Jaded Jelly
09.03.2025
Amazing food, drinks were different (great, but never have I drank something like this comes to mind)
J W
07.03.2025
Really nice bar and eatery with great busy ambience. Extremely helpful staff, delicious food and interesting cocktails. We stumbled across this place after a great afternoon at the theatre, then strolling around sightseeing Manchester including St Peter's Square. Thank you very much! I'm sure we'll be back when next visiting Manchester. Venue and atmosphere suitable for a social meal or party mood.
Barbs T
27.02.2025
We went to this place for a team dinner. Everything was really good. The drinks were very interesting and the food was very delicious. Service was great too. We will definitely be back.
Nat Parker
15.02.2025
Very good atmosphere missy was a very good server, very nice and helped us
James
14.02.2025
Very expensive for a mediocre experience.
Justine Irwin
08.02.2025
Fabulous food, drinks and service
Martha Hussey
04.02.2025
Have been to Liverpool Alchemist a few times. First time at Manchester one. Didn't disappoint great food atmosphere and lovely helpful staff.
Dan Uric
03.02.2025
Simply my favorite cocktail bar, great environment and music, super creative cocktails. Amazing staff and everyone should come and try this bar
Melaina Robinson
03.02.2025
Good atmosphere and the drinks are amazing! Our server Isaac was a gem, needed a sweet drink, he recommended the screwdriver and it was delectable! Highly recommend to anyone if your in the area
Philip Millard
30.01.2025
Had a couple of drinks great service but don't like the Automatic addition of a large service charge on top of expensive drinks Pork Scratchings £5 plus 50p to bring them over with the £47 drink Over £5 to serve too much for a bar
Daniel Kacerovsky
29.01.2025
Good food, creative but overly sweet cocktails.
Julie Forrester
26.01.2025
Great friendly service and tasty food, would definitely go again. Had a couple of starters and a drink, most enjoyable. Our server Emily was a gem 👍
Paul Shipley
17.01.2025
First up the waitin on staff are first class, thank you to them for all they do. Atmosphere, as usual, amazing. In fact the only let down was the food, in particular the steaks. Portions a tad small and no vegetables offered at all. I mean it, no vegetables on the menu, not even as a side order.
In fact, if you order a steak then all you get is a steak. Not even an attempt at a garnish.
Fries are an extra side order, I had the salt and pepper fries which were limp and soggy. My son in law had regular fries which were limp and soggy.
I would be reluctant to go back because at around £50 per head I expected a better kitchen.
Exceptional place with dull food.
On reflection, in terms of western pallet dishes, the kitchen here is way down the charts.
Jackiii
15.01.2025
About time I came to this one, that’s all 3 in Manchester completed. Had a really lovely chat with the bartender and gained some really good knowledge about the alchemist and its history.
kate johnson
15.01.2025
Great bar.
Charlotte Taylor
14.01.2025
I've been here a bunch on nights out, I love the interesting cocktail options. It's a bit pricey but for a few fancy cocktails it's a great place. I've only eaten here once at a bottomless brunch and it was delicious but pretty small. The service for the bottomless was slower than expected but we got free drinks/got to order a few drinks at a time to make up for the wait. The atmosphere is pretty chill though the bar can get rammed at busy times.
R G
04.01.2025
Brunch went down rather well, great food, great cocktails and perfect service. The Alchemist has to be one of, if not my favourite cocktail bars in this sector.
Oscar Maroño
09.12.2023
12/2024:
Second Christmas dinner at this place.
This time the menu was:
Starter - Panko pulled beef. It was really nice and tasty. I can recommend this as started.
Main - Ribeye steak. It was as good as previous year, and it is probably the best main in the menu and the main reason why I repeat the main again. Some 9f my colleagues went for a different main such as Turkey in a basket and they regret about their choice.
Dessert - Chocolate Brownie. Also it was as good as last year and probably the best dessert in the menu.
Cocktails were as good as always and it is probably the best thing on this place as for food there are better places in Manchester.
My suggestion for the alchemist is to change the Christmas menu from time to time and add new options, there are plenty of room for improvement in the menu. Otherwise people will start looking for other places.
Christmas Dinner (12/2023):
Food was good.
Feta salad as starter, really good salad. It was tasty although the avocado was not the best one, I truly recommend this starter.
Ribeye steak as main. Tasty and Delicious.
Brownie as dessert. Also a good option.
The atmosphere was great although the place is noisy which makes difficult to keep a conversation with your colleagues.
Cocktails and drinks are probably the best asset for this place. If you are a food lover there are better places in Manchester, but in general a good experience.
