The Bohemia — Restaurant in London

Having read all the reviews on here praising the food, I was rudely awoken from my gourmet dream to the reality of this pub's food. It's one thing to have frozen chicken on display in the kitchen ready to be defrosted, it's another for the food to taste worse than the average sandwich I could make at 5% of the price. The 'famous wings' are dreadfully small, perhaps the reason they are not specified as being from a chicken is because they are from sparrows. At a minimum of 75p per wing one would expect something above the standard of high street chicken shops. Unfortunately they fall far short of even that - if KFC is Usain Bolt, the Bohemia is a kid with no legs. The Bohemia is so far down in a league of its own that I am shocked at how many people praise their quality of food. Frankly the only time I have ever regretted eating a restaurant or pub meal, they must have a special ability that can make chicken wings taste bad. To replicate their wing recipe take a sparrow's wing, dip it in vinegar until soggy and serve. Yes, the atmosphere is nice but nothing could make up for that food. The reason why I'm angry is not just because of the wings but because it is approx £15 per head when a better meal is sitting in a supermarket fridge in the form of a...

Impromptu roast at The Bohemia. On entering the bar is clean, tidy, and well presented. We found a table and within minutes staff had greeted us and taken our drinks and meal orders. Drinks arrived quickly, and because the bar was busy and we had a short wait, when they brought our drinks, they gave us a cup of complimentary popcorn to keep us going! It's an absolutely brilliant idea! (The popcorn was lovely, by the way). Our Sunday roasts arrived quicker than we expected for a busy bar. I had the nut roast, and hubby had the slow braised beef... they were exceptional!! There is nothing i can fault or complain about. The roasties were crunchy on the outside, yet soft and fluffy in the middle. The veg was seasoned to perfection, and no word of a lie, the nut roast was the best i have ever had! And as for the Yorkshire pudding, well, it was huge but just melted as you ate it!! Throughout our meal, the staff were really attentive, they made sure we were happy with our food and had enough drinks to keep us going. We regularly find ourselves in North Finchley, but i have never ventured into The Bohemia.. that will definitely change from now onwards, and we will definitely be back for...

Super, smashing, great.

Not often I’m up this way which is a shame as The Bohemia is an upper north London institution and I’ve not been in a while and it didn’t disappoint.

The menu is ever changing and I enjoyed the chicken burger with hot sauce which was well priced and very good including fries. The staff were all very friendly and efficient too and offered extra sauces when bringing the food and were on point behind the bar also.

The beer selection is always great with plenty of house brews plus Steigel lager and Weisse always available. It’s a cavernous space and is always lively on any night of the week.

The only downside is that it’s not nearer to me :(. I’ll always make the effort to visit when in the area and suggest everyone else does too.

Update: the food menu isn’t as great as it used to be and is quite expensive now so I don’t eat there any longer. It cost over £4 for a tiny bowl of mixed nuts which was a complete rip off. They should just sell nuts by the packet much cheaper. Unless there’s an offer the costs of wings are also eye watering. Have knocked off a star as the food and snacks are heading in the...