The Botanist Cardiff
The Botanist on Church Street is a two-floor bar and restaurant in central Cardiff, known for its hanging kebabs, botanical cocktails and a roof garden with festoon lights and a fire pit. Live music on Friday and Saturday nights makes it a lively pick for groups and evenings out.
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Alun Sheppard
Food and drink
The kitchen's signature is the hanging kebab, served dangling from a frame at the table. Menus change with the seasons and lean on vegetables, herbs and spices, and there is a lighter kebab-style lunch on weekdays. The cocktail list is built around botanicals, and there is a weekday happy hour on classic cocktails.
The space
Inside, the venue spreads over two floors with a large bar, banquette seating and an indoor feature river crossed by a little bridge. Two private dining rooms, the Rozmarin and the Marjoram, take groups. Up top, the roof garden has city views, festoon lighting and a fire pit, and a seasonal rooftop tipi adds covered space in the colder months. Bigger groups can book the private rooms for celebrations.
When to go
Come for a weekday lunch if you want it calm, or Friday and Saturday evenings for homegrown live acts. Musical Bingo with a live band runs on the first Thursday of the month. It is a minute from Cardiff Market and the Museum of Cardiff, and Corner Coffee on High Street is around the corner for a morning coffee.
Highlights
- Signature hanging kebabs
- Roof garden with fire pit and city views
- Live music Friday and Saturday evenings
- Botanical cocktail list
- Two private dining rooms
Good to know
- Book online or by phone; weekends get busy.
- Musical Bingo runs on the first Thursday of each month.
- A seasonal rooftop tipi opens in autumn.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources: thebotanist.uk.com