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Lancaster
City Centre
The Butcher & Tonic
The Butcher & Tonic Reviews

The Butcher & Tonic

British, Steak, European, Eat & Drink

Dishes priced around£22

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Reviews of The Butcher & Tonic (196)

Read what people think about The Butcher & Tonic. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about The Butcher & Tonic before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about The Butcher & Tonic and book a table with confidence!

5.1/6

196 reviews

5.1/6

196 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Catherine D.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Great visit, really tasty food, good service and elegant surroundings

"Very good"
5/6
Anna D.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent reception, service, food, price and atmosphere. I will be recommending this restaurant to all my friends! Well done to all the staff who work there. Fabulous..!

"Excellent"
6/6
Hannah S.5 years ago · 1 review

The food was absolutely delicious and such good value with the three course set menu! The venue is lovely and loved the atmosphere! The service was great, staff so friendly and helpful, my only thing to say is they were a bit too eager when moving onto next course as a couple of times we were still finishing our mouthful and they were there’s asking if we’d finished! But other then that minor point it was an amazing evening!

"Very good"
5/6
Caroline R.5 years ago · 1 review

Very good food only the 3 courses and 3 drinks menu. Good choice on the food menu and the drinks menu. Will defiantly be going again

"Excellent"
6/6
Robbie B.5 years ago · 1 review

Waiting times were as was expected for the what we ordered. It came sooner than expected and was amazing!

"Excellent"
6/6
Daniel B.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Great food with friendly service. Would highly recommend. Will be returning again soon.

"Excellent"
6/6
Tracey W.5 years ago · 16 reviews

Great food and staff lovely, we will be back again

"Very good"
5/6
Elias C.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food and friendly service. Good value for money! Will return...

"Excellent"
6/6
Emma G.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely food and very friendly staff, I would definitely recommend.

"Very good"
5/6
Robert H.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Had a lovely meal and good service tonight thank you

"Excellent"
6/6
Shaun W.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food. Descent amount of time between corses and wasn’t rushed.

"Very good"
5/6
Mary T.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely meal for my graduation. Loved the 3 courses 3 gins menu. Only minor thing was the veg was under and overdone on the veggie order. There was a large table behind us so noise levels were higher,though given the size of the table it was understandable.

"Excellent"
6/6
Eloise D.5 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food, amazing staff. Overall lovely experience. Will be visiting again

"Average"
3/6
Lyndsey D.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Service was good. Blue cheese sauce was too watery. Creamed potatoes were very lumpy. The fruit in the eton mess was very very hard and inedible

"Excellent"
6/6
Saskia C.5 years ago · 1 review

Really enjoyed it, good food and amazing gin selection .

"Good"
4/6
Donna H.5 years ago · 1 review

Very nice tender fillet steak, well cooked, chips were ok

"Good"
4/6
Karen C.5 years ago · 1 review

The food was very good.One gripe is that for a £25 main,no potatoes were included.The restaurant staff(bar one) couldn't be bothered.No table check.Had to ask for more wine.Two couples walked out without eating.One poor girl knocked a glass of wine over and NOBODY went to help her--she had to get up and go to the waitress station to get someone to help.Very embarrassed!!! This restaurant takes the 'parred down' look to the limit.Cheap cutlery,condiments,glasses,napkins.No aircon at all.You could barely breath in there.It was stale and clammy.Not what you expect for the money.

"Very good"
5/6
Charlotte S.5 years ago · 1 review

We had to wait a while for our starters and the restaurant was not that busy. The dinning area upstairs is like sitting in a village hall in terms of decor, it's a little odd. The food is really superb and the staff are so helpful and polite. I really like this restaurant.

"Excellent"
6/6
John H.5 years ago · 1 review

The fish cake was exceptional. The best I've had in a long while. The staff are well trained and polite. An overall excellent experience.

"Average"
3/6
Amy S.5 years ago · 1 review

The chicken wings starter didn’t taste of anything. The steak was tough and stilton sauce again didn’t taste of anything. For the money, I’d expect much better.

"Excellent"
6/6
Martin P.5 years ago · 1 review

This was our first visit to eat. The food was exemplary, much better than expected and imaginative. Three courses & three gins excellent VFM. Serving staff very pleasant, and serving nicely paced - not too fast. Lovely room too.

"Excellent"
6/6
Simon P.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent staff, food and ambience. Great value too. Central location

"Very good"
5/6
Gareth C.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was really nice and the steak was cooked perfectly. My only slight issue was the steak was not seasoned

"Excellent"
6/6
Stuart M.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent. Passing through Lancaster on the way south so this was a lucky find! Great food Great Service. Would highly recommend!

"Excellent"
6/6
Alastair B.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, quiet atmosphere and friendly, helpful and attentive staff

"Excellent"
6/6
Nicholas S.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely venue, interesting and thoughtful menu, amazing drinks selection. Friendly staff mean we'll be back.

"Average"
3/6
Emma J.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was fantastic but very disappointed with the service. We had to ask to be seated, to order drinks, to view the menu etc Such a shame as this could be a fantastic restaurant but no enthusiasm or interest from the staff

"Excellent"
6/6
Vicki T.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent experience again. Really buzzing atmosphere, but attentive, professional and friendly staff coped really well.

"Excellent"
6/6
Amy A.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, service and location. Portions are fantastic and a lovely variety of starters, mains and puddings. Will certainly be back

"Average"
3/6
Liz R.5 years ago · 1 review

Ordered 2 rib eye steaks. One medium to rare one well done..both tough! Aske9d if they could give us something else. I asked for 2 sirloin but they said chef says they will be tough too. Wedding anniversary spoiled was really looking forward to our first time there. Would not be returning. They should have waived the starters and wine but charged us even for drink beforehand...but no charge for steaks. Would have refused obviously. Never again. But to add insult they said well done steaks are tough. Well what was the reason for the medium to rare being tough excuses not good enough. Ramsay would love this gibberish!

"Very good"
5/6
Liam N.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was really good and didn’t have to wait too long, also a nice atmosphere

"Very good"
5/6
Mark C.5 years ago · 1 review

Very nice food. Served quickly and polite staff would definitely go again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Marina L.5 years ago · 1 review

Staff fab food fab ambiance fab what more can I say You must visit

"Good"
4/6
Daniel A.5 years ago · 1 review

nice place, food ok, cocktails are better. quite pricey but nice.

"Very good"
5/6
David T.5 years ago · 5 reviews

We really enjoyed the food and look forward to coming back!

"Excellent"
6/6
Laura M.5 years ago · 1 review

Our server was super kind and friendly! Not sure what his name was but he was the one greeting people downstairs at the bar and bringing them upstairs for food!

"Excellent"
6/6
Vicki T.5 years ago · 2 reviews

We had a great time. Highly recommend. Book early because word will get out.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie W.5 years ago · 1 review

Steak night excellent value for money Will definitely be returning

"Awful"
1/6
Karen B.5 years ago · 1 review

The service was terrible. Steak was great but steamed brill was cold. What was anticipated as a good night very quickly became a disappointment. Never again.

"Very good"
5/6
Peter G.5 years ago · 11 reviews

Sunday roast of beef excellent and very good value at £10.95. Very good value as starter and desert only £1.50 each when having the roast.

"Very good"
5/6
catherine l.5 years ago · 1 review

Had an amazing time. Only let down was the main I wanted (ravioli) was unavoidable as was the pudding my partner wanted. Starters were perfect as were the mains, however, they could have done with being a tad hotter. Overall thought, an amazing meal and we’ll definitely return

"Good"
4/6
Phil R.5 years ago · 1 review

It was a shame that 4 of the 6 beers on offer were off so only one choice of ale or lager. My steak was overdone My mums carrots were raw Menu felt like it was trying a bit too hard

"Excellent"
6/6
Elaine A.6 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food,the steak was cooked to perfection the staff were friendly and very attentive,couldn’t ask for more

"Not good "
2/6
Steven K.6 years ago · 1 review

Bar staff were nice. Looked like a good place for drinks. Just a shame our main meal didn’t arrive after an hour and we had to leave. Will give it a try another time

"Excellent"
6/6
Joy A.6 years ago · 1 review

Lovely restaurant, staff knowledgeable about their Gin and beer. Food wonderful.

"Excellent"
6/6
Clare P.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely up , great food, excellent service. Car park nearby.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steve J.6 years ago · 1 review

Went on what I would assume to be a fairly quiet mid-week night, so there was no "hustle and bustle" but the menu was a fantastic mix of traditional dishes with local twists and the service was fantastic. Will most certainly return and would most definitely recommend for great quality food.

"Excellent"
6/6
John H.6 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service, and great value for money with the three courses and three gins menu for £25

"Very good"
5/6
Melissa P.6 years ago · 2 reviews

The sticky ribs weren't available as a starter (we ordered them and then were told after 5 minutes that they had sold out that afternoon) and as this was the only starter we wanted, we had to go without. In all we waited around 40 minutes for the mains (restaurant wasn't busy). Saying that the steaks were delicious. We will be returning as we really want to sample the ribs! Staff & manager were very welcoming and efficient.

"Good"
4/6
Zandra L.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Interesting menu. Meals well presented. Had we known the size of the meal it would have been good to order a side dish too. The Rhubarb desert with meringue was rather dry.

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