The Alchemist Cardiff

Very smart looking joint, I'll be honest it's not cheap but nice to visit once in a while. 4 cocktails cost nearly £50, the presentation was good mind and would go back again. Very nice looking place I have to say.

Great evening spent here. Staff really attentive. Thankyou Georgia you made our evening. We had cocktails and small bites which were delicious. Great recommendation for a different night out

The staff at the alchemist are 5* Lewis bartender goes about and beyond every time we go there. Lucy also went about and beyond was amazing with the children. Highly recommend

Well spent birthday dinner! I am in love with food, desserts, and all drinks. It would be much better if the price were fair or included some discounts. It cost £95 for meals and drinks for 2 servings. Other than that, good service and nice food and cocktails. I mostly love the atmosphere ❤️

So, and for the first time in a while, both me and my missus decided that it was time to spend a night away. After considering all of the options, we settled on The Alchemist. What initially attracted us to The Alchemist, wasn't the fancy cocktails or the atmosphere of the bar itself, "the menu looks peng". Upon entering, we were very kindly greeted and shown to our table. Looks can be deceiving and The Alchemist is quite a lot bigger then one first realises. We were seated, and along comes Joe. Now although the food is great, as are the cocktails, Joe is the main reason I am writing this review. The guy is great! He is friendly, knowledge and extremely helpful. He is a credit to the company. He served us quickly, but paid attention to us and made us feel welcome. Something we always worry about when trying new restaurants is being judged (both me and my partner being larger people) and Joe didn't seem to judge us at all. It made us feel welcome and at home. We placed our food and drink order. The cocktails (well Mocktails) were The CBD spritz for me and A virgin P**nstar martini (now there's an Oxymoron) for her. We ended up swapping with eachother because we found that we preferred the other person's one. Not that we didn't like that, far from it, we just liked the other one. Food turned up shortly after, Buttermilk chicken for me and duck spring rolls for her. The chicken was nice, hot and the sriracha mayo was amazing. But oh my, the duck spring rolls are to die for. We've eaten a lot of spring rolls over the years, and these are hands down the best. After we finished, the plates were quickly ushered away and shortly thereafter, our mains arrived. Surf and turf for me, French dipped sandwich for her. We have a tendency to share food, so we got to experience each others meals. The French dipped sandwich was delicious, with the cheese inside brilliantly accenting the steak. The truffle gravy was a perfect accompaniment. I did love the surf and turf. We did have an issue. When we first received it, we found that it was a little underdone for my liking. But this issue was quickly rectified by Joe and his fellow staff members, and they were very apologetic to us. We told them not to apologize as these things happen. The food came back out, cooked absolutely perfectly this time around. We finish everything. It was gorgeous. But we werent finished. Churros for dessert, smothered in sugar and filled with caramel. A lovely digestive for after a very, and satisfyingly fulfilling meal. Once again, big shout out to Joe! You absolute legend. We both would 100000% recommend!