The Bohemian Cafe is a breakfast and lunch spot where the locals go. Located at 524 Bernard Ave in Kelowna, BC the Bohemian is larger than it appears from the street, but you get the vibe of the place imediately from its eclectic decorations and atmosphere. The staff are friendly, young, decidely laidback and "crunchy." A four person crew boat hangs upside down from the ceiling with xmas lights twinkling, there are large family style table available, and what looked like garage doors that would open in weather better than we experienced in February.
Blueberry Pancakes- Four pancakes. Meg guesses that there were walnuts in the batter, but they had been ground into the batter so no large chunks of nuts. A generous helping of blueberries on top, maple syrup and homemade strawberry preserves on the table provided just the right amount of toppings. For $11 I expected more, but Meg says they were delicious and some of the best she has ever had (she has had a lot).
Boh Breakfast Special- You pick 4 items from a list of a possible 8. I went with strip bacon, homemade sausages, fresh made seseame bagel and two scrambled eggs, or the carnivore's choice as Meg calls it. It was good. The sausages were outstanding and the highlight of the meal, having some good spice but none of the usual factory made flavour of most breakfast sausages. The bagel was good, with a chewy exterior and a dene but soft inside, just like they make them in Jersey. Not bad for $12, but I was hoping for homefries. No dice,they only do shredded, booo. There is also a slightly cheaper 3 option version of this item.
Coffee- Meg got the regular. It was good enough that although she usually drinks it with milk and sweetener she considered drinking it black. $2 for bottomless.
Iced Mocha Latte- I splurged and went with the Iced Mocha Latte due to a swollen wisdom tooth and the prospect of a cold beverage on a sore tooth sounded good. Very good but I normally wouldnt have ordered something like this. $4.
Cranberry-Pineapple Struesel Muffin- We took two of these for the road as we were heading for home and thought they looked delicious on the way in. They had lots of flavour and were very moist. Meg described hers as "juicy." Normally, the bottom of the muffin is give or take in Meg's eyes, but on this day the muffin got it, top and bottom. At $3 a muffin they weren't cheap, but we are on the road!
Verdict- If it were up to Meg, his place would be a regular weekend breakfast place. I wasn't as impressed and think it was likely an atmosphere thing that upped the ante for Meg. The food was good, but at close to $50 after taxes for breakfast I am pretty sure I can find better. I would go back, but not before trying some of the other breakfast places on Bernard Ave that showed promise. From the Vegetarian angle, there were lots of options on the menu including what sounded like a promising Huevos Rancheros.
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