Table of 4 and 2 vegans, 2 everything else! And we all loved the food. Was extremely flavourful. Presented amazingly and satisfied everyone. A definite must for everyone to try.Where it was let down was the stained chairs which need cleaning or removing. The smell of hash, cigarettes and drains from outside. And a very poor Welsh sparkling wine which was £50 and offered as a back up for the Ridgeview (same price) that was not available. As newbies it would have helped to offer a staggered service. Instead it all came out together.
AB
Has had a recent revamp of the menu and is back being a great place to come again!I was so relieved as we had been sitting on a gift voucher for a while, and we had heard it wasn't doing so well, but I'm happy to report there has been a huge improvement and a new chef takeover. We enjoyed all of our dishes, and the service was friendly and warm with excellent wine suggestions. My partner and I could not agree on our favourite dish as all of the flavours were different and delicious (but the corn dish hands down, in my opinion)Back to being my favourite place to eat in Brighton!
Lorna Tarrant
Lovely high quality vegan friendly restaurant serving freshly sourced food, with delicious taste fusions creatively presented. Top marks for service too, friendly and knowledgeable. We went as a family with a young baby and it was a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommend and we’ll definitely be returning.
Chris S
Where to begin!!!Wow.Love that fact this menu was designed in less then 3 days flat. And prepped.To have such a level of execution and some really big flavours punching in.I may have ordered a lot but I was able to eat every dish minus the chips at the end defeated me.The best PART I didn’t even miss the lack of a normal protein.That’s how big and full the flavours deliver along with excellent pairing of drinks. PET Nat was awesome can’t believe they have it.This is certainly pushing the preconceived notion of what vegan/vegetarian food should be.Will absolutely be back and can’t wait to.
Becky Allott
This place was an absolute 10/10 for me. The staff were lovely, the design & decor of the restaurant is gorgeous, the FOOD! Incredible. I wish we were closer (we’re 3 hours away!) but this was absolutely amazing. If we come back to Brighton we will definitely be visiting again!Vegetarian options: 100% vegan restaurant. Absolutely heavenly. Would recommend absolutely anyone to go here, you will not miss the meat!
Armandine Gaulin
So disappointed.This used to be my husband and I 's favourite vegan restaurant in Brighton, and actually our local favourite restaurant full stop...but the quality has gone severely downhill both in regards to the food as well as the wine.The food used to be prepared by a chef who clearly had a deep understanding of textures and complementary flavours... this isn't the case anymore.The Potato Boulangère was greasy and poorly seasoned.The oyster mushroom was soggy, no interesting texture layers, as a result all the different tastes blended into one mush.The lion's mane and the aubergine pasta dishes were greasy and the flavour just wasn't up to standard.The food was at pub food kind of standard.The wine was appalling. It was meant to be a French bordeaux superieur, which tasted "green" and very harsh(instant heartburn), not the wine quality you would expect from Botanique.The lovely waitress was polite and apologetic, the manager was,to say the least, unimpressed by our comments and decided to dismiss it as not constructive.Well, maybe if you can't tell the difference between the food you used to serve (when the previous head chef was around) and the food you serve now, you shouldn't be in the catering business. The quality difference was night and day.We will never come back.It's so sad when your favourite restaurant goes downhill this bad.I have lost count of all the times I have referred people to this place online and in person.Paying restaurant price for pub food quality is not acceptable.We came out paying for everything except for the wine and quite honestly they are lucky we paid at all...
Clarissa Ralston
The food was incredible. The Lions Mane will change your life. The service was also so lovely. Definitely recommend this place.
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Mixed recent reviews on here had us questioning whether to come. So glad we did. The space is beautiful - calming and elegant. Plenty of room between tables which seems a rare thing these days. Service was friendly and informed. Willing to accommodate a bigger group late in the day.Mostly though the food. We tried most things on the menu as well as the special. Over half the dishes were exceptional - the flavours and textures balanced perfectly.. stand outs were the Hispi cabbage special, the turnip dish and the cauliflower. Everything else was good. We were a mixed group - only one veggie, everyone else omnivores. Everyone enjoyed the experience enormously. It isn’t inexpensive here and the ‘large’ plates aren’t but you are paying for exceptionally crafted and innovative cuisine. Don’t come famished expecting hearty portions. Leave your judgements about vegan at the door and you’ll likely have a delightful and flavoursome time here.
Monan Hossan
Went to the restaurant with 2 friends and had a very enjoyable evening with good food and a relaxed atmosphere. As a non-vegan I wasn't really sure what to expect but the food was great - tasty, flavoursome and enough of it. Definitely a place for sharing plates with others. The downside, as it was an extremely cold evening outside, the restaurant was very cold and it almost felt like the proprietors wanted to keep it this way to make sure diners left in a timely manner rather than taking their time. The diners on the table next to ours also commented about the chilly temperature.
Jenny Merriman
Delicious meal for me and a colleague. Went on a recommendation from a local friend and were delighted. Even got a box to take leftovers away.
This was our second time at Botanique and it was an underwhelming experience compared to our first visit in 2021. We arrived on time and wanted to be seated upstairs and were told that service was downstairs only. We specifically went there for their vegan Sunday roast. We were given two small side plates and after a half hour wait the tiniest 'platter 'of roast vegetables were presented to us. Lucky we ordered the cauliflower cheese to go along side our mains as we would of left feeling hungry. My wife had grit on her carrots and two our her roast potatoes were undercooked and hard in the middle. The broccoli was so under cooked that it was hard to cut through. I mean, I like al dente vegetable but maybe they need some new cutlery? The portions for the mains were tiny although the cauliflower cheese was a bit better. I love gourmet food but the size of the desert was so small that it was finished by three normal sized mouthfuls. To top the evening off the coffee machine was broken so no lovely fresh coffee to top the underwhelming evening. One of the waitresses was really friendly and chatty. The other waitress floated around like a ghost and when she saw us off she didn't even wish us a rest of a nice evening and hope to see you again soon. The waiter sometimed looked pained when my wife was speaking to him, and when she asked him if the sewer pipe had been fixed as it was emanating a foul smell in the summer, some customers were coming through the door and he quickly shut her down. He said sarcastically blurted "sorry, but that's not the sort of subject we need to talk about when we have customers walking through the door." Well excuse me but we're also customers! His overall attitude was a bit cocksure throughout the whole evening. Sorry but we won't be visiting Botanique again which is a shame as we're always into supporting independent businesses and we visit Brighton every year. The food was average at best and we found out that they now have a different chef from our last visit in summer 2021. Won't be returning.
Caroline Drijver
We went for a bit of a light supper. The waiter was friendly and patient with us. The broccoli dish was really good, as was the beetroot with wasabi. The celeriac dish didn't work so well, we felt.. A strange combination of cooked and raw celeriac with hazelnuts.. We ordered olives to start with which didn't arrive until the mains came (we had to remind them) and one of the olives was not OK. The selection of non-alcoholic drinks was limited, and the 'fresh' orange juice was from a bottle which I don't call fresh. No decaffeinated coffee. The chair look good but are actually quite uncomfortable.The food that we enjoyed we really enjoyed, and the general vibe is pleasant enough. Not raving.Vegetarian options: All dishes are vegan
Diana Kimbrough
The food was.....OK. Full disclosure I am not a vegan and went to the restaurant to give vegan food a go. The food was all just OK. Nothing was really very filling or stand out delicious and it was bit pricey for what you got. Maybe if you are used to vegan food this place seems delicious, but can't say its for me. The ambiance and staff were lovely.
Carmen Castrovillari
Food was delicious and outstanding. However, I visited on a Saturday evening, and sadly many items on the menu were not available. The service was a bit of a hit and miss, it needs improving on the overall organisation and communication. I hope it was just a one-off episode.That being said, I would recommend the place and I'd give it a second chance if I lived in Brighton.
Catherine Hingley
Really delicious vegan dishes. It was also great that almost all the dishes ate gluten free and the couple that aren't are marked. It was so relaxing to be able to eat almost everything on the menu.Dietary restrictions: Loads of gluten free options
Table of 4 and 2 vegans, 2 everything else! And we all loved the food. Was extremely flavourful. Presented amazingly and satisfied everyone. A definite must for everyone to try.Where it was let down was the stained chairs which need cleaning or removing. The smell of hash, cigarettes and drains from outside. And a very poor Welsh sparkling wine which was £50 and offered as a back up for the Ridgeview (same price) that was not available. As newbies it would have helped to offer a staggered service. Instead it all came out together.
Has had a recent revamp of the menu and is back being a great place to come again!I was so relieved as we had been sitting on a gift voucher for a while, and we had heard it wasn't doing so well, but I'm happy to report there has been a huge improvement and a new chef takeover. We enjoyed all of our dishes, and the service was friendly and warm with excellent wine suggestions. My partner and I could not agree on our favourite dish as all of the flavours were different and delicious (but the corn dish hands down, in my opinion)Back to being my favourite place to eat in Brighton!
Lovely high quality vegan friendly restaurant serving freshly sourced food, with delicious taste fusions creatively presented. Top marks for service too, friendly and knowledgeable. We went as a family with a young baby and it was a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommend and we’ll definitely be returning.
Where to begin!!!Wow.Love that fact this menu was designed in less then 3 days flat. And prepped.To have such a level of execution and some really big flavours punching in.I may have ordered a lot but I was able to eat every dish minus the chips at the end defeated me.The best PART I didn’t even miss the lack of a normal protein.That’s how big and full the flavours deliver along with excellent pairing of drinks. PET Nat was awesome can’t believe they have it.This is certainly pushing the preconceived notion of what vegan/vegetarian food should be.Will absolutely be back and can’t wait to.
This place was an absolute 10/10 for me. The staff were lovely, the design & decor of the restaurant is gorgeous, the FOOD! Incredible. I wish we were closer (we’re 3 hours away!) but this was absolutely amazing. If we come back to Brighton we will definitely be visiting again!Vegetarian options: 100% vegan restaurant. Absolutely heavenly. Would recommend absolutely anyone to go here, you will not miss the meat!
So disappointed.This used to be my husband and I 's favourite vegan restaurant in Brighton, and actually our local favourite restaurant full stop...but the quality has gone severely downhill both in regards to the food as well as the wine.The food used to be prepared by a chef who clearly had a deep understanding of textures and complementary flavours... this isn't the case anymore.The Potato Boulangère was greasy and poorly seasoned.The oyster mushroom was soggy, no interesting texture layers, as a result all the different tastes blended into one mush.The lion's mane and the aubergine pasta dishes were greasy and the flavour just wasn't up to standard.The food was at pub food kind of standard.The wine was appalling. It was meant to be a French bordeaux superieur, which tasted "green" and very harsh(instant heartburn), not the wine quality you would expect from Botanique.The lovely waitress was polite and apologetic, the manager was,to say the least, unimpressed by our comments and decided to dismiss it as not constructive.Well, maybe if you can't tell the difference between the food you used to serve (when the previous head chef was around) and the food you serve now, you shouldn't be in the catering business. The quality difference was night and day.We will never come back.It's so sad when your favourite restaurant goes downhill this bad.I have lost count of all the times I have referred people to this place online and in person.Paying restaurant price for pub food quality is not acceptable.We came out paying for everything except for the wine and quite honestly they are lucky we paid at all...
The food was incredible. The Lions Mane will change your life. The service was also so lovely. Definitely recommend this place.
Mixed recent reviews on here had us questioning whether to come. So glad we did. The space is beautiful - calming and elegant. Plenty of room between tables which seems a rare thing these days. Service was friendly and informed. Willing to accommodate a bigger group late in the day.Mostly though the food. We tried most things on the menu as well as the special. Over half the dishes were exceptional - the flavours and textures balanced perfectly.. stand outs were the Hispi cabbage special, the turnip dish and the cauliflower. Everything else was good. We were a mixed group - only one veggie, everyone else omnivores. Everyone enjoyed the experience enormously. It isn’t inexpensive here and the ‘large’ plates aren’t but you are paying for exceptionally crafted and innovative cuisine. Don’t come famished expecting hearty portions. Leave your judgements about vegan at the door and you’ll likely have a delightful and flavoursome time here.
Went to the restaurant with 2 friends and had a very enjoyable evening with good food and a relaxed atmosphere. As a non-vegan I wasn't really sure what to expect but the food was great - tasty, flavoursome and enough of it. Definitely a place for sharing plates with others. The downside, as it was an extremely cold evening outside, the restaurant was very cold and it almost felt like the proprietors wanted to keep it this way to make sure diners left in a timely manner rather than taking their time. The diners on the table next to ours also commented about the chilly temperature.
Delicious meal for me and a colleague. Went on a recommendation from a local friend and were delighted. Even got a box to take leftovers away.
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This was our second time at Botanique and it was an underwhelming experience compared to our first visit in 2021. We arrived on time and wanted to be seated upstairs and were told that service was downstairs only. We specifically went there for their vegan Sunday roast. We were given two small side plates and after a half hour wait the tiniest 'platter 'of roast vegetables were presented to us. Lucky we ordered the cauliflower cheese to go along side our mains as we would of left feeling hungry. My wife had grit on her carrots and two our her roast potatoes were undercooked and hard in the middle. The broccoli was so under cooked that it was hard to cut through. I mean, I like al dente vegetable but maybe they need some new cutlery? The portions for the mains were tiny although the cauliflower cheese was a bit better. I love gourmet food but the size of the desert was so small that it was finished by three normal sized mouthfuls. To top the evening off the coffee machine was broken so no lovely fresh coffee to top the underwhelming evening. One of the waitresses was really friendly and chatty. The other waitress floated around like a ghost and when she saw us off she didn't even wish us a rest of a nice evening and hope to see you again soon. The waiter sometimed looked pained when my wife was speaking to him, and when she asked him if the sewer pipe had been fixed as it was emanating a foul smell in the summer, some customers were coming through the door and he quickly shut her down. He said sarcastically blurted "sorry, but that's not the sort of subject we need to talk about when we have customers walking through the door." Well excuse me but we're also customers! His overall attitude was a bit cocksure throughout the whole evening. Sorry but we won't be visiting Botanique again which is a shame as we're always into supporting independent businesses and we visit Brighton every year. The food was average at best and we found out that they now have a different chef from our last visit in summer 2021. Won't be returning.
We went for a bit of a light supper. The waiter was friendly and patient with us. The broccoli dish was really good, as was the beetroot with wasabi. The celeriac dish didn't work so well, we felt.. A strange combination of cooked and raw celeriac with hazelnuts.. We ordered olives to start with which didn't arrive until the mains came (we had to remind them) and one of the olives was not OK. The selection of non-alcoholic drinks was limited, and the 'fresh' orange juice was from a bottle which I don't call fresh. No decaffeinated coffee. The chair look good but are actually quite uncomfortable.The food that we enjoyed we really enjoyed, and the general vibe is pleasant enough. Not raving.Vegetarian options: All dishes are vegan
The food was.....OK. Full disclosure I am not a vegan and went to the restaurant to give vegan food a go. The food was all just OK. Nothing was really very filling or stand out delicious and it was bit pricey for what you got. Maybe if you are used to vegan food this place seems delicious, but can't say its for me. The ambiance and staff were lovely.
Food was delicious and outstanding. However, I visited on a Saturday evening, and sadly many items on the menu were not available. The service was a bit of a hit and miss, it needs improving on the overall organisation and communication. I hope it was just a one-off episode.That being said, I would recommend the place and I'd give it a second chance if I lived in Brighton.
Really delicious vegan dishes. It was also great that almost all the dishes ate gluten free and the couple that aren't are marked. It was so relaxing to be able to eat almost everything on the menu.Dietary restrictions: Loads of gluten free options