The Botanist in Birmingham

Nice environment, nice food and drinks

Staff are just so lovely and accommodating. Nice busy oldie world place. Cosy. Menu would suit most tastes.

A great selection of dishes including lots of veggie/vegan options. The dirty chicken burger (pictured) was one of the best burgers I had ever had. Great cocktail selection. A special mention to Maria for friendly service

A great selection of dishes including lots of veggie/vegan options. The dirty chicken burger (pictured) was one of the best burgers I had ever had. Great cocktail selection. A special mention to Maria for friendly service

We absolutely loved our experience. The waitress (Siobhan I think) could not do enough for us and was so lovely throughout. Thank you so much.

Love the food and the atmosphere!

A lovely meal and cocktails in vibrant atmosphere

We absolutely loved our experience. The waitress (Siobhan I think) could not do enough for us and was so lovely throughout. Thank you so much.

Great brunch/ lunch with family service and the place were great. Unfortunately the shakshuka looked like it had been made a couple of hours ago and was left under a heat lamp/ on a hot plate with the 2 eggs really rubbery so maybe if you're ordering this specify how you'd like your eggs! Otherwise everyone else enjoyed their dirty burgers and we had delicious starters!

Good food and atmosphere, love this place.

Visited mid day for cocktails for my Mom’s birthday. Really nicely decorated, friendly barman and great tasting cocktails. Will definitely return 🍹🍸

The ambience was nice and neat. However, the quality of food is very questionable. I ordered a medium rare steak & asked for a Tabasco sauce to compliment my steak when the steak arrived at my table. The waitress came back with Sriracha sauce and says this is the only sauce available. Tabasco & Sriracha do not taste any close to each other, restaurant and their staff should know this better. Anyway I took it, being a gentleman. I went for my first bite to realise that the steak was proper well done. I didn't dare to complain as I had the answer already from Tabasco sauce that I asked for. Also the Korean chicken 🐔 was dominated with tons of sauce. I couldn't taste any chicken, neither did my friends who ordered that.

Amazing and tasty food, absolutely loved the dirty burger and pan fried sea bass. It was so tasty, my husband and I were in tears of joy 😅😅🥲🥲 The ambiance is so rustic and beautiful 🤩 We are planning to go again this weekend!

Absolutely lovely staff and food Alice was an absolutely spectacular bartender definitely would go again 10/10

Great food but very understaffed. We arrived in a large group. We had booked and pre ordered a week in advance and the food still took 2hours to come out.

Went for my anniversary, nice place, nice food. Staff was amazing!

Good food and service unfortunately the chicken and chorizo hanging kebab and the sharing platter starter with scotch egg and chicken wings etc has been discontinued which were my favourites.

Food was okay , getting a drink was a different matter . Only having one person on the bar on a weekend was atrocious.

Visited this afternoon for Sunday lunch. My partner and I both had roast beef with a side of cauliflower cheese & pigs in blankets. The meat and vegetables were cooked to perfection and everything was SO tasty. The homemade Yorkshire pudding was a massive hit too. We felt the pigs in blankets could have done with a bit longer in the oven as the bacon was a bit soggy. We will definitely be returning, thank you.

Lovely food and ambience, late lunch. I must say the waitress Joanna was such a pleasure, very attentive throughout and made us want to eat. I will return and recommend to family and friends-thanks for experience.

Very nice place aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Took a while for the drinks to arrive even though there were a dozen people in the place. Place was really hot with no air conditioning on. Food was good but not worth the price paid. Service charge added automatically.

Visited on Thursday 25th July at 2pm. Food, especially the hanging kebab, was less than the standard i expected. Chicken was ropey and of very poor quality, the 'Hanging Kebab' was poor value overall. I got 7 or 8 pieces of meat, which was of 'party drumstick' meat quality, some green bell pepper slices and some yellow - that was it for the kebab. Boring at best. There was a portion of fries and a dipping sauce, but the fries were oily and not very pallatable. Very sub standard for £23. Within the online booking, there is a section for anything special. It was my girlfriends birthday, so i noted this down, but there was no mention of this during our 1½hr visit, again this was very dissapointing. The whole experience was a 2 out of ten.

Food was okay. Lamb Kofta was nice but came lukewarm, same with the Fries. My partner ordered a chicken burger which the chicken was just about cooked and still had a pink hue to it. It was tasty but again, lukewarm. Another friend had a Chicken Katsu where the chicken was, again, just about cooked. Also a non-optional service charge, only about 5% but I wouldn’t have paid it because of the quality of the food. Clearly, the food had been sat on the side for a while.

Lovely restaurant. Quirky presentation and food was amazing! Highly recommend getting sharing platters as you get so much!

Would give this place 6 stars if we could. Amazing experience. Despite being short staffed on the day we visited, nothing was too much trouble for Kim and the team - cheery and brilliant service throughout. Fabulous cocktails, great atmosphere, very good food. And when they discovered it was our daughter's 18th birthday that day, Kim surprised us all by bringing complimentary drinks for the whole family to toast the occasion, full of smiles and sincere good wishes. Really rare to be blown away by a visit somewhere, but that's one experience that's hard to beat - we will certainly be visiting again, and recommending it to everyone we know. Many thanks to all at The Botanist - see you again soon!

Well it's (sub)Wetherspoons quality with an edgy decorator and a premium bill. Overly salted food and you could eat and be done in 30 mins if the kitchen wasn't curtailed by microwave/deep fryer availability. Individual serving staff are fabulous but that's just the luck of the draw.

Somehow disappointed with the lack of real plants on "the botanist". Still good vibe for a pint and chat

Good atmosphere, wasn't too busy so you could still have a conversation with mates. The bar staff were friendly, only bad points were that it was a bit smaller than I expected, and the kitchen was not available for some reason.

Came in at a very early and quiet time of day which probably didn't do it justice, as I can imagine it's probably a lot livelier as the day goes on. It was still ok in there, very nicely done up inside. I didn't have anything to eat so can't comment on the food, just had a cocktail and a beer which were both fine.

I really enjoyed the Botanist. The food was delicious and the service was great too. Recommended!

Love this place for an after work relax, I can confirm all cocktails containing gin are glorious 😁

Food is great but they do not answer the telephone. Tried 14 times with no answer. Not great customer service

Food and setting was fantastic. Unfortunately when we paid the bill, an extra £13 was put on without me knowing. It was £75 when the card machine was presented to me but £88 came up on my card on my online banking. It was only when I looked at my credit card that evening I saw it. Very disappointed I was scammed

Went as part of a hen-do and had a cocktail masterclass. Our specialist was jack and can honestly say he made us have such a good time was so funny and informative. Lovely person and easy to get along with. The venue was downstairs in a private room which was such a good experience. Would recommend highly

We did a cocktail masterclass here for a hen do , our barman Jack Wes exceptional he was very knowledgable , polite and funny ❤️xx

A group of 6 of us for a hen do did a masterclass here with Jack. And wow. He was soo knowledgeable really exceeded all expectations of the experience. He has amazing information and knowledge of all alcohol, mixtures and liquors from how they're made to how they work and compliment each other. Really blew my mind. He made it informative and super fun! This masterclass started off our day and I'm soo glad we had Jack because he lifted all our spirits and really got us in the mood to have an amazing day. Absolute pleasure to be around, I will be recommending this class with Jack to everyone I know! Can't thank him enough! What an asset to the company. Thanks Jack we will be back!

Staff were great, however the food menu wasn't, we asked for fish n chips but fish was not available and there was nothing else on the menu we fancied so we went elsewhere for food. The place itself is lovely.

poor service .. waited way too long for food and waited almost 30min just for drinks.. food tasted nice tho.

Really bad bar service (not enough staff) are you trying to save costs, went up the road to the Head Of Steam and got served. Sorry, but you should know!

Food was ok. Nothing fantastic but nonetheless the less ok. Service was ok as well. Would I go back, yes, if someone else is paying

Sunday roast overpriced Poor service Food poor I wouldn't visit again

Rachel my server was absolutely amazing u guys should give her a pay rise!!! She is not only amazing but so polite. She is an asset to this resturant!

Not what it looks like on the website

Beautiful tasty food., great portions, lovely restaurant and a wonderful waitress. Well worth a visit

Beautiful food and service was top class. Will certainly return.

The service was slow, the food was average. Watch out for the service charge

Had a wonderful evening at The Botanist Restaurant! The ambience was fantastic, creating a relaxed and inviting atmosphere perfect for a nice evening out. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, which significantly contributed to our enjoyable experience. Marlena, our waitress, was very patient with us and ensured we had everything we needed. Joanna, the manager, was attentive and made sure our visit was pleasant. The food was delicious, exceeding our expectations. If you’re looking for a place with a great atmosphere, delicious food, and friendly service, The Botanist Restaurant is definitely worth checking out.

We came here as a group for an intimate birthday party. The food was amazing and worth every penny. Joanna was super friendly from the start and Marlena made sure we were well looked after. I would definitely recommend The Botanist to anyone who wants to have a cozy night out dinner.

Magnificent place by the canal. We loved it and had more than one drink in the sun

Ordered the sharing camembert but the bread was rock hard. Hanging kebabs were mediocre, service not great 😒

Fantastic food atmosphere great great staff

The place is beautiful, both its exterior and interior. The food was not bad but a bit lacking. We ordered a sharing plate that contained what they call "hanging kebab" with three skewers of chicken, kofta and prawns accompanied by fries, hummus and coleslaw. The worst thing was the time it took them to serve us even though there were hardly any customers.

Clearly this venue is not for us. We arrived on time but was advised table not ready due to a hen party which was running over. We were directed to the bar which was around 4 rows deep and very rowdy female parties there. Could not bear to think of staying a moment longer so went.

Very pleasant visit. Great food and very hospitable staff - travelled all the way from Norwich too. Thank you

Superb hanging kebabs (the standard chicken is all you need if you are a meat-eater, go for loaded fries with buffalo sauce with them), gorgeous building, buzzing area, top service. Perfect weekend night out with mates.

Wonderful surprising place. Very good passion fruit cocktail

Really cool atmosphere and the food was also great.

Good food, a bit of a long wait for it though

Very friendly helpful staff. Great ambience. Close to New Street Station. The food is very good . Value for money.

Lovely. Came here for a catch up with friends. The cocktails were amazing and the food was lovely. Staff were attentive without being smothering. And we didn't feel rushed to leave even though we went over our alloted time

Wouldn’t go again. We were put by the door and it was cold so they moved us to the top of the stairs again we were cold. When the food came out it was cold. We didn’t feel we were treated well because we had complained. No one came to check if we were ok so my birthday meal out wasn’t a good experience so no we will not return.

Had a fabulous night with daughter for my birthday weekend great food lovely atmosphere will come again 👍

Me and my mom had a lovely meal, we both had the hanging kebabs, my mom had lamb and I had chicken and chorizo both with chips. The chips had a lovely seasoning on them and the portion sizes were really good! My mom has never been before and really enjoyed it. The pink gin and poppy cocktail was delicious! The service was good too, very polite and nice and quick

Rheanna was very helpful with our large booking and Theo provided excellent service.

Nice meal not too busy when we went . We were early so the music hadn't started.

Had an amazing night, I have visited before but I brought 5 friends who hadn't. I booked a couple of months ago, and I made a boo boo, I booked for the wrong day. I called and spoke to a lovely girl called Verity who managed to get us a table at the front by door. It was abit cold and loud but we were glad of the table. After 10 mins one of the managers whose name I didn't get said a table had become available further into the restaurant if we wanted it. We moved and had a great night, food excellent atmosphere and band were fantastic. The manager had a beard, word a light blue shirt. Thank you, my friends can't wait to return.

Rather disappointed. New to the area our group had this venue suggested as a nice stop for some food. It has outdoor seating overlooking the scenic canals. Fortunately we had a spot of sunlight so could enjoy a drink before making our way inside. The decor is tasteful and welcoming but the experience was spoilt from that point onwards. We were a few minutes late to request our table we had booked and were reminded of our time keeping via one waitress telling two of our group “you better eat quickly” accompanied with an eye roll. Conscious of this we made our choices and ordered just one course, which felt more than manageable in the remaining hour and 45 minutes to consume and then vacate. A number of our group ordered the stated “famous hanging kebabs” from the options they selected the famous hanging kebab of the day, however, when asking what they were we were given the answer “I don’t know” with no expansion in that or offer to find out we did still order what turned out to be a very tasty meal. In fact, it’s almost the biggest shame that there was so much disparity between the service and product. A few dishes were missing, then the wrong ones but it was resolved albeit the group having different eating times. The finale really highlighted the tone of experience we had that evening. The waitress after taking payment was so keen to clear the table it bordered on being almost Basil Fawlty esq. My friends drink was taken despite only being half drank and my other friend had oil from the kebabs down the back of his top. The food and setting were enjoyable, but the service has a lot to be desired. To think we paid for a service charge added to bill despite a service lacking in professionalism and hospitality leaves us with a sour taste. Maybe this is an isolated experience however, for myself and our group I wouldn’t be able to recommend this venue. With so many other choices out there I do hope some equilibrium is found between service and kitchen at The Botanist.

Bar woman with black hair ruined our evening here tonight. So rude and offensive to my partner of colour. We ended up walking out as a result of her

The food is nice and service is wel organised. However, an extra out of the box question is not even asked checked why and just denied. That is imho not why you want to pay these prices and be very happy.

No good for a person who is disabled toilets down steps. Table close together. Drinks once ordered at the table took a while to come , food was good. I asked the waitress, if the fish was cod, her reply was no I don't think so, I asked what is it, her reply was I don't no. Never offered to find out. The price of the food was very reasonable, not over expensive.

Awful. Team lovely, food dire! Only 2 in kitchen but shouldnt allow stale food and meat that is rock hard. Lost its way and very tired!

Lovely place, atmosphere was good with oldie and new feeling, food was OK, but they struggled with making me a bitter shandy, (I'm driving) the guy came and asked me as he had never done one, well I ended up with a Guinness shandy, 🤔

Went last week waited quite a while for a drink and then when our food came we had to ask for a plate as it was skewers!!!!! Basic essential I though and even then we had to go looking for someone to get them. When the bill came the waitress apologised as she was on her own !!! Needless to say she didn't ask if we wanted to pay the gratuity. We wont be back

Great food, atmosphere and service!

I was impressed with the hanging pork belly kebabs, very tasty. Service was OK and the beer was OK.

Not a bad little cocktail bar, with top shelf decent spread or runs, whiskeys and gin. Not cheap either... Usually have live music and that's rather nice Not too busy either. Older crowd...as in over 30's. Good place to chill away from the rowdy joints along temple street.

Wonderful food with even better hospitality - the staff were very approachable and friendly.

No vegan kebabs in stock, disappointed as that’s the main reason we came! Can’t fault the service however it’s not hard to make sure that the vegan kebabs are in stock, especially on a busy weekend like Easter bank holiday

Beautiful, fun and friendly place with great drinks

Went to the Botanist for a meal and a few drinks. Service was good, very attentive staff. Enjoyed our kebabs and the cocktail menu was good. All in all a great evening. Would recommend.

Great food, wine and service. Beef and Chicken roasts were delicious. Very good service from Rashid & Gwen. Will definite visit again

Great cheese burger and chicken katsu curry. Wonderful people work here. Awesome cocktails. Really nice ambiance.

like the location food was okay but definitely not enough staff as the wait was rediculously long

Really nice lunch out with friends. Great place, kebabs & desserts were so good!! A Cocktails or 3 went down very well! Strawberry & Elderflower mojito is a must to try! Definitely will be frequenting again!

Fantastic service, food was lovely, whole night was perfect, look forward to booking again soon

My family and I were looking forward to an evening at the Botanist, and reserved a table for 6:30pm. We were told the table is held for 15 minutes, so knew 6:45pm was the latest arrival time. We arrived, after being delayed in The Ivy at 6:42pm, only to be told, and I'm shocked to say this, by the most miserable FOH girl I've ever seen, that our table had been given away! So no table! I've never seen anyone with such a bad attitude when dealing with the public. How you can have someone like that be the face of your business is beyond me. Just rude, beyond words. And we will not be visiting, nor recommending the Botanist, again. Sort the staff out and sort the customer service training out. And if you have a 15 minute waiting time, abide by your own rules. Thankfully there were better bars in Birmingham to spend the evening in.

Hanging kebabs highly recommended. Fabulous food

Such a lovely little place, the interior design is so beautiful and well thought out. The cookie dough desert was incredible. I liked the way you could pay and leave a tip of a device it made leaving quicker instead of waiting around for the bill for ages. Loved it :)

Worst meal I have ever eaten out. We Ordered the kebab sharer, portion very small for two people and on cutting into the chicken kebab it was completely raw inside. Will never visit again, appalling!

We went for lunch on Mother’s Day , quickly seated at a lovely table. .we had plenty of room. and given complimentary cocktails, which was a lovely touch 😊 we were served by Rashid, who was very pleasant and attentive, Despite being a busy day we didn’t have to wait between our courses.. the manager, Josh - canes to check we were enjoying our visit too. The atmosphere was very warm and inviting, and the food was delicious! The 3 of us had Sunday roast.. lamb, chicken and beef , the 2 kids ordered from the children’s menu, and we all had deserts We were all very happy with the food 🤩 and were stuffed for the rest of the day 😁 I highly recommend The Botanist, it’s always my first choice for eating out on a Sunday as the roasts are just so good! The staff are very friendly and happy .. it really is a pleasure to go there Thank you everyone for making our Mothers Day outing so fabulous

Had lunch here on Sunday. Food was better than I expected, roast lamb was falling apart tender and lovely roast potatoes and baby carrots + green vegetables. The desserts were a bit mixed though. The sharing cookie dough was about right but the individual ones were over sweet. They would be better with about 1/3 the quantity of cookie and more ice cream. Now for the negative stuff. Our food arrived very quickly but no sign of the bottle of wine we ordered. Asked 3 people to chase it up and eventually had to get up and complain to the staff as we were about halfway through our food. They did sort it out, but the table water we asked for as well never did appear. There was also a live singer who was a little loud for a Sunday afternoon which made conversation harder. Having said all that, I would go back as the place is nicely done out and the food was mostly good. Sort out the service timings and it would be a really nice place to eat.

Beautiful venue, happy staff, greeted and talked through the menu. One of the manager 5 star checkered shirt smiling welcoming. I think his name was Josh but not 100%. He came over we wished my mum a happy Mother’s day with complimentary drink. Which made her day. So polite and the waitress that looked after us did a check and sorted out our food with a small mix up. I’ve worked in hospitality for many years and never had this level of service. The Management such be very proud of what they’ve created within the team. We booked to come back in a month before we left.

A late Sunday lunch was needed and they were one of the few eateries still cooking at 2.30pm for a full Sunday roast! Lovely staff, absolutely delicious roast! One of the best light, fluffy Yorkshire puddings too! They’ve also disappeared the uncomfortable benches and now have chairs for every table 🎉 We really enjoyed our meal and chat.

Lovely food and fantastic service Relaxed atmosphere could hear friends so music appropriate

. The staff is nice, the place is not too bad, but the food was really disappointing. We had chicken kebabs. Very dry, overcooked, cold, and not much of it either. Definitely not worth the price. I will not come back.

Table was in main walk way got knocked every time someone went past and way too loud to point you couldn’t hear a thing even the words. Left 1/2 of drink and went.

Amazing selection of food and wine. Great place for a second date. Staff were helpful and friendly from start to finish. We shared a Sundae Banoffee and loved it!!! It is a must

I was looking for a nice place to have lunch to impress my in-laws and found this place on google maps. We were immedietly greeted and Marlena was really attentive and nice. GREAT and HUGE MENU. Defenitely impressed my in-laws and will come back for Mother's day.

We were served by marlena who was absolutely amazing, all staff were very welcoming and the food was absolutely delicious!! Definitely recommend

Entrance pub was dirty, restaurant was very worn out. Chips tasted like cardboard and they were over cooked. Not very many vegetarian options. Out of vegetarian pie so had halloumi kebab, was just fried halloumi nothing special. £16.50 for a few pieces of fried halloumi and over cooked fries - not acceptable. Toilet seat was broken and flew off. Toilets weren’t very clean either. Cocktail presentation was very basic considering price. Went here for my son’s birthday treat over The Ivy (as we always go there) this was the same price and much, MUCH worse. Really regret this choice. Only redeeming quality was that staff were nice. Would not go back to the one in Birmingham!