Butera's Restaurant of Bay Shore

Butera's Restaurant of Bay Shore reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Richard

   New York City9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Buteras makes you feel like family, the owner is present amd engaging and tge service is attentive and accommodating. Excellent food, great Thai Calamari, with many tasty options. Live music is wonderdul, thank you Jimmy!! We love it!!
   

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   Michael

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food is always delicious and the service is friendly and attentive
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 21 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We came here for dinner last night and the food was fantastic! We really appreciated the owner coming to introduce himself and we had asked what he recommended for dinner. He talked my fiancé into ordering the pork chop dish and it was incredible! Truly did not disappoint. I ordered the mix - steak,sausage and shrimp on top of risotto which was also fantastic. Definitely one of the best restaurants we’ve been to in Long Island. I would recommend to anyone and everyone.
   

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   Charles

   New York City17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Great experience as always! My favorite restaurant on Long Island. Salmon was great as well as grilled mix.
   

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   JChesk

   New York City9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our waitress was amazing!! The food was incredible! We ordered dishes that weren't on the menu and they accommodated us. This is by far my favorite restaurant!!
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 14 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was fantastic and big portions. One of the owners stopped by our table to thank us, which was very nice. Very good place to eat.
   

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   Antoinette

   New York City12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 11 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food at Butera's has never disappointed us - always delicious!
   

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   Alrich

   New York City6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 8 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   It happened to be a holiday weekend (week before St Pats)- we didnt realize the town would be celebrating this weekend (our mistake). Therefore, it was PACKED and very loud. The staff was working hard! Kudos to each and every one of them!
   

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 8 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a very enjoyable night food was wonderful. I even had some live music to entertain us 
   

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    Mike VIP

    New York City42 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 7 March 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2

    I've been to two other Butera locations, both of which I liked better. The Bay Shore site has a warehouse-like atmosphere, which is different than the others. For me, it was much more casual and quite loud, though we were able to hold a conversation fairly comfortably. The food was mediocre and not as good as in the other locations. My eggplant dish was interesting, because it was not breaded. I actually liked that, but I know many would not. Also, the parking was frustrating. In the lot adjacent to the restaurant, the spots are numbered and there are meters at which to pay, but neither of them worked. I went to ask the host about it, and he said I needed to use the parking app, but that didn't work either. We took a chance, hoping we weren't going to get a ticket. Although we didn't, I don't care to get stressed before my dining experience. I would return to other Butera locations, but this one was disappointing for me and my group.
    

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