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Butter

415 Lafayette St New York, NY map / directions subway directions (212) 253-2828  reserve online
Website: http://www.butterrestaurant.com

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Butter is a American and Mediterranean restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends, paid more than $50, and tipped between 15% to 18%.

People describe this restaurant as American, Mediterranean, No Ho, OpenTable, Reservations, and Fine Dining [ tag it ]

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**3/4

2.9 avg. based on 9 ratings & 7 reviews

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From the Restaurant

Butter is located in downtown Manhattan in the heart of the city's famed Greenwich Village. Our Executive Chef, Alexandra Guarnaschelli offers traditional American Fare highlighted and enhanced by subtle global influences with the grace notes of seasonality.

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7 reviews

Award_star_gold First reviewed by:  KatieKartis
May 19, 2008 Link

Going Downhill Fast

Not that it ever had any decent standing as a restaurant….We have various friends that come in from out of town who each keep wanting to go to this place so we go. That’s about the caliber of the clientele – tourists, bridge and tunnel. It’s about as pretty as being at a christening for someone’s kid on Staten Island. Truly a wanna-be crowd – and that’s the main attraction there since the food is about as good as what you’d get at the afore-mentioned christening. On one night, the ravioli was slimy and overcooked, another night we were served an oddly fishy-smelling potato leek soup, and on all occasions, the desserts were definitely day-old and reeking of floating refrigerator odors. On my recent visit, an entourage of guido-ettes had an especially drunk woman in their party who literally vomited on the shoes of a diner next to us and the management did nothing to help clean up. This is my last visit to this dump. Tourist might find it novel, but to a true New Yorker, no thanks.

Extras:
I came here for
fun with friends
My meal cost
more than $50
I tipped
between 15% to 18%
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Dec 28, 2007 Link

Fun place for a late night dinner. I didn't...

Fun place for a late night dinner. I didn’t know about the ‘star’ attraction, until the waiter told me on a subsequent visit. (that seemed pretty cocky)

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Dec 26, 2007 Link

I feel like coming here is more to see and be...

I feel like coming here is more to see and be seen. The ambiance is nice, admittedly and the people that go seemingly all fit into the trendy/chic category. The food though is a different story. We went in a group, we all agreed that the portions were surprisingly small for what we paid for (but then again we did a prix-fixe) but what we had was good so I’ll give them that.

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Sep 30, 2007 Link

Meh. It was average. The portions are okay I...

Meh. It was average. The portions are okay I guess, but it tastes ordinary, except for the duck, the duck was pretty good.

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Aug 28, 2007 Link

despite all the celebrity hype, butter is a little overra...

despite all the celebrity hype, butter is a little overrated. food was still excellent… even though other similar restaurants in new york can replace it just as well, if not, better. would’ve been a 4 star if paris hilton hadn’t said it was her favorite restaurant.

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Jun 12, 2007 Link

went here for restaurant week once. everything was just OK

went here for restaurant week once. everything was just OK

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Jun 9, 2007 Link

I love the truffled macaroni and cheese and I saw Scott S...

I love the truffled macaroni and cheese and I saw Scott Sartiano the last time I went!!

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