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Awards
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Finalist - Inner West Local Business Awards |
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Nominee for European Restaurant - Savour Australia Awards for Excellence |
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European Restaurant - Awards for Excellence Restaurant&Cathering New South Wales/ACT |
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New Restaurant - Awards for Excellence Restaurant&Cathering New South Wales/ACT |
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Overview of La Boheme Restaurant & Coffee Shop
The name La Boheme has several meanings including life in Bohemia (the main part of the Czech Republic). La Boheme brings the best of Central Europe’s traditional “home-style” foods such as Crispy Pork Knuckle from Germany, Golden Roasted Duck with sauerkraut and potato dumplings from the Czech Republic and Belgium Beer Mussels.
We aim to create a relaxed environment for our guests where they can spend time discovering other cultures by sampling from our wide variety of dishes, beers and wines. The restaurant is warm and welcoming decorated with restored furnishings creating a feeling of history and longevity while remaining sophisticated and free of clutter.
The chef’s / owners are Czech and have worked in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and of course here in Australia (opened Prague Czech Beer Restaurant). This breadth of experience means that they can bring the best of many European cuisines to Balmain.
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Great food that was really enjoyed. The staff were good and we had a great experience here. Also a nice alcohol menu.
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Mish-loves-food -
See my reviews 7 , 22 August 2010
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This has been a favourite wine/coffee/dessert spot with a particular group of friends of mine for several years now, the four of us are rarely in Sydney all at the same time so coming here for a long relaxed catch up has become somewhat of a tradition even if only a couple of times a year. We've never come for meals, only desserts and drinks but it's always been pretty great with the small exception of one occasion when we shared a dessert sampler which had some very lackluster crepes suzette.
But really in the scheme of things, this is very forgivable. Really a very charming place with lovely unintrusive staff and a good set up where even if surrounded by other patrons you won't feel crowded.
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casual_gourmand -
See my reviews 28, 23 July 2010
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It says BYO but when you get there it is BYO only on Mon to Thurs. Sure. I should have checked the fine print on the website. Very pricey for what the food and wine they offer. I don't mind paying good money for good food but this place is over priced for what it has to offer.
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sabina2010 -
See my reviews 1, 21 July 2010
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Thank you for great night at La Boheme. We visited La Boheme first time last Friday night. Everything was excellent, service, food, atmosphere with live music. Thank you we will definitely be back.
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Martin266 -
See my reviews 1, 08 July 2010
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We went here to experience some of the central european food that I had grown up with. It is a beautiful looking cosy little restaurant and the staff were incredibly friendly thought occasionally the language barrier was a little bit of a hurdle.
The food delivery was prompt and the servings rather large, you will not leave here feeling hungry. We ordered the cheese balls for a starter it was a nicely presented and enough for 2 considering the size of the mains. The cheeses tasted fresh and full of flavour, the mint is an acquired taste I loved it my partner not so much.
For mains we got the Beef Goulash and the Bavarian Feast for 1. The mains were delicious cooked to perfection. The beef in the goulash was tender and the bavarian feast was filled with yummy meats, though the duck was a little bland. The feast is exactly that do not order it if you are somebody who has trouble finishing an average size meal, we shared both mains and did not finish either.
Overall it was a very pleasant experience and we will definately be going back.
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rachgal -
See my reviews 7, 06 July 2010
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I've returned to this place so many times and it never cease to please me and every time delivered quality and taste. Not at all overrated in my opinion or overpriced for what it is and the service is polite, professional and friendly. The location and building is really amazing, and you'll definitely struggle to leave hungry, the food and service is absolutely great and real European. I visited eastern Europe for few times so I now what I am talking about. If you are not a meat eater don't even try to go to this Restaurant.
The food is delicious. We sampled roasted Knuckle, yummy! The roasted duck is great fresh and tasty, as is the grilled plater. The duck canapes are amazing! We also had the pork belly, which was stuffed and very nice. We had the dessert tasting plate, the crepe suzette, great, the chocolate mousse was so good and the highlight is the homemade strudel nice golden and crunchy.
This restaurant deserves more recognition. It delivers much more style and European substance than many better known restaurants in Sydney. Thank you we will definitely be back.
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vertu -
See my reviews 1, 29 June 2010
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Food 10 |
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Thank you to the wonderful staff at La Boheme for making my night so special. We arrived without a booking and were seated outside in the courtyard next to a lovely warm heater. Service was impeccable and the food fantastic, loved the camembert entree. So I am not quite sure if phoenix was at the same restaurant as us. Perhaps, if she had arrived on time or took the later sitting her experience may have been different. I would certainly recommend this restaurant to all my family and friends.
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Kamo -
See my reviews 1, 27 June 2010
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The location and building was amazing, and you'll struggle to leave hungry, but unfortunately, the food is not great. If you are not a big meat eater this is not a restaurant for you.
The beer mussels for entree had been opened, covered in breadcrumbs and grilled until all the juiciness was gone, the duck canapes were dried shredded duck served on dry bread, the only flavoring was mustard seeds, my friends really enjoyed their snails though.
I had the salmon for main, the fish was cooked really well, but it was just way to salty, and it was served with a very bland spinach and cream sauce and the mushroom risotto that was also way to salty and very dry. My husband liked his chicken schnitzel, that came with a yummy mushroom cream sauce and mashed potatoes, hard to stuff that one up.
We had the dessert tasting plate, the crepe suzette was cold and bland, the chocolate mousse was ok, the highlight was the strudel great flavors but, unfortunately, it was very sloppy, like it had been microwaved, instead of golden and crunchy.
If I had sampled a few of the wide range of European beers before eating I'm sure it would have tasted better.
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mdln -
See my reviews 3, 27 June 2010
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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To sum up in one word, disappointing. Especially after it was promoted on Sydney Weekender the week prior to our visit.
We arrived very much looking forward to our visit on Saturday the 12th of June, especially after seeing the menu in advance which included a wonderful selection of different beers, and met the waiting group of 4 already seated. The waitress was quick to take our drinks order but, unfortunately, that's when the fast service stopped.
We ordered our food roughly 10 to 15 minutes later and proceeded the waiting game. During this time another round of drinks were ordered and bought to the table which, I have to say, included a 2nd round of warm beer. Approximately 40 minutes later our food arrived and it left us feeling very under whelmed.
We ordered 2 Bavarian Feast Platters, Chef's selection of Duck, Schnitzel, Ribs, Sausages with Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage and Mixed Dumplings For two - $58.00. And 1 Grilled Salmon Fillet served on a bed of Spinach with Mushroom Risotto - $29.90.
The salmon was very nice and not over cooked yet the risotto was not as light as it should have been. We would be happy to order it again. The platter, however, was not to the standard expected. The whole thing was slightly dry and I suspect had been sitting in a warmer. My biggest disappointment with this dish was the duck being dry as it is hard to dry out a duck due to its own fat content. The waitress did warn us of the dumplings being quite dry and needed the gravy provided. The gravy did help but I still felt they could have been somewhat more moist than they were.
After we ate, we sat for another half hour with our dirty plates in front of us waiting for the waitress to take the plates and leave a dessert menu. When she did arrive and our plates were cleared, we asked about dessert and coffee. Her answer was that she would need to check how long we had left on this table.
I had to ask other members of our group if I had heard correctly, and I had. The waitress returned to advise us that we only had another 10 minutes left on the table due to a 2nd booking and if we wanted dessert and coffee, we would need to move to a table outside in the cold.
My response was I felt that this was not good enough and I would not be happy to pay for a dessert and coffee we have to eat in the cold whilst having to accommodate the restaurant due to their lack of service. I also added had the service been better, we would have been able to leave roughly half an our prior, with dessert and coffee.
This was also very disappointing as we were looking forward to the dessert's which included Home made Warm Apple Strudel with Walnuts and Vanilla Ice Cream - $12.90. We had also skipped the entree to leave room for dessert. The waitress mumbled what I think was an apology.
I feel we were all coping with the slow service as we were having a lovely time as a group. It is such a shame it had to end on such a sour note. Though I wasn't overly surprised by the lack of service after reading other past reviews of La Boheme on this website. I will be telling all my friends and family about this experience and will not be returning in the future.
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phoenix696 -
See my reviews 2, 23 June 2010
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La Boheme was a late dinner for me on New Year's Eve. The staff were great, a little quirky, but in a true European sense and this set the atmosphere for me.
The meals were good, the main being enough to feed a small clan of Samoan's, and I thought this was quite generous for the price. There is an extremely large selections of beer and alcoholic drinks, as you would expect in a European restaurant. This would be a great place for a large group for a great meal before a big night.
This was a very satisfying night for me, interesting food and atmosphere and I would like to return again.
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TDom8 -
See my reviews 16, 13 May 2010
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