Café Boheme

Name: Café Boheme
Address: 13 Old Compton Street, London, United Kingdom, W1D 4AG
Telephone: 020 7734 0623
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

1623 Reviews

£25 and under

French

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2 people

14 Mar 2025

22:30

Booked 35 times today

About this restaurant

Lively
Charming
Good for special occasions

In the heart of London’s Soho, Cafe Boheme has been serving French classics for over three decades. Offering an all-day menu centred around French favourites, including confit duck, steak frites and escargots – all dishes are based on traditional recipes.

The brasserie is inspired by the 19th-century poets who used to meet on Old Compton Street and features art-lined walls, a brass bar and mosaic tiled floor.

Head outside and dine al fresco for views across Soho or join us at the bar everyday from 3pm for live jazz.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
French, Cocktail Bar, Cafe Dining
Hours of Operation
Mon–Wed 08:00–01:00 Thu 08:00–02:00 Fri 08:00–03:00 Sat 09:00–03:00 Sun 09:00–00:00
Phone number
020 7734 0623
Website
http://www.cafeboheme.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
13 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4AG
Area
Soho
Cross Street
Greek Street
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Tube: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Tottenham Court Road (5 min walk)
Entertainment
Live music everyday from 3:00 pm until 6:30 pm .Cafe Boheme’s corner of Old Compton Street hosts our favourite artists to soundtrack any occasion.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Pastries (v)
Ham & cheese croissant
Eggs any style on toast (v)
Housemade granola, fruit & coconut yoghurt (pb)
French toast, berries, chantilly (v)
Sausage or bacon bap, fried egg
Salmon & avocado bap, fried egg
Omelette
Ham | cheese | mushroom
Half | full English
Plant based breakfast (pb)
Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs
Avocado on toast, poached egg (v)
Eggs Florentine (v)
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Royale

Sides

Bacon
Sausage
Smoked salmon
Mushroom (pb)
Grilled tomato (pb)
Avocado (pb)

What 1,623 people are saying

Café Boheme reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4.2Service
4.4Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

West End London
Great for live music

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Café Boheme offers a lively Soho dining experience with "great location," "friendly staff," and "delicious food." Patrons rave about the "authentic French bistro" vibe and "live music" enhancing the ambiance. While some note noise levels and occasional service lapses, the overall atmosphere and menu keep diners returning.

1,623 Reviews

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Sas VIP
London1 review
1.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Lovely service and atmosphere, great place for a drink, but the food is ghastly and all overpriced. Steak full of gristle and a salad nicoise was blatatly pulled whole from a long spell in the fridge, with a greyish lump of dry tuna dumped on top. The dressing had seeped to the bottom and the whole affair was tooth-hurtingly chilled. I felt queasy for the rest of the evening.
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OpenTable Diner
London1 review
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Really love this classic place and we weren't disappointed xx
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Lucy
Yorkshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 6 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Outstanding as always. Best French onion soup going!
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Alison
London17 reviews
4.0
Dined on 6 March 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good food, great location and friendly service and staff.
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SarahS
London3 reviews
4.0
Dined on 5 March 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great place. Just what we wanted pre theatre - classic French bistro
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Diner
London1 review
4.0
Dined on 4 March 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The food was good on the whole but the service was quite average. The waiters were quite abrupt and not particularly warm or welcoming.
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Marine
New York City1 review
1.0
Dined on 2 March 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
When we arrived, we were coldly welcomed by a man and the restaurant was so dark with just candles on that it was hard to see anything really. It took the waiters 20 mins after we had arrived and got drinks to take our food order. The food wasn't that bad but not good value for money. 6 pounds for salad on the side seems pricey. Everyone around us was so noisy that it made that night very unpleasant and we couldn't even hear one of the waiters when he was speaking, we were looking forward to leaving to be honest. Not even a goodbye from the staff when we did or any acknowledgment from them. Overall wouldn't recommend. There are much better French restaurants in London !
Café BohemeResponded 3 days ago
Dear Marine, Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet expectations. We strive to provide a warm atmosphere and attentive service, so it’s disappointing to learn this wasn’t the case. We apologise if the service felt slow or the ambience wasn’t to your liking. We regret that your visit wasn’t more enjoyable and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We’d love the opportunity to provide a better experience. Thanks, Simone
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Emily
London1 review
3.0
Dined on 2 March 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Over all cafe boheme experience was a average experience
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OpenTable Diner
London1 review
3.0
Dined on 1 March 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Ambience was delightful and romantic. Service was a bit slow and some drink orders got forgotten.
Café BohemeResponded 3 days ago
We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t as enjoyable as it should have been. Your feedback is appreciated, and we’ll take it on board to improve.
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Karena VIP
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 28 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was amazing, and the ambience is always so vibrant here, bar also fantastic and drinks superb
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Café Boheme is rated 4.3 stars by 1623 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

14 Mar 2025

22:30

Booked 35 times today

13 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4AG

Additional information

Cross Street
Greek Street
Area
Soho
Hours of Operation
Mon–Wed 08:00–01:00 Thu 08:00–02:00 Fri 08:00–03:00 Sat 09:00–03:00 Sun 09:00–00:00
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
French, Cocktail Bar, Cafe Dining
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Tube: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Tottenham Court Road (5 min walk)
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Entertainment
Live music everyday from 3:00 pm until 6:30 pm .Cafe Boheme’s corner of Old Compton Street hosts our favourite artists to soundtrack any occasion.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.cafeboheme.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7734 0623

Café Boheme

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About this restaurant

Additional information

Menu

Petit dejeuner

Pastries (v)

Ham & cheese croissant

Eggs any style on toast (v)

Housemade granola, fruit & coconut yoghurt (pb)

French toast, berries, chantilly (v)

Sausage or bacon bap, fried egg

Salmon & avocado bap, fried egg

Omelette

Half | full English

Plant based breakfast (pb)

Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs

Avocado on toast, poached egg (v)

Eggs Florentine (v)

Eggs Benedict

Eggs Royale

Sides

Bacon

Sausage

Smoked salmon

Mushroom (pb)

Grilled tomato (pb)

Avocado (pb)

What 1,623 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

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