It's a pity that when you are in a place surrounded by beautiful gardens and the perfume of roses in the air that a cafe can't do the surrounds justice.
Cafe Botanica is more over grown weed than manicured garden. It needs a prune both to the structure and to the menu.
The interior is reminiscent of a drab school canteen and unfortunately the menu is bland and boring (please inject a bit more excitement into it or lower prices).
Paying $11 for a basic sandwich, although fresh, is far too much. Other meals go well up to $18.
The cafe is situated in the grounds of Swane's Nursery (which has exquisite lawns and rows and rows of roses). There are shady trees as well as a couple of gazebos spread around the front so my tip is that you are better off packing a picnic, coming up and admiring the roses and checking out the nursery if you are travelling up to Dural for the day. read more