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I believed that it was a casual bar/bistro type of deal.
I specifically wore my supersoft hoody and jeans before heading out.
I was a bit off, but I didn't feel THAT uncomfortable, just a bit.
Boehmer feels like a restaurant situated in an art gallery. Seating was spaced out generously with much room in between each seat and table. The atmosphere was kind of stuffy, although most diners dressed up, I treated it as a fine dining but casual experience. Because I wasn't wearing my suit, I concentrated on the great conversation I was having with my friends and not what others thought of me.
With a spacious and modern dining room comes a modern and exciting menu. It's a bit pricey considering entrees start at $32ish and only go up. However, they do have a harvest menu which gives you a choice of 7 appetizers at a reasonable price (3 for $15).I opted for this, thinking that I wouldn't be full after wards.
I enjoy house made charcuterie, the lost art of cured meats which has now become pretty common. They had house made sweet sausage, house cured salmon, salmon + pork roulette (pate), cheese, and olives? Why would anyone choose olives instead of salmon? Surprisingly, 3 of of these will certainly make you full (unless you chose, like a fool, olives ...)
The cured salmon was fantastic. Fresh, smooth and complimented with the pickled onions. Same goes with the sausage, perfect with the Dijon mustard. The salmon roulette is much better than the pork, smokey and more flavorful.
Overall, the servers were knowledgeable and polite. The water comes as tap, spring or carbonated. The washroom is spacious just like the rest of the restaurant. The food is good and priced reasonably. You get a free coat check, but who knows what happens when you lose your ticket. It was a different but much better experience than I initially thought it would be walking through those doors. I see myself coming back, just next time, in a suit.
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