Update: SweetWater Mountain Taphouse at Denver Airport (DEN) has joined Priority Pass
Nov 14, 2021, 12:21 pm
#1
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Update: SweetWater Mountain Taphouse at Denver Airport (DEN) has joined Priority Pass
Dec 3, 2021, 11:23 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Here's the page on the Priority Pass site: https://www.prioritypass.com/en/loun...ntain-taphouse
Didn't see that coming! The food doesn't look nearly as good as the options at Timberline but I'm grateful to have anything. I walk past the stalled Plaza Premium Lounge, soon(?) to be a Capital One lounge all the time. I've been waiting for that place to be finished ever since we lost Timberline but as far as I can tell they haven't touched the place in ages. Hope to see construction starting up again soon; I'll probably jump ship from Chase to Capitol One if the lounge ever gets finished.
Edit- $13 for a soft pretzel, the audacity!
Didn't see that coming! The food doesn't look nearly as good as the options at Timberline but I'm grateful to have anything. I walk past the stalled Plaza Premium Lounge, soon(?) to be a Capital One lounge all the time. I've been waiting for that place to be finished ever since we lost Timberline but as far as I can tell they haven't touched the place in ages. Hope to see construction starting up again soon; I'll probably jump ship from Chase to Capitol One if the lounge ever gets finished.
Edit- $13 for a soft pretzel, the audacity!
Jan 21, 2022, 1:14 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Greater Chicagoland Area
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http://www.cintl.com/Menus/SweetWater_DEN_Menu%20.pdf
That is the Qr code menu link from the tables. My flights were on Frontier in the A concourse, this is in the B concourse all the way at the far end by Gate 79b next to Starbucks. The gates looked like all UA Express gates. There is seating on one end with a view out of the airport with several UA Express jets and there a section a front of restaurant just looking into the terminal. It was a long walk and I had to take the shuttle train in-between concourses.
You get $28 to spend. If you look at the menu, it's enough for a beer ($10) and an entre ($14 Cheese steak and fries) $3 (soda) which Is what I got. I debated getting cheesecake dessert instead of the beer but figured I've been getting too fat. Could also squeeze in just appetizer and entree with just water or I suppose two entrees. I left a good tip bc it's "free" and I had 4 refills on my Diet Coke. You can leave a tip on credit card even if there is no overage. They out a one cent charge so I could add tip. I made it $7.77 total. I read that a lot of people stuff at these PP restaurants bc they think it's included, don't know they can use credit cards, or whatever reason.
That is the Qr code menu link from the tables. My flights were on Frontier in the A concourse, this is in the B concourse all the way at the far end by Gate 79b next to Starbucks. The gates looked like all UA Express gates. There is seating on one end with a view out of the airport with several UA Express jets and there a section a front of restaurant just looking into the terminal. It was a long walk and I had to take the shuttle train in-between concourses.
You get $28 to spend. If you look at the menu, it's enough for a beer ($10) and an entre ($14 Cheese steak and fries) $3 (soda) which Is what I got. I debated getting cheesecake dessert instead of the beer but figured I've been getting too fat. Could also squeeze in just appetizer and entree with just water or I suppose two entrees. I left a good tip bc it's "free" and I had 4 refills on my Diet Coke. You can leave a tip on credit card even if there is no overage. They out a one cent charge so I could add tip. I made it $7.77 total. I read that a lot of people stuff at these PP restaurants bc they think it's included, don't know they can use credit cards, or whatever reason.
Jan 21, 2022, 1:50 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2014
Location: DEN
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Nice, must be a recent change on the .01 charge, was there a couple months ago and just signed the bill and left cash (thankfully preplanned with cash). Its a decent restaurant other than how far its down the B concourse and I mostly fly SWA out of C.
Jan 21, 2022, 4:50 pm
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You have to ask them to leave tip on card. They don't offer it or list it as option. I know a lot of places will do it bc I have a lot of restaurant gift cards I've had to use over the years and just ask them to put a few cents on the credit card so I can tip with that. Also have done at buffets in Vegas where I want to leave a tip after I eat so I can base it on how service was (you have to pay when you get in and they ask if you wanna leave tip there which I don't bc I wanna know if I'm getting drinks refilled quickly or if person disappears for a half hour and I end up thirsty.
Jan 22, 2022, 11:32 am
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Join Date: Feb 2017
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Sweetwater visit? (will try to visit 30 Jan)
I will try to visit at the end of Jan or early Feb and leave feedback. Will also try to check out progress of the Capital One Lounge in Concourse A as well.
Sweetwater menu views here: https://www.restaurantji.com/co/denv...ium-hub-/menu/
Last edited by optimilez2016; Jan 22, 2022 at 11:33 am Reason: better wording
Jan 22, 2022, 3:01 pm
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Not American here so I'm trying to figure out tip culture a bit more, especially in the context of PP. Speaking of the $0.01 charge, let's say I only spend $10 on the beer there and have $18 in Priority Pass credit remaining. And I want to leave to catch my flight. Could I ask them to make up an $18 pretend charge to generate revenue for the restaurant? Would they appreciate that over a tip? Would it be against the PP-restaurant agreement?
Jan 24, 2022, 12:23 pm
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Not American here so I'm trying to figure out tip culture a bit more, especially in the context of PP. Speaking of the $0.01 charge, let's say I only spend $10 on the beer there and have $18 in Priority Pass credit remaining. And I want to leave to catch my flight. Could I ask them to make up an $18 pretend charge to generate revenue for the restaurant? Would they appreciate that over a tip? Would it be against the PP-restaurant agreement?
Jan 24, 2022, 3:56 pm
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Jan 24, 2022, 4:44 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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As a general rule of thumb, restaurants are reimbursed about ~80-90% of the credit amount, so if you get a $28 credit you can expect the restaurant is getting about $23 of that (the restaurants are giving the discount due to the volume of business they’re getting from this).
May 31, 2022, 5:24 pm
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Went today, at least 4 waiters working. 30 min to get seated with 4 people in line in front of me. 15 min to get order taken. Over 20 min to get food. Then she forgot I ordered dessert. 20 min to get check. Over 90 min total time