Boehmer Review

We went to Boehmer on June 6th, 2023.

We were walking north on the Ossington strip and found Boehmer’s patio enticing enough to stop in and have an early dinner. We initially sat on the patio and were greeted by a male server who helped us make our food selections. After our cocktails, endive salad, and their homemade bread were brought to us, we found the patio to be a bit too windy with the daily special menus being blown around, and gusts of wind whipping our hair around. Not seeing our server, we asked another female server if we could sit indoors as the restaurant was not filled up. She was very obliging and had our food and drinks moved to another indoor table.

After this move, our original server was not attentive to us. He would walk by and pay us no mind, serve the tables within our view and keep stepping. The new female server made up for his lapse in attention and we ordered two more drinks. Our mains were now 20 minutes post order with no explanation of when they would appear.

About 25 minutes later, our mains appeared, and our original server showed himself to explain the food presentation. He was as attentive as he was originally, but to us he seemed disingenuous. Sadly, the food did not make up for his odd behaviour. The meals were not hot, but lukewarm. On a scale of 0-10, with ten being the best, everything we ate was a 5. And at Boehmer’s price point, their food should be at least an 8. Perhaps the sautéed asparagus was a 6 for flavour balance and taste, so I’ll give them that.

In this post, I'll be sharing some photos of the food we had. Despite its appealing presentation, the dishes didn't quite meet our expectations. Perhaps, the explanation could be that chef Boehmer wasn’t present during our visit, so this is what one can expect.