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Butler Street Derby is Lawrenceville’s premier dining and nightlife destination, featuring stylish indoor and outdoor bars, a spacious patio, and state-of-the-art sound and lighting. Our venue transforms from a casual dining spot by day to a high-energy entertainment hub at night. Enjoy creative American cuisine, craft cocktails, weekend party brunches, and DJ events in our beautifully renovated historic space. Join us for upcoming game nights, trivia competitions, and comedy shows. Located in the heart of Butler Street, we offer the perfect setting for everything from business lunches to late-night celebrations. Join us where Lawrenceville’s past and future collide in a blast of entertainment, day and night.
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Address: 4203 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Phone: (412) 212-6570
Website: http://butlerstreetderby.com/
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Reviews
Mason Brooks
Had come in for the first time after exploring Lawrenceville, their Caesar salad & fries just went very well together. There were TVs also if you wanted to catch a sporting event like the Winter Olympics; definitely stopping by again soon
… moreCaytlynne Cronauer
For a new sports bar/bar in Central Lawrenceville, it was very underwhelming with the amount of people, I was expecting more people!
The food was okay, I had ordered the salt and vinegar chicken caesar wrap but there wasn’t much “salt and vinegar” or “Caesar”:/
My partner ordered the Hot honey wings and they were decent.
Service was decent, though we had to ask for napkins, salt/pepper and cutlery.
Willing to try it again once the place gains a little more popularity and they have more variety:)
… moreThe food was okay, I had ordered the salt and vinegar chicken caesar wrap but there wasn’t much “salt and vinegar” or “Caesar”:/
My partner ordered the Hot honey wings and they were decent.
Service was decent, though we had to ask for napkins, salt/pepper and cutlery.
Willing to try it again once the place gains a little more popularity and they have more variety:)
T.J. Vercek
I like to think I was one of the first who visited Derby back when it opened and before they had lines down the street to get in. A friend & I went to watch a Thursday night Rams game on Oct 24th but we messed up their opening date as it was actually the 25th. We came back for the next Thursday night game and the food was excellent and genuinely some of the best cocktails I’ve had in Lawrenceville – nothing crazy, just solid & well made. Been visiting on occasion since then! Dance floor can get very packed which isn’t my vibe so I tend to avoid on weekends, but definitely has been the “it” place to go of the last year!
… moreCaitlyn Lazzaro
Went to the grand opening of Derby on Butler and loved it! The food was so so delicious you have to try the tatertots, chicken tenders and fried cheese especially!! Service was on point!! The DJ was playing all the jams. The outdoor area is perfect for those nice nights and is so spacious. The multilevel is great and gives off different vibes depending on what you are looking for. Really cool atmosphere I can’t wait to go back!
… moreNatalie Sharp
They knew what they were doing when they brought this spot to Lawrenceville I loved the change of vibes from the first floor to the second, giving you an option to sit & chat with friends or to be loud, sing & dance. The outdoor area also was beautiful, not to mention the third floor for private parties! The dj played great music, staff/owners are all great people, drinks were delicious, I didn’t yet get the chance to try out the food but everything I saw coming out looked delicious so I’m very excited to go back and check out their menu! Highly recommend!
… moreGina Bao
TL;DR
$10 cover, got kicked out – I was sober but got dizzy and nauseous from how disgusting and overcrowded it was. Nowhere to sit and huuuge line for bathroom, so I leaned over a trash can in a corner for five seconds before getting kicked out. Bouncer didn’t believe me when I said I was sober but just feeling unwell and forced me to leave through the back, didn’t ask about or let me get my friends/fiancé or jacket so I had to wait for them alone in the cold at 1:50am because no cell service inside. Never going back and I do not recommend. Plenty of wonderful businesses in the Lawrenceville area that deserve your patronage.
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I’ve never written a review like this before, but my two experiences at Butler Street Derby have been genuinely awful.
The floors were sticky and disgusting, the air was humid, and the crowd was shoulder-to-shoulder with loud, sweaty college kids. That was honestly fine and expected for Halloween and we even paid the $10 cover without complaint. What wasn’t fine was getting kicked out before I even got a single drink there.
After waiting 30 minutes in the cold just to get in, and spending maybe 20 minutes on the overcrowded “dance floor,” I started feeling dizzy and nauseous from the heat, drinks being spilled on me, and being constantly jostled with nowhere to sit. I tried to go to the bathroom but the line was impossibly long, and I was feeling so anxious and dizzy so leaned over a trash can in a corner away from everyone for maybe five seconds to collect myself. Within moments, a bouncer swooped in, assumed I was drunk, and ordered me to leave.
I tried to explain that I was sober – I’d had one drink over dinner hours earlier – and hadn’t thrown up, but I just needed a minute because I wasn’t feeling well. He refused to listen. Instead, he marched me down two flights of stairs and out the back door, alone, without my jacket or my friends, and without asking a single question about my safety and just closed the door behind me. He wouldn’t even let me use the restroom. I wasn’t sick, I wasn’t drunk, and I didn’t throw up. Turns out there’s also no cell service inside, so I couldn’t reach my friends myself anyway. I ended up sitting outside in the cold until I saw them come out, then I drove myself and my fiancé home **because I was sober**.
I understand that the staff deal with difficult patrons and want to prevent issues before they happen, but there was a blatant lack of logic, awareness, and judgment here. Even if I had actually been sick or overly intoxicated, putting a woman out onto the sidewalk by herself at 1:50 a.m. is just so negligent and only escalates risk/liability. What if I actually WAS drunk and throwing up – the solution would have been to let me stumble down the stairs, potentially falling, and throw up everywhere? Humiliating to be treated like I was that person when I was not causing any problems at all.
And honestly, it doesn’t even surprise me because all of the security people seem miserable. While we waited in line, one (a different one!!) spit on the ground next to us and literally told us not to bother going in because we wouldn’t be let in and that he wanted to go home. That should’ve been my first red flag for the night. Derby, your own security is telling paying patrons to stay away. What does that say about your business and the people you employ?
What’s also funny is that we actually came here last Halloween, when an actual fistfight broke out and multiple people – men and women – ended up bloodied before security finally stepped in. My friends and I were able to stay out of the riff raff and left shortly. I figured it was a one-time thing and gave them another chance this year, but that was a huge mistake. Between the overcrowding, the overly intoxicated and rowdy patrons, and staff more eager to eject sober women than manage the real chaos, this place is an absolute disaster.
Save your money and your dignity. Derby doesn’t care about either. Go to Belvedere’s instead; at least it’s always worth the wait. 🙂
… more$10 cover, got kicked out – I was sober but got dizzy and nauseous from how disgusting and overcrowded it was. Nowhere to sit and huuuge line for bathroom, so I leaned over a trash can in a corner for five seconds before getting kicked out. Bouncer didn’t believe me when I said I was sober but just feeling unwell and forced me to leave through the back, didn’t ask about or let me get my friends/fiancé or jacket so I had to wait for them alone in the cold at 1:50am because no cell service inside. Never going back and I do not recommend. Plenty of wonderful businesses in the Lawrenceville area that deserve your patronage.
Full review:
I’ve never written a review like this before, but my two experiences at Butler Street Derby have been genuinely awful.
The floors were sticky and disgusting, the air was humid, and the crowd was shoulder-to-shoulder with loud, sweaty college kids. That was honestly fine and expected for Halloween and we even paid the $10 cover without complaint. What wasn’t fine was getting kicked out before I even got a single drink there.
After waiting 30 minutes in the cold just to get in, and spending maybe 20 minutes on the overcrowded “dance floor,” I started feeling dizzy and nauseous from the heat, drinks being spilled on me, and being constantly jostled with nowhere to sit. I tried to go to the bathroom but the line was impossibly long, and I was feeling so anxious and dizzy so leaned over a trash can in a corner away from everyone for maybe five seconds to collect myself. Within moments, a bouncer swooped in, assumed I was drunk, and ordered me to leave.
I tried to explain that I was sober – I’d had one drink over dinner hours earlier – and hadn’t thrown up, but I just needed a minute because I wasn’t feeling well. He refused to listen. Instead, he marched me down two flights of stairs and out the back door, alone, without my jacket or my friends, and without asking a single question about my safety and just closed the door behind me. He wouldn’t even let me use the restroom. I wasn’t sick, I wasn’t drunk, and I didn’t throw up. Turns out there’s also no cell service inside, so I couldn’t reach my friends myself anyway. I ended up sitting outside in the cold until I saw them come out, then I drove myself and my fiancé home **because I was sober**.
I understand that the staff deal with difficult patrons and want to prevent issues before they happen, but there was a blatant lack of logic, awareness, and judgment here. Even if I had actually been sick or overly intoxicated, putting a woman out onto the sidewalk by herself at 1:50 a.m. is just so negligent and only escalates risk/liability. What if I actually WAS drunk and throwing up – the solution would have been to let me stumble down the stairs, potentially falling, and throw up everywhere? Humiliating to be treated like I was that person when I was not causing any problems at all.
And honestly, it doesn’t even surprise me because all of the security people seem miserable. While we waited in line, one (a different one!!) spit on the ground next to us and literally told us not to bother going in because we wouldn’t be let in and that he wanted to go home. That should’ve been my first red flag for the night. Derby, your own security is telling paying patrons to stay away. What does that say about your business and the people you employ?
What’s also funny is that we actually came here last Halloween, when an actual fistfight broke out and multiple people – men and women – ended up bloodied before security finally stepped in. My friends and I were able to stay out of the riff raff and left shortly. I figured it was a one-time thing and gave them another chance this year, but that was a huge mistake. Between the overcrowding, the overly intoxicated and rowdy patrons, and staff more eager to eject sober women than manage the real chaos, this place is an absolute disaster.
Save your money and your dignity. Derby doesn’t care about either. Go to Belvedere’s instead; at least it’s always worth the wait. 🙂
rick8658
Big fan of this new spot. Cocktails, dance and an outdoor patio. The food is great too. Music was spot on. Excited to watch this place grow and thrive in the community.
… moreCassie Kulesa
KEVIN is the absolute best bartender i’ve ever had. He is the most kind guy and made my experience at this establishment a 10/10
… moreBrady Thompson
Great experience hanging out with Augie and Kelsi! Food was 10/10 and the express martinis were even better! Loved the place. Only recommendation is to get Guinness on draft and market outside more! If it wasn’t for the day drinking small sign, we wouldn’t have know it was here! BUT 1000% coming back!
… moreNicole Bea
They were nice enough to host our young professionals from our non-profit in the upstairs area. We were impressed with the price and quality! The parking lot across the street definitely helped with convenience. The upstairs space was clean and quiet! Our bartender was great with drinks and interesting conversations. Anyone knows a bartender can make or break a bar, and he was awesome! The food was great, especially the cookies! We were impressed. And when we were leaving, they had trivia downstairs which looked like a lot of fun compared to some I’ve seen. This space would be perfect for birthdays, networking events, reunions, watch parties, etc. Thank you for being so accommodating! Highly Recommend!
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