Comments on: The Botanist

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:43:20 +0000

Sounds like the evening food you had is much better than the breakfast – everything on the breakfast menu sounded great but we were disappointed with what arrived. Great surroundings though, shall have to go back at night.

By: chrisc

chrisc — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:52:28 +0000

I walk past from time to time and the crowd just puts me off – confirmed by your (as ever, far too generous) review!

By: Andy M.

Andy M. — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:32:47 +0000

So, as one who is interested in botany, was there anything about the place that was “botanical”? Nice flower arrangements? A Victorian fernery?

I’m guessing they’re just referring to Hans Sloane, the botanist who first brought chocolate to Europe (let’s hear it for Hans!), but with that name I expect nice plants.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:47:27 +0000

It is very much a ‘Sloane manger’, as John Walsh put it. We got similar treatment from some rowdy bankers when we went to review recently, proving that money doesn’t buy manners.

I thought the food was good – the bacon cream that came with the halibut was delicious. Far too loud, though I can’t see them investing in anything as sensible as tablecloths.

I’d like to go back for breakfast – the menu looks great.

By: Su-Lin

Su-Lin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:54:44 +0000

Yeah, but AA Gill only uses about 500 of those words on the restaurant…

By: Burak

Burak — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:27:02 +0000

Great review. I can see from your photo that it had been raining, but on a sunny day there are huge crowds of drinkers standing out front clearly having a very glamourous time. I don’t know how long it has been open but it seems to be the place to be at the moment. The patrons always look like they’re having a much better time than the people in Oriel just across the road.

By: Ben Bush

Ben Bush — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:06:12 +0000

Botanist or Beehive? Enquiring minds need to know…