Butcher Boy Cafe is a well-established breakfast and brunch spot serving the Lake Norman of Catawba area, drawing a loyal following with its all-you-can-eat buffet and straightforward American home cooking. With a 4.5-star rating across more than 1,400 reviews, the cafe has built a strong reputation for generous portions and consistent, approachable food at good value. The buffet format shifts from breakfast to lunch service, offering a rotating spread that keeps regulars coming back. Customers frequently praise the warm, family-oriented atmosphere and note that the staff has remained a steady, familiar presence over the years.
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Butcher Boy Cafe
Breakfast & brunch - Lake Norman of Catawba, NC
Our services
All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast BuffetAll-You-Can-Eat Lunch BuffetFriday Night Seafood BuffetÀ La Carte Menu Items
Cheeseburger with fried egg, fries, and pickle on plate
Our story
About Butcher Boy Cafe.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions.
Where is Butcher Boy Cafe located?
Butcher Boy Cafe is based in Lake Norman of Catawba, in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina.
What does Butcher Boy Cafe offer?
Butcher Boy Cafe offers All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet, All-You-Can-Eat Lunch Buffet, Friday Night Seafood Buffet and À La Carte Menu Items as a breakfast & brunch in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina.
What days is Butcher Boy Cafe open?
Butcher Boy Cafe is open Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. See the hours above for exact times.
How can I contact Butcher Boy Cafe?
You can reach Butcher Boy Cafe by phone at +1 704-483-5995 or through their website, or find their full details on this LKN Life profile.
Our reviews
What locals are saying.
Reviews from Google
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4.5
★★★★★
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Cammy McLean
We arrived today too early for lunch, but they had a great selection of breakfast foods on their breakfast buffet. They not only had regular grits, they had cheese grits as well. They had home fries, which were sub-par today, along with some type of cake that was hard as a rock. They had delicious livermush and fried bologna. There was also a massive mountain of fried bacon. Plenty of salt and pepper milk gravy. There was fruit along with a fruit salad available. Our food wasn't as good as it usually is, but the service, price and relaxed atmosphere was wonderful 😀
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Matt Johnson
What a treasure of a find , wow man this is true country eating for breakfast, and to make it pure golden for me , they have chipped beef gravy OMG how amazingly great this food is . 12.99 adults all you can eat breakfast and asked for Heather she's funny and nice and sweet and was able to help us with questions. Stop by here and check this place out , they also serve a lunch and dinner buffet as well and yes they have menus to order from as well .
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milo surdam
A true locals favorite spot. Food was great service was excellent the atmosphere makes you feel like you're at home. A true Southern gem.
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David Blumberg
Outstanding Buffet and Restaurant. Excellent Seafood (fried) Buffet on Friday nights with also having Crab legs. Staff has remained loyal for many, many years and lots of family works and runs the Restaurant. Family atmosphere - warm and welcoming. Their fried chicken is outstanding!!! Everything we had was delicious. Drove an hour to this, was worth it.
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Paul Carswell
Food was great. Just an American food dive. Nothing special on the menu, but was prepared well.
Interior was dated but functional. Our service was not the best, she wasn’t exceptionally warm & pleasant. Maybe she wasn’t having a great day. Otherwise a good value and the visit was a good one.
One thing to note, if you’ve never been there before it’s easy to miss the sign. See my photos.