The Alchemist Bevis Marks Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Design

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere and the bar staff were great."
• "The place has a very nice design and feel to it."
• "The service was amazing and friendly and the decor was mesmerizing with a dark and luxe design straight out of Lucifer."
• "Very stylish interior, with tidy outside area nestled between the surrounding buildings."
• "Love the almost steam-punk type apothecary vibe."
• "Beautifully decorated with magical lighting."
• "The interior design is well thought through."

Cons:

• "Only down side was the lady on 'reception' who shouted and followed us upstairs."
• "In case you enjoy a very noisy place, doesn’t mind shouting while dining in order to be heard and after leave without voice."
• "Now it has become dark, dirty and stinks of warm breath!"
• "The music getting progressively so loud that our whole group ended up not being able to hear each other talk."
• "Too loud to hear people across the table."
• "Came here for some drinks and catch up with a friend. It all looked great online but the DJ was so insanely loud we literally could not hear each other."
• "Feels you are in All Bar One rather then special cocktail bar."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are so friendly and welcoming, the hospitality is top notch."
• "Lucy is such a fantastic host, and her knowledge on the drinks and food as well as customer service skills are absolutely amazing."
• "The bartenders were friendly."
• "The bar staff knew exactly what they were doing, worked fast and were friendly."
• "All staff are very friendly."
• "Staff is very good and polite."
• "Service was pleasant and patient as well."

Cons:

• "The service was really slow at the bar and it took us a while to get the bartenders attention."
• "Bar staff were quite abrupt when it was busy."
• "We were rushed to leave by a very rude waitress and the customer service was non existent."
• "Service is pretty good, although a bit inattentive when busy at lunchtime."
• "Slooooooow. Two drinks in two hours and had to really try hard to get attention even to get those."
• "Unfortunately I had a horrible experience with my boyfriend at The Alchemist during our anniversary."
• "Worst customer service. We felt unwelcome the minute we walked in."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The Special Fried Risotto was really nice, the sea food was cooked perfectly."
• "Not only do they taste really good, but every cocktail is prepared somehow special in a unique and sometimes explosive way."
• "The drinks are fun and finally somewhere that serves cocktail where I can taste the alcohol and that it's not just big blocks of ice and watered down alcohol."
• "Food was amazing I had the special fried rice with prawns and squid and my partner went for the jerk chicken rice and peas with dumplings which was so delicious."
• "The food is incredible, I'm vegetarian and I was spoilt for choice here."
• "The Bao starters are cooked really well and the Salt beef bagel just falls apart."
• "The food was really good and the cocktails were cool, not like ordinary cocktails."

Cons:

• "Cocktails looked nothing like on the website."
• "However, we found the food a bit disappointing - we had the picanha steak smoking board and it wasn't anything special."
• "They charged me for gin doubles without asking me first."
• "The food is great but very less options for vegans and vegetarian."
• "The food though needs work. Basic and overcooked."
• "The food is average, I feel like the food has the same artistic aim as the cocktails but without the flavour."
• "However some of the worst food I've eaten in my life."