The Botanist Bar & Restaurant Worcester Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "All of it was amazing and very well presented, and great quality."
• "Massively impressed and food was excellent!"
• "I ordered a pork belly kebab which taste great."
• "Everyone enjoyed the food and evening."
• "The food came, it was lovely."
• "The lamb in particular was delicious."
• "Food, atmosphere and service all perfect."
• "The food is unbelievable."
• "The food was amazing, Bay Leaf & Pear cocktail was gorgeous!"
• "Nice food, hanging kebabs in particular and the cauliflower wings."
• "My food was delicious, my wife’s was good."
• "The food was extremely poor quality and had hardly any flavour to it."
• "The food was fine and drinks were ok."
• "The food for me wasn't as amazing as I'd hoped."
• "Food was lovely but wouldn’t recommended the banoffee sundae which I was disappointed with."
• "The fries was like eating pure oil 'yuck'.."
• "The food was nice, what was available."
• "Ordered lamb kofta hanging kebab, fries and coleslaw for me, plus a glass of Pinot Grigio."
• "The halloumi hanging kebab and sweet chilli fries."
• "Meal was amazing, halloumi hanging kebab and sweet chilli fries."

Cons:

• "Some of my colleagues didn't like their pasta."
• "The food was a little pricey for what you are getting."
• "Unfortunately a very poor evening! Order not taken until 45m after arrival and several items on both starter and main courses not available!"
• "We tried to book a table for a large group of us, was told they didn’t book tables for people for drinks and was told to just turn up, my reservation was cancelled."
• "Had a terrible pint of Budvar, practically flat and literally didn't have a head on it at all."
• "Very busy, very noisy place and staff were rushed off their feet."
• "We had to wait by the door for around 5-10 minutes and then we were told to wait 25 minutes to sit at the table, when there were clearly many seats and only a few people in the restaurant…"
• "Poor service, drinks took 45 minutes and food arrived before the drinks!"
• "Bar maid was lovely, miserable bloke behind me made a comment to poor bloke serving saying anytime tomorrow, couldn't get over how rude people can be."
• "A wet Sunday early evening visit. It's a massive place and hardly a soul in - Not the best time to go for a drink but better luck next time."
• "Very disappointing attempted to book a table for 8+ people in the middle of week and was told unable to cater for the party they only take booking up to 8 people!! Not good for a restaurant"

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The service was great, the lady I have had serve me before, she is really good and the guy is super friendly."
• "Once inside, service was great, friendly staff."
• "Our waitress Dani was exceptional !"
• "The staff, especially Nico were very attentive and informative."
• "The botanist staff could not have been more welcoming and accommodating."
• "Our server today was Bruna and she was extremely polite and went above and beyond."
• "The staff were inviting and welcomed us giving us a choice of table."
• "Our server was Cleo and she was super attentive, gave good recommendations."
• "Very well looked after by the staff."
• "Staff appear sloppy and not enjoying making an effort to wait on tables."

Cons:

• "Very busy on a weekend, still have to wait a little bit even though we're booked."
• "We knew we were 10 minutes early and the girls huddling round the booking system asked us to get a drink at the bar while they did a 'handover'."
• "Waiters were very slow, and took around 15/20 minutes to bring a few drinks."
• "Table was booked at 7.30pm and the food turned up at 9.20pm! I am not joking."
• "Service was slow and a little disappointing due to the service mark up on our £400+ bill."
• "20 minutes later we were about to walk out when another waiter finally appeared."
• "First visit was not very impressive. We had table booked for 7.30pm and when we got there it was clearly very busy and did have to wait about 10 mins."
• "The service was as good as you can expect, it wasn’t busy and I think they had the same amount of staff as customers."
• "Came for Sunday lunch with my hubby a couple of weeks ago. Arrived a few minutes early and were told that wasn’t a problem."
• "Service poor, food poor, overpriced for what you get."

Ambiance and Environment

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was great especially with the band singing in the background."
• "The food and atmosphere was spot on too."
• "The live music was also a nice touch and added to our overall enjoyment."
• "Wow What an amazing place.... The decoration is breathtaking."
• "Great atmosphere in here and worth a visit for that special treat or night out."
• "Absolutely love the naturalistic feel to the restaurant."
• "Lovely decor and great atmosphere."
• "Huge bar & restaurant, tastefully decorated, airy & full of plants."
• "Lovely surroundings , food very good and excellent service."
• "Stunning location and decor. Tables feel intimate and not too crowded."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately a very poor evening! The waitress had the cheek to say it was because we were late, which we weren’t."
• "I booked a table here on a Saturday night to celebrate a 40th birthday. Table was booked at 7.30pm and the food turned up at 9.20pm!"
• "The main disappointment was the delays only our table seemed to experience compacted to the three or four around us."
• "Had this placed hyped up, so I was quite excited to be going, and my expectation was quite high."
• "It's in a good spot, with great outdoor seating overlooking cathedral square."
• "Very nice drinks and atmosphere, live band was entertaining."
• "This place is so over priced and the portions are tiny, £7 for the smallest scotch egg I have ever seen."
• "Mostly we were disappointed that the camembert had been replaced by a fondue that mostly tasted of mustard."
• "I don't advise anyone to come here the food was tatseless not much love went into the food or the drinks, zero atmosphere in the bar area and eveyone was miserable!"
• "Had a terrible pint of Budvar, practically flat and literally didn't have a head on it at all."