller, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley OR 2019
Willamette Valley / Oregon
Beyond Oregon
Chateau St. Jean, Pinot Noir, Benoist Ranch Vineyard, Sonoma Coast CA 2014
Meomi, Pinot Noir, Monterey County-Santa Barbara County-Sonoma County CA 2015
Wente, Pinot Noir, Riva Ranch Vineyard, Arroyo Seco Monterey CA 2015
Cono Sur '20 Barrels Limited Edition' Pinot Noir, El Triangulo Estate, Valle de Casablanca Chile 2018
Etude, Pinot Noir, Bannockburn Central Otago, New Zealand 2014
Betz 'La Cote Rousse' Syrah, Red Mountain WA 2011
Betz, 'La Cote Rousse' Syrah, Red Mountain WA 2016
Betz 'La Serenne' Syrah, Yakima Valley WA 2011
Betz 'La Serenne' Syrah, Yakima Valley WA 2016
Cayuse, Syrah, Cailloux Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley WA 2014
Charles Smith 'Royal City' Syrah, Stoneridge Vineyard, Columbia Valley 2008
Gramercy 'Lower East' Syrah, Columbia Valley WA 2017
Long Shadows 'Sequal' Syrah, Columbia Valley WA 2015
Lydian, Syrah, Columbia Valley WA 2018
Reynvaan Estate 'In the Rocks' Syrah, Walla Walla Valley WA 2014
Sleight of Hand 'Funkadelic' Syrah, Walla Walla Valley WA 2011
Sleight of Hand 'Psychedelic' Syrah, Stoney Vine Vineyard Estate, Walla Walla Valley WA 2018
Syrah
Tempranillo
Abacela, 'Fiesta' Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley OR 2019
Abacela, 'Barrel Select' Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley OR 2017
Gramercy 'Inigo Montoya' Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley WA 2014
Rosenblum 'Rockpile' Zinfandel, Rockpile Road Vineyard CA 2011
Zinfandel
Red Blends
Andrew Will 'Glacial' Columbia Valley WA 2016
60% Syrah, 24% Mourvedre & 16% Grenache
Avennia 'Gravura' Columbia Valley WA 2018
48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot & 12% Cabernet Franc
Avennia 'Justine' Yakima Valley WA 2019
62% Grenache, 23% Mourvedre & 15% Syrah
Betz 'Clos de Betz' Columbia Valley WA 2011
67% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Petit Verdot
Betz 'Clos de Betz' Columbia Valley WA 2015
75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon & 10% Petit Verdot
Guardian 'The Alibi' Red Mountain WA 2016
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot & 5% Petit Verdot
Kevin White (Blue Label) 'Red Wine' Yakima Valley WA 2018
45% Syrah, 40% Grenache & 15% Mourvedre
Kevin White (Blue Label) 'Red Wine' Yakima Valley 2019
50% Syrah, 25% Grenache & 25% Mourvedre
Kevin White 'Heritage' DuBrul Vineyard, Red Mountain WA 2017
57% Cabernet Sauvignon & 43% Merlot
Leah Jorgensen 'Tour Rain' Vin Rouge Oregon 2018
60% Cabernet Franc & 40% Gamay Noir
Long Shadows 'Chester Kidder' Columbia Valley WA 2015
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Syrah & 15% Petit Verdot
Long Shadows 'Pirouette' Columbia Valley WA 2015
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petit Verdot & 3% Malbec
Lydian 'GSM' Columbia Valley WA 2019
48% Grenache, 38% Mourvedre & 13% Syrah
Quilceda Creek 'CVR' Red Wine, Columbia Valley WA 2016
87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc & 3% Petit Verdot
Quilceda Creek 'CVR' Red Wine, Columbia Valley WA 2019
94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc & 2% Petit Verdot
Sleight of Hand 'The Archimage' Reserve, Columbia Valley WA 2016
50% Cabernet Franc, 47% Merlot & 3% Cabernet Sauvignon
Woodward Canyon, Estate Reserve, Walla Walla Valley WA 2017
59% Cabernet Franc, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot & 5% Merlot