The Botanist, has this week launched a new low-cost menu in its venues across the country. All items on the new lunchtime menu have a fixed price of £9.95 with diners able to choose from a wide range of dishes and flavours at the same low cost.
The menu comes during rising concerns surrounding the ongoing cost of living crisis which sees the cost of everyday essentials like groceries and energy bills rising faster than average household incomes resulting in a fall in ‘real’ disposable incomes. (1)
The Botanist’s lunch menu reflects the modern take on home-cooked comfort food that the venue’s guests love and return for, giving people the opportunity to dine out without over-spending.
Expertly crafted by in-house chefs and created lovingly from scratch upon order, diners can enjoy reimagined classics such as crispy panko chicken served with katsu sauce and noodle salad, a Philly steak sandwich with peppers, onions and melted cheese, served with lashings of peppercorn sauce and fish and chips with mushy peas and tartare sauce.
The brand’s signature hanging kebabs also feature on the menu. Guests can opt for Chicken, Lamb Kofta or Vegan Meatball, all served on a board with a grilled flatbread, houmous, coleslaw and salad and a choice of garlic mayo, bang-bang sauce or harissa jam on the side.
Can’t decide what to try? You don’t have to. Go for the lunch board and select three favourite small plates which include tater tot poutine, salt and pepper chicken wings super-green houmous.
Everything on the menu will cost you less than £10 and fries can be added from £2.95. The menu is available Monday to Friday from 12 noon until 4pm.
Michelin-star chef, Tom Kerridge, announced a similar set menu earlier this month across three of his restaurants, offering lunch for £15 to encourage “the public bring the excitement and buzz back into restaurants without having the fear of spending too much money” (3), at a time when many are having to make sacrifices when it comes to social occasions.
James Scott, Executive Chef at The Botanist said, “People see our venues as their sanctuary, and we want them to feel they still have somewhere to come for respite, to forget about their day-to-day worries for a few hours, especially during this extremely tough time.
“Our new lunch menu offers the same home-cooked comfort food that diners have come to know and love when visiting our restaurants, at a fraction of the cost of our main menu items – giving them value for money but the same fresh, quality, seasonal ingredients.”
Natasha Waterfield, Chief Operating Officer added, “We’re continually looking at ways to innovate and ensure the public still feel excited about coming out to spend time in our amazing venues, even through the hard times.
“We’ve recently launched a weekly line-up of activities and offers in our sites, including a musical Botanist Bingo event every Wednesday which has been so well received by our customers – a bit of fun goes a long way in keeping up spirits!
“We’re now encouraging people to come and join us for a nourishing lunch with a warm welcome and always a friendly atmosphere.”
