Butter Bakery Cafe Reviews

Friendly service, delicious coffee, very good desserts and prices are quite fair

Honestly, their grilled cheese is just so good I ve never gotten myself to try anything else here

Great little corner bakery / cafe that serves up good pastries and desserts. Their prices include tax, so what you see is the price you pay! This shop supports locally sourced vendors and really has a family type vibe to it. Give it a try and you won't be disappointed.

Ordered over the phone for breakfast. Food was made promptly. Outside dining was allowed which I appreciated. The food was average and coffee was watered down. Overall service was good.

Great little cafe! Has great food and baked goods as well as coffee. Lots of locally sourced food and gifts. All the staff are very friendly and understanding!

Great bakery, great coffee, good options for breakfast and lunch. Pleasant space with lots of daylight.

Coffee is great here and they offer free refills! Espresso drinks are great as well. Bakery items are pretty good and the eclairs are a local favorite. I love the carrot cake sandwich cookies too!

You're best bet for food is the biscuit sandwich. Unfortunately, I find a lot of the other food on the menu to be a bit bland. However, I'm not a MN native... People here tend to like bland food (-;

Service is usually pretty good, you may have to wait a bit for your food if they're really busy. Definitely worth a visit though if you're in the neighborhood though!

I really want to give them 5 stars, but I can't.
Lovely people, they pay a living wage so no tipping. The atmosphere is great, service is great, but the food is always disappointing. Bland, Midwestern boring. I was excited to see beautiful biscuits in the display case, only to bite into unsalted things. I literally used a salt shaker on biscuits. I did this twice, so it wasn't an anomaly. Other foods also required salting, but still lacked flavor.
Funny thing is, I want to go back, but I won't.

Such a delicious breakfast or lunch. The biscuit sandwich or just the plain biscuit with jam is my favorite. So good!

I only did a takeout order but the cafe seemed pretty cute on the inside. In a great location with a lot of street parking (though I went at a non busy time).

The biscuit sandwich was pretty good for how inexpensive it was. They've also moved away from a tip based format which I really like. I felt like the biscuit was slightly dry or maybe overcooked, but I think i may just be used to something different.

The pastry section was on point too.

Great place to meet friends, responsible business owners, fair wages for workers.
Good job practicing physical distancing.
The only critique I can give in that regard, is that when I tried to order online, the payment field where I was to enter my card's expiration date information.
Most of the transactions I make use a mm/yyyy format. On butter's website the format is mm/yy. This being the year 2020, the payment field thought i was entering the year 20, when it should have been 22. I was unable to correctly enter, so I phoned it in.

The food was delicious and reasonably priced (1$, not 3). They don't make their employees rely on tips, that money is included in the menu. The staff were great and the patio was lovely. The atmosphere was focused on the local community and socially conscious.

No tipping + living wages + good food + friendliness =

Excellent food made from scratch and high quality specialty coffee. They have a no-tip policy and pay their employees fair wages.

Great neighborhood place involved in the community with good morning food a ND lighter meals

I can't believe people and their bad reviews. I am have never received anything less than great service. Once I had to wait awhile for my food, hmm, who knew that a great cafe would be busy on a weekend morning in the city? No the place More

That is the best place I ever visited, people there are friendly.

The carrot walnut cookie sandwich made me switch religions. This place is amazing!

Over entitled person that makes coffee... must really hate they're life. Food is expensive. Bad omelets. Pancakes and syrup are nasty.

There website says they are having brunch today 1/1/2018 from 8am to 5pm. We show up to be told the kitchen is closed.

My favorite place to brunch. Delicious scones, biscuit sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and coffee drinks. Awesome staff.

great food and bakery, and of course coffee. I feel good eating there. Food is always delicious, and they are very environmentally friendly.

Baked goods and breakfast menu and coffee and cheesecake and cookies and friendly staff and sweet atmosphere and my own Amazing neighborhood and and and...

Love this place for their sustainability and community focus! Plus, lots of live music events and yummy food/coffee.

Love this place! Great coffee and food, great cause as well. Might go 4.5 stars if I had the option, but a good solid choice.

Likable. Pricey. But best Biscuits to date I've had. Great Breakfast sandwiches.

Breakfast burrito is awesome! Chicken salad sandwich was tasty but skimpy on the chicken.

Everything on the menu is great, according to several friends of mine. I started with the spicy hot chocolate and recommend it. I also had quiche and a pancake which were very tasty. True to their name, they are generous with the delicious butter. I will certainly be returning to try more of the menu in the future.

What a cool spot! This cafe is community-centered and great for meetups. The atmosphere is bright and engaging and the menu is quality. They serve food and drinks in actual dishware of plates and mugs. They are well-staffed, but the wait can be somewhat long at times. There's a lot of seating. The food is full of flavor and portions are good.

This place has delicious coffee and food. They use high quality, local ingredients which taste delicious and give the place a leg up over other cafes in my opinion. It seems very community oriented and has been one of my favorite spots since moving to the neighborhood a year ago. I love their daily quiche and the breakfast burrito. So many vegan and vegetarian options make it even better! They have great baked goods as well, like the magic bar and all their cookies are good. It is also a place that pays "living wage" so the tip is built into the prices which can be nice.

One of my favorite places. So community based. Delicious foods

"You can never have too much butter - that is my belief. If I have a religion, that's it.." ~ Nora Ephron Good food. Good service. Good vibes.

The quiche was surprisingly tasty. I like the concept of training youth for success.

All the staff are super kind, and I've never eaten anything I didn't like here. I do only ever get biscuits and gravy now, but it's hard to pick anything else when you find a favorite.

Great fresh food, tasty coffee - all around wonderful

A cozy place to gather with friends! Love the coffee and baked goods. Try the Clint-style breakfast sandwich with avocado, garlic mayo, and sprouts my favorite!

Impressive. Very fresh food. Love it. Is extremely satisfying .

Fair Wages for Fair Work! Awesome Mission Statement and Excellent everything!

Nice little cafe with great meals and baked goods. Locally sourced and seasonal ingredients are featured. No tipping

I love the breakfast burrito, lemon bars, and lattes! Small parking lot in back, otherwise conveniently located on bus lines. Expect a decent wait for your food.

Phenomenal food and wonderful, intimate ambiance. Staff was kind, knowledgeable, and attentive.

What a great place to stop for a quick bite, their scones are to die for and the atmosphere is perfect for a coffee date or study session!

Stopped in while my car was being fixed, and pretty bummed. One 12 oz cup of coffee was over $3. And no GF anything except a tiny "bird" bar and gazpacho soup. Get some naked goods from Sift bakery, at least, guys!

Update since becoming tip free. With the price increases and the increased time it takes to make food now for some reason, Butter is no longer a good place to go on the weekends. The food is pretty much the same. Time is everything. And waiting 30 minutes for something that used to take 8 minutes even during the busiest times is ridiculous.

Unusual flavors without being clever for it's own sake. In other words, the drinks and food taste great! The ginger molasses cookies are to die for. The place is always clean, bright, and welcoming...as are the staff. :-)

Excellent. Unusually delicious food and treats! Friendly staff.
Goes really far to be environmentally conscious effortlessly! Impressive.

One of my favorites for coffee and a treat. Always quality baked goods and friendly staff

I absolutely love this local cafe. All the foods are made from scratch from local farms & sources. They have a homemade breakfast buiscut to die for. The butter buiscut is fluffy & always fresh, comes with egg, avocado, sprouts, tomato & garlic spread if you like. Delicious bakery, just tried their Rhubarb cheesecake & great coffee too....ALL Yum!
Very affordable. Great bright atmosphere with wood plank tables and a little nook for kids. Sunny outdoor seating available too, when weather permits. Very welcoming and always accomidating service. One of my fave places for brunch...

Always come here when I'm visiting! Consistently delicious food, calming atmosphere, very helpful and funny staff! Cannot wait to go back- especially for the scones, quiches, French press coffee and biscuts and gravy!!

Delicious breakfast and dinner food, all coming from local sources. Friendly and helpful staff.

Can I give this place a 10 out of 5 rating? Butter bakery is seriously one of the best places I've ever eaten at. I ordered the turkey sandwich and the bun was still warm! All of the ingredients were fresh and absolutely delicious. Keep up the great work!

High quality food at a reasonable price. Great neighborhood place.

I recently went back for the first time in several months, and my impression now is the same as it was then: superior food, inferior coffee. Yes, I know their coffee is peacefully grown and fairly traded, and delivered by virgins riding low-carbon bicycles -- it still doesn't taste very good, at least in the form of an americano, which is my drink. With Five Watt and Bull Run coffee just up the street, and Dogwood coffee available at Sunstreet Bakery, Butter's owner should feel some pressure to up his coffee game.

Desert first. This is my kind of place. Laidback place to enjoy your meal

Great food, and great service to the community. Butter is such a great resource for our neighborhood. Awesome local business doing things the right way!

2 gender neutral labeled bathrooms with seperate doors and locks.
Urinal: no
Changing station: yes
Paper towels v. blowers: paper towels only
Fragrance free: no. Scented soap, no air fresheners
Wheelchair accessible: yes, including grab bars and roll under sink
Purchase required: No code or key needed
Cleanliness: excellent
Quarter machine: no

Very friendly staff, good food, pleasing aesthetic to the interior.
A bit pricey but still a good place to grab a snack and meet up with someone.

Butter Bakery Cafe was a delightful surprise! I had the tofu scramble and my friend had the breakfast burrito. Delicious- but the apple honey scone topped it all! I did wish that it had been a little warmer in the dining area, the metal chairs are chilly. But all and all, a great meal and atmosphere. Thanks for the kind smiles and delicious food!

Last year the owner abolished tipping and marketed that he was paying his employees a living wage. It turns out that he just raised his prices and is paying poverty wages to his employees. The service is terrible and the business is failing. Do not support this greedy business owner.

We usually have a lot of out-of-town visitors at our place, and we always bring them here or pick up goodies for their first morning with us!

My favorites are: the carrot cake whoopie pie, their biscuit sandwich, or their rotating scone choices. Their coffee and cold brew is also top notch.

Loved the atmosphere, menu choices, and coffee! Great place to meet friends, grab a quick bite, or just sit and read/work a bit.

Can I spend multiple whole work days here? Yes! Refillable coffee and hibiscus berry tea, I'm gonna be here for a while. Food is fresh and great--no tip establishment so you know they pay fair wages. Great community feel...love my neighborhood coffee shop.