Actually, looking at it again, something had to be cut to take off the bevelled edge of the breakfast bar worktop. If a butt joint was used, still would have needed to come out of the end at an angle, to meet with opposite bevel. The way it is done, slight angle all the way out, takes of the bevel, AND meets the opposite bevel, no funny dips meeting needing to be filled! Mr. HandyAndy - Really
With solid wood worktops it's usual to create any bevel/roundover on the edge, after installation. Most (not all) come with square edges. (reason it was done that way, was to accommodate the overhang for the units underneath (in relation to the pillar on the wall) Kitchen could possibly have been designed better in the first place,,, but we all know,, kitchen designers are not of this world.