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Andi Lowe-Smith and Ben Iles dangle opened Boheme in a Grade II listed building following an in depth and sympathetic refurbishment
The 100-quilt artwork deco inspired restaurant takes its name from the note ‘bohemian’, which the owners exclaim ‘reflects a philosophy of decadence and defiance, standing out in the face of current convention’. The interior is influenced by that of Eltham Palace and has an open kitchen and wraparound Italian marble bar, walnut panelling, specialist handmade tiles, and a Moller chair.
It serves a cafe menu of breakfast and lunch dishes including eggs Benedict; waffles with pistachio, blood orange, mascarpone; duck liver parfait with toasted brioche, apple, sorrel, and duck rotund granola; and a soup of the week alongside an a la carte menu in addition to pastries and bread made on-reveal,
Dishes on the a la carte include starters of scallop with seaweed, lime fingers, roe, XO, and shiso; and salt baked celeriac rose and mains of shorthorn pork fillet, short rib, miso, roscoff, and gloomy garlic; Cornish monkfish with yakatori mussels, chowder, cauliflower, and sea buckthorn; and Cotswold white rooster with asparagus, wild garlic, and maitake.
The cocktail checklist has creations that include a Marigold Caipirinha and a Wild Garlic Martini.
Lowe-Smith and Iles are also behind the tequila brand Agave Thieves.
“We wished to gain a reveal that feels each and every luxurious and welcoming, the attach the artwork of dining is renowned at any time of the day,” says chef-patron Lowe-Smith, who is joined in the kitchen by head chef Curtis Tonge.
“Boheme is our dream advance to existence, the attach each and every dish tells a account, and each and every visit creates a reminiscence.”
“This has been four years of ardour and dedication to our vision to gain an independent and in reality irregular restaurant you’ll determine on to circulation to method beyond the first time.”
