Is The Botanist a good company to work for?

The Botanist has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 154 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 9% over the last 12 months. 29% of employees would recommend working at The Botanist to a friend and 23% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Botanist have been left by employees working as Server , Bartender and Server/Waiter .

Does The Botanist pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Botanist employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Botanist. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Botanist?

29% of The Botanist employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Botanist 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Botanist?

Bartender (24) , Server (18) , Server/Waiter (13) , Waitress (12) , Server/Waitress (7) , Chef (6) , Budtender (3) , Hostess (3) , Sales and Reservations Coordinator (3) , Bar Coach (2) , Bar Staff (2) , Barback (2) , Busser/Runner (2) , Host (2) , Kitchen Porter (2)

What are the pros of working at The Botanist according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly staff, fun vibrant environment" ((in 11 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 7 reviews)); "Free food on the breaks" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good training" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Botanist according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Long hours and working late" ((in 15 reviews)); "pay could be better for London" ((in 7 reviews)); "could have stayed at the company but at 6 months in I could not bare working for the company any longer Managers were extremely unprofessional, offering little to no support and showed clear favouritism for other members of staff." ((in 5 reviews)); "Typical hospitality corporate cons, long hours, work can be mentally draining, hours are unpredictable" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed The Botanist locations?

Manchester , Coventry , Bath , London , Birmingham , Sheffield , Newcastle upon Tyne , Cardiff , Chester , Marlow , Farnham , York , Edinburgh , Leeds , Nottingham , Lincoln , Ipswich , Exeter , Warrington , Reading , Sunderland , Alderley Edge , Crewe , Knutsford , Liverpool , Newcastle , Didsbury

The Botanist Reviews

3.1

29% would recommend to a friend

(145 total reviews)

23% positive business outlook

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The Botanist has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 145 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

Reviews by job title

145 reviews

4.0

10 Jun 2026

Great tips and friendly staff despite corporate environment

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The tips were great, the staff were friendly on the whole. I got a lot of hours which I appreciated.

Cons

A lot of onboarding hoops to jump through since it is such a huge company, it's very corporate as far as hospitality goes.

3.0

27 May 2026

Honest opinion

Bar supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly team Good staff food

Cons

Distressed wooden aesthetic left highly porous surfaces uncleaned. After two years working, I attempted to take a day of sick as I had the flu. I was told I had to find cover or come in. Naturally, I came in despite the risks of spreading sickness. The promise of progression was dangled in front of multiple people manipulatively.

5.0

7 Apr 2026

Yay

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay and team was nice.

Cons

The food sucks which is awkward.

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Great tips and friendly staff despite corporate environment

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