I love this restaurant- the decor, the vibe, the delicious and unique food offerings, and of course the staff make it well worth your time!
Berry
An outstanding experience, with many authentic country French dishes. Warm, welcoming staff, that treat you like friends. We were in DC, from Colorado, this was perfectly placed , in our dining plans. The fries are not to be missed...all the entrees were sizable and uniquely paired with sides. Our highest recommendations, for the small, beautiful room , that oozes comfort and special attention to charming decor. Will definitely add it to our must do list, for reservations, when we are back in DC.
Tim
The menu is thin, and one of the menus didn't represent what they had. And the service was slow, despite a small crowd. The steak was great, but I'd try someplace else next time.
Adam Rassatt
Definitely will come again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
susan
wonderful place to entertain friends and be more than well fed in a warm, and friendly and organized manner; everything was perfect; food, service, atmosphere, could not have asked for anything more.
Stephen Kent
Mostly just bummed how badly things went. Brought my family for a special night out and got really poor service. Ordered wine that didn’t arrive till we finished dinner. Never got refills on water. Couldnt get the sourdough bread basket. Couldnt get the lamb rack. Steak was cool, not hot. Then was charged wrongly for items we didn’t receive. Resolved, but still. Enough is enough. Was very excited about this dinner, so again, mostly just disappointed. Should have been better. And the restaurant could take a page from Hilton’s book by “making it right” when things keep going wrong for the guest. Do something substantive for a guest besides constant apologies. It wears thin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Stephen
Disappointing experience taking my family out for a nice meal. No water refills for all of dinner, and wine was delivered to the table only after plates were empty. Two denials from the kitchen for our orders as lamb or bread was gone at 9pm, and the steak we did get was cool (not hot). Bill was tabulated wrong and we paid for items we didn't receive. Just a real mess and a stressful way to end the day. Butterworths should be an escape, and it was mostly a pain.
Theo Scheer
I went here out of journalistic curiosity, and although my plate did have two used Zyns on it (no, I'm not joking), the beef tallow fries and lamb ribs were so good it nearly made up for it. It helped that the food was served on a fresh plate.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Aitor Sagastuy Arbide
Very special restaurant in DC. Service was great and the ambience inside is something you don't get to see everyday. Music that matches the nice style of the restaurant. Finally a place where you can taste real coffee. Totally recommended, I will come back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Eddie Schodowski
I had an incredible time with an old friend. Butterworth’s has great cocktails, great food, and great patrons — one of whom brought in CS Lewis’s The Abolition of Man and was delighted to talk about it, another whom gave us her olives and made conversation about our Midwestern roots, and the other who insisted that we stay in touch because she saw great things ahead in our futures.
The bartender, Caleb, enthusiastically interjected as he heard us discussing The Canterbury Tales as a way of decoding the female psyche. As we discussed the moral of The Wife of Bath’s Tale, the woman to our left chimed in and said, “That is SO true.” A long, joyful, meandering conversation followed, and we received advice: my friend needed to lighten up [with women], and I needed to become more mysterious. She gave us a hug before leaving.
If I lived in the area, this would be my go-to bar to have a laugh, consider how we ought to live, and smile at a stranger to turn them into a friend. Thank you for the wonderful time! I hope I can come back soon. Something about this inspired me, and while I can’t put my finger on it, I know that I left a better person who has more fully lived as a result.
We entertained 7 business guests at Butterworth's while attending AUSA conference this week. Food was excellent, service as well. Raheem suggested we give it a try. He was right, and we enjoyed the evening.
Drew Simmons
Excellent burger, old school homey feel, and very kind staff. Just needs more menu options. 10/10 experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashley Evans
The food was pretty terrible. We ordered something that was described as cheese toast that came out soaked in some sort of gross brown ale and gravy that tasted like vomit. Also brown gravy on red snapper? Took 3 requests to get a specials menu. Very strange experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Madeleine
We arrived late, and our host was incredibly kind. Our server was also outstanding, and the food was a great value! Delicious and fairly priced.
Anthony Iacovetti
Fantastic! I had the shrek pumpkin and caviar fries and couldn’t have been happier
I love this restaurant- the decor, the vibe, the delicious and unique food offerings, and of course the staff make it well worth your time!
An outstanding experience, with many authentic country French dishes. Warm, welcoming staff, that treat you like friends. We were in DC, from Colorado, this was perfectly placed , in our dining plans. The fries are not to be missed...all the entrees were sizable and uniquely paired with sides. Our highest recommendations, for the small, beautiful room , that oozes comfort and special attention to charming decor. Will definitely add it to our must do list, for reservations, when we are back in DC.
The menu is thin, and one of the menus didn't represent what they had. And the service was slow, despite a small crowd. The steak was great, but I'd try someplace else next time.
Definitely will come again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
wonderful place to entertain friends and be more than well fed in a warm, and friendly and organized manner; everything was perfect; food, service, atmosphere, could not have asked for anything more.
Mostly just bummed how badly things went. Brought my family for a special night out and got really poor service. Ordered wine that didn’t arrive till we finished dinner. Never got refills on water. Couldnt get the sourdough bread basket. Couldnt get the lamb rack. Steak was cool, not hot. Then was charged wrongly for items we didn’t receive. Resolved, but still. Enough is enough. Was very excited about this dinner, so again, mostly just disappointed. Should have been better. And the restaurant could take a page from Hilton’s book by “making it right” when things keep going wrong for the guest. Do something substantive for a guest besides constant apologies. It wears thin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Disappointing experience taking my family out for a nice meal. No water refills for all of dinner, and wine was delivered to the table only after plates were empty. Two denials from the kitchen for our orders as lamb or bread was gone at 9pm, and the steak we did get was cool (not hot). Bill was tabulated wrong and we paid for items we didn't receive. Just a real mess and a stressful way to end the day. Butterworths should be an escape, and it was mostly a pain.
I went here out of journalistic curiosity, and although my plate did have two used Zyns on it (no, I'm not joking), the beef tallow fries and lamb ribs were so good it nearly made up for it. It helped that the food was served on a fresh plate.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Very special restaurant in DC. Service was great and the ambience inside is something you don't get to see everyday. Music that matches the nice style of the restaurant. Finally a place where you can taste real coffee. Totally recommended, I will come back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I had an incredible time with an old friend. Butterworth’s has great cocktails, great food, and great patrons — one of whom brought in CS Lewis’s The Abolition of Man and was delighted to talk about it, another whom gave us her olives and made conversation about our Midwestern roots, and the other who insisted that we stay in touch because she saw great things ahead in our futures.
The bartender, Caleb, enthusiastically interjected as he heard us discussing The Canterbury Tales as a way of decoding the female psyche. As we discussed the moral of The Wife of Bath’s Tale, the woman to our left chimed in and said, “That is SO true.” A long, joyful, meandering conversation followed, and we received advice: my friend needed to lighten up [with women], and I needed to become more mysterious. She gave us a hug before leaving.
If I lived in the area, this would be my go-to bar to have a laugh, consider how we ought to live, and smile at a stranger to turn them into a friend. Thank you for the wonderful time! I hope I can come back soon. Something about this inspired me, and while I can’t put my finger on it, I know that I left a better person who has more fully lived as a result.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We entertained 7 business guests at Butterworth's while attending AUSA conference this week. Food was excellent, service as well. Raheem suggested we give it a try. He was right, and we enjoyed the evening.
Excellent burger, old school homey feel, and very kind staff. Just needs more menu options. 10/10 experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was pretty terrible. We ordered something that was described as cheese toast that came out soaked in some sort of gross brown ale and gravy that tasted like vomit. Also brown gravy on red snapper? Took 3 requests to get a specials menu. Very strange experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
We arrived late, and our host was incredibly kind. Our server was also outstanding, and the food was a great value! Delicious and fairly priced.
Fantastic! I had the shrek pumpkin and caviar fries and couldn’t have been happier
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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