Williams Burton Leopardi

A respectful honouring of place, heritage and produce, Restaurant Botanic is reimagined as a naturally warming harbour within which to savour and embellish the senses. While its connection and ingrained sense of nostalgia carry forward, the changing of its custodians sees a matched rebirth of the spatial experience.

A light-touch ensures the existing exterior character, heritage fretwork and detailing are restored and enlivened, while the carving of a new entry experience reinforces a sense of arrival. Inside, the previously traditional restaurant space is opened up to bring guests into the preparation experience, with a Japanese-inspired front row seat to the action. In the centre of the space, around a carefully crafted bar and under arched framed timber details, guests are invited to partake in the finery of creation, while dining. In reimagining the Botanic Garden Restaurant, the space becomes deeply and richly immersive, and balances smells, sights and sounds idyllically.