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Butterfly Café, Marathon, FL

Butterfly Café

4.5
4.5
450 Reviews
$31 to $50
American

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2 people
19:00
Booked 25 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Great for outdoor dining
Serving ocean food platters in the scenic bay views of Tranquility Bay, Butterfly Café is a full service restaurant ladling seafood dinners to the lodgers and visiting gourmets.
Customers can dine in the upscale elegant indoors furnished with wicker seats and grommet curtains or relax in the outdoor patio at Butterfly Cafe.

Important note: To guarantee outdoor dining with us please select "Outdoor" Seating at booking. Standard seating is indoors.
If Outdoor Seating is not an option when you book, all outdoor tables are reserved at the time you selected.

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Daily 18:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    (305) 289-7177
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Area
    Marathon
  • Parking details
    Hotel Parking
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 450 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Good for special occasions

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Butterfly Café offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent ambiance," "amazing food," and "exceptional service." Located within Tranquility Bay Resort, it boasts "beautiful views" and "romantic settings." Although "a bit pricey," the quality of dishes like the "Mahi Mahi" and "key lime pie" makes it "worth every penny."

450 Reviews
  1. slooowwww VIP

    Columbus11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We had absolutely perfect food at this restaurant. I had a steak that was extremely flavorful and done perfectly and my husband had jerk chicken that he thought was very good. The date cake dessert was remarkable. The restaurant is definitely more pricey than is typical for this kind of meal. The ambience is lovely. The only problem at all with the lovely environment was that people were cutting through quite frequently from the lobby to the back of the hotel down the middle of the rather small dining room. our server Janet was absolutely excellent.

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    Austin7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food & service was excellent & the key lime pie is to die for!

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  3. GeraldineW

    Key West4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Hog fish with crab stuffing was delicious As was everything else

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  4. JohnL VIP

    Yosemite46 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Service was very good. Food was Ok but nothing special. Caesar salad lacked flavor. Shrimp cocktail were small and chewy. Monkfish entree lacked flavor. Scallops we small & chewy. This place needs to find another chef!!!

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  5. MissCQ VIP

    Memphis55 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We dined at the butterfly Café our last night in the Keys. We definitely saved the best for last! Everything about the restaurant, including the service and the food was wonderful. We look forward to coming again! 💖

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  6. OpenTable Diner VIP

    New Orleans2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    The soup was fantastic and it stopped there. Every one of our entrees were horrible. Scallop risotto was aweful… inedible. They did take both orders of it off our bill which was still almost $400 for 5 people. My husbands fillet was aweful, cooked perfectly but had no taste at all. The waitress was attentive but did seem annoyed no one liked their food

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  7. LICresident VIP

    New York City18 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely,tranquil environment on the outdoor porch, with friendly service. The dish we had interestingly prepared and tasty. Highly recommend for a calm, leisurely meal in a comfortable welcoming setting.

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  8. LisaW VIP

    Charleston9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We dined on the outdoor patio and the ambience was great. Our server was very polite and attentive. The appetizer we ate was the spinach artichoke dip with the fried pita bread and it was amazing! For our entrees we had had the Mahi mahi and the pork rib chop. Both were delicious. I would highly recommend the Butterfly Cafe for anyone staying in Marathon.

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  9. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Minneapolis2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 3 March 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was cold. They weren’t busy so disappointing

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  10. MargaretD

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely meals, happy to see some new items on menu. Temp in dining room a bit too chilly for all of us. Will return, but with sweaters or jackets.

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FAQs

Butterfly Café offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (305) 289-7177.

Butterfly Café is rated 4.5 stars by 450 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 25 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Butterfly Café

2600 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050-2243

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Marathon
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Daily 18:00–21:00
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Hotel Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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