The Botanist Cardiff

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Food was good. Coffee was good. Noise level was a bit too much for me. They had a live performer, but the background music was still playing at the same time. Add all the people in that big room, kitchen sounds - and it becomes quite a cacophony. Interior is cool. They have really placed a lot of attention on small details. It all looks very nice.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “My friends and I went here for dinner and had an absolutely amazing time. First, our server Ayanna, was very attentive, kind, and charismatic. She elevated the experience to another level with her service. I can’t think of many other experiences where I received customer service to this level. Second, the food was unique and delicious! I had never heard of a hanging kebab and the vegetarian one was filling and felt intentionally made whereas I normally feel like vegetarian options are afterthoughts. My cocktail was perfectly made and the dessert in the edible flower pot was extremely cute (and tasted amazing). Finally, the venue was gorgeous! The plants around the room really transported me to somewhere outside of the city. The piano in the middle of the room was beautiful, and the rooftop terrace look amazing as well. My friends and I all had an amazing experience at The Botanist. Thank you Ayanna!”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “We arrived for a graduation dinner at 430pm. It was reasonably quiet at the time. However we had to wait well over an hour for our main after ordering. During this time smaller tables had been seated, served and paid their Bill beofre we had gotten our Main. They had ordered kebabs just like the majority of us. It was 2 courses for £28.95. However it didnt include the option for dessert. There was a selection of 3 starters just but the starter I had was lovely. My wife ordered a salad but had to add Chicken for £4.50. Which seemed excessive considering we were paying for a small chicken starter and a Salad for £28.95 plus £4.50. When the salad arrived the chickpeas were also missing. Staff started off very friendly but then as they got a bit busier they seem to struggle. Only one person got a dessert which we had to wait 20 mins for and we also had to wait sometime on the bill. The Bill had a full extra meal added at £28.95. Luckily we spotted it and got it removed. The overall experience was a negative one unfortunately which was a shame as the food was decent.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Everything was lovely, from the ambiance, the indoor/rooftop settings, and the food. I had the pan-seared Salmon, veggies, and potatoes: it was fresh and absolutely delicious! Highly recommended. 5/5 stars”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Fabulous food! But where was the rest of my mash. 🤦😂 That belly pork needs more mash. The size of that plate compared to the lagoon of gravy. And the only other critique is that you are charging astonishing prices for ham and cheese croquettes. Which workout at £2 per croquette. 🤯🤯🤯. Other than that it was a great evening. 😂🙌”

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Delicious food and atmosphere. My group all ordered the hanging kebabs and they did not disappoint. Also, recommend the garlic oil and the perfectly seasoned fries. I’d be happy to return and try more menu items.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Came here today to get Sunday roast, I had higher hopes. Even though food was still good, presentation was a little off (pictures added), noting fancy for the price. Price is in the higher end. We ordered a wine in the menu and it was rather bad for a 30£ bottle. One of the glasses for drinking the wine was dirty and we noticed after someone drank from it. They seemed to be short staffed, idk if it is because of the day. I might not come back, I had higher hopes”

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• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “my husband, friend and I came to Cardiff from Manchester to celebrate my 60th birthday and Botanist was suggested as a must. I booked a table and was prompted to note my special occasion at the time of booking and EACH time I was asked to confirm. when we arrived my friend also told the hostess it was my birthday as well. not only did not one member of staff acknowledge the occasion but all evening the band shouted out all the other people celebrating birthdays on the night. when we were settling our bill the server asked if were doing anything else exciting for the night and we said yes, we are off to celebrate my birthday and she said ‘omg you should have said!’ - how many people or times do you need to let someone know you’re celebrating a birthday at Botanist? additionally, I had ordered a salad bowl with avocado actually in the title which had 2-3 little tiny pieces of avocado in it. when asked about it a snooty server (not ours) took it back to the kitchen and told us the tiny chips were the avocado but IF I wanted more than that I could have it. well yes, I ordered a salad with avocado in the title so please. she came back with a lump of guacamole plopped on my salad. very unappetizing. The entire evening was a disappointment after looking forward to this occasion. the restaurant is beautiful and the band was fantastic, but the staff needs better training. I would not return for a special occasion or recommend it to others.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Service was great and drinks were fab! Food was almost great so should a 4.5 but the 2 pork roasts were slightly less than perfect .. my chicken parmesan escalope was so nice Nicely decorated environment; we were lucky that on a sunday afternoon /evening it wasnt very busy Will definitely return.. the cocktails were a bit dangerous as tasted so nice that it was a bit to easy to drink!!”

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• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “The restaurant is beautiful and the atmosphere lends itself to that beautiful vibe. The staff were impeccable and my cocktails were delicious. If you're South African though,you should know that the food is not impeccable by our standards. It's a bit bland. There was one dish that was delicious and it was the spicy prawns starter but the cookie dough with ice cream dessert was the star of the show. II had the kebab and we can get better back home. Overall a lovely experience but wouldn't be paying ZAR/Rands on that experience again.”

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