The Alchemist Nottingham

Absolutely loved it here. it's not just a meal and drinks, it's a full blown experience that kept us talking about the place for days to come.

Just an amazing experience to eat here, even with family and the food was really good, small what you get but delicious.The drinks were out of this world, looked amazing, and tasted delicious! The atmosphere is absolutely fantastic! The staff was lovely, but the guy that was serving us seemed to forget some food items to have ordered and had to ask twice. One of my family members had ordered the BBQ chicken but got pork instead. He did apologise and offered to get the right thing, but everything seemed to be fine afterwards. Still 5 stars for me, such a truly amazing and beautiful place to eat or even just to have drinks. Definitely recommend this place to other friends and family that visit Nottingham! Hands down the best.

I wish I took more photos. We went for a bottomless brunch. Our waitress was super friendly and gave amazing and welcoming service. The food was really good, I need to go back for more! And the cocktails... they make some amazing cocktails which are in the bottomless brunch. You want an fun brunch.. choose there! Will definitely head back!

Amazing collection of cocktails and other drinks well prepared and presented.We went out for a stag do and just popped in for a drink or two and we ended up drinking for about two hours, shots and fancy cocktails!Wonderful experience, good fair prices and friendly atmosphere!Every time I’m in Nottingham, I stop by and have something new and exciting!Keep up the good work!

Such a fun experience! The wide range of cocktails was very interesting to read through and choose from. We booked a table in advance as there was 6 of us so wanted to make sure we could sit down and enjoy our cocktails. The staff was super friendly and had great recommendations. The cocktails was super tasty! It was so much fun watching them add on the extras of the cocktails to give them that quirky vibe! We did have to wait a while between drinks but was understandable as they were very busy! 10/10 experience and would 100% go again!

Very interactive, great food and drinks. We were worried about the menu at first glance, but all the food we had was exceptionally good.The drinks are moderately priced but worth the money. Shame the toilets are quite a distance away from the main area, think a general weatherspoons distance. Friendly staff couldn't do enough for us. Kids Bento Box is great

Great place to go. Food is really nice and well portioned with an extravagant twist on each dish. Staff are fantastic, polite and accommodating. The drinks menu is outright fun they're unusual and presented in a quirky way that suits the environment. The place is decorated/themed as though it were a set from s Jekyll and Hyde adaption, it makes a unique experience that I'd recommend to anybody.

My boyfriend and I walked into the Alchemist Nottingham with high hopes, it being his first time and me excited to share the theatrical experience with him. We were greeted by a waitress with little character, (no smiles here) and ushered to our table. I remained positive, wanting to make sure my boyfriend had the full effect of what I have known of the Alchemist from previous visits to various locations. We ordered drinks and food simultaneously, and underwent an unacceptable wait which was recognised by who we assume was the manager of the evening, who told us they ‘hadn’t forgotten about us’ (which was reassuring, being the only customers at this point). Strangely, half of my own drink arrived and was plonked down with no further instruction. This was almost immediately followed by our food. Feeling pretty hungry at this point, we tucked in and then 5 minutes later the remainder of my drink arrived, served by another member of the team. So by this point, we had interacted with 3 different people. I think there’s a saying about too many cooks around the broth. This led onto a disorganised explanation of what to do next with my drink, I believe the member of staff was under the assumption I should know as the customer how to continue? For anyone who has been to the Alchemist before, you’ll understand this isn’t the norm and some assembly is required. The criticism here is, particularly as we were 1 of 2 seated tables at this point, it would’ve made much more sense to simply be waited by just the one member of staff. It felt as if, because it was quiet in the restaurant, those members of staff present were stumbling over each other on what to do.Anyway, still remaining positive, we opened up a dessert menu having finished our main meal and were greeted by a dead bug. I called a member of staff over and asked them what the normal process was for guests who are given a menu containing dead bugs, and he was unsure how to proceed but no apology followed and we were asked ‘where the bug came from’. I explained certainly not us, and I said ‘a free drink wouldn’t go a miss to rectify the issue’. The member of staff then swept the menu from the table and, unsurprisingly, the offending bug fell to the floor. He turns around and explains ‘it’s fallen on the floor’ and, at this point, it’s hard to find the words. ‘No beep Sherlock’ one wants to say!The manager from earlier in the evening comes over with the one gratuity drink and arrogantly says ‘I’ve brought this over for the horrible experience you had with a dead fly’. I explained it wasn’t a dead fly, but thanks anyway. At this point, still no apology.Safe to say, the service charge was removed from our bill and sadly, whilst I still remain a fan of the chain, I wouldn’t recommend the Alchemist Nottingham to friends visiting the city.