Fast forward to end of September -- I finally delivered my baby and on my way to recovering from my c-section. Though I was still in my confinement period (technically), we decided to go out for some vegetarian celebration at Bangsar. As you probably saw in my previous entries, I am starting to move towards vegetarianism, due to several films I have watched. If you are curious how a meat-eating lover like me can turn vegetarian, check out this POST.
Anyway...
We braved the Saturday traffic of Bangsar and went there with the whole entourage -- hubby, daughter, my mom, my maid and my little one in tow.
I read positive reviews about Botanical, hence the visit. The good news is that the reviews were consistent: they all said that the food was great and that the service sucks.
All of what they said were true. Both accounts.
We thoroughly enjoyed the food and presentation. Price-wise it wasn't too high up there despite the nice ambience they provide. However the big thing that would probably dissuade me from going too often would be the kind of service they provide. The waiters seems to be not to knowledgable and also not service-centric. From the way they talk and move, you can tell they need more training... even their manager.
Let me summarize it with photos...
They are having some lunch set specials because of the Halloween period. It seems to be a good deal, so we took one of it. The downside was the pace of service -- because it was so slow, my husband's Very Full Tart came super late -- and in the end we had to do a take-away because he was full from the rest of the stuff he partook from us.
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| Halloween promotion set menu |
This is the nice entrance of the Botanical area which is nestled in the middle of the walk-way on the 1st floor of Bangsar Village.
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| Botanical at Bangsar Village |
They have an impressive window display which highlights their irresistible array of desserts which will tickle your fancy...Colorful and beautiful desserts!
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| Dessert Window |
I ordered the Pasta Fagioli, which was recommended in some of the blogs I saw. It resembled the mac-and-cheese kind of baked pasta... albeit with a twist because they used some beans inside. The sauce also tasted light. My daughter liked the macaroni inside (she didn't eat the beans). I loved the bread that came with it, which had a hint of truffle taste.
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| Pasta e Faglioli |
I ordered Mushroom Carbonara for the maid (and she gave some to my daughter). It looked presentable and tasted good (I tasted some of it, hee hee!).
A good choice for people who want comfort food.
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| Mushroom Carbonara |
Complimentary bread-- which had olives in it. Nice touch with the brown bag container.
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| Complimentary Bread that had olives inside |
I ordered a 4-cheese toastie for my daughter and for us to share. It was yummy and a good choice for cheese lovers. This came with some fries -- which little ones will surely appreciate!
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| Four Cheese Toastie |
This is the Gado-Gado salad we ordered. The disappointing part is that it is spicy ... and when I asked the waiter if it was spicy or not, he assured me it wasn't. I guess it is partially my fault -- by now I should have learned my lesson that when Malaysian waiters say "not really spicy or not spicy", it means it is spicy to me in our definition... We didn't finish this dish and I wouldn't recommend this to people who are like me -- who don't take spicy stuff. Though I must say the presentation was nice.
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| Gado-Gado |
Hubby's salad was superb. This is part of the menu set. It had pumpkin, beetroot and avocado inside (under all that greens). It was tasty and different. Highly recommended!
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| Pumpkin-Beetroot salad |
This is what you can find under all that greens... nicely cubed pumpkin and beetroot. Tasty combination!
This is the ultra-late Very Full Tart for hubby. As you can see in the background, some almost empty and empty plates surround it. We were finished with our meal when it came... sigh!
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| Very Full Tart |
We got the macadamia cheesecake for dessert as part of the menu set. It was tasty and not disappointing. Not too sweet either.
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| Macadamia Cheesecake |
Bill for our lunch meal that day... 4 adults and 1 toddler. We didn't order drinks and just had some plain water which they served.
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| RM140 for 4 adults and 1 toddler |
Conclusion: the place is 8/10.
Ambience and Concept is 9/10.
Food is 9/10.
Price is 8/10.
Service: 5/10 - so that you can set your expectations when you go there
Would I go back? Maybe.
Botanical
1st floor, Bangsar Village 2,
Jalan Telawi, Bangsar
Opens daily 11am-10pm
Telephone: 03-22876566
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