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El Botánico

Restaurant

👍👍 My last memory of this place was when I came here with a friend who returned a dish because he didn't get his entree first. So I wanted a new memory of this place, and gosh I am so glad I came back. Everything was amazing! I don't usually order a carrots dish, but it was amazing! The cocktails were... People often mention amazing, good, service, cocktails, restaurant, dishes, dish, slow, drinks, experience,


Address

Cra 33 #7-41, El Poblado, Medellín, El Poblado, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Website

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Contact

+57 300 2345904

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (1.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Friday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Saturday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Sunday: 12 pm to 10 am
  • Monday: 5 to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 pm

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: amazing (14) good (14) service (12) cocktails (10) restaurant (8) dishes (7) dish (6) slow (6) drinks (6) experience (6)
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  • 5/5 Charlie H. 2 years ago on Google
    My last memory of this place was when I came here with a friend who returned a dish because he didn't get his entree first. So I wanted a new memory of this place, and gosh I am so glad I came back. Everything was amazing! I don't usually order a carrots dish, but it was amazing! The cocktails were amazing. The tapestry was amazing! The garden was amazing! The fake hanging plants were amazing! If you want just as an amazing time and write amazing a thousand times, you gotta try it out for yourself.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Deedee X. 2 years ago on Google
    Waited 40min for my cocktail, I wish I was exaggerating. Still not sure why it was painfully slow as it was 6:30pm and there were hardly anyone in the restaurant. The drink (Botanico) was unique and really delicious but the poor service didn't sit well with me. Pappardelle was too salty (and I like salt) however the flavour was there. Overall a cool spot for drinks but on the fence about whether I'll return.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Veronica P. 2 years ago on Google
    Stumbled in here as a last minute recommendation and boy were we surprised! The restaurant is covered beautifully in a ton of greenery, candlelight, and open air. It made our dinner experience extremely pleasurable. The service was great with our server coming to check on us quite a few times. (a bit rare for the area). The only con was there were several dishes that were unavailable, including the key lime pie, all the pastas, and 1 or 2 more entrees. In either case, everyone loved the 6 dishes we ordered for the table. I especially recommend the salmon appetizer and the pork belly.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Javier L. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was tasty but the service tainted the experience. They updated their wine selection right when we were ordering, only offering the above average priced wines. When I asked about this they responded a bit sketchy. Sadly, despite the good food would not recommend or go again (considering there is so much better food service in the area)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Agustin B. 8 months ago on Google
    We dug into some seriously delicious chicken that was tender beyond belief. The drinks were good, though they didn’t blow our minds. We headed here thinking it was one of the top bars in town, but truth be told, it was the food that stole the spotlight. While the bar didn't quite wow us as expected, the impressive flavors on our plates definitely did.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anaïs S. 1 year ago on Google
    Definitely check ou this place! It is on the expensive side for Medellín but it is totally worth it, the setting is amazing, the diversity and quality of the dishes is on point. A lot of vegetarian dishes available here. Everything is super tasty, presented well, we can feel that the standards are high here. This restaurant is a whole experience and I want to come back to try other dishes.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Joe V. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is exquisite. The flavors of each dish deserves its own mention. The cocktails are wonderful. The ambiance is top shelf. The service is just not good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Niklas B. 2 years ago on Google
    We had problems with the reservation and got a small table in the end. The service is pretty confused but friendly and the food is really nice. The baby corn and the carrots are great to share as starters and the slow cooked chicken was very good. Drinks are nice.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Luis Fernando G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place! Good service. You have to try Spicy Cocktail!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Zak H. 1 year ago on Google
    We are regulars here. The environment and decor is amazing, and the we love the music they play. There is a dj booth in the evenings. The amazing cocktails and delicious plates keeps us coming back. Try the steak tartar and the ribeye, they are perfectly seasoned and well accompanied.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jorge S. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent food! Amazing desserts! The music was a bit too much for a dining environment
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tu N. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, they let us sit without reservations because we came early right before the rush. The drinks were made to perfection and the food was out of this world! Steak and octopus highly recommended
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Simón Ramírez H. 7 months ago on Google
    Beautiful bar with nice cocktails. It seems that the place is famous for its cocktails, but food is what stands out. The house cocktails are good and have a nice story behind them. The day I went they had a mixologist, but his cocktails were underwhelming. Last but not least, the decoration of the place is amazing, it really depicts the botanical experience

  • 4/5 Brad L. 9 months ago on Google
    Went on a Sunday night late so it wasn’t too busy. We weren’t super hungry so we decided to just get a few apps and share and a bottle of wine. The service was excellent and the food was all really good. I’ll definitely go back again!

  • 5/5 Daniela T. 6 months ago on Google
    The aesthetic is on another love of gorgeous. They play on combination of inside and outside very well, amplified by the textures. The cocktails are also an experience. I didn’t film it but my cocktail came in a treasure box that when opened smoke 💨 peaked out. Amazing ❤️❤️

  • 5/5 Dylan H. 1 year ago on Google
    Had an excellent meal here tonight. All the dishes were original, complex, and well executed. I recommend the burrata, and the pastrami with almond and cashew hummus appetizers

  • 5/5 Alan C. 7 months ago on Google
    food was excellent. they seated us at a high table with high chair when there were numerous tables available. kind of uncomfortable 😕

  • 4/5 Ally W. 1 year ago on Google
    The restaurant caught my attention as I was walking the the street because of the lush plants in the front of the restaurant. All dishes were good especially the chicken which was outstanding! The services, however, had more to be desired.

  • 1/5 Julian G. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful botanical restaurant, unfortunately staff not okay! After 21:25 we couldn’t order cocktails anymore while other tables got served. Staff just ignored us. It was our third day at the restaurant. Staff is not professional. Ignoring guest is not okay. Food is okay. Definitely not worth the price! Go to Oci next door! Better food, better staff and much more value for money.

  • 3/5 A.L. H. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful restaurant with excellent food. So why the OK review? We had a small problem. There were 4 in our party and one of us is HIGHLY allergic to Shellfish. We told the waiter when we were ordering and he assured us that the appetizers had No shellfish. When one of the plates arrived my friend took a bite and tasted shellfish in the sauce. We questioned it and the waiter told us he made an error and the sauce was made with shellfish. They took the dish away and still charged us for it. No real apology. So if you have a fish allergy, stay away. If not, the food is very good.

  • 3/5 Long 1 year ago on Google
    A Italian guy from NYC I met at my hotel recommended this place so on the second round to Medellin I gave it a spin for lunch. Cool ambiance like most places in MDE with a botanical vibe of course. I tried the chef recommended Rib and it was average. Not tender loving enough and a bit overdone. The raw tuna dish wasn’t to my flavor profile liking, but does give me a hit of that brain boosting omega protein! Good date spot, but as a solo hobo I was still hungry.

  • 5/5 Esther 2 years ago on Google
    The food was great, the drinks and presentation were even better. I had the crab meat appetizer, fish, and pureed potatoes entree. The service definitely deserved 5 stars! Plus they had live music. It's definitely a vibe in there! I can't wait to come back to Medellin to eat here.

  • 5/5 ana maria o. 1 year ago on Google
    The best place in Medellin, amazing food, beautiful place and delicious drinks. Please order the truffle pasta.

  • 5/5 Jens Peter O. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good food... good taste, many people and a good atmosphere. I do not like music that loud when eating and having a good time with friends. It was like being at a disco.

  • 5/5 Аnar O. 3 years ago on Google
    Definitely one of my favorite restaurants! The food was super delicious. And I love the atmosphere there. However, the music is too loud.

  • 4/5 Mike M. 3 years ago on Google
    Fantastic food and cocktails with a very nice ambiance. The service is pretty slow and error-prone. Worth a try!

  • 2/5 Juliana P. 2 years ago on Google
    The food is not remarkable. The service is terribly slow. The food was not bad, but it was not memorable. The drinks are lovely but the service is way too slow which makes it a very frustrating experience. I am a local and I will not be coming , I will also not recommend this place. As well as no gluten free options…. Too bad! Nice place but too slow and bad for the price.

  • 5/5 Winston C. 2 years ago on Google
    Waiter was friendly and knowledgeable of the menu and gave excellent recommendations. Trópico fruit drink was excellent. The carrot appetizer was great, the octopus appetizer was phenomenal, burrata was also tasty. Pass on ceviche. Pass on fish entree (fish at Carmen blew this place away) the beef pasta here was phenomenal. Pork entree was good the corn purée was amazing with the pork entree dish.

  • 5/5 ed c. 3 years ago on Google
    Lovely place with a small but great menu. The only bad thing I would say is that 2 items were not available on the menu. But it was a really good moment


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed inside
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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