Botanic Boot & Shoe Repairs

It has been one of the worst place I have been so far looking for shoes repair. The person in charge, I don’t know his name but he has blonde hair, blue eyes, fat, short height, is just stupid. I took two pairs of shoes there. The first, he said that he could not fix because was ‘crap’, and he will not work on cheap shoes; the second he said the could fix, but he almost destroyed it to show me how bad quality it was, and to overcharge. Also this person was very rude, mean and was blaming about his honesty and good values. Really don’t go there. This person has serious mental problems.

I’ve had a few pairs of boots and shoes I’ve loved, but contemplated binning when they’ve reached the stage were heels and soles have worn away and they’ve been coming apart at the seams. I always plan to bring my footwear to be re-​heeled before they get beyond hope, but I rarely do! Instead they tend to get to the stage of being only fit for the bin — that’s when I decide to call into Botanic Boot and Shoe Repairs!
However this repair shop has never failed me. They’ve managed to completely re-​sole, re-​heel and patch back together boots that were falling to bits. A brilliant shop which does a super job of bringing old shoes back to life, so they seem as good as new. It’s also competitively priced.
Unfortunately one small drawback is that I’ve never had them repair any footwear while I wait — even just the standard re-​heeling. Instead I’ve found it can take up to a week to get such repairs done — maybe a mark of their popularity though. Would recommend this shop.

This shop provides two things students in the area need — new heels on their fancy shoes at a cheap price because they are students and a key cutting service for when they lose their key after a night on the sauce.
I know because I had to use both facilities more than once when I lived around the corner on Cromwell Road.
I wasn’t going to buy new boots every time they got a little scuffed or the sole started to go so I would leave them in here for a day and get them mended for a great price. They have been in the area since the 50’s and know what they are doing when it comes to shoes and boots.
I also love the nostalgic feel to the place with the old tins of boot polish in the window and the old posters advertising all this shoe-​y. Plus the place smells like old leather and shoe polish, an odor that is hard to wack!

After a misjudged attempt to get a pair of boot resoled in a down town cobblers a friend pointed me towards this place. They specialise in doing old brand boots/​shoes eg. Dealer boots and having been there since 1954 have the experience to back the claim up.
My boots came back, if not good as new, but definitely with a few more years left in them yet. I thought the waiting time of a day was a bit long but I get the feeling that was to give them a bit of breathing space in what appears to be a busy little shop.
Talking of the shop it’s full of old posters, cobbling tools and some amazing looking footwear. It looks like the sort of place Geppetto would have been working on puppets years ago. Do pop your head in if you’re passing.
Pros: Expert repairs, quirky shop.
Cons: Turnaround could’ve been faster.

This is a cut price repair shop that reminds me of the good old days where I wasn’t born but have seen enough television to imagine I was there anyway. Located in what seems to be someone’s front room, this terrific, great value shop will repair everything, cut keys and often will do it there and then if you need it. My friend’s favourite pair of boots are on their last legs (unintentional pun) so they break more than most boots. However, Botanic Boot and Shoe Repairs breathe new life into boots that should have been put down by now! Lovely fella behind the counter and they do a great job at minimal cost.