Butler Reviews Summary

Category: Coffee shop New York

Address: 40 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Rating: 4.5
based on 152 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Delicious pastries and other unique drinks."
  • "This was the best avocado toast I ever had! Breakfast sandwich, cookies and muffins are also great."
  • "Their croissants are one of a kind delicious."
  • "The roasted sun choke charred spring onion walnut pesto soup was one of the best soups I’ve had!"
  • "Their espresso, pastries, dishes, and coffee are all very clearly made with care and high-quality ingredients."
  • "Ordered a nice mocha, signature breakfast sandwich, and a savory cream cheese and chive cruffin. Everything here was really quite delicious."
  • "The Butler Banh Mi and Mattcha Latte. Both were very delicious."

Cons:

  • "The pastries looked good and tasty but I had higher expectations."
  • "Tasteless coffee & the pastries didn’t feel fresh."
  • "The food was not very good and very over priced."
  • "First of all, the food and drinks taste pretty bad… dry buns, salty sauce, latte with no taste."
  • "The breakfast sandwich was a bit salty, but still pretty good."
  • "Food was underwhelming in taste."
  • "The frittata was very oily and had no salt or spice. Huge disappointment."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff made it feel like you’d known them for years."
  • "The service was impeccably quick."
  • "Staff were very nice and friendly."
  • "The friendly and attentive staff members were happy to offer recommendations."
  • "For how busy the area is, have always been able to get a seat (sometimes after waiting a bit) and never felt rushed out."
  • "The service is amazing, always so friendly and quick."
  • "The staff is kind and the drinks and food arrived quickly."

Cons:

  • "The woman’s attitude was absolutely appalling and abysmal."
  • "The staff was so rude."
  • "Both cashiers were so rude and said i would only get my food if i tipped."
  • "The staff was passive aggressive to People of Color."
  • "Coffee was lukewarm. Tasted like milk, and when asked for coffee to be added staff obliged my request but did not speak further or make any eye contact with me."
  • "Worst barista and even worst customer service. Completely rude, kicking us out 15 minutes before closing time and the coffee tasted horrible."
  • "Barista was completely disrespectful and rude."

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Located near the Brooklyn Bridge, it has such a nice view."
  • "Quick service in a clean, attractive, comfortable space."
  • "The restaurant itself is beautiful."
  • "The indoors atmosphere is mellow, good music, usually not too crowded."
  • "Very laid back atmosphere and less hysteric than down town Manhattan - but I guess that goes for most of Brooklyn."
  • "It's a beautiful corner coffee shop with nice views."
  • "Nice location, great view of the bridge. Very clean and friendly environment."

Cons:

  • "Parking is a challenge - no surprise there though."
  • "Not a welcoming environment."
  • "It was too crowded and maybe that made the experience not to pleasant."
  • "They discriminated against me with my service dogs."
  • "Service was selectively unfriendly."
  • "Great service at this spot. It's (in theory) a good coffee and breakfast go-to for the neighborhood, except I couldn't enjoy my most recent visit because of a HORRIBLE smell coming from the kitchen."
  • "Place smelled like clorox. Dont spend money here."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "Although a little bit out of my price range, I still choose butler for my iced matcha and chocolate croissant or breakfast empanada because it is worth it!"
  • "Only ordered a matcha latte for take out, but was happy to be offered a choice of pistachio milk and fast service."
  • "Here you get a luxury coffee at an inexpensive price."
  • "The espresso drinks are excellent, with the coffee strong and perfectly roasted for the right balance of flavor and bitterness."
  • "Great coffee with different types of milk options including Oat Milk."
  • "You can tell the ingredients are top-notch, especially the tea in the picture I posted."
  • "Love to see the cheerful smile from the to-go window after my morning jog."

Cons:

  • "The food was not very good and very over priced."
  • "But at $9+ it was outrageously over-priced."
  • "Everything is overpriced. I paid $15 for two croissants and a latte."
  • "It is on the higher side."
  • "Too pricy for what it is."
  • "Also sooo expensive!! SAVE YOURSELVES!!!!"
  • "Paid 42 USD for 2 drinks and 2 meals."

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