Bosses behind The Botanist's south Manchester venue have announced that it is closing its doors for good after six years.
The Botanist bar and restaurant on School Lane in Didsbury will be ‘permanently closed’ from today (February 27), bosses shared on social media.
Owned by the New World Trading Company (NWTC), which also runs the Oast House in Spinningfields and the Smugglers’ Cove in Liverpool, the Didsbury venue first opened in 2017 after taking over the former Milson Rhodes pub site from Wetherspoons.
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The venture is described as being a place where 'resident botanists craft unusual concoctions' featuring a wide-array of unusual cocktails and drinks, alongside a bustling food menu. There are more than 20 Botanist venues across the country, including Alderley Edge, MediaCity and Deansgate, which will remain open.
Posting on social media, a spokesperson for the venue said: “The Botanist Didsbury will be permanently closed from today. Your closest Botanist bar & restaurant is Media City or Deansgate. Thank you for all of your support.”
The news was met with disappointment from those who have visited the popular venue over the years.
One customer simply responded with “oh no”, while another said: “We were literally here the other day!”.
A spokesperson for New World Trading Company told the M.E.N: "As we move forward as a business with a clear growth strategy and an exciting pipeline of openings for the year ahead, we recently positioned some smaller sites for sale and can confirm our Didsbury venue has now closed.
"The closure doesn’t affect any of our neighbouring North West venues and we are looking forward to welcoming our guests from Didsbury into The Botanist Deansgate, Media City, Alderley Edge and Knutsford.”
The closure of the Didsbury venue is the latest in a series of recent shutdowns from some of Manchester’s best bars and restaurants. Popular Bury cocktail bar Propaganda announced its closure earlier this month, whilst popular city centre bar The Font closed in January after 22 years.
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