Went to Buttermilk for the first time tonight after randomly seeing it late one night while waiting for a bus across the street. I love the regular Monday night free cinema concept and it's well-equipped for it - it seemed like a fun date night idea for couples on a budget! The place was cosy with its warm lighting and comfortable seating, luckily being a Monday it was not super busy but you could tell a couple of people were in the know and sat around for the movie. It was a little difficult to find the movie listings in advance so my one suggestion would be for them to advertise on their site that movie listings are posted on their Instagram network (also would help to cross-promote to their social media)!
Food-wise, we had the Village ice cream waffle, the savoury Arugula waffle, and a custom banana and whip cream waffle that were all delicious. The waffles were perfectly cooked, texture was great, and there was consistently good flavours across the board. The Arugula waffle combined the peppery green with a spicy kick of chili oil with smooth cheese, the banana cream tasted a LOT like banana cream pie and was a top contender, but probably my favourite was the Village vanilla bean ice cream topped with sticky toffee drizzle with pecans. Cold+Hot=win in my humble opinion. And you can never go wrong with Village. Also had the fresh-squeezed orange juice - it is probably the freshest I've ever had! Ridiculously good.
Fun fact - this business shares a brotherly sibling connection with Village Ice cream, so I expect good things to follow from Buttermilk as they find their legs (maybe a pizza waffle, or flavoured waffles like green tea matcha as mentioned by another reviewer). There should also be a banana cream pie waffle and/or special seasonal waffles (Pumpkin spice waffles anyone?). Village ice cream does so well I think because they offer new and exciting limited-run flavour combinations alongside classic recipes that appeal to regulars and newcomers alike. Buttermilk needs to adopt that model to really up its game but it's quite lovely regardless. Definitely go for the game nights or movie nights!