Bohemian Bonanza

It was one of those dreary and dragging Sunday evenings at home....

It had been raining incessantly since morning and around 5 o'clock in the evening, the rains had come to a standstill.

While wondering what to do so that the weekend does not go to a waste, me, being an ardent foodie, could think of nothing else but food. The thought of satiating my tastebuds made me take a spontaneous decision to go out for dinner.

Next came the ordeal of convincing my better half. But to my pleasant surprise, he did not need much of a conviction though !

I now stay at Bosepukur, on the main road. Previously we used to stay at Palm Avenue, just behind Broad Street and the popular restaurant named -- BOHEMIAN was just in our neighbourhood. But while we were in that neighbourhood, we never chanced to visit that place, though I secretly longed a lot to savour its varieties. I had received rave reviews from friends and family, and felt we were the only ones missing out on it !

That fine evening came our chance ! Both of us finally decided upon hitting it at BOHEMIAN, just off Broad Street. We called Just Dial, the national phone helpline and got them to reserve a table for us at 9 PM.

From the moment we stepped into the restaurant, it was a great experience. The staff were very courteous, escorted us to our table and served us water immediately.

The ambience was good, quite nice and pleasant after their recent renovations and the lighting was good. Neither too harsh, nor too dim.

Then came the menu. Oh my God !! The names and the elaborate descriptions took us a while to decide. As first time visitors, we were a little confused as what to order. But there came the waiter to our rescue ! He suggested the starters, both veg and non veg for the two of us (as I am majorly a vegetarian) and also the main course.

The food was out of the ordinary !! I had never tasted things so fine in my life ! Bohemian is a place that specialises in Fusion Food (basically a mix of Bengali Cuisine and Continental Cuisine). The way the flavours and spices and sauces are blended into the food is a real art !

The items were too good : we had Corn and Spinach Wraps and Grilled Cheese Mushrooms for starters with a garlic curd dip for sauce. Then came the Vodka Soaked Prawns which were heavenly according to my husband.

Spinach and Corn Wraps

                                                             

Vodka Soaked Prawns

                                                                   

For the main course, we had Baby potatoes+tomatoes in cheese mustard coriander sauce and a grilled fish with sauce. Both were served with a mint salad and a portion of puffed rice with garlic (for the first option) and another portion of something like Jeera (cumin flavoured) rice (for the grilled fish).

Baby Potato+Baby Tomatoes in Cheese Mustard Sauce




Grilled Fish in sauce

The foods were heavenly. The blends and mixes of the fusion spices and sauces with the main items was just extra ordinary !

Lastly, to end the dinner and tantalise our sweet buds a bit, we took : Aam Custard (Mango pudding with Ginger flavour) and Gondhoraaj Pie (a dessert / pie with the Bengal famous Gondhoraj Lemon flavour).

Aam Custard and Gondhoraj Pie

Oh....what an end to our lovely dinner as well as a not-so-happening weekend !

I would suggest everyone whoever would like to try out new and exciting flavours, to visit Bohemian at least once !According to me, it is one of the best rated restaurants in Kolkata !