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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
Joanne D.2 years ago · 2 reviews

amazing evening had no idea what to expect but it was amazing

"Very good"
5/6
Janet M.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely meal and attentive staff. Particularly the young lady behind the bar who advised on the Gin - Bloom with elderflower tonic

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachael L.4 years ago · 1 review

Amazing value for money and lovely staff, food was gorgeous

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah C.4 years ago · 8 reviews

Delicious meal and fantastic service. The steaks are unbeatable here and the gin selection is brilliant. We genuinely book a night away in Lancaster to eat at Butcher & Tonic! Thanks for a brilliant meal!

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie D.4 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic meal and great service will deffinatly be returning. Thanks

"Excellent"
6/6
ann c.4 years ago · 1 review

Fab place been a few times with friends for lunch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrea P.4 years ago · 1 review

What can I say Wow the service the food everything was brilliant The steaks where cooked to perfection and will be definitely coming back to try the rest of the menu Thank you guys for an excellent evening.

"Not good "
2/6
Martin R.4 years ago · 1 review

The food was ok ...... not as good as we were expecting from other reviews we had read, service was poor and the whole place could do with a sparkle and shine, felt for like a pub than a nice restaurant........

"Excellent"
6/6
Jamie S.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Went for a birthday meal, and had the tomahawk sharer. The steak was cooked to perfection. So compliments to the chef! 👌 Friendly and efficient service. Would recommend!!

"Excellent"
6/6
John c.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food and staff, really enjoyed our visit. Would recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Stephen B.4 years ago · 1 review

We really enjoyed our steaks, and will be going back

"Very good"
5/6
Paula M.4 years ago · 3 reviews

Had lunch, food was absolutely delicious. The wine was a bit pricey though, compared to other places in Lancaster. But it too was delicious...

"Average"
3/6
Lyndsey D.4 years ago · 5 reviews

Service was great unfortunately sauces with steak were mixed up, I couldn’t ear meal due to this but staff did not charge for my meal. Puddings were delicious

"Average"
3/6
Susannah H.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely staff but food really below par. I had actually booked a different restaurant in Lancaster but they were courteous enough to ring me and let me know in advance there was a 3 course Valentine menu that night - I was dining with my 18 yr old son on a visit to Lancaster Uni so cancelled that booking - checked the Butcher & Tonic website and not a mention of Valentine’s Day so went ahead and booked. When we arrived we were given a ...... you guessed it ...... 3 course set Valentine menu - i requested the a la carte menu as we only wanted main and was told they were only serving the set. Shortly after another table arrived and asked if they could order main only and were told that was fine. I queried that with our lovely waitress and she said “they know the owner”. None of that would have mattered much if the food had been good but it just wasn’t. The tarka dahl was dry and bland served with soggy naan. My salmon was overcooked so was also dry and was served with overcooked rice. The dessert was really not good - “honeycomb” was in fact burnt toffee and the cheesecake was nice in parts until you hit a big unstirred bit of cream cheese.

"Excellent"
6/6
Adrian F.4 years ago · 1 review

Good friendly attentive staff , good service and good food . Had a perfect valentines evening out .

"Excellent"
6/6
Tony C.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food and great customer service from the server. Thanks

"Very good"
5/6
Lisa T.4 years ago · 5 reviews

Food fab service was steady and not rushed, can’t ask for more!

"Very good"
5/6
John M.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely venue and good service. We were a party of four and three had sirloin steaks and one ribeye. All were delicious and cooked as ordered. The starters were also good and the desserts scrummy! Only criticism was that the chips were more like skin wedges. Our daughters liked them but my wife and I prefer normal chips that are crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. The bar downstairs had live music but this did not intrude and we were able to talk freely.

"Very good"
5/6
Philip C.4 years ago · 20 reviews

If you are hungry the tomahawk steak is a good choice. The sharer includes ribs as a side! Loved the onion rings.

"Good"
4/6
Jennifer C.4 years ago · 5 reviews

Restaurant very quiet when we arrived which was a bit concerning as 1st time visitors. However need not have worried, service was ok, and food of main meals very good only comment from all of us was the food could have been a bit hotter. Puddings went down well apart from the crumble which was far to tart with a minuscule amount of crumble on top which had been blow torched which made the whole thing taste burnt. This was removed from the bill when when we mentioned it. Would recommend a visit despite the minor issues.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ian L.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food in a lovely setting with very warm friendly staff.

"Excellent"
6/6
Claire J.4 years ago · 1 review

Had a lovely meal. Helpful staff and good food. Good drink menu

"Excellent"
6/6
Matthew R.4 years ago · 2 reviews

The food was amazing even thought they made a mistake with a starter it was quickly resolved

"Excellent"
6/6
Lyndsey D.4 years ago · 5 reviews

Fabulous food, really good service. Our waitress was brilliant and friendly

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie B.4 years ago · 1 review

Very pleasant evening lovely staff and food.vvvvv bbb bbvvv vvv

"Very good"
5/6
Robert L.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food and beer. Recommended. Evening is better, we went afternoon and were sat in the bar area which was a bit noisy, but it was Xmas Eve so no complaints

"Very good"
5/6
Emma G.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great food and attentive staff. Would definitely recommend and will be back again.

"Very good"
5/6
Steve B.4 years ago · 1 review

Relaxed night with best mates , excellent choice of food , especially as one of mates is a veggy !!

"Excellent"
6/6
Simon B.4 years ago · 1 review

Great staff, great food, lovely setting, perfect for date night. Sticky toffee pudding was the best dessert we've ever had.

"Average"
3/6
Michael H.4 years ago · 1 review

food was poor quality and chicken kebab wasn't cooked properly. Was all white and creamy, not browned at all. The crabcakes were awful, deep fried and really bland. The service was great, very polite and attentive staff but the atmosphere was quiet and dull when we got there at 5:30, maybe some light music would have helped.

"Very good"
5/6
Susie R.4 years ago · 1 review

Great value for money, friendly staff, great atmosphere and the food was good. A lovely chilled Monday evening date night.

"Excellent"
6/6
Josh K.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely place, staff were friendly and helpful. Food was amazing, best steak I’ve ever had!!!

"Very good"
5/6
Anthony R.4 years ago · 1 review

Good food and gin in v interesting building will return again

"Excellent"
6/6
Matt C.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent as always! Sirloin was to die for and excellent service.

"Very good"
5/6
Susan T.4 years ago · 1 review

Great meal. Was an anniversary treat . Will visit again

"Excellent"
6/6
Jamie S.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Had the Tomahawk sharer. The steak was spot on! Great friendly service too! We will be paying another visit soon.

"Average"
3/6
Sunny Y.4 years ago · 1 review

The beef steak is really worst and it is overcooked.

"Not good "
2/6
Hayley L.4 years ago · 1 review

From start to finish the service was terrible. Obviously they have a lot of new staff which is completely understandable, and if the staff had been busy we wouldn’t have minded the wait but firstly we weren’t given drinks menus and then once we were nobody came back to take our order for around ten minutes. We weren’t asked how we wanted our steak cooking and the waiter took another ten minutes to bring our drinks. The food arrived and instead of medium rare our tomahawk sharer was bloody and very rare. The sides were lovely. We couldn’t cut the steak as nobody bothered to bring steak knives. I had to wave at members of staff to ask for more drinks and the steak knives even though there were at least 3 at all times stood leaning doing nothing. When we finished eating nobody cleared our table for 15 minutes, we were going to have desserts but by this point I was pretty angry and just went elsewhere for them. I wouldn’t return - my advice, hire more experienced staff and provide the ones that aren’t with more training.

"Average"
3/6
Amanda B.4 years ago · 1 review

Restaurant was very busy but quite a long time for our drinks and for food order to be taken The food was good but service was quite disappointing as we waited over half an hour for dessert to arrive too

"Very good"
5/6
Constantine P.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Everything was fine! Food was tasty and staff very friendly!