The Alchemist, Nottingham

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Alex Conway left this review about The Alchemist

Average chain bar set in better than average surroundings. The Victorian building has had quite a lot of cash thrown at it and it shows. The former Hard Rock cafe has the bar to the left as you enter with seats scattered and dining tables round to the right. Food is quite prominent in the day but allmdrinsk at night. I couldn't see much as it's really dark inside with dim lighting and the music is rather loud but we'll.furnished. this is another bar in the higher end of the bar scale (not necessarily a bad thing with the amount of cheap rough bars) and it specialises in cocktails with weird ingredits. Only a few Taps on the bar with no clips to distinguish and I believe Heineken and Amstell were available (4.30 for the latter). Overall it's better than most and good if you like glitzy cocktail type places but was way too crowded and loud in my opinion. A few better beers and making it more pub/beer drinker friendly and it could be a lot better. Unlikely to go again out if choice but better than some similar places, mainly from the lack of dick heads not willing to pay the higher prices.

On 4^th August 2019 - rating: 4
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