Bohemia Brighton Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "This is a very interesting place with great character."
• "The atmosphere in general was beautiful and chilled."
• "Loved the building and decor."
• "Great place with vintage luxury vibe."
• "This place is relaxing and food lovely."
• "Beautiful, interesting and classy place. The frontage is deceiving as it opens up inside to a high ceiling with an awesome bar to sit at."
• "The atmosphere is the first thing you notice a very sheek place which takes you out of the UK and into Germany."

Cons:

• "Bar has got a sticky grungy feel."
• "It seems that the outside area is not very well looked after."
• "OK at best, tries to be an upmarket type of cocktail bar but it's really an over priced nice looking bar with slow waiting."
• "Couldnt be more disappointed, I had heard good things about the roof garden so went there specifically to see it and it turns out its just a glorified smoking area."
• "The accessible toilet was locked/didn't have a handle so you'd need a key."
• "Unfortunately when she went to use the ones here they was use for storage, with bikes and kegs being stored inside the toilet."
• "OMG shockingly bad. the blond and the dark one with heavy eye make up are just rude in your face and they dont care."

Service

Pros:

• "The bar staff are very polite. Andreas, our waiter was so sweet and attentive."
• "The staff was extremely professional and pleasant to talk to."
• "We was served by George who although being the only server was kind, professional and attentive to us and the other tables."
• "The service is really good. Our waiter was attentive, informative and friendly polite and well mannered."
• "Service is brilliant and people there are beyond kind, never waited a second more or had questions not answered/problem not solved straight away."
• "The staff was the sweetest and looked after us very well."
• "Our waiter/server was very polite, welcoming and professional."

Cons:

• "Food was excellent! Don't come here if you want good service though."
• "Very slow service & waitress was uninterested when we said the burger wasn't cooked."
• "Waited over 10 minutes for a menu. Service was slow."
• "Late night venue, rammed! Very dark, 'patrolled' by staff, rather than helping."
• "The only downside to this place ultimately was the service, asking us to leave soon due to the que."
• "The service, I would call it AWFUL. Our waiter was not responsive to client's request and he is quite unprofessional."
• "The waiters and security staff are incredibly rude and unhelpful which ruins the mood."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Food was excellent! Don't come here if you want good service though."
• "Presentation of their cocktails is also superb and they were good."
• "The cocktails are the best I've found in Brighton with perfect showmanship to match."
• "Impressive cocktails. They make quite a show of making them and the espresso martinis are exceptional."
• "Both of us were quite happy with our food, it was beautifully cooked and presented."
• "The food was absolutely delicious with a good amount of choice, something for everyone."
• "The food is amazing and you can literally feel the quality of the ingredients."

Cons:

• "Food, although prettily presented, was in small portions, especially for the price, and somewhat tasteless."
• "The cocktails were average at best and I paid 16 quid for a burger that was so over cooked it was dry and tough."
• "Espresso Martini was fun to watch but just tasted average."
• "Different and interesting wouldn't have it again."
• "Unfortunately mine was not exactly hot."
• "Flavor was ok but was barely warm by the time I got it."
• "The 'special' Ragu that was nothing more than a vegetable soup with lentils."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "The drinks were well priced and entry is not a fortune."
• "Food is actually great value for money since you’re also getting the 'fancy restaurant experience'."
• "Great cocktails and reasonable prices."
• "The portions are generous, tasty and inexpensive for what you're being served."

Cons:

• "I love going there but hate ordering drinks, the bar staff is pretentious and unpleasant to deal with. Furthermore, it's rather overpriced for a city the size of Brighton."
• "Drinks however are, imo, very expensive."
• "Very expensive for drinks though. London prices."
• "We just felt that the cocktails were a little on the expensive side and smaller than average compared to other places in Brighton."
• "Automatically add on service charge to your bill at the bar."

Accessibility & Inclusivity

Pros:

• "There is level access, and a disabled access toilet tucked in by the Gents, with radar key lock."
• "Lovely little terrace (good for people watching) at the front sheltered with a glass screen - and they were very dog friendly which is always a bonus in my dog lovers eyes."

Cons:

• "Every male trying to enter the club has been refused entry because they are 'too drunk'."
• "Was refused entry because I was with a male."
• "However a lot of the dishes on the menu were mislabelled as vegetarian when they had meat in them."
• "Even when they knew I was disabled they told me I should have entered by the main door and fought my way through the crowds to get a drink."
• "Unfortunately when she went to use the ones here they was use for storage, with bikes and kegs being stored inside the toilet."