Cocktailbar & Restaurant Botanero — Restaurant in Rotterdam

EDIT: Adding those fake reviews by Vicky Lin and Irene Groeneveld is not going to change anything about our awful experience and how our night was ruined. It’s just embarrassing and way too obvious, try better. This review about our racist experience has also been posted on Red already.

Horrible experience. Waiters had a bad attitude, especially the girl with long brown hair and a bun on top, and the girl with short hair and blonde highlights. We understand it’s busy, but we came in with 8 people and left 200€ at your place. First of all, we were squeezed to TWO (!) small square tables with 8 people, which would normally be for 4. They straight up told us to give up a table, no apology and very rude tone. Even though there were plenty of other available tables, so they didn’t have to do this. Afterwards, those two ladies kept walking around our group and making passive aggressive eye contact before eventually asking us to leave. This is not how should you treat a group that has spent so much money, only to be kicked out. We were uncomfortable the whole time and will definitely not be coming again. Change your bad and racist attitude and check on your employees for this poor service and...

FINALLY GREAT TACOS IN ROTTERDAM!!! But ALSO, great service AND cocktails?!?! SI SEÑOR!!! 🫡🫡🫡

I'm Mexican and a foodie, so it was my goal to find great tacos here.... and I can happily say that these are truly FANTASTIC!

I had the lechon and birria tacos. The lechon was soft, juicy and perfectly cooked and the birria.... wow.... one bite and you'll go to taco heaven 😋 These tacos are like they should be: a PUNCH of flavor with every bite 🙌

Oh but it doesnt end here! 💅 They also have fantastic cocktails and a quite nice selection of Mezcal bottles, which is a rare find in Rotterdam.

Last but not least, the service is super friendly, gives great recommendations, and is attentive.

Atmosphere wise, it starts quite nice and chill around 6-7pm; but once the food is over and the drinks keep coming, it definitely becomes a more lively...

We came here on a Friday evening as a large group of colleagues, almost 20 people, and luckily—despite having a reservation inside—we were able to find a spot outside thanks to the lovely weather.

Following the waiter’s recommendation, I ordered a Paloma, and it was truly delicious—lightly sweet, easy to drink, and very refreshing! I even ordered a second one.

We shared some nachos to start. They were tasty, but I was expecting something with ground meat—instead, it came with just cheese sauce, spicy sauce, and chips.

For taco, I had ‘Birria’ —the pulled beef and the melted cheese, and it was delicious.

The service was a bit slow and there were a few mix-ups here and there, but considering it was a busy Friday night and we were a large group, I think it was all within an...