The Alchemist, Nine Elms, SW11

David Walton left this review about The Alchemist

Visited 04/06/25. Visited previously 19/12/22.

No cask. Basic keg offering of Brixton Reliance Pale Ale and lagers Moretti and Asahi. Range of beers by bottle and can also.

This is a large example of the chain and is by the American Embassy. It is a long glass fronted venue with a polished concrete floor at the bar counter end and boarded on the right-hand end where the regular tables and chair set up looked to be organised mostly for diners. The bar counter is a bronze metal coloured affair with a line of smart leather stools at the left most end of the bar counter. A fabric banquette fitted around the front left-hand corner of the venue serving regular tables, with a large communal table with the same surface and stool set up as the bar counter. There were a few other tall tables around the front opposite the bar counter. High ceilings and an industrial fit out with no screens and a loud chill soundtrack to ease the disappointment of a frugal beer range!

On 22^nd May 2026 - rating: 4
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