The Alchemist Colmore Row Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Amazing food, really tasty cocktails and fantastic service."
• "Very friendly atmosphere and attentive staff."
• "Great service, the staff were brilliant with great coffee which they obviously care about."
• "The staff are fantastic, it was in fact the security doorman who offered to find us a table when I last visited."
• "Lovely venue and brilliant staff who are genuinely talented and clearly experienced in customer service."
• "Staff were amazing, really looked after us and made our night fabulous."
• "Service was great! There's some super cool cocktails here, such as this cute one in a teacup."

Cons:

• "The cocktail service is very slow."
• "Service was very slow and not attentive at all - which isn’t great for a bottomless style brunch."
• "Was very disappointed in the service provided."
• "Slow service, staff were more interested in chatting with each other."
• "Left after waiting 25 minutes to be served. Worst service I’ve ever experienced."
• "After just finishing mains we were looking forward to dessert and more drinks but were told we had too leave because our 90mins were up!"
• "The night was spoiled by the rude, obnoxious and aggressive bouncer on the door."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was amazing."
• "Great, friendly vibe on a Saturday early afternoon."
• "The bar is comfortable and cozy with a fabulous atmosphere."
• "The culinary offerings were nothing short of exceptional, complemented by the impeccable service and lively ambience."
• "Atmosphere is buzzing."
• "Venue itself is pretty nice too with a good atmosphere."
• "A very nice and chilled out atmosphere, sophistication embodied."

Cons:

• "We ended up cutting the evening short as there was a group sat behind us in the restaurant area, literally we couldn’t have a conversation across the table as they were so excessively loud and screaming."
• "The music was SO loud we could barely hear each other talking."
• "Music was FAR too loud (coming from someone who often goes to very loud gigs)."
• "The music was quite loud making it more difficult to hear myself speak."
• "Also, it gets very seriously noisy."
• "Now, I don't mind having music in the background, but it was incredibly loud, like ridiculously loud and I couldn't hear my friend sitting right next to be."
• "The venue itself was dark and dingy with a few rusty chairs in the small outdoor area."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The price reflects the cocktails and food quality."
• "We both had the fried chicken and fries, which was fresh and cooked to perfection; very enjoyable."
• "All our cocktails was really lovely."
• "The culinary offerings were nothing short of exceptional, complemented by the impeccable service and lively ambience."
• "The signature cocktails are very interesting, although the bartenders leave way too much decoration in the final drink."
• "The food was brilliant and the attention to the customers was also exceptional."
• "Really good food, incredible atmosphere, and the cocktails are spectacular."

Cons:

• "The main was turkey in a basket which was tasty, but the seasonings were over powering and made me feel sick towards the end."
• "Too much effort on food trying to be Instagram worthy. Prices aren't great given how sub par the food was."
• "Food is so so, not bad, but not really very delicious. Just street standard."
• "Not really a brunch place, menu could have been better provided that their drinks are over the top awesome!"
• "Cocktails were good but everything I ordered was pre-made."
• "With less than half the covers full, our soft drinks took ages and were mainly ice, our food arrived after 90 minutes charred and with additions that we had not asked for."
• "Food was a very regular offering and should be better."