The Botanist Bar & Restaurant Coventry Reviews Summary

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Aesthetically it’s the nicest place you’ll find in Coventry, it feels more like waking into a bar in London."
• "The greenhouse-esque glass roof and lush interior make it super cosy and inviting especially in the evenings."
• "This is undoubtedly best-decorated bar restaurant in Coventry, in my opinion."
• "Beautiful venue! Food was absolutely delicious. Probably one of the best Sunday roasts I've had."
• "The setting is very nicely done. It's quite airy and with character."
• "Such a beautiful environment with all the foliage and decoration, the food was amazing."
• "The decor the atmosphere the food, first time here will definitely be added to my favourites list."
• "A very nice place! Was a bit convinced that all the plants are real, but I guess I am not the only one that was tricked."

Cons:

• "Nice but overpriced, basically pub food."
• "Toilets were also some of the cleanest I've seen."
• "Food was nice but service to take orders was slow and when we wanted another drink we couldn't find our waitress."
• "One issue is that despite the space, the restaurant were putting customers at a very tightly packed collection of tables in one corner."
• "The ambience is one of my favourites. My first ever roast dinner was a memorable one thanks to this place."
• "We were informed that because we only wanted drinks we were seated in the wrong area and our table was for food orders only."
• "We had come just for drinks after being out for dinner and found a table on the upper level (no direction from staff) but were disappointed to be told to move."
• "Our table was at the back of the restaurant which gave us our own space which was lovely, the staff were really attentive and the food was amazing!"

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Food and cocktails are fantastic."
• "Last minute turned up with 11 people....On a Tuesday evening. Food was good, colleagues were good and I'd definitely visit again."
• "The quality of the food was a major letdown. It was excessively oily and lacked flavor."
• "It was quite expensive for sunday lunch. It tasted good, but there was too much salt on the potatoes."
• "A lovely charming place with great atmosphere. I had dinner here on Friday night, lots of good vegan options and service was amazing."
• "Food didn’t really meet the standards. We had the halloumi on stick and chicken on stick which looks amazing."
• "The food is very tasty! An excellent choice if you want a balanced diet! The salad with the extra chicken was delicious!"
• "The food is good, but the menu is too poor and expensive. The cocktails are expensive and have a lot of ice."

Cons:

• "All being said, the prices are very high and in my opinion the food quality is quite poor for what you pay."
• "The quality of the food was a major letdown. It was excessively oily and lacked flavor."
• "Unfortunately the food is just plain. Is not bad but is not wow either."
• "Really disappointed! Came here to celebrate my birthday with my family just to have barely anything available on the menu."
• "The food was good but the long black hair girl was so rude."
• "Fantastic venue, lovely menu but the food didn't quite live up to expectations and took forever to arrive even though it was not overly busy."
• "However, food is not worth for the price charged. They serve food in fancy ways but very small portions."
• "We asked for updates on our food multiple times and feel like we were ignored and forgotten every single time."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The team were super accommodating and were great."
• "A lovely place with music playing and decorative and tasty meals. Perfect setting for a date or girls' night out."
• "They make extremely delicious cocktails, nice ambience, good service, wonderful staff."
• "Absolutely beautiful fish and chips. The waiters were very polite with a very positive attitude even though they were very busy."
• "Good! The place was pretty quiet when we went so the service was okay."
• "Went for a meal today here I would highly recommend it to anyone the place is amazing food was delicious."
• "What a lovely venue to visit, the food was delicious and the staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "A very pretty location, lovely mocktails and even had Romanian wine on the menu."

Cons:

• "Took a few minutes to even get somebody's attention at the entrance to seat us for a meal."
• "Took us that long to get anyone’s attention. Good was lovely but wouldn’t go back due to the service."
• "The service, leaves a lot to be desired. Took a few minutes to even get somebody's attention at the entrance to seat us for a meal."
• "Reserved a table for 2 for my anniversary. Food was alright but service was one of the worst I’ve ever experienced."
• "Our server asked if wanted the starters with the mains, we explained that we would like the starters first. We hadn't even finished our starters when the mains arrived."
• "The food was lovely, the service could be drastically improved."
• "Nice atmosphere & space the live background music was good. Cocktails drinks are expensive but were well made & presented."
• "Atmosphere and food were incredible, and our lovely waiter Josh was super helpful and friendly - great night!"