Butterfly Café

Reviews

• BN

  Ben Nielson

  4 days ago
  1.0
  Food is good to good plus. Service is bad. Flat out bad.
• LG

  Lane Gavin

  Aug 9, 2026
  5.0
  Scott was our server and we just loved him! Great food, great vibe, overall such a good dinner. Scott was so personable, detail oriented, and so kind! Will def be back!
• TC

  Tyler Cooney

  Aug 8, 2026
  5.0
  Always great! Our server Jeannette was wonderful. Finer dining in marathon
• NW

  Nickolas Whidden

  Jul 16, 2026
  2.0
  Let's start with the positives. Location is beautiful. Has a small but very nice dining room and some seating on the patio. Is extremely overpriced even for the keys standards. Had the crab stuffed snapper which was a huge miss. The fish was so overcooked how to use a knife to cut it. The only thing that made it edible with the bearnaise sauce. Otherwise there's no way I could have choked it down. A+ for presentation but an F- taste. Really have no choice on the vegetable on the sides because it depends on what the vegetable of the day is, in my case it was asparagus which I really dislike, but there were no alternatives. My wife had the risotto which was okay. The shrimp was overcooked. The flavor of the pesto was nice. The highlight of the meal what's the asiago dinner bread and the Caesar salad. When you pay this much for dinner the bread and a salad should not be the star of the show. We also tried the key lime pie. To me it's misnamed because it tastes like a key lime cheesecake. I am not a cheesecake fan so it was an unpleasant surprise. I was also very disappointed in the bug control for the outside seating. I got destroyed by mosquitoes. You would think for a high-end place like this they would be managing them more effectively. Ultimately I really cannot recommend this place in anyway even despite the beautiful restaurant and property. It is grossly overpriced. If you were to get an appetizer, side salad, and a meal you are looking at approximately $100 per person. Unfortunately the pictures look amazing on the website. If you care about the taste of the food then this is not your place. But a place that's costing this much should have expertly cooked food. I unfortunately glossed over the many posts about how poorly the fish was cooked. Notice the volume is representative of the real thing. I would not have been happy with the taste of this food if I had paid $20 a person.
• SB

  Sandra Barbosa

  Jul 16, 2026
  2.0
  I rarely leave negative reviews, but this experience was disappointing enough to warrant one. As a guest staying at the hotel, I expected a much higher level of hospitality. On my first visit, I asked if our table could be moved slightly. I was told it wasn’t possible because the table was reserved. However, throughout our entire meal, no one ever sat there, making the refusal seem unnecessary and inflexible. Later, I ordered one dish and was served a completely different one. Mistakes happen, but what matters is how they’re handled. No meaningful apology was offered, and there was no attempt to make up for the error. At a restaurant of this caliber, I would have expected at least a small gesture of goodwill, such as offering a complimentary dessert. The most disappointing experience came two days later. Since I was still staying at the hotel, I called to make a reservation for that same evening. I was initially told that an 8:00 p.m. table was available. I simply asked whether 8:15 p.m. might be possible instead. After a brief hold, the same manager I had dealt with during my previous visit came on the line and told me that 8:15 was not possible—and that the 8:00 p.m. table was no longer available either. She offered no explanation, no alternative, and ended the call abruptly. It wasn’t the mistakes themselves that left such a poor impression—it was the attitude. Throughout both interactions, the service felt cold, dismissive, and lacking the professionalism and hospitality one expects from a restaurant in a resort. There are many excellent restaurants in the Florida Keys where guests are treated with warmth and genuine hospitality. Unfortunately, this was not one of them.

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