Botanica

The drinks come in cute glassware and the ambiance is so beautiful. The menu is very extensive so depending on your favorite spirit, you'll find a cocktail that you'll enjoy. The menu is filled with creative cocktails. The interior is decorated beautifully and even the menu is beautifully crafted. Our server was very attentive and our choices came out in good timing. For small bites, the spicy tuna was our favorite.See my TikTok about my experience: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNtFjT3M/Cheers!

Came here for a first date with a reservation on a Friday night. My date requested to be seated at the bar and we were. This place looks a lot smaller than I had expected in the pictures so you can hear everybody's conversations but besides that we had a great time!I can't remember the names of the drinks we tried but they were delicious and the bartenders were also super helpful in choosing and very friendly! We had let our bartender know that we were going to step out for a smoke but another bartender cleaned up our drinks so when we came back she apologized and made us new ones free of charge!One of my favorite things to check out at new places are the bathrooms and one of them are decorated beautifully! The whole was decorated nicely. I would like to come back on a less busy night!

|Drinks Only Review|A very intimate and small gin bar, Botanica is low-key on the outside and has much more going on inside. Probably not the best place for large groups as most seating set-ups accommdate parties of 2. Our server was super friendly and was great throughout the evening. We stopped by only for drinks and were lucky enough to walk-in on a Saturday night around 8:30pm. The drinks menu is so fun to look through because each cocktail has a unique picture/drawing that evokes the essence of the drink (at least that's how I interpret it lol). And I really appreciate the small detail description underneath each that starts off with "This is our version of a..." which helps us understand what type of profile drink to expect. I got the Evaded Fruit which is their version of a Strawberry Mojito. Super light, refreshing, this was very easy to drink. It also came with a jelly on top which is infused with an liquor which is something I didn't particularly like. But a cool accent to the drink nonetheless. My gf got the Pomona which is their version of a rum old fashioned+pina colada. This drink was really unique! It has cinnamon toast crunch infused somewhere in there which is great. It's a light-colored/clear drink, but upon tasting it, you get this buttery/full-body taste on the lips which I believe comes from the Clarified Coconut Milk that's added. That creamy texture alone+the clear aesthetic of the drink was truly awesome. There are so many more drinks that I'd love to try and I will definitely be back to Botanica!

I really liked the ambiance and the drinks here. Taking off a star for the cockroach crawling under the table -- would still recommend!

Really disappointed in the drinks from here. Between my date and me, I tried 4 drinks and only enjoyed one of them. I tried a raspberry martini, The Dream, The Birth of Venus and Heads Will Roll. The Birth of Venus was the only one I enjoyed. That's a really bad ratio. The flavors just didn't work together or the balance was off or it was just too sweet overall. I only got to try one of their foods: Trumpet Mushroom Musubi, which I actually really liked. Other than there being too much aioli on top (easy to fix), I thought it had a great balance of flavors and I really enjoyed it overall. It kept falling apart while eating and the seaweed was a bit hard to chew through. I would be open to trying more of their food options here, but I was very unsatisfied with the drinks. 2.5 stars but rounding to 3.

So so cute and the drinks are amazing! We went for a birthday and it was absolutely perfect! The server told us all about the cocktails and which her favorite was which was great! The tapas are so insanely good100% recommend

This place was really good. Went with a group a of friends. Everyone loved their cocktails. Their truffle fries with harissa ketchup is a must order for me. I got their omakase and all the bites were delicious. Really loved the flavors. Service was on point. It's definitely a great spot to link up for a small bite.

Botanica is like that quiet classmate sitting in the peripheral of your class. You don't notice them much, but one day, you got to chat with them and realized that they are really interesting and you just can't believe that all this while they have been there. They have a huge selection of cocktails and they all sound so delicious. I love the artistic pictures of each cocktail in the menu (even though they don't help in explaining what the drinks are) and they also have a couple of rotating cocktails. They have some small bites to go with the cocktails and we tried the Harissa lamb tarts and they're delicious!Our bartender was friendly and attentive. She helped us decide on our drinks by explaining to us what flavors to expect from each drink and what might go well with the food. I appreciate her attentiveness!The decor inside is electric, especially the restroom lol. There are some plant-looking things as the name suggests but on the whole it doesn't make me think of a garden.

What a cool lil spot to grab a drink! Decided to meet up with an old friend here one night and this was such a great pick. We came by at like 9:30 on a Friday but the wait wasn't too bad at all, I want to say maybe like 10 minutes or so? The vibes here are pretty upbeat but still classy and quiet enough to have a conversation. And the cocktails, as expected, are so unique and outstanding, even if they are on the pricier side. I tried The Dream, Heads Will Role, and the Sycorax, and all of these were SO good!! I think the Sycorax was my favorite -- this one was citrusy and bright. All of them were so beautifully presented.Service here was also fantastic throughout. We ended up staying until they closed because we liked it so much!!

This place is semi new. About 18 months old. My Saturday night was coming to an end and I was ready to go home after a few drinks in North Park but someone suggested this place and sounded enthusiastic when they suggested it so I decided to give it a try. I'm so glad I did. It was such a lovely place. The mood was right. The lighting was perfect. The drinks were tasty. The art was arting. And it just gave me a good vibe. I was super happy with my experience minus the service. We got there towards the end of the night and the bartender was sorta annoyed that she had to make two more drinks. Although they were tasty, I'm left to wonder if it could have been better if she wasn't a bit annoyed. Each month they have an artist put up their art for sale in the window / seating area. It's a mini expo. When we went it was cat theme. And they even sold a drink in a cat themed mug which was cute despite me thinking cats are terrible. I might have gotten that just for the mug and to support local artists but the bartender didn't let us know about it we were about to leave and asked her one last question. The place could probably fit 30 people inside plus if memory serves me correct, there's a small patio in front for 5-6 people. The drinks came out to be about 14 dollars each. Which isn't too bad for it not being a rooftop or having a ton of outdoor seating or any other amenities that comes with drinks that tends to be 18 dollars and over. So I'll happily take that price. Lastly the music matched the vibe. It was most instrumentals / futuristic / low vibes that night but was super chill and relaxing. Not too loud so you could talk to another without shouting. 4 stars for the vibes and I'll definitely be coming back.