Botany View Hotel Newtown, Sydney

Botany View Hotel Details

Botany View Hotel Address

Darley Street Bistro
597 King Street (corner of Darley Street)
Newtown NSW 2042
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Botany View Hotel Contact Info

Phone (02) 9519 4501
Fax No (02) 9517 9004
Enquiries
Mr Kevin Harris on (02) 9517 1133 Emailbvh@unwired.com.au

Cuisines

Burger, International, Modern Australian, Pizza, Vegetarian

Chef

Mr Kevin Harris

Prices

Average Meal Price $31 - based on one entree & main course only
Entrees $6.00-$12.00
Mains $12.00-$32.00
Desserts $8.00-$9.00
Drinks $3.00-$8.00

Bookings

Bookings are preferred
Please call 9517 1133 for reservations.

Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 80

Hours

Mon to Sun Noon - 10pm
Sun Noon - 10pm

Entertainment/Live Music

Live music every Sunday night from 6.30pm till late. Check out drum media for upcoming gigs.Trivia every Thursday from 7.30pm. Great prizes to be won.Texas Hold Em Poker every Monday from 7.00pm. WIN $500 CASH!

Specialties

CONFIT OF DUCK
PORK BELLY
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BEEF FILLET
SPECIALS BOARD CHANGES DAILY

Overview of Botany View Hotel

The relaxed atmosphere creates the perfect space for meeting up with friends and having a few drinks and great meal with a diverse crowd.

User Reviews of Botany View Hotel, Newtown

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1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

8.6 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Drinks 8 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 10

The thing to remember, this is a pub! Its not table service and it is pub drinks. The bonus to this is you don't have to work out the bill! Its wine list for a pub is quite adequate, and I noticed tonight an extensive cider menu. What is not typically pub, is the food. I have eaten here many many times since the bistro opened. It is very very good quality retaurant food at reasonable prices for what you get.

Unfortunately, it can get very busy as the word has spread. But I have never had to wait too long, and the staff have always been gracious. I have to say I'll Be back yet again!

Jan 28, 2012

Elizabeth F.
1

6.4 Recommended

Food 8 Drinks 7 Ambience 5 Service 6 Value 6

We'd heard the food was good so dropped in on a Friday night. The pub is exactly that "a pub", so we were very surprised at the choices on their blackboard menu. We were even more surprised by the quality of the food. Massaman beef was as good as I've ever had and the king prawns were excellent.

It was very noisy and crowded, and the prices were not cheap, but the food was so good, I'll definitely be back.

Jan 01, 2012

marvin
20

7.6 Recommended

Food 8 Drinks 7 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 8

Too right their pork belly is listed as a specialty - it was to-die-for. The other three in our group had burgers, which were nice but nothing to write home about. The sticky date pud was amazing.

Nov 22, 2011

tindy
77

8 Recommended

Food 9 Drinks 7 Ambience 6 Service 9 Value 9

This place is a cut above any pub bistro in the inner west. A gazillion food choices with plenty of veg options, and every plate is bursting with food and colour. Try the corned beef in winter, and whatever the season, the sticky date pudding for dessert. Literally drowning in butterscotch sauce and sweating with fresh dates.

You order your food downstairs and take a table upstairs. It's basically self-service but it works. It's a really nice place for a homely dinner when you're done to death with Thai in Newtown.

Nov 18, 2011

AnniC
18

2.8 Not Recommended

Food 3 Drinks 6 Ambience 2 Service 1 Value 2

If you're going for a beer its not a bad place, if you're going for food in the back its a nightmare. The service is terrible.

We ordered food and one of the orders had been forgotten, let the staff know and they assured us it was coming, 30 minutes later asked again and they admitted they had forgotten to put the order through again and they would bring it asap.

Another 30 minutes and asked again, and same excuse! they had forgotten to put the order through again! spoke to the kitchen staff who rather than apologise just barked what did you order and then threw a piece of meat for it on the grill and said go and sit down. 30 minutes later had to go back again. The kitchen staff this time had forgotten what he was doing so didn't bother continuing with the dish. After being told 4 times and 2 hours later finally managed to get the meal.

After my guests watched me eat we left. They has the worst organised kitchen I have ever come across and rude disinterested staff.

Nov 01, 2011

Punkadunc
2

8 Recommended

Food 9 Drinks 7 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

Really enjoyed the food and the renovations to the restaurant. Be warned, need to go early otherwise takes far too long for your meal if you go on a busy night. Otherwise definitely worth a visit.

Oct 27, 2011

herveybay
1

7 Recommended

Food 8 Drinks 8 Ambience 5 Service 7 Value 7

I enjoyed the food at the botany view, the standard is higher than your average pub meal and worth a few extra dollars, I had the fillet with spinach and sweet potato and my friend the seafood Quesadilla, both restaurant quality dishes. The dining area could do with some soft furnishings to soften the echo factor but the service was excellent at the bar and the kitchen and I would certainly eat here again.

Oct 17, 2011

jackflash
125

5.8 Average

Food 7 Drinks 6 Ambience 7 Service 5 Value 4

Probably one of the better pubs to eat at in the area - the food here is good, quite an extensive menu, and the room upstairs is really nice. I love the big tables, great for big groups. The food can sometimes be a bit too fussy, and it's not great value for money, but generally I quite like the place.

Sep 08, 2011

LittleMissMary
10

0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

4.6 Below Average

Food 8 Drinks 6 Ambience 1 Service 4 Value 4

The food is very very good for a pub. But we made a last minute booking for 9 people for a birthday. It was a Wednesday night and when we went upstairs it was a 'madhouse'. There were about 10 screaming kids and a large table of parents. Because the room is cavernous, the noise was deafening. We ended up going downstairs to the picnic tables beside the kitchen. It saved the night! Not much service to speak of.

I have no problem with the kids and noise really. I assume they were regulars. It just would have been good to know the deal prior so we could have made a choice.

Sep 03, 2011

Wilgabah
7

5.2 Average

Food 4 Drinks 8 Ambience 7 Service 2 Value 5

Think we got them on a bad day. While ordering at the kitchen was told to hurry up as they were closing for a break when the bar staff had told me they were open all day. Ordered a beef burger and the rump steak.

After 30 minutes or so went to ask how much longer for the food, to be told they had overcooked the steak and were making another (Nothing on the grill)
When finally ready the steak was cooked as asked and quite nice.

The beef burger was another story. It appeared to be a pre cooked reheated pattie that would have more reason to be on an ice hockey field than a plate, temp not far different either.

Will give them the benefit of the doubt for another try at a busier time.
Not impressed tho.

Jul 23, 2011