Fussy eater and Boma?

[gopherit]

Never been to the AKL and thought hmmm, kids would probably love to look around in there, maybe we'll try Boma after some time at AK...

But what about a picky eater at Boma?

I have 3 kids: Herbivore, Carnivore, and Soupivore. Soupivore and Herbivore will try anything once. Carnivore sticks to the basics (meat, breads, pasta... if it ever grew in the earth and is NOT a grain - it's off his play list, though.) Their father (MakeItSimpleVore) is a meat / potatoes "separatist" (as in, not a fan of casseroles or mixed-up foods, or heavy spices.) If it looks like it has "funky stuff" in it, you have to suffer watching him pick through it like yesterday's trash with a look of disgust on his face (by "funky" he would mean capers, odd colored dressings, fungi, and at times, even the oh-so-scary onion. :rolleyes: ) I've gotten him to branch out SOME since we married (he now eats gumbo and jambalaya, for example) but it's ever a battle....

So would a place like Boma be an invitation for complaints from this crew? As for me - I'd try anything. But my travelin' buds are another story...

THanks for any help!

[pouncingpluto]

A lot of people love Boma. However, I didn't care for it when I went with a friend, and I won't be taking my husband, as he's even pickier than I am. The stuff was just too differently seasoned, prepared, etc. for my taste. It wasn't a horrible experience, but I don't care to go back.

I thought Jiko was pretty good, though.

[jnrrt]

We love Boma, it's one of our absolute favorites. But with that said, we love all kinds of ethnic food, so the only kind of picky we are is that it has to be prepared well, whatever it is.

My initial answer was thinking about your kids, and I was going to say, no problem! They have a "kids" buffet too - pasta and meatballs and sauce, chicken fingers, mac and cheese, and even these funky stripey (as in Zebra) bread PBJ's, so they'd be fine. They also had at least four soups, although none of them were "normal" by American standards.

When you say this about your dh, though, I wonder. Everything is spiced pretty darn African (hmmmm, I guess it is Boma:) ), and he may not care for that. But at the same time, there are lots and lots of choices, so I would think you could find something you liked, and I think they always have one fairly "unadulterated meat" offering.

I guess with your crew, I'd be on the fence. AKL is definitely worth seeing, and your kids would have fun. Boma is a fun place to eat, just because it's cool. But it is definitely African food, so I'd go there if you'd like an adventure, and don't mind your back up plan being pasta for $25 a person.

[TW1]

I'm with you Gopher!

We had ressies at Boma this summer that got cancelled at the last minute for fear of Kethcupvore's reaction.

Both kids can be real restaurant-troopers sometimes. They'll TRY anything, but they won't neecessarily EAT anything.

DS will eventually eat someting weird, like steak, as long as its drowning in ketchup.

I need this same advice for Boma.

[UsedtobeSmith]

I gotta say, I would skip it. We have one major picky eater and for this trip I have decided just to pack PBJ for her so the rest of us can eat anywhere, but you have several folks who have perameters on what they will eat.... Maybe Rainforrest would work better??

[cobbler]

Based on your description I would skip it. It's quite expensive to eat there and not have anything you really like or would eat.

We went and we are pretty simple folk. I tried things and so did hubby but we weren't impressed. We figured great, we tried it once but that is enough for us.

[DarthGoofy]

I would probably skip it if I were you. That being said, I love Boma. It is one of the best restaurants I have eaten at anywhere. The spices are just right for me, and their soup is to die for.

It is on the pricey side, so you would probably be able to please the family elswhere for less money.