LA VIE BOHEME - 3.0

The great thing about Hauz Khas Village is the vibe. With groovy fixtures, psychedelic murals, quirky bric-a-brac and scenic terraces, there is certainly no denying the abundance of ambience. And that is precisely what Boheme is full of; that wonderful feeling. 
Sure after the tunnel vision of five flights of stairs anything would look nice but we’re not just compensating here. Boheme takes the prize for the best view in all of Hauz Khas Village. Overlooking a beautiful lake which from time to time spurts out an accidental but glorious fountain.
You have truly reached the summit, but now what? Well grab a seat of course, there’s one for everyone. Bar chairs for the soul searchers with an infinite view of the lake. The romantics can grab the “couple tables” tucked away at the back, large round tables for the masses. And for those dainty souls, most poxed by the weather, have an entire indoor section for themselves. So once you’ve wandered around, soaked in all the clever nooks and trinkets, and found some cush for your tush, you are invited a peak at the menu.

Photo By Karan Panda

The menu centers around Italian with a few other Mediterranean dishes more humbly representing. 

• We ordered the Bohème Special Salad, which had blue cheese, an assortment of greens, olives and poached red wine pears. What we saw and tasted next was especially wrong! The problem lay in the dressing, which made the salad look like something that was dragged out of the lake. And by dressing I mean the remaining jus that the pears were poached in. To its disadvantage the watery consistency was putting off and the heavy use of cinnamon over powered everything. It could have been a whole lot better if they just let the pears drain and make a simple dressing to combine it all.

• Next we ordered a fairly delicious Florentina Pizza. The crust was crisp and slightly biscuity and the toppings of smoked mozzarella, chicken, spinach and sundried tomatoes exuded freshness and flavour. What went a little astray here were the elusive goats cheese and ricotta that were promised on the menu but no where to be found on the pizza. Sneaky sneaky!

• So far we had a bad dish followed by a good one which only means our next one must be? Yup our Prawn Pasta was BAD! I ordered this to try their “house-made” fresh pasta. Firstly, I misread that the prawns were stuffed in the pasta tubes, which honestly may have added some pizazz to this otherwise insipid dish. As for the pasta itself, it was way too thick and heavy. I am all for making things from scratch but until you have mastered it for heaven’s sake, don’t let it leave the kitchen. From sauce to pasta this dish was a fail.

• As per the pattern our next dish was quite tasty - Crispy Red Snapper on Braised Leeks and Cabbage with a White Wine & Dill Sauce and Tomato Confit. Despite the “crispy” snapper being soggy, the flavours were good and the fish was tender. I really enjoyed the braised cabbage and the dill sauce. And was grateful for the judicious use of dill because a little too much dill, can be a lot too much dill. The dish even had a humour quotient to it where they tried to pass of ketchup as “Tomato Confit”.

• Oh no not my dessert - please let the curse be broken! Out came our Kahlua Cake. And just like that I was spared. The cake was moist, rich with the chocolate and coffee, however I only tasted the coffee rather than the coffee liqueur. It was completely devoid of that much needed “adult only” hit. 

Despite the few disappointments the space has a lot of promise and I am definitely going to visit Boheme again. Its still debatable whether the view left me breathless or the hike up there but either way its irreplaceable. I love the creative ease that welcomes you to linger. My advice to them is to take some of these dishes back to the chopping board and only bring them out until they are worthy of a price tag. And to deliver what they promise or don’t promise it at all. Hopefully, Bohème wont just become another beautiful face that can’t be trusted. 


ALCOHOL: YES - WINE AND BEER


DELIVERY : NO


BUDGET: Our meal with alcohol - Rs. 3000

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