Butch Annies in Cambridge

Went in for a meal on 3/04/25 at butch Annie’s because I used to go as a treat, the food used to be amazing. However, the last few times I’ve gone I have realised how much the quality had dwindled which is not ideal considering it is not a cheap place to eat. What topped of my bad experience was the service. Our waitress had light brown hair and had dirty nails that went way too close to the food, which was a safety hazard. She was overall really rude and I feel she was deliberately avoiding our table and being dismissive. In any case the food, service and price is no longer worth the trip out.

The place is generally ok, good burgers, but there are incompetent people working there, I mean the manager is very unpleasant, I think she works there as a punishment, the last time I was there she asked me and my friend to leave, without giving the reason, I think she had a bad day. I think this restaurant can be even better, but without people like her, that's why I visited this restaurant for the last time

Great food even better service! The hostesses were sweet and very attentive to every member of my party. I highly recommend.

As someone else said don’t be put of by the decor. Lovely friendly staff and a great burger with hand made skin on fries. Encouraged me to try some different beers. Staff are a credit to the place. Defo be back. Made a solo business trip worth it

Arrived during meal time and the restaurant wasn’t even packed, with around 5 tables still open. Completely ignored by the waitress and forced to sit at a high table where I had to stoop so low to eat it felt like torture. Ordered the picanha steak and frankly the portion is way too small. Would never go back.

Fantastic service and the food was so delicious but it is a bit pricey, otherwise we had a wonderful time :)

My favourite restaurant in Cambridge, I don't come often to Cambridge, but every time I do, I have to stop here! It's been about 6/7 years now. Every time I speak with anyone about burgers I always say, these guys have the best ones I ever had! And the fries are to die for (rosemary) The only negative is they took off the menu my favourites, pork burgers and smoky BBQ sauce 😭 Lucky for me, all other options are still great!! Amazing service also! On my last visit the 2 girls were lovely and very accommodating to my very specific requests

My favourite place in Cambridge, lovely food and AMAZING STAFF!!! Nice place to be with friends or family.

Decided to go here on a whim and really loved it. Great cider and some unreal burgers with so much flavour for really good value. Strongly recommend. Cool decor too!

Lovely atmosphere and food was delicious! Had a lovely waitress called Leah, providing excellent service!

Brilliant service and wonderful food! One of the best burgers ive ever had. Soooo tasty, full of sauce and marvellous

My favourite burger in Cambridge. Today I passed by to eat The One after a dissapointing Honest burger around the corner. Never again. Delicious and moist, perfectly cooked patty. A small but nice selection of beer and one tasty cider. Will continue coming.

A Masterclass in Disappointment I arrived with my wife and two kids, eager to enjoy what we hoped would be a great meal. What we got instead was a culinary tragedy. The £19 steak, proudly advertised as “served pink,” arrived looking like it had spent an eternity on the grill—well-done, dry, and about as tender as a shoe sole. Politely pointing out the issue to the waiter, I expected a solution. Instead, I was offered a free drink—despite already having a full one sitting on the table. A bizarre attempt at damage control, if ever there was one. No corrections, no discount—just the full price of disappointment. If you enjoy overpaying for mediocrity, by all means, visit. Otherwise, spare yourself the regret.

Wasn't sure whether to try this restaurant as it was empty. However, very glad we did. Food was lovely and service was good

My favourite burgers in Cambridge with beer to rival the Pint Shop. Update Jan 2025: beer is still amazing and now they do steak. Much better than Flat Iron and they aren't in such a rush to kick you out after your meal. Highly recommend Butch Annie's - a real hidden gem of Cambridge eateries.

Are here yesterday (15/1/25) the burgers were incredible and the fries were soooo good, had a few cocktails which again were amazing, the lady that served us was incredible and so lovely, really recommend this place and the food and the prices were brilliant

The atmosphere was really nice and the steak, burgers, and chips were all delicious! I was also thankful that the staff were friendly :) The prices are reasonable and this is a restaurant I want to visit again! I wish I could stay there for a long time♥︎

Amazing experience, steak was perfectly cooked, was fast service, shout out to our wonderful server Leah, very attentive and lovely ❤️

Disappointed with the fries I think thick cut would be a better option and overpriced for what you get. Burgers are good, prime juicey pattie,cheese and veg.

Hands down the best burgers in Cambs! Worth a visit. Nice start, great atmosphere.

I went early so not much atmosphere.. but looks like it is a buzzing place when it's not 5.30pm on a Monday in January... the mojito was amazing, maybe the best I've had, made with bourbon instead of rum. The steak was great as we're the fries. Would defo go back again when I'm in the area.

Absolutely delicious steaks 👌👌👌really nice suprise, we didn't expect such a lovely food, highly recommend.

Incredible burgers, the date and chestnut puree in the truffle burger was super tasty. we were originally seated on the stools but a staff member very kindly offered us a bench table when one became available so we were more comfortable. Super tasty fries, good atmosphere and a great burger - best I’ve had in Cambridge!

Had a wonderful experience at butch today , was fantastic , so polite. All the staff were friendly. Will definitely be coming back

Had lunch there today, excellent burgers and great service. Defo going to visit again!

The worst veggie burger I’ve ever had. Inedible. Arrived after a 35 minute wait.

This is the best burger you will ever eat in your life. As long as you get the big one

The food was really cool, the music and the design were perfect. We found only one really bad thing about the water bottle; it was moldy from the inside.

I used to love Butch Annie's and I hope that this review will help them understand what's now wrong with the place and what can be improved to get back to the levels of the past. First and foremost: why don't they ask anymore how we want our meat to be cooked? The steak was raw and the burgers over the 'medium' cooked. Worst part, the bacon (that we had to pay for as an addition) barely touched the grill. My wife decided to take it off the bun and say nothing but I raised the point to the waitress and the answer I got was "I'm very sorry". Said it again and got the same answer. Now, this has been my favourite burger for years but it's now more of a hit and miss as the last few times I've been there, I haven't left the place with the usual happiness that I had before. Think that tonight I decided to go to Honest burgers, due to the above... And man, Honest is far to be as good as you used to be... Food for thoughts, I hope that the service (and the food as a consequence) will get back to be the best in Cambridge! Cause I'm afraid, now it's not.

The burger in terms of appearance and size was nothing special. £28 is a lot for a burger, fries, and a beer, and they even added a £2.55 service charge—ridiculous.

Pretty disappointed with the Smokey Jo burger, didn’t have any flavors,only thing that I can taste is the sauce. Steak was okay but can be better. Service was good .

steak was god awful. arrived cold and had to send back. got a new one and the cow was still mooing! so rare, basically not even cooked and still not very warm either. would not come back here again

I've never had a bad experience at Butch Annie's. I think of their burgers as an example when I buy a burger from a pub or restaurant as they make the best burgers I've tried so far, the only downside I could think of would be the room so if your looking to go there in the evening its wise to book as they get very busy.

Still the best burgers in Cambridge

I ordered the Italian chicken burger, the sauce was the highlight. Nice chips with rosemary flavour. Lovely atmosphere and music.

Terrible service made us overpay and “removed the service charge” as an apology for 30 minute late fries that they originally served knowing of allergies??? Then the waitress lied to us and said that we said stuff we simply didnt. We didn’t even get the fries, she had to go back about 5 times to check allergens, waited ages to get our order taken in the first place and had to go up several times to ask for mayo/the bill. The service charge wasn’t going to be paid. Of course we weren’t going till pay for the fries which never arrived and when they bought us the WRONG fries, we shouldn’t have had to pay for those fries. Plus she then argued with me when i told her that was ridiculous. Worst service ever. Burger was dry, fries were apparently meh. Not that i would know, because mine never arrived. Awful, overrated, gone downhill as ANYTHING

Moderate Potion The portion is bigger than Byron Burger. The bun tasted very good. The sauce tasted special and unique too. Too bad the food(burger, steak, onion rings and chips) is only slightly warmer than Honest Burgers. Only as warm as Byron Burger. Therefore do not feel warm after eating the whole meal, but at least feel fuller than eating at Byron Burger. The restaurant is located underground, therefore easily overlooked by the pedestrians. The environment looks clean, nice and rustic. The tables are not too close to each other. I think everything will be better if the food is hotter......

The Saucy Rump Burger was one of the nicest burgers I've ever had (and I am a burger aficionado). Only improvement would have been another slice of cheese. My partner had The Jack and it was really nice but not quite as tasty so we shared. (Had it been the other way around she would only have let me have one bite;-) Place was quite for a Friday lunchtime (maybe because other burger places get better reviews?). This combined with too-loud 10 songs on repeat shuffle was my reason for 4 stars for atmosphere.

La comida estaba bien, el filete era pequeño. Los baños estaban sucios. Y el lugar estaba hirviendo. El aire acondicionado obviamente no funciona... No es la peor comida que he comido, pero hay mucho mejor en Cambridge. Fue un viernes por la noche y era muy tranquilo que tipo de dice todo realmente cuando en todas partes estaba ocupado. También para obtener un cargo de servicio del 10% adicional (siempre propina de todos modos) fue un poco de una broma, ya que solo éramos 2 de nosotros. Además, si no lo hubiéramos añadido, habría dado más propinas ya que la camarera era muy agradable. No volveré

Good food portions, friendly staff, tasty burgers and fries.

Back home, basement restaurants are not common. Glad I dropped in. Perfectly cooked burger. Got The One.

Excellent service here today from Farrah and leah :)

The best burger I’ve ever had in my entire life! Definitely worth the visit!

I had a steak and was really impressed. Good and reasonably priced beers. Good tunes too! 👍

The entrance is really cool the food is amazing and the lady that worked there was really nice

I have been travelling around the world looking for the best burger in the world. Over 200 burger places. This is the best one and therefore worthy of a review. The burger is so juicy (not watery). The service was so attentive. 10/10

Really great steak, very friendly staff. Well worth a visit

One of the best burgers I’ve ever had! The Truffle Hunter was delicious, great fries, and an amazing thick milkshake. Wonderful service, and highly efficient in without-hesitation swapping out my lactose-intolerant husband’s burger bun and cheese for vegan alternatives. Highly recommend and will definitely be going back; thank you!

Brilliant burger bar with excellent beee range. Friendly service and despite my order being wrong (which was my fault, not theirs). I would highly recommend

A door at street level leads down to Butch Annie’s, an amazing burger place. My burger was well cooked and the fries well seasoned. The Oreo shake was good too. It’s not the big place, luckily we did have an issue finding a seat. Somewhere I’d recommend!

Some of the best burgers and chips I ever had. Beer is very good too

Good food and great service as well!

First thing, 7.45pm, when we walked in we thought the restaurant was closed as no other customers than us were in. To be honest everytime I went there the restaurant's empty, maybe the busiest I saw with one table or two, despite so the toilets were very filthy. There was water splashes everywhere in front of the sinks and pee on the floor of each cubicles I walk with crutches so I had to be careful not to slip, as they don't have a disabled toilet. As for the food: Not enough condiments in the burger, I asked for extra bacon and only ONE bacon strip was added to my burger for the price of £1.30 or £1.50. The burger itself was not terrible but it was a huge chunk of not juicy or tender or tasty meat. I could definitely make a better one myself at home... The fries overpriced, considering the size of the portion. I had dine in here about 2-3 times, and frankly, every time I left I felt unsatisfied and I could've spent my money elsewhere. The filthy toilet this time was too much... The service was alright but I won't come back, sorry.

¡La mejor hamburguesa que he probado en mucho tiempo! Ambos tuvimos "The One", con un lado de papas fritas y aros de cebolla. Porciones generosas, no te decepcionarán. Nuestra camarera, Liza, era genial - servicio con una sonrisa muy amable!

The server we had was lovely, she let us have plenty of time to decide what we wanted from the menu and was very accommodating. So no fault there. The atmosphere was okay but wasn't busy at all. It was little bit dead. Maybe that might be because it is a weekday. Me and my partner had steak, it was quite flavourless lacked any taste at all if I'm 100% honest. We ate the whole steak as we were hungry and it wasn't awful. The fries were average and so were the onion rings. I did expect better. My mum and her partner had the burgers and they were nice and had flavour. However overall we decided we wouldn't come back here again if we had a choice to.

Visité aquí en junio y estaba muy decepcionado. Estábamos sentados y nuestra orden fue tomada a tiempo. Mi pareja y yo pedimos una coca y esto tomó un tiempo para venir a nuestra mesa, seguido de cerca por nuestra comida. Teniendo en cuenta que el restaurante no estaba nada ocupado, el servicio lento no era necesario. Nuestras hamburguesas se veían geniales, sin embargo pronto me di cuenta de que no sabía tan bien como parecía, el bollo estaba empapado y las papas fritas de trufa eran insípidas. También creo que 5 libras. 50 por 6 patéticos aros de cebolla es extorsivo. La camarera se acercó a nuestra mesa mientras yo seguía comiendo y comenzó a limpiar los platos de mis compañeros a pesar de que acababa de tomar su último bocado. ¡Grosero! Cuando se trajo la factura, la camarera explicó que se había añadido un cargo por servicio del 10% que nos negamos a pagar. La camarera continuó preguntándonos por qué no íbamos a pagarlo. Creo que fue grosero y nunca debimos haber sido cuestionados. Evitaremos este restaurante a toda costa.

Great taste lives up to reviews was keen to try and a warm welcome for a solo diner, wishing you continued success.

Good food. Service is very fast. Good Place for family too.

Solid burger place. Nice informal vibes and with some cool graffiti on the walls. Food was quick and tasty.

Lovely little burger place. Definitely recommend on getting "The One" burger, as it is flavoursome and cooked to perfection. Atmosphere feels great, good music playing in the background and the restaurant has a nice décor to it. The young lady that served us on the day was class, making sure that we are having a good time, and the food was brought to us very fast.

Amazing steak, perfect rare and excellent seasoning. The peppercorn sauce is gorgeous and the truffle fries are always a good bet! Burgers are great too!

Firstly, I don't really like burgers and so was hesitant but had been recommended by a friend. We'd walked by the entrance so many times and not noticed it. Down the flight of stairs is a really cool, open, welcoming restaurant. The burgers were next level, such imaginative combinations and totally delicious, plus cook medium, which was great. The service was superb, the waitress was friendly, informative, so diligent with my allergies and even spoke to her bosses to let us take a momento from the evening. The local produce and beers/ciders make this place somewhere we will return to over and over!

We really enjoyed our visit here. Tasty food. Urban decor. Attentive and friendly service.

One of the best burgers in Cambridge for a more than reasonable price! It sounds silly but letting you know the burger are cooked medium-rare is not as frequent as it should be. The waitresses were nice and friendly and the atmosphere was quite nice. Bear in mind if you are claustrophobic, as it might not be for you (underground local).

Great burgers and fries for an unbeatable price. The service is brilliant as well. The One Burger is one of the best I've ever had and I've just got back from New York and sampled some of the best there.

Great burgers, thick milkshakes, speedy service and all for a good price. I thoroughly recommend ‘The One’ burger, packed full of flavour, premium burger and so so tasty!!

Fantastic burger and truffle fries. Highly recommend.

Burgers were juicy and succulent. Some of the best I've ever had.

Was served by Leah and Cleo, very friendly and helpful with recommendations! Thank you guys so much! Look forward to coming back!

Staff were friendly, helpful and the service was quick. Food was good quality.

Really nice burgers. But being in a basement a wifi service would be good!

Worst burger place in Cambridge 🤮

We both opted for 'The One' signature steak burgers, with skin-on chips. I chose the JD sticky bourbon sauce and my partner the garlic mayo. Waitress service was attentive, but it wasn't busy when we arrived. She informed us that the signature burgers are a little pink inside and gave us the option of having them cooked longer. We both stuck with the pink, but if I went again I would have it cooked longer as it was very tasty but also very wet. The single use tiny napkins couldn't catch the juices running down my hands! No cutlery was offered and the burgers arrived on wooden boards, which looked perfectly clean, but obviously well used, quite rough and not regularly oiled. We debated how hygienic they could have been long-term and decided it was probably best not to think about it! Chips were very skinny, fries not chips. Garlic mayo was very garlicky but the JD sticky bourbon sauce was neither sticky or saucy, but tasted watered down and extremely runny. I had to literally immerse my chips in it to get it to stick. Overall gave it 4 stars for the service and food was ok, plus liked the option of ordering a 1/2 bottle of wine (even though the waitress couldn't say and obviously didn't know what a carafe was). Would return, but order something different next time.

Food was extremely tasty. It's definitely worth the money.

Beautiful food served by brilliant colleagues. Cleo was superb! 😁

wonderful service and amazing food. definitely recommend. thank you!

Excellent burgers - best I've had in ages. Fries are also delicious (some might find them a bit salty). The steak tastes amazing but I'm not keen on this slicing before serving trend (not least because I know it makes a small steak look bigger!). Wine is OK - but definitely 'rustic' - I'd probably stick to beer in future (they have a great line up of local brews). Music is seriously good but can be a bit intense if you are near one of the speakers. Otherwise, hightly recommended.

It was with a small door like underground , it never take my attention but than i go see the atmosphere and tried the burger and i love the meat .The size of the burger was enough to fill me up, sauces are very nice , i feel very comfortable and like at home all very friendly i would definitely go there again

Great food, the steak is amazing and the craft cider on tap is also very good. Not particularly expensive considering it's in the centre of Cambridge, and the service is always polite & friendly, just sometimes a little slow if you don't catch the waitresses attention

Most definitely a 'return to' restaurant. Came across Butch Annie's while visiting Cambridge for another shop; it has a street level entrance that leads down to a vaults-style layout with plenty of seating. Service was great, food was even better. Came out quickly, was hot and cooked just as we'd asked. Can highly recommend the Smokey Joe and Italian burgers. Spoilt for choice with fries but we went for the Rosemary Salt and the onion rings were spot on. Only downside to this place...it's the only one of it's kind it seems; worth the 1 hour + journey i would say though.

Very nice burgers and cheap 👌 😋 and the costumare care is fantastic . They also have gluten free choices

We visited Butch Annie’s for the first time back in December the Burger was out of the world. This visit, I left feeling very dissatisfied, nauseous and greasy. I ordered the classic burger and my partner the one. My burger came out in around less than 10 mins, the classic burger had the most awful burger sauce, it was spicy, sloppy, cheese tasted like it come out of can. My partners burger came out slopped everywhere, the equivalent of 3 whole chillies in his burger and just a mess, a portion of Cajun fries, which was so spicy and overcooked. This is not the experience we had the first time round but this time we won’t be coming back if this is the changes. I knew the burger straight away was wrong. To get a servers attention was impossible (our server was very lovely but seem to be the only one running around by herself) This was a burger we left thinking back in December was one of the best, now we both regretted eating it and won’t be returning.

I've been serval times to Butch Annie's and its always been my favourite... but yesterday I visited (25/02/24) and the burgers were horrid. The menu has changed and I'm so disappointed! Can't see us coming back again!

Great dry aged burgers..Delicious chips..Prices are great compared next door..

Visited twice, food quality's solid and finding a seat's never a problem. The burgers are nice flavored but too salty for me. Fries are spot on with a crispy shell and soft middle. The onion rings were a bit too brown and dry.

Best burger i have ever had. Saw this place while wandering around Cambridge and im glad we went in. Burger was perfect. It was perfectly cooked and great balance of flavours between the briouche bun, the juicy burger and just the hint of peppercorn sauce running through it all. Price was about what you could expect for the city centre but not astronomical.

Love the chicken burger so much!! Best in Cambridge 🥹🫶🏻💖

Burger was the best I’ve had in a while. Rosemary salt chips delicious. Music gave it a nice atmosphere. Staff all friendly

The most amazing vegan burger! And I love the music and the ambience. Cosy, friendly and altogether to be recommended. The chips and onion rings were also good with vegan mayo. And a nice range of local beers, ales and cider or cocktails.

SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING.. BURGER MEAT KIND OF TOUGH, SERVED ON A PIECE OF WOOD (!), NO CUTLERY, ASKED FOR A COFFEE AND WERE TOLD "WE DON'T DO HOT DRINKS" !!! ALL THIS WITH CONSTANT LOUD SCREAMING "MUSIC" ... WON'T BE GOING BACK THERE IN ANY HURRY!

Mouthwatering burgers and fries, great service and love the underground bar vibes.

Came here recently for the first time to try the veggie burgers, which we had heard good things about. We had the ooh la la and the truffle hunter. Both were terrific and definitely worth the praise. I would say both were among the best burgers we have had in Cambridge, and significantly better than the boring impossible / moving mountains vegan burgers that seem to be everywhere these days. Restaurant overall had a nice vibe and the server was super friendly. Bravo!

One more time, it is confirmed that the best burgers I had are in the UK! I don’t like the British pies&co, but their burgers are simply amazing! Fresh meat, medium done, perfectly balanced…makes you want more…and then die of belly explosion…without regrets! Congratulations to the cook! The prices are fair!

Burger tasted fresh with good flavours.Good service, too.

Wow. Stunning burgers, really delicious. Burger cooked amazing, slightly pink but they checked how I like it. Fab service and super quick food

A nice little burger restaurant in the heart of Cambridge. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, asked all the right questions and were very polite. The food was great too, although the chillies in my burger blew my head off! 🤣 Definitely worth a visit if you are in Cambridge.

We were waited on by Cleo who was so friendly and helpful! I had the Saucy burger and it was one of the best burgers I’ve had in a long time, the flavours were beautiful and the meat was cooked perfectly. My mum had a vegetarian burger and absolutely loved it. Will definitely be back soon!

Wonderful burger, tasty chips, friendly service and affordable prices. My recommendations!

Saucy rump burger with peppercorn sauce was really good

Melhor cheeseburger que comi em Cambridge! Parece meio esquisito, pois tem que descer uma escada, mas quando se chega lá, o ambiente é bem legal. Parece um pub colorido, com tap beer e tocando rock dos anos 60, 70 e 80. A balconista foi bastante simpática e nos deixou provar 3 cervejas, antes de escolhermos. Vale a pena.