Bodean's (Soho)

This is where I discovered the mouth-wateringly, scrumptious pulled pork sandwich! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I didn't even need the bread - I would've happily eaten a plate of pulled pork on its own!

Obviously, this isn't the healthiest place to eat but I highly recommend it as a weekly treat.
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Sarah Highfield - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, September 19, 2011

Fantastic food, great atmosphere and easy takeaway. Since finding this place I'm a regular.
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Gregor
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Saturday, July 23, 2011

I'm not sure what Bodeans would be like if you're NOT using a Groupon voucher, but their voucher offer was a bit of a rip-off . The "cocktail" included was watered down apple juice that contained no alcohol whatsoever.

In short: yet another business that uses Groupon as a marketing platform, then realises that it is either unable - or unwilling- to offer the deal at the low price advertised.

Service was poor too (at one stage, we even thought it might be self-service).

I won't be back.
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NikkiM
4 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Love coming here for the Jacob's Ladder ribs! They are simply amazing. I don't know of any other place in London that servers beef ribs like these. Be warned though - if you have a starter you'll struggle to get through them.

The fries are good, though the chicken wings and home made coleslaw can be very bit hit and miss. Service is generally friendly.

Very comfortable dining experience in the downstairs restaurant. A great place to have a cold beer, some good hearty food and catch a bit of baseball.
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Hopey - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, November 29, 2010

I visited for first time 20/11/10. Food and service excellent. Very good value for money.
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Ken Wilkin
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Sunday, November 21, 2010

As an avid fan of U.S food Bodeans always gets me a little excited. I must say the place can be hit and miss sometimes but on the whole the burnt ends and kick ass BBQ sauce keeps me coming back more....Its far from healthy food and the service is a little off the mark (being told that we can only sit at a table or 2hours) but its as they say in heart warming food.
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Brave New World
6 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

One word about this place - AVOID. Went in for a quick bite during my lunch-break and ordered the pork sandwich - and it was just awful. Fatty, greasy, tasteless and, frankly, inedible. I would have been better off with a kebab from around the corner, such was the quality. I know this place is cheap, but come on guys. Big fat zero from me I'm afraid.
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Matthew White
3 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 3
Thursday, July 01, 2010

Great resturant and lovely atmosphere. l love their ribs and have found a supplier who has ribs almost to the same quality (ok the chef did a good job)
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Billy Griffin
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Rubbish..rubbish and rubbish. I've eaten to another branch in Clapham Common and has been quite good. It was'nt the same in soho. The ribs were hard as a rock and when we made the comment to the waitress she didn't bother to check with the kitchen. She seemed a bit annoyed when we didn't leave any tip but she had more chance to suck her thumb.
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Geni
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

This place was recommended to me by a friend of mine for Southern USA food. For starters, we tried the creole gumbo soup (which was a special of the day). That soup came with 2 pieces of garlic bread. Although we have never tasted this soup before, that soup is basically what we deem quite perfect. We would go back just for that soup alone. The other dishes we tried were their mixed grill (which was enormous) and their pulled pork. The pulled pork (lovely with its piquant sauce from one of the bottles on the table) came with creamed corn and coleslaw. Very succulent and tasty. We had a side dish of corn bread muffins (something we tried but did not like that much), then finished off with a shared dessert of key lime pie. The bill for all of that came up to around £50 including drinks. Not too bad as the portions were quite big. We ate at the restaurant downstairs and had great service from all the staff there. Made to feel tremendously comfortable and well looked after. Of all the dishes we tasted, the soup and pulled pork are the ones we would go back for.
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E Chan
8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Sunday, March 07, 2010