The Botanist in Richmond upon Thames

Sunday roast heaven. Dog friendly :)

Fantastic food and the beer was good too- absolutely loved the Guava Pale ale that was recommended to me by Alice.

UNBELIEVABLE SUNDAY VEGAN ROAST!!!!! Tom and Jack who served us were just fab!! Thank you!

Really poor experience here on a Thursday night. I live round and hadn't ever eaten in the pub. Fancied a drink and a meal and saw from the website that a decent looking, well-priced set menu was on offer. Reserved a table but the place was practically empty at 7.30pm. On arrival, the set menu wasn't offered - a big no-no - so I had to ask for it, which threw the staff into some confusion. My date and I both chose the chicken Milanese and it came out almost almost like charcoal - how can you get such a simple dish so wrong. We should have sent it back but in that classic British way, we didn't. I told the waiter it was overcooked and he just nodded and smiled awkwardly. A large glass of wine for £8 was a supplemental choice on the set menu but we were given a medium glass. The plum crumble was delicious though, so one star for that. The two FOH staff members were perfectly polite and friendly. First time eating here and last time. A shame, as it's a great location, and cool decor. Based on this experience, I'd avoid at all costs and go across the road...

Went in for a few drinks and food after work on Friday, Shaun and his team were amazing, food was great and they were really attentive to us

Great evening at the botanist food was lovely presented and staff were polite…definitely worth a visit especially if you are visiting Kew Gardens

Good restaurant. Very good value for money. Excellent location.

Hadn’t realised there was a quiz night on Wednesdays. It was lovely for midweek and food and service was excellent. New Assistant Manager Tom was extremely efficient and friendly. Well done!

Great service from Jack, great quiz and a lovely evening

Great vibes, great quiz, great service from Jack.

Having not been into the Botanist for ages it was a joyous surprise to go and find the current management have got a grip of the place - the welcome is warm and personal, it is relaxed and the food choice / quality is great - so much so that having not been there for years I have now been there three times in as many weeks 👍

An excellent Sunday roast, recommend the beef and lamb. Tom the manager is delightful, helpful. Excellent service, will return.

Pretty empty, yet service was slow

Delightful veggie options, mind blowing flavour and lovely decoration. Tom our waiter was absolutely charming too!

Great menu and good beer selection. Will definitely be back!

Place was very quiet for a Friday evening.

We always pop back here for our fave bangers and mash!

Very nice place to visiting. Also, foods really good. 😋

The staff here really make an effort

This place has no vibe… felt lonely and bored.. food was ok

Awesome food and great service from Tom

Alex was lovely. Great food ! Definitely go back.

Has a brunch menu for this location on the website, but told there was no such option when we arrived.

Had a wonderful visit, before going to Kew Gardens, our first time visiting the Botanist but will definitely be back again soon! Amazing food, and wonderful atmosphere and service from the extremely friendly staff who couldn’t do enough for you.

Feb 14th lunch time. Pretty dead. Just a few diners, but Google says busier than usual! Service slow. Food fine though.

Lovely pub, my favorite in Kew! 🌷 And it’s so much fun for pub quiz on Wednesdays!

The botanist in Kew was the perfect restaurant experience. Tom and Jack took great care of us. The food was delicious. The table service was courteous kind and fun. I had the scallops my wife had the chicken my mother-in-law had the fish and chips my father-in-law had the pie, my sister-in-law Seabass and my brother-in-law another pie. The food was cooked to perfection. The wine was delicious the atmosphere lovely and the conversation convivial. A sublime ending to an evening at Kew. All in all a perfect night out. Thank you so much to the botanist team.

Delicious roast dinner here - impeccable service and nice welcome from staff

What a lovely meal. The steak was cooked beautifully and the service by Alice was top notch. We will happily return.

It was lovely! Tom and his colleagues provided outstanding service! The veggie Sunday roast is a must try!

What a lovely establishment! Their server (Nathan?) Was amazing and very helpful! 10/10. Food was also amazing!!

The botanist is a brilliant pub. Lovely atmosphere and the place to rub shoulders with real Kew botanists ask them how to keep your house plants alive.

The bar food tapas-y stuff is top notch tasty. Good beer and great rum.

The staff at the Botanist are always super friendly and super accommodating! This is a regular spot for all of us! Would recommend to anyone visiting Kew.

We really enjoy the Botanist tonight! Tom and Kesey are the greatest staff! Thank you so much! Save the blue Monday!

Great pub, good company and friendly staff.

A fantastic local pub with a warm atmosphere & friendly staff 🍻🥂

Really nice to pop in for a drink after Kew Gardens drinks. We decided to treat ourselves to a charcuterie board and a bottle of malbec and it went down a treat. Sadly the padron peppers had run out but overall a nice meal and friendly staff.

Great place with nice drinks and good food. Nice for after work drinks. Staff are very friendly and helpful!

Great pub, beautiful interior, and the team were super friendly and accommodating, will be back!

Staff are very lovely, paitent and kind. Great food, didn't have to wait for long. Very accomodating for such a large group of us.

Great atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff!

Very nice service, and also has a great ambience. I would recommend it.

Superb atmosphere and food.. great menu selection and wine list. We were witch a large group and staff very helpful

Enjoyed their secret garden and live music. I've added it to my barguide.london site too!

Terrible service and it wasn't even busy. Server told us to set up a tab and order together so food comes at same time, we did for 8 people. He then decided to charge one of our party when they ordered. The food didn't come together, and one of our orders was cancelled without us knowing. He said he forgot to put it through, but his colleague told us he cancelled it. NUMPTY!!! Will not be back

The service was painfully slow, and the 'prawn' linguine was a complete joke - completely tasteless with a single prawn in the entire dish.

Nice place nice food good atmosphere

The restaurant/bar looked beautiful, (very festive), we were greeted by friendly staff & seated promptly. The food was great, freshly cooked and delivered with a smile. A shout out to Hermione who really looked after us and made our evening.

We had a very nice meal. Service was fast and friendly and the food portions were plentiful, tasty and hot. Great drinks menu too.

We waited way too long to be seated. The staff are really nice though. Most of the lights weren’t working in the ladies loos. Needs a bit of care & attention.

Best Sunday roast west of the river 10/10

Very disappointed. We faced a long delay for our food and we also observed other customers expressing their dissatisfaction with the wait. When we inquired about the status of our order, we received a dismissive response from a staff member. When we finally got our food after a long hour we realized that the burgers and chips were cold, but we decided not to say anything because of the very long wait. Furthermore, the food was very average. I am not going back there.

I had a phenomenal experience at the botanist in Kew as I was met with friendly staff with big smiles, I can especially comment on our server Jack who looked after my girlfriend and I with such class. Took our orders promptly and delivered food as soon as they could - food was excellent and despite the other scrooges in the establishment the staff appeared to deliver a very professional standard of high quality service despite giving up their Christmas days for our benefit! I wish them all a merry Christmas and a big thank you and see you all again soon!

First time eating out on Christmas Day and this was a disaster despite preordering all food - which they still managed to get wrong. The service was shambolic, our bread arrived after the starters (only after asking), and we had to ask for cutlery, it took three requests just for one drink, the plural ‘pigs in blankets’ was actually just one tiny offering, the stuffing never materialised, waited ages for the dessert and was then moved to a bar table with tall chairs (despite being disabled) whilst we were in the middle of one course because another family had booked the table. £85 a head for Christmas dinner which turned out to be a disorganised disaster and not as advertised. Clearly overstretched themselves to maximise profits. Appallingly bad and disappointing.

Had a boxing day meal here today. Food was okay and the service from the girls was great. However there was an incredibly rude man working there who showed 0 professionalism and was plain rude when taking our orders. He make us feel uncomfortable to ask for anything and made it apparent he was not interested in serving anyone. He completely ruined our experience today.

I've been here twice. Both times the service was incredibly slow, with no warning, explanation or apology. Today we waited nearly an hour for our food even though the restaurant was only half full. The food was good the first time I came, but this time there was no crab detectable in the crab and prawn linguine, and the portions were small. For a restaurant located next to Kew Gardens (which is very popular with nature lovers) the menu is extremely limited for vegan and vegetarian options. The choice is two uninspired vegan mains (avocado salad or roasted pumpkin) or a whole load of red meat and some poultry. I won't be returning.

£85 for Christmas dinner. If I'm honest, the food was worth half that. (One cocktail sausage wrapped in bacon. No stuffing). Poor table service. Overstretched staff trying to put out fires with buckets full of holes. If you're entertaining diners for Christmas, then have enough staff onboard. Had to ask for cutlery, bread and drinks orders more than once. Got served the wrong food, even though it was already pre-ordered. They have their money so it doesn't matter so much now I suppose. We'll see....... A free drink to apologise was a kind gesture, so thanks for that. Merry Christmas!

Worst service ever. Small portions. Rude staff

One of the best pub meals I've had in a while. Their wild boar, pork and ale sausage was DELICIOUS. With crispy burnt ends. The green onion and savoy cabbage mash was creamy and helped to balance the flavours. The red wine jus elevated the dish from your standard bangers and mash. The crispy bits were an excellent touch of texture. And the shallots paired well overall. Each ingredient had a purpose, just an amazing dish. The service was very friendly and accommodating. Definitely coming back to try their other items!

Paying ahead for a set menu must mean terrible service is okay. We finally got bread 40 minutes in even though tables seated after us had it in 20, with their apps in 30 - had to ask for an update twice to finally get the bread. Then mains came after 3 tables seated after us, and again had to ask for it. Food wasn't even that good, and ice cream was melted goop.

We loved everything about this place. The service from Jesse and Alice was incredible- they were so doting and kind and attentive. The food was unreal, we kept going “mmm this is so delicious” with every bite and will be recommending this place to everyone. We will be back. Thank you for a wonderful and festive evening

Great location and quick customer service

Food looked great but was there to meet some friends for a drink. Lovely ambience and all the staff were super friendly and attentive despite there being quite a crowd in. Perfect place for a well earned break after doing Kew Gardens.

Popped in for a quick drink, didn’t eat anything but what I saw looked great! Great staff, good drinks.

Just popped in for a bite after a walk. What a treat

Excellent service, particularly enjoyed the fried mozzarella although what would have been better would have been TWO fried mozzarellas ! Definitely coming back would recommend particularly if you enjoy good food and great waiters

Shared a lovely meal with the family, would highly recommend the beef brisket pie

Ordered the lamb Christmas dinner not alot of lamb on the plate 3 roast potatoes kids meal for an adult you won't see me there again

I would absolutely recommend and will definitely visit again when I’m in the area. I went for fish and chips this time and I didn’t regret it. I’m a picky eater and I wanted 2nds. The staff was friendly and polite and even the GM checked to make sure we were ok. Great atmosphere!

Great experience. Shaun, the manager was a great host! Would definitely come back :)

Throughly enjoyed our night out including 2 children

Had our annual Christmas meal here tonight, it was ok.. had the turkey dinner there weren’t any pigs in blankets as stated in the menu and the roast potatoes weren’t cooked at all. Disappointing unfortunately.

Called in for a warm drink while visiting Kew Gardens Lights. We enjoyed our visit and felt welcomed.

The service was extremely slow, we were there nearly a hour before our food order was taken and had to buy our drinks at the bar. I had finished my drink before our starters came out at this point we had been there a hour and a half. We then had to rush our main course and miss desserts as we had a kew gardens reservation at 7.20 and thought we had an adequate timings booking in at 5. Also very disappointed to see lovely homemade Yorkshire puddings and when our arrived it was clearly a shop brought option. Staff were very apologetic and the food was amazing when we did get it and we would return again. Just a shame you didn’t seem to be able to cope with how busy you were x

Lovely interor, really nice and efficent staff, and very tasty food!

Absolutely fantastic meals,drink and a superb Irish coffee. The service was out of this world.

Ok bit expensive and very little in the way of options for vegans. They used to do a great vegan burger but that's been taken off the menu.

We had the Sunday roast which was a great portion and good value for money. The staff is friendly and being able to order at the bar is quite useful and quick. My only note on the roast would be to ensure the vegetables, especially potatoes, are crispier.

The Botanist was well-known to our dining partners and this meant a very warm welcome was received! The menu was comprehensive and there were some comforting specials, too - the cottage pie was delicious! Good food and a welcoming atmosphere! Great dining experience.

Simply excellent- great food, service throughout our visit

Nice place. Just booked it to as was heading to the Halloween event at Kew Gsrdens and was pleasantly surprised. Price, service, food all good. I could have ordered several things off the menu. Recommended!

nice food, atmosphere and place. It's just sometimes the wait is a bit long.

Great pub, highly pricey though

Went for a roast last weekend which was amazing. The server Francesca was also super friendly and helpful. Will definitely be going back again

Food really tasty good selection. Driving so soft drinks were the order of the day, delicious mocktails

Very mediocre food, almost no veggie options, and incredibly slow service. Probably best just to go for a drink.

Great dinner on Thursday night! Everyone there was so welcoming and accomodating. The steak was amazing and my partner had the hake special which was also incredible. Really look forward too coming back again!

Been to The Botanist after a while. The service was good but i didn’t like the new salt and pepper calamari. The one that was served before was way better and i normally order a few portions just for myself. I ordered only one this time. I would like to have the other calamari back. Overall it was nice as usual

The Botanist hosted my leaving drinks from Kew. The staff were great in coping with the 30+ guests and the reserved table arrangements worked well. The two staff on duty were amazing and kept me up to date with the tab and made sure everyone was served quickly. Great staff and great setting.

Revisit Sunday 8th Sept 2024. Good food again. Friendly and polite staff. Sunday lunch platter for two!! Sunday 19th May 15.00 hrs. Altogether a good experience. Friendly and helpful staff. Sunday lunch superb in quality and value. Will be back.

THIS IS MY GO-TO SPOT. The food is something else - so tasty (even forgot to take pics, couldn’t wait to get started) and great variety. Literally, it’s a hidden gem!!!

Amazing succulent food. Would recommend any day

I’ve been to the restaurant 3 times now i I’ve continued to love the food, aesthetic and most especially their customer service. I promise to visit again on my next trip.

Great food, great atmosphere, great service

Food was amazing, highly recommend !! Definitely will go again 🍽️

Good food and great atmosphere.

The food tastes great, service was quick and excellent and the Atmosphere was welcoming. Had a date there I totally recommend 👍.

This pub had been on my must-visit list since 2019, and I finally made it this Saturday for lunch before heading out for a walk. The pub itself is beautiful and clean, with great, accommodating staff who were attentive and checked in on allergies and other details. The drinks were excellent, but unfortunately, the food didn't quite live up to the high prices. We ordered two fish and chips and a Milanese chicken. While the batter on the fish was well done, the fish itself wasn't fresh, and the chips were stale—a surprising disappointment. The Milanese chicken, advertised with a panko-breaded coating, could have been more generously coated and flavorful. Overall, while the experience was pleasant, the food quality didn’t match the expectations set by the ambiance and pricing.

Such a lovely pub, we had our birthday celebration here this weekend everyone is so lovely!