In the midst of a leisurely holiday weekend, Gerard Butler was spotted enjoying himself in West Hollywood, CA on Saturday afternoon (November 26).

The "Bounty Hunter" hunk looked cool and casual in a longsleeve grey top with distressed jeans and sneakers as he joined a few friends for lunch at a patio table outside Fred Segal's Mauro Cafe.

Once finished up with the Thanksgiving weekend meal, Butler tried to sneak through the back door of the Melrose locale to no avail - as paparazzi were ready and waiting to snap up shots upon the Hollywood actor's exit.

The outing comes as 42-year-old Gerard recently spoke with press about his plans to avoid any future flings with his co-stars, as he explained, "That's a dangerous path. When you're making a film with someone, you get to know them very well indeed and it's too easy to develop a sort of obsession with them that you think at the time might be love. But it isn't. Earlier in my career, I had a couple of relationships with co-stars and both times it was a disaster."