Botanique By Food For Friends

Botanique is such a gem! Every dish is vegan and focused on championing the best seasonal produce for the least food-miles. I honestly enjoyed every dish I ate - we ordered six small plates between the three of us with two sides to share. It was the perfect amount of food, and not too expensive considering the size and quality of the dishes. Next time I would want to leave some room for dessert though - the pudding menu looked exceptional! There’s a lovely, calm atmosphere at this restaurant, and the service we received was really pleasant too. The staff are knowledgable about the menu, and attentive without being overbearing. I would not hesitate to come back here for special occasions, it really is worth a visit for vegans and non-vegans alike 🌿✨

Botanique (and Nate) were absolutely fantastic. We recently had our wedding reception at Botanique, where we had exclusive use of the restaurant and they were generous enough to let us to decorate the whole restaurant for our wedding. The service throughout the night was absolutely fantastic and all guests had the best time. The food was AMAZING! The Botanique team were able to create a personalised menu for our event and even had individual menus made for each guest! The show stopper of the night were the mojito cocktails!!! Every aspect of Botanique was 5 stars, you can really taste and feel the love in everything the staff do here. Nate was incredible on the day and in the build up to our wedding. Nate was very patient and generous with his time whilst we were planning it all. The team even made space downstairs for our DJ and dance floor - a huge hit for our guests! We really look forward to coming back very soon to try out their winter menu! Thank you to the Botanique team for an unforgettable night!

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.

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.

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.