The Botanist Bar & Restaurant Lincoln Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The staff were lovely and the building itself is nice."
• "The guy who took care of our table was amazing...kind, courteous and polite."
• "The waiters were friendly, polite and knowledgeable about the menu."
• "The servers were very attentive but not intrusive."
• "Staff are great and very attentive with a good sense of humour too."
• "Fantastic services from a fabulous waitress, sadly I can't remember her name but she was amazing and so accommodating."
• "Staff, atmosphere and food were all amazing."
• "Staff were absolutely brilliant. I would highly recommend and will be back."

Cons:

• "Drinks took 20 minutes to arrive, and then had to be sent back."
• "Our table was adjacent to a floor mop station."
• "I’d booked a table but took them ages to get us sat down."
• "Had to wait an aweful long time for food to arrive."
• "Everything else was fine but being made to wait did out a downer on the experience."
• "No heating so absolutely freezing inside, food was served tepid at best."
• "We were approached by another member of the waiting staff (who was not wearing anything to indicate she worked there)."
• "Service was slow - had the roast beef and was mostly fat."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was hot and tasty!!!! We absolutely loved their hanging grilled meals."
• "The food was priced well and tasted good."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Food was fabulous as you can see from the pics."
• "A much better experience this time with the food as amazing as our previous visit."
• "The food we had was gorgeous."
• "The food was really nice."
• "Food was excellent, staff very efficient & helpful."

Cons:

• "The food looked the part, the photos are great - but everything was drenched in oil."
• "The mains were served lukewarm."
• "The halloumi was so dry."
• "The food was nice with great hospitality! I had planted based burger but too hungry and forgot to take photo."
• "I had the cheeseburger, it was so yummy and cheesy."
• "We ended up at a pub (the Royal William), which was far better - If you’re looking for Sunday lunch avoid The Botanist."
• "No carrots and no communication until we asked where they were was we told that they’d run out."
• "The salt used to flavour n coat the food was far to intense!"