Botanica Art & Cocktail Bar

3139 University Ave, San Diego
(619) 310-6370

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Khvat Alexander

Good original cocktails! Nice North Park spot to sit with good cocktails, small bite food, and house music. Enjoy!

Chandra Aldridge

Excellent gin forward cocktails! Loved the positive vibes and emerald setting too.

Cabrie Fradella

Super cute spot. Love the ambiance, happy hour is great and food is yummy. Definitely recommend.

Julius Bogomolovas

Good cocktails; poor service.

Anna Malkina

The food was just okay, but the cocktails were absolutely fantastic. Every single one we tried was a true work of art! I was especially impressed by the non-alcoholic option — I honestly didn’t expect it to be so flavorful and unique. Highly recommended for anyone who doesn’t drink alcohol — you won’t feel like you’re missing out at all!

Ryan D.

Ended up here on a weekday night. It was alright .

Hanna Fernandez

I was so impressed with the food here!! So funny how I came here for drinks and ended up not liking any of their drinks, but the food was something else.
We did the kaiseki, 5 courses and everything was amazing. Just the dessert that we thought it was really extra sweet but still a good taste.
Drinks I tried 4 different ones, didn’t like any of them.
Totally worth to come here for the food tho

Robin Harvey

Cute, quaint little spot for a little bite and a fantastic decorative specialized drink

Felecia Derry

Super cute! We went for Tini Tuesday & had a blast

Atmosphere: 5

S J

Just okay but maybe I'm being too critical. Service and vibe is great. None of the cocktails we had were impressive and some appetizers were lacking. They have an all day Tues happy hour so I recommend taking that opportunity to try it at a cheaper cost. The apps that stood out were the fried olives and truffle fries.

Dean Adams

Very cute bar with good drinks. The atmosphere is super cute and the staff were really kind. I would definitely go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Valeria G

Good cocktails very presentable. What I loved the most is that you can tell what ingredients you like and they will make a personalized cocktail for you.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Jason Brady

A little on the pretentious side. Reserving a table for a mediocre and overpriced cocktail is a trend I could honestly do without. Cute back patio with nowhere to sit. Overcrowded interior. Front patio that’s not very comfortable or welcoming with MTA buses blasting past you. My biggest problem with a place like this is there’s no soul. It’s more worried about how it’ll look in your IG than about you having a good time and wanting to come back. Make a reservation, go with a few friends and you might have a good time. What you won’t want to do is drop in for a drink or three and see where the night takes you. I live within walking distance and see no reason to ever come back here.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3

Lisa Reichwein

Came here for a birthday dinner with some girlfriends, was really excited to check it out. They were very friendly and nice when making the reservation, I had to call to modify the reservation and they were friendly on the phone and when checking us in. Reservation was at 7 pm.

The drinks were delicious but drink service was somewhat slow, took a while to get our drinks to our table once ordered. Food was delicious as well, we ordered: chickpeas, disco fries, crispy salmon, crispy polenta, chicken skewers, as well as the two specials: botanica roll and feta stuffed olives. No complaints on food, it was really yummy food. And we basically ordered almost one of everything on the menu and two rounds of drinks, so it’s not like we were sitting on the table.

At 8:30 an employee came to our table and said “the next reservation is here, so you will need to go.” We were still enjoying our 2nd round of drinks with intent to order a 3rd round and dessert. She asked if we wanted anything else and we were thrown off so we said no we should be okay. She came back a minute later with the check, we asked if we could order the churros and she said “ummm yes but we need this table” and just kind of stared at us. So we said “ok so we get the vibe that means no” we accepted the check, took about 5-10 minutes to finish the stuff on our table and leave.

No where during the booking process was I told the reservation was a strict 90 minutes. I called to make a reservation and then also looked online to book, neither place stated 90 minutes. We also weren’t told this when seated or at any point during our dining experience. No one warned us or asked us for any final orders, gave us a 15 minute warning, nothing.

It was awkward and off putting to leave like that to say the least, and it definitely dampened the mood for an otherwise fun night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Katie McGinley

This place has thought of everything!!! The aesthetic is incredible, every detail better than the next, and the food and drinks are tastyyyyy with just as thoughtful service!! Shout out to our server Emmy, she was so sweet and on top of all our orders, thank you!

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