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Best of Delaware

Buttery, The

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  • Food and Drink
  • 2012: Best Sunday Brunch 2012: Best Fine Dining 2011: Best Sunday Brunch at the Beach 2011: Best Fine Dining 2011: Best French Dining 2010: Best Wine List 2010: Most Romantic Atmosphere 2010: Best Restaurant in Lewes 2009: Best Wine List 2008: Most Romantic Atmosphere 2008: Best Wine List

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102 Second St.
Lewes, DE

302-645-7755

You won’t find a stampede to a buffet at The Buttery. You will be waited on, all the while marveling at complimentary pastries and breadstuffs and delighting in fresh fruits delivered post haste.

From 2012:

The Buttery still reigns as the best in elegant dining. You aren’t herded to the buffet
tables, but presented a menu with delightful entrées. Each party of diners is treated to
a plate of fresh fruit and basket of assorted pastries.

From 2010:

Birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and engagements—they’ve seen them all at The Buttery, perhaps lower Delaware’s definitive special-occasion restaurant. Credit the small and cozy dining areas inside this beautifully restored Victorian mansion, with no more than eight tables in a single room. There are hanging lanterns, candlelit tables, subdued lighting and relaxing music—pretty much the perfect environment for romance, or at least for a date with some crab cakes.

From 2009:

Wines at The Buttery are selected by staffers who demonstrate a passion for the grape. That’s why the restaurant changes its wine list when it revamps its menu every few months. If the cuisine takes an Asian slant, for instance, you’ll see more Rieslings and fruit-forward California Chardonnays. Prices are reasonable. House pours range from $7 to $12 for premium wines. The selection typically includes three or four whites, three or four reds, and one blush. Bottles range from $24 to $57, but the Captain’s List kicks it up a notch: $91 to $296 for a bottle of Krug Brut Grande Cuvee NV from Reims, France.

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Best of Delaware History:


2012 Best Sunday Brunch, Editors, Downstate 

2012 Best Fine Dining, Readers, Downstate 

2011 Best Fine Dining, Downstate, Readers

2011 Best French Dining, Downstate, Readers

2010 Best Wine List, Downstate, Readers

2010 Most Romantic Atmosphere, Downstate, Critics

2010 Best Restaurant in Lewes , Readers

Most Romantic Atmosphere 2008, Downstate, Critics

Best Wine List 2008, Downstate, Critics

Best Wine List 2007, Downstate, Critics

Best Classic Atmosphere 2007, Downstate, Critics

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