The Botanist in Cheshire East

Not my best experience of eating in Knutsford, I like to be able to talk to my partner, sadly last night we could not. Not the best of service up stairs.

Excellent place, historic building. Varied food with various influences on the menu.

The Hanging kebabs are amazing.....

Our second visit did not disappoint!! Having discovered that The Botanist in Knutsford is THE dog friendly dream, it was lovely to revisit and re-realise that it still is! Great food served in the loveliest, warm, live music gently, filled, beautifully rustic, surrounds, confirmed that we were right to praise and right to return … thank you.. 🥰👍 We both had the Sunday Roast, me the Pork Belly, him the Veggie Wellington, both were perfect.. the sides were perfectly cooked and presented.. from taste to texture a foody delight all round.. And not forgetting the Raspberry Cheesecake we shared and of course the girls leftover delight, which they ‘wolfed’ down.. pardon the pun .. haha.. 😂😂 Thank you Botanist Knutsford team for a great second showing.. HIGHLY RECOMMEND to all foody dog lovers.. don’t miss out.. 🐾❤️🐾

Absolutely lovely in every way … food delicious and such a genuinely lovely waitress who dealt with all our questions (& indecisiveness 😏!) in her stride. Polite, professional and with a sense of humour. We will be back x

Amazing food, reasonable prices and quick service in a nice environment

A great visit to The Botanist last week. A cozy environment and a friendly helpful waiter. Good food (katsu chicken curry and raspberry cheesecake), chilled atmosphere. We'll be back!

It is a nice place! Food was tasty and really good in quality. Now for what you pay the quantity it was just okay. I will deff though go back to try the other skewers as the prawn, halloumi and kofta i tried tonight where all very interesting in tastes The waiter Jorge (sorry for spelling) was very helpful, friendly and generous with us.

Really enjoyed the food. Unfortunately on the evening of our visit there was a live musician, and although he was good, we couldn’t have a reasonable conversation with each other without almost shouting The service was attentive and we would have stayed for another few drinks but went somewhere a little more quiet !!

Great food and atmosphere at this restaurant, would recommend.

Food, drinks and staff all amazing. Unfortunately after food my partner continually vomited for 24 hours. He ate the hanging kebab.

Great atmosphere corteous staff ..Visited on a Monday lunch had coffee and a quick bite of lunch .Food was great so would definitly visit again ...Knutsford has lenty of shops and this place is set on a narrow street with plenty historical old buildings

Great place ..friendly and courteous staff .Had a quick light lunch and coffee ..Convenient for a mid afternoon meeting..will use again

Beautifully laid out with a rustic feel, light and airy, friendly staff. Good Coffee too

My friend and I had lunch here yesterday.. it was superb. From the welcome we received on arrival to the attentive service provided by Adrian. Then there’s the food .. we had a few small plates comprising of Salt & pepper Calamari, Roasted harissa cauliflower, and Asian salad everything was just exquisite. We will be back and thank you for a great experience.

Great food, place was clean and tidy and the service was excellent, staff were really friendly. I will definitely be retuning.

Amazing food! I would highly recomend going for the hanging kebab it was a winner. Got a decent pint in there too. Staff were polite and friendly. Would definitely go again.

Not much choice for GF. I went on the allergen menu, found seabass but told I could not have it. Ended up with goats cheese salad ok but heavy in the marmalade served with it. Felt cheated. Probably not go back, sorry. Plenty for V and VG though!!!!@

Delicious but portions are generous and you might need a doggy bag.

Issue with parking , nice staff and food

Lovely eve with my friend. Lottie - best waitress ever and thank you James (the chef) who did a special dish for me on request. Really appreciated the care for my dietary requirements!

Nice food, good choice, good atmosphere, friendly staff.

We visited early on a Saturday evening and found our table on the balcony rather noisy - but moved to the back area where it was quieter, with a stunning view of the sky through the roof windows. The food was fine - I would have liked a bit more healthy salad on my 'bowl' and a bit less carby, rather greasy things (but I always want pub meals to be healthier than they are). Staff were pleasant and friendly.

Been here many times and the service has not always been great and I'm pretty sure there was a service charge last time, which we paid despite a few issues. Called in on a quiet Tuesday lunchtime and the young waitress really looked after us. Good sense of humour and nothing was any trouble. Always thought of the hanging kebab as a gimmick but a must on your first visit as it was for my friend, on this occasion. He really enjoyed it. I went for the Harissa lamb with chunky chips and both were first class. No service charge but we tip anyway and it was well deserved.

Used to be good. The menu change is unnecessary. Their onion petals were the best thing on the menu. The food is not as good and really threw me for a loop as this is my favourite place. Won’t be going back. Staff were very kind though, I really appreciate that.

Typical pub fare from this pub in Knutsford. Stopped here en route to London from Scotland, just off the M6. Food ok. Staff ok. Parking a bit challenging - street parking difficult on weekends. There is a nearby council carpark (paid).

The Botanist bowl was extremely disappointing. My espresso martini was very nice though. Atmosphere is always nice just the food was a bit underwhelming on this occasion.

Great location food and staff casual atmosphere

Overall it was ok. My first impression was that the floors were dirty and sticky. The handrails too. I had a burger and it wasn’t good. It tasted burnt. I didn’t complain because I was starving and tired and didn’t want the fuss. Having said all that, the service was very good.

Haven’t been for a while used to enjoy it as far back as the Knutsford wine bar. But the main problem was the food. They specialise in hanging kebabs which Im not keen on. So I had a sirloin steak asked for medium rare was given a small portion which was cooked medium. Waitress agreed and took it back. Returned with a larger steak this time cooked medium rare. But it was so tough and at least 25% gristle. And it was tough. Left nearly all of it. It cost around £34! The waitress saw the manager and it was taken off the bill. I gave her a tip as the service was so good as she had to keep trekking up & down the stairs. I think we were upstairs as we had our dog with us. Never again! The waitress told us it was a new chef. My dad used to say “you can’t ruin a good steak “ so I guess it was a cheap steak too. I recently cooked Tesco finest sirloin steak at home & it was fine. We won’t be returning! I guess it’s good as a wine bar but not a for food

The Botanist.. the most dog friendly place I’ve ever been too.. it was so beyond welcoming to 4 paws it took me by surprise.. just amazing.. such a great experience.. I’m not always a fan of chain places.. but this was genuinely amazing.. the food, service, the building, everything about it was top level and couldn’t be faulted at all.. but their welcome of 4 paws was next level.. Firstly so many dogs when we walked in.. we were shown to our table and before we’d even done anything, a waiter appeared with a carafe of water for the table and dog bowl of fresh water for the dogs.. 🥰🥰 Then as soon as we had ordered our food he asked if we’d like bowls for the girls and then he produced to cardboard bowls, so that we could save them a little food.. with absolutely no prompting from us at all.. There were dogs pretty much on every other table, on some tables their were several dogs.. the whole place was just lovely and calm, with all the staff being so chilled and dog confident that they created the perfect atmosphere for the dogs to all be so well behaved.. There was also a great acoustic set from a singer with a guitar, who was brilliant, without being too much For Sunday relaxed vibes.. Honestly the best, most welcoming, dog dining out experience I’ve ever had.. so, so, impressed.. thank you.

The Botanist.. the most dog friendly place I’ve ever been too.. it was so beyond welcoming to 4 paws it took me by surprise.. just amazing..such a great experience.. I’m not always a fan of chain places.. but this was genuinely amazing.. the food, service, the building, everything about it was top level and couldn’t be faulted at all.. but their welcome of 4 paws was next level.. Firstly there were so many dogs when we walked in.. we were shown to our table and before we’d done anything, a waiter appeared with a carafe of water for the table and dog bowl of fresh water for the dogs.. 🥰🥰 As soon as we had ordered our food he asked if we’d like bowls for the girls and then he produced to cardboard dog bowls, so that we could save them a little food.. absolutely no prompting from us at all.. there were dogs pretty much on every other table, on some tables their were several dogs.. the whole place was just lovely and calm, with all the staff being so chilled and dog confident that they created the perfect atmosphere for the dogs to all be so well behaved.. There was also a great acoustic set from a singer with a guitar, who was brilliant, without being too much for relaxed Sunday vibes.. This has honestly been the best, most welcoming, dog dining out experience I’ve ever had.. so, so, impressed.. thank you

Quirky place with a good ambience. Food was mixed with the starters being just "ok", the hanging kebabs themselves were really good and real barbecue/flame cooked flavour. The accompanying dishes, rice's, fries, etc. were not as full as they ought to have been. The portion sizes were less than expected across the board The challenge we had was, we were clearly told that we were expected to be clear from the table by 6.30 (1 hour 45 minutes window). No problem. It was clear, we ordered early... And then waited and waited. The starters eventually came. I advised my wife to order her vegan dessert in case they ran out later... She ordered with the main... We waited for a long time for the main courses... (30 minutes? We ordered desserts and made clear we were under instruction from the restaurant to be out, so please speed up the service... All the desserts came after 10 minutes EXCEPT the vegan dessert which had been ordered with the main courses! We waited another 25 minutes with 3 reminders to the waiting staff... Eventually, I had to go down the stairs and get a manager to sort it out. We just made it out in time. I would have given more stars for the food if the quality and portion sizes were more consistent and slightly bigger. Certainly, the service needs attention and if guests are given a window to eat, then the service has to be efficient enough for the customer to meet the expectation... We felt rushed when we would not have been under any pressure if the meals had been served promptly. I hope this is taken in the spirit it is intended!

Had a beautiful meal and drinks with my friend here not so long ago! The botanist never disappoints. Fantastic cocktails. 🍹

The Botanist was recommended by my sister, my husband and I went on our 17th wedding anniversary on Sunday 5th May, in the end we had to take our teenage boys too as our day was so busy I couldn’t be bothered sorting them out separate meals. We were seated upstairs, atmosphere was just okay, decor was nice. Service was very good and friendly. Heads up, we spent £133+ on our meal which for an average family I think is extremely expensive. We only had fruit juice or cokes to accompany three hanging kebab meals and one burger meal, hubby had two sides. Gotta say the food was delicious and unique, out of three nights Knutsford dining out, this was myself and my youngest’s favourite restaurant. I had chicken kebab, hubby and youngest had lamb. Everyone was happy. We also had dessert; myself & youngest the smores one, hubby the pretzel one and eldest the banana one, they were all quickly polished off. I’m just shocked at how expensive it was here though I would dine again, maybe without my kids! The costing is why I give just four stars.

Fantastic cocktails and a great atmosphere. Perfect for winding down for the weekend. The food is really good, not massive menu but everything g offered is good quality and tasty.

Excellent Kebabs. The Botanist lager was nice too. Great ambience for a casual afternoon lunch.

Great food, lovely staff. Highly recommended.

Such a lovely place, great food and staff were efficient and friendly. Will definitely be going back.

Sat outside under cover with doggy whilst it was raining, having a lovely cappuccino.

We had a fantastic Sunday roast and overall experience at The Botanist! The building is gorgeous and the decor is stunning, particularly the bar and the beautiful lighting fixture in the center of the room. We had the sweet chilli fries, the mushroom Wellington and the roast chicken (with pork stuffing), all of which were delicious. Also, the staff couldn't have been more warm and friendly. There is also a live singer on a piano, who is brilliant and created the perfect ambience for a Sunday afternoon. Knutsford has many lovely restaurants/bars but this is surely one of the best, very highly recommend.

Wonderful restaurant, georgeous cosy interior; one of our favourites when we visit Knutsford. Fabulous food and great staff!

Fast service lovely food definitely recommend a visit .

The kebab was incredible, they are so dog friendly! We went mid day which probably helped Have gone back since (in March 2024) and there was a 2-4-1 deal on the kebabs, they were just as good as the last time I went and my collegues loved it, its great!

Gosh darn those pork scratchings were too die for, there was live music and it hass well thought out seating. Overall it was very pleasant and i look forward to going back

Great setting, friendly staff, quirky interior and gorgeous food

We had four of the two for one kebabs between three of us and one had fish and chips, the kebabs were all lovely, prawn, lamb and pork belly. All came with fries. Three of us polished off the four kebabs n fries no problem, they are not large portions and we are not big eaters.. The dips that came with the kebabs were not very nice but not really needed. The fish and chips with mushy peas were terrible! The batter was over cooked on the outside and raw almost lard like on the inside. We were told this was because is was gluten free. I think catering for the minority has spoiled it for the majority. Not good. Not sure what they had done to the peas, obviously home made but whatever herbs they had in them were completely overpowering. The service was good, the price was good but won’t be going back.

Fantastic place! The food and drinks are gorgeous and the staff are so friendly and helpful! Can’t fault it! We’ll be back over & over again. Also massive bonus that it is dog friendly so we can visit with our special little guy! 🐾Thank you!

Nice little place with a great selection of drinks.

Generally speaking we always have a great time at The Botanist in Knutsford, but our visit on Sunday fell a little below par. At no point did a staff member check in with us during our courses to ensure everything was okay. Another thing we noticed was my friend and I both ordered a roast dinner, and rather than a pot of gravy each there was a small pot to share between the two of us (nowhere near enough and we had to ask for more), and we had a small bowl of veggies to share (one piece of tenderstem each). When paying almost £20 each I would have expected a bowl each. The table beside us did in fact get a bowl each - so what was the difference?! We also had one of the sharing cookie dough desserts which didn’t come with strawberries (despite this being listed on the menu). A small detail yes, but something that is required amongst the masses of chocolate. For well over £100, we didn’t think we got our monies worth on this occasion.

Excellent meal. Great service. Lovely atmosphere and very helpful staff. Great work.

Roast is really good quality and well presented, portions could be slightly bigger. Service was good.

Came for my daughters 18th birthday the staff were lovely and very helpful, the food was gorgeous would definitely recommend.

Great food, lovely place, friendly helpful staff! Will be back! Highly recommend!

The actual place itself is nice inside and good location. The food was average, my husband had the chicken kebab and said it was lovely, I opted for the lamb kebab but it was very tough. The lady serving us was lovely, when we paid the bill at the end we paid cash and she came over and said I can’t give you any change because we don’t have any! It didn’t matter because it was only £3.50 but the fact we had paid service charge they need to make sure they have change , would try again because we are new to the area and maybe next time just don’t have lamb and pay by card!!!

Quite good food; decent prices. Good stop for someone passing through the area with friends. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the Knutsford area for whatever reason.

Disappointing visit. Only came for a couple of drinks but had put on the booking it was for pre wedding drinks, I’d expected someone to maybe just say “congratulations”. The chap serving us lacked any real customer service, the man behind the bar was ok. Wouldn’t return based on this.

Perfect location for a family get-together of three generations. Would certainly recommend.

Visited quite a few times over the past year, unfortunately, we had a disappointing experience from our most recent visit. Contacted the restaurant raising concerns (in November) via the online contact form but I've still not received any form of response. Follow up- Despite emailing to the address provided in the restaurants response, I am still yet to receive a reply. Disappointing!

The service was great. The food was lovely. Especially the hanging kebabs.

excelent service and great food for our party of 15 diners

Amazing food Nice staff and very friendly

Absoulutely, loved the place, great quality fresh food and ambience, the staff were all really friendly.Will definetly be back.

Booking our table was easy on line. We were received by very welcoming staff and shown to our table immediately. The food was excellent, the service even better. Added to that, we were entertained by a table magician who amazed our 7 year old and the live music just made the evening complete. Thank you Botonist for giving me a perfect birthday

Lovely setting but cocktails where not great. Bar staff huffy because no stock available to make anything. Ended up with an old fashioned but it wasn't

Booked for Hogmanay and had a lovely meal and drinks. Great live music and a good crowd. Will visit again!

A fabulous festive meal with a wonderful atmosphere and fantastic staff. Could not ask for more 🎄

Terrible online booking service, despite receiving confirmation email I was charged £10pp more. Food quite honestly very poor, cold and dessert i think was thrown together in emergency and inedible. Sent email of complaint and not had a reply 2 weeks later-not impressed at all. And it was not busy.

as usual food was very nice, but no Chorizo option for the hanging kebab, and no option to switch out the sharing kebabs to have chicken instead of the seafood mix. Service charge now included automatically which I don't understand and think it needs to be shown on all menu's pricing up front.

Meeting of friends and family from Brighton and Sevenoaks. Party of 6 plus babe. Good food, beer and service.. also parking nearby.

Wonderful night out with friends - great service and food

Food arrived cold, missing dishes, wrong dishes.

Place recommend by a friend so we gave it a go. We were asked to pre order with 7 days in advance as we were a party of 17 people. Our food arrived 1 hour after we all sat down. 6 dishes arrived stone cold, 2 of them got sent back to the kitchen and the chef kindly reheated these in the microwave. That’s right. They didn’t bothered to remove the fresh parsley as garnish on the chicken katsu curry and heated that up too. The other 4 were hungry and didn’t want to send back their food to be reheated. We received 3 wrong dishes which were then sent back and the correct ones arrived when the rest of us almost finished their meals. We also received the only 2 starters we pre ordered but after the main course. Service was good although it was busy and not enough staff. We understand the place is busy during Xmas period but when you ask to pre book your food way in advance you would at least expect them to be well organised and the food served piping hot and on time. Overall a bad experience considering the price we paid and the fact that we had to pre order food only for it to be served cold or wrong. Won’t be going back.

Interesting atmosphere, original server excellent, however when I asked another server for assistance I was treated very badly. Shame as that is now how I remember the restaurant. Plenty of other restaurants in Knutsford.

Food was fab, staff were lovely and the live music really gave it a festive atmosphere.

The food was good but we had to wait more than one hour. We complained but they said its Sunday so we still had to wait. Very nice place, live music... Maybe a bit to load for a day time... After all that waiting the food came, very delicious and different from other places but in a good way. It's a must go restaurant if you can wait for the food... But we had to caught a flight so our time was precious... Its a shame we had to eat in 5 min because of the delay.

Really really nice late lunch in here , delightful food and the ambiance was lovely !

Service was great, with a smile. Atmosphere was more lively earlier on - about 6:30. I was a little disappointed with the food; the festive menu was a little over priced for what it was.

Food was amazing would highly recommend! Service was good but a few mistakes were made, we were offered welcome drinks and chose these, only for the waiter to return and say it was a mistake and we wouldn't get them with the menu we had chosen. Feel like they should have known which menu we had because we pre-ordered. They also didn't know what deposit had been paid when we got the bill and said one thing then phoned me on the way home to say it was a mistake and it was something different. Apart from that the service during the meal was great and we had a lovely time

Staff very pleasant but had to wait a long time for our pre-ordered meal. Over charged at end of meal due to computer software, but having argued our case we were granted a reduction. We should not have had to complain about this. Spoilt our early Christmas meal with our friends.

I was disappointed with my Bang Bang Chicken Salad, the noodles were like rubber bands (not that I've ever eaten rubber bands), which spoilt the dish for me. Next time I will stick with Katsu Curry. I mentioned this to the waitress, but she seemed quite disinterested. On the plus side the affogato coffee mini dessert was spot on, The upstairs dining atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and I would come back again.

Visited friends who took us here for lunch. Food very good and reasonably priced.

Brilliant place to eat, busy Friday afternoon and great service throughout the meal.

The food was absolutely beautiful but we ordered 2 Sunday roasts and had to ask for sauces to be brought which took quite a while. After our meal nobody came to offer another drink and finally the bill came Incorrect, two of us purchased 2 course offer but were charged for each course seperately and had to ask for a correction which was dissapointing. The Christmas decorations were beautiful and there was a singer on the night which we also enjoyed.

Thank you for a super 60th celebration with friends. I was made to feel so very welcome. The drinks arrived quickly and the food was great as always. Service was so friendly thank you very much.

A lovely pub with lovely staff. I quite liked the industrial theme too. Staff where very polite and made us feel very welcome. The live music was a very nice addition, which created a very warm and buzzing atmosphere.

Lovely food, service a bit slow for a Tuesday evening but enjoyed it. Will return

Great food, atmosphere and staff. Top!

Thank you so much to our server, young girl with dark long hair was looking after my family table on Sunday 5th November afternoon. Every time she gives us an excellent service and are soo friendly and nice. Last time my husband asked on Sunday if he could have a pork kebab which wasn't on the menu that day and she was so kind to sort it out that chefs made his favourite meal. We try to visit Knutsford time to time and always have a dinner at your restaurant! Lovely place and please say to your waitress a massive thank you ( sorry for not catching her name) Other staff were lovely too and a singer was unbelievably good! See you soon! Kind regards Lily & George and baby Rowan x

We visited for lunch mid-week. it was relatively quiet. Service was freindly and efficient. The Botanist has great decor and a relaxing atmosphere. The food was perfectly acceptable, but it didn't have a Wow factor and it seemd quite pricey for what it was. I would go back, but not in a hurry to do so

We had a wonderful visit to the Botanist and will definitely be returning. We were in Knutsford to take our Beagle, Copper, to Tatton Park and was looking for somewhere dog friendly to get some lunch after. We'd been to a different restaurant on the high street before but on Sundays they had very limited menus whereas The Botanist had a main menu running alongside their Sunday Lunch menu which gave a lot of choice and was a big plus for us. On arrival the staff were fabulous with our dog, giving him fusses and treats and we were really accommodating putting us out of the way. The drinks menu is really extensive, even the alcohol free selection which was a bonus. We had a Sunday roast and a hanging kebab and can recommend both, Copper also enjoyed the veggies! Highly recommended, for dog owners and non- dog owners alike

Just fab wat more can i say lovely staff food yummi place is a hidden gem

Lovley evening with friends having cocktail's and nibbles! Well worth a try!!

What a great team!!!!!!! the most attentive staff for a big (40+ attendees) dinner. We've never been looked after so well. The food was amazing too and all guests enjoyed their evening. Thank you team Botanist Knutsford, we will be back :-)

It was a very odd Sunday in knutsford botantist, the staff were preoccupied and told us there weren't things on the menu but couldn't remember what. Then they'd bring our food, it all came at different times and we asked for cutlery and it came about 10 minutes later too. All the tables had some sort of problem, food not arrived, no one taking orders... wasn't the happiest times

For a Friday night it was dead. Only good thing was the live singer. Place was cold with no atmosphere . Very disappointed.

Very Slow service- had to ask to order food Asking for drinks and having to ask for the same order for a second time Rocking atmosphere with soloist

It was a fun bingo night with live music, food really nice as always, service slow as always. You need another server, the extra money you would get for drinks per table would be significant. I like the botanist but you need to sort out your service, you always seem short staffed and the waiters/waitresses work really hard.

Lovely atmosphere and great food!

Our server was fantastic after disappointing food, not much chicken on the hanging kebabs & the chips were disgusting, so hard & inedible. We were offered free desserts as an apology, this was much appreciated.