Opening in 2012 just across the road from Waverton train station sits the funky yet relaxing Botanica Garden Café. Built and creatively sitting around giant trees, water features and little garden beds, it emulates a garden paradise with a seemingly random assortment of recycled furniture creating a homely space.
Botanica has a large menu offering both breakfast and lunch (it’s open from 8-4pm Tuesday-Friday and 8-3pm on weekends). If you’re an early riser you can’t look past the Botanica Breaky with both meat and vege options ($17 and $18 respectively). The vegetarian breakfast includes eggs, grilled haloumi, mushrooms, baked beans, spinach and tomato, and personally I think it’s the best offering on the whole menu! Be sure to order a coffee while you're at it.
If late wake up calls are more your style the lunch menu also provides amazing food. The Botanica Signature Sandwich is a jam-packed favourite, with char-grilled Scotch fillet, Swiss cheese, beetroot relish, homemade pickles and Dijon aioli served with a basket of homemade fries and slaw ($17).
The quaint café also caters exceptionally well for families with kids. There’s a fenced in kids playground located up the back of the café and the coy fish in the small pond next to the kitchen always draw a crowd. There are breakfast and lunch menu options available for the kids ($7.5-$9.50), as well as specializing in babychinos.
So next time you’re on the T1 train line, jump off at Waverton and if nothing else, grab a takeaway coffee!
By Cara Fisscher
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