The Botanist

The Botanist Plant based all day cafe and restaurant on Wellington's beautiful south coast!
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Our new menu is finally ready to go! It’s been quite a long process to ensure we lean in to the skills of our team, add ...
10/06/2026

Our new menu is finally ready to go! It’s been quite a long process to ensure we lean in to the skills of our team, add more delicious and vegetable forward dishes, inspired by coastal pacific rim dining. We’re celebrating the flavours, ingredients and cultures that connect the edges of the world’s largest ocean 🌊 including Lyall Bay 👌

We kick this off tomorrow, and really hope you all like it! Cocktail menu to match on it’s way🍹

Throwback Thursday, for a limited time we’re bringing back The BFC! The famous botanist fried cheese that we’ve had so m...
04/06/2026

Throwback Thursday, for a limited time we’re bringing back The BFC! The famous botanist fried cheese that we’ve had so many requests for, with crumbed halloumi, smoked cheese, facon, slaw & bbq sauce with fries. Throwback price also, only $22. (Not part of our burger deal today sorry folks!) So get in before you miss our for good 😋

What a day!! 🤩 Thoughts on our new paint job?! It came up a bit darker than expected 😅😬 Huge thanks to our landlord who ...
28/05/2026

What a day!! 🤩 Thoughts on our new paint job?! It came up a bit darker than expected 😅😬 Huge thanks to our landlord who arranged for this, especially as he’s a hospo operator himself so fully understands the current challenges.

To add to the difficulties of this time, Moa Point, economy, Wellington job cuts, we’ve also been broken into multiple times, with the cheeky @&*% #’s taking just enough to be under our insurance excess levels, that’s some impressive maths really. So if anyone sees anything suspicious please let us know, and lock up your cars/houses 🙏

Just look at our lovely tap lineup! Something for everyone 🍻 Peach Bomb Cider Gisborne Gold Peach Bliss Lager (someone l...
23/05/2026

Just look at our lovely tap lineup! Something for everyone 🍻

Peach Bomb Cider
Gisborne Gold
Peach Bliss Lager (someone likes their peaches!😅)
Tigermilk IPA
Greyhound low carb hazy
Pilsner

Dinner by the beach? We’ve got a special yum filo parcel with plant based chicken (high plant protein even!), cream chee...
22/05/2026

Dinner by the beach? We’ve got a special yum filo parcel with plant based chicken (high plant protein even!), cream cheese & spinach, with a fresh potato salad & sriracha mayo, $22. Only on until it’s gone 😋 Goes well with a crisp prosecco or a pilsner! 🍻🥂

Good morning Wellington! Feeling soupy? We’ve got you 😅😅 thanks Romi, our resident chalkboard artiste 🧑‍🎨 ...
15/05/2026

Good morning Wellington! Feeling soupy? We’ve got you 😅😅 thanks Romi, our resident chalkboard artiste 🧑‍🎨

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Big shoutout/appreciation post for our amazing chef Eric! 👏If you’ve been in for brunch lately, you may have noticed som...
06/05/2026

Big shoutout/appreciation post for our amazing chef Eric! 👏

If you’ve been in for brunch lately, you may have noticed something, your food is arriving fast! 😅🙈 Since joining our kitchen, Eric has helped to transform our brunch service times. Because of his hard work, skills, and absolute calm under pressure, we’ve consistently kept food wait times less than half what they used to be 🙌 That might sound simple, but in busy weekends with our relatively small kitchen that takes serious talent when we get 50 hangry brunchers all walk through the door at the same time!

So this is a public thank you to Eric. We appreciate you! 🥳🤩

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It’s our seasonal menu change time, and we’re looking for your help! What do you want to see on our menu? Old menu items...
30/04/2026

It’s our seasonal menu change time, and we’re looking for your help! What do you want to see on our menu? Old menu items, childhood fave dishes, or any crazy new delicious ideas you think could be a winner!

Tag a foodie friend, send us your ideas, and if you make it to the menu we’ll shout you your meal 🥳

We hope everyone is okay after this crazy weather 💚 We’re open and cosy inside if you need a hot meal, a place to get aw...
22/04/2026

We hope everyone is okay after this crazy weather 💚

We’re open and cosy inside if you need a hot meal, a place to get away for a bit, or to watch these wild waves 🌊 We were amazingly unaffected, thanks to the drains being cleared a few weeks before this torrential downpour, thanks WCC! 🥵

Big thanks to for the great picture 🤩

If you didn’t know it was vegan, you probably wouldn’t guess 🌿 The Botanist does food that just works — full of flavour,...
05/04/2026

If you didn’t know it was vegan, you probably wouldn’t guess 🌿 The Botanist does food that just works — full of flavour, beautifully done, and even better with a cocktail on the side 🍹

$100 voucher giveaway live today on the Wellington Airport page.

Address

219 Onepu Road
Wellington
6022

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

Telephone

+6448910198

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