Cafe Boheme Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant London

Address: 13 Old Compton St, London, W1D 5JQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +442077340623

Rating: 4.3
based on 249 reviews.

Price

Pros:

  • "Insanely reasonable prices, and love that you can order a half portion if you don’t have the biggest stomach!"
  • "The food was nice, nothing extraordinary or out of this world, but really delicious and a good value for your money."
  • "Felt like good value due to the quality of the food/drink and the environment."
  • "Cheap as SH-t rose wine!"
  • "The best value lunch (or early dinner) in Soho. Reliable, timeless and good value prix fixe."
  • "Delicious food and very reasonable prices."
  • "It's simple, straightforward and unpretentious, as well as good value."

Cons:

  • "13.5% service charge +vat. A side of “greens” is now a hand-palm shaped plate of chopped cabbage."
  • "I just want to say '12 pound for a baby Guinness' 6 baby Guinness plus service charge £82."
  • "You pay. 30 pounds. For 2 spritz. Seriously."
  • "Food was decent, although a bit overpriced for the quality."
  • "Charged me £2.75 for half pint of lager - too expensive."
  • "We were charged for tap water. Plus service charge added."
  • "£13 overpriced vegetarian breakfast."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was quick and the waiting staff were very friendly."
  • "Friendly great food and service."
  • "Service was friendly and attentive."
  • "Lovely service at the bar."
  • "Impeccable service and the food was even better!!"
  • "All the staff are always so friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff are polite, efficient and professional."

Cons:

  • "Bartenders were so obnoxious."
  • "Waitresses that don't actually attend tables, you'll have to get your own menus."
  • "After 20 minutes of being ignored, walked out and went somewhere else."
  • "Service poor (3x requested wine order, - wine arrived 25 minutes after arriving and after starters."
  • "Unfortunately the service was mid as it was busy."
  • "15 minutes to get a menu despite waiter setting up all empty tables around us."
  • "Service: as with many reviews, the services is slow and haphazard."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Beautiful space to relax and enjoy a sweet and coffee ☕️ do yourself a favour and try the apple tartin from the dessert menu ✨️"
  • "Great bohemian vibe."
  • "Something about the relaxed atmosphere and the beautiful calming French music, made this a very appealing place."
  • "The atmosphere was lovely, candlelit and good music."
  • "Cozy ambient with jazz music playing in the background."
  • "Nice vibe inside too, a little dark and good energy."
  • "The atmosphere is so charming and romantic."

Cons:

  • "Having a conversation here is impossible, terrible seating even though we booked, noise is unbearable."
  • "It's noisy, loud music, dim lights, candles."
  • "The only thing off was the noise, the place is unbelievably loud, but I guess we should have seen it coming."
  • "However, my experience was ruined by how noisy it was. Painfully so."
  • "The acoustic in the place is not good. Can hardly hear each other."
  • "The place was fairly noisy though."
  • "Very slowly service, food is alright - but nothing special, music was too loud."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The beef tartare bursted with flavour and the oysters were mouth watering."
  • "Dozen fresh, tasty Oysters to kick off with as a sharing starter..coupled with a light bottle of Picpoul...Perfection."
  • "Had many english breakfasts in my life but this topped them all."
  • "The salads and burger are very tasty, try them."
  • "The food was really good and traditional."
  • "Food was great too, we had the steak and braised pork knuckle. Both recommended."
  • "The food is simple, authentic and delicious. Best steak tartare in London."

Cons:

  • "Main Brevet steak- so overcooked it was like eating a trainer."
  • "Undercooked snotty eggs, random vegetables on the plate probably leftover from the day before."
  • "The pulet et frites, literally a chunk of chicken and some very very salty skinny fries, could have come from the chicken takeaway across the street."
  • "The crab starter was a little disappointing as the bread was overly charred."
  • "The snails were fine but the soup was overly dry. Too much onion and no, and I mean no broth."
  • "The cheese and meat platter wasn't that great, can be improved."
  • "The food was awful! The steak tartare tasted only of vinegar, and the beef bourguignon was mostly fat."

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