Alchemy Bar and Restaurant in Croydon

Great atmosphere Mr Kennedy 👏🏾 excellent hospitality attentive throughout. Birthday celebration 🎂 the delicious Caribbean food was tasty well cooked and presented. Good music vibes and friendly crowd.

Celebrated 50th birthday wish was good. venue good. Parking could be better.

It was a private birthday party. Large venue. Friendly staff.

This is a club that fits the bill as described and has good music with a good vibe. It could do with a bit of freshening up but essentially its a good place for a nice night out. The security team were great and made the experience of getting in run smoothly. The co owners Debbie and Ras Debo were great too. Will definitely go again.

What a beautiful Saturday evening I had at the Alchemy Such lovely staff, and divine atmosphere. The music was the icing on the cake f0r me, I enjoyed every second. And i didn't want the night to end 🎶 Truly lovely place to go, and enjoy some good reggae music - maybe you'll see some ole friends or possible u will make some new ones 😀 🍸 🍷 💃

I celebrated my birthday there Saturday night, I had a great night , I can recommend to anyone nice place..

Excellent food, excellent environment and excellent customer service thank you Alchemy I will be coming back

If you want a great night. Fantastic music, location. Bar staff are amazing 👏🏼 😍

Went there for my daughter s 40 great night out

Have been trying to book again today but phone number is saying not available each time I phone please can some one update as I would like to book ..Thanku

Nice evening events cheap drinks

Beautiful hospitality from staff and djs Marcus drama and Galister play so well together😍as all the djs ❤️represented 👑👑👑👑to many to mention. LOVING THE VIBES.

Went for a party nice size venue haven't tried the catering part of things so can't comment.

Great place and entertainment. Good vibes

Very poor service when it comes surfing customers at the bar. I personally think they need to be trained on how to deal with customers when it gets busy. I was standing at the bar for 20min minutes and no came to me at all. Second problem was there is No Air conditioning. You can not hold a function knowing that there is no air conditioning. That definitely has to get fixed before they have a never function. Train your bar staff and get air conditioning. Other then those two things its ok.

The Venue is left , off Park Street, Croydon CR0 1YJ. Public Transport connections Buses 468 and 60 last stop turn left on St George's Walk and Tram nearby. Alchemy has a relaxed comfortable atmosphere, Mr Kennedy welcomed my guest in person and was attentive throughout our party 🍾🥂 music was great, entertainer was Mystic Messenger who did a showcase of course we joined in 😆 and a Q&A. Debbie served at the bar, the table service was polite, and informative about menu and drinks, Chantell and DJ Stylee played great reggae music 💃💃 My guest requested Rare Groove tunes and we all had so much laughter. Best the Jamaican food was delicious, waiting was not in vain, curry goat, jerk chicken, sticky chicken, breaded prawns, rice an peas and vegetarian stew peas food served hot and freshly prepared. The hospitality attentive and music was cool. Alchemy a Relaxed and Easy place to be. NB: The Graffiti shop shutters next door a great back drop for our fun quirky birthday photographs. Big up Mr.Doodle my sister loves ya art! Alchemy is a good social space I will be returning for karaoke 🎤 roller skaters and weekly social community events. I recommend 🦁

The Venue is left , off Park Street, Croydon CR0 1YJ. Public Transport connections Buses 468 and 60 last stop turn left on St George's Walk and Tram nearby. Alchemy has a relaxed comfortable atmosphere, staff were attentive throughout our party 🍾🥂 music was great, entertainer was Mystic Messenger did a showcase of course we joined in 😆 Debbie served at the bar, was polite, and informative about menu and drinks, Chantell and DJ Stylee played great reggae music 💃💃 My guest requested Rare Groove tunes and we all had so much laughter. Best Jamaican food was delicious, waiting was not in vain, curry goat, jerk chicken, sticky chicken, breaded prawns, rice an peas and vegetarian stew peas food served hot and freshly prepared. The hospitality attentive and music was cool. Alchemy a Relaxed and Easy place to be. NB: The Graffiti shop shutters next door a great back drop for our fun quirky birthday photographs .thank.you

Saw Freddy McGregor here fantastic, food is good staff are lovely . Really nice place. Found parking so I was happy

Perfect place to be when you want to have fun and hear great music. Fantastic staff with welcoming smiles and attitude. Love here like cooked food. If I could give 10 stars I would.

Bad service took nearly and hour to serve food and didn't have what I wanted not happy!

Lovely place with great staff and very well managed

Such a warm friendly place and good food

Excellent, will definitely be back

Atmosphere friendly & welcoming, good food, great music, an all-round brilliant night. Can't wait to go again

Not my cup of tea , young people seem to like it , go see for yourself

Enjoying my coffee & kids enjoyed the ice cream

Lovely bar. very clean food was really nice so was the staff. Highly recommended.

Exactly what I would expect from Alchemy. Good food, good price, good service, clean and well staffed.

Great for catching up with friends over dinner. Few beers and great food. Great place and reasonably price .Highly recommend.

Good food , friendly staff ,great cocktails relaxing vibe.Great vibes for friends and family.

Went in there at the the evening brilliant end of the evening

Lovely food, warm welcome excellent vibe

The food here is really good, fresh, flavour amazing. Service was excellent too. I’ll eat here again for sure 🤩🤩 Brown stew chicken, rice and peas, veg and dumplings 🤩🤪🤤

good food friendly staff great cocktails relaxing vibe

Certain 1 star reviewers don't know taste. I love Alchemy, they know how to cook, hence the five stars. the customer service is good, but most importantly they can relate to peoples needs, in terms of taste. the staff at alchemy are willing to make your dining experience worth while, and the food is affordable. i recommend this restaurant to anyone. Welcoming atmosphere and friendly service. Good selection of drinks and pool table made for a great time had by everyone that came. The food is cooked to perfection and I was blown away by the sticky chicken! The menu can be ordered from as a main meal or we order different dishes to enjoy like a tapas style. Would recommend to everyone!

Love this place great vibes for friends and family a like 5**

Good atmosphere .Good d.j set.

Terrible parking great venue wont be there for long they are building residential properties close by enjoy it while it lasts

A lovely setting with friendly and accommodating bar staff.

Nice venue, loads of atmosphere. A must go for an authentic Jamaican night out!!

Loved it food was so lovely. Lovely people to thanks for good evening

The set was accousticaly good. Nice size venue for a private function.

Too much riff raff if i could give 0 stars a i would security are no good at

Very nice place for a good rave had a wonderful time last night.

Went to a Sir Lloyd dance...'Studio One and Treasure Island,'...real old time music..some wicked tunes...venue not bad friendly staff

I found this restaurant on face book and have been desperate to try it, so last week me and my friend travelled all the way from lewisham to try out their buffet. We arrived and it was closed 😞, we called and no one answered, we visited a few shops to see if maybe they opened later but was told they don't open much anymore through the day. Disappointed to say the least but through walking round Croydon we found a pop up place to eat so at least we got to eat. I think this should be advertised that you are not open to avoid others being disappointed

Nice Venue and the owner, Debbie is so lovely! ❤️

Amazing atmosphere, GREAT music, friendly staff members, makes you feel welcomed and safe. Food is also fantastic for such a great price! Will definitely be going again!

Great night out for a 50th birthday party

Came in for lunch today, good authentic Caribbean food, oxtail stew was delicious.

Would go again, nice food and friendly staff.

The food is nice but I was surprised being served. Why call it a buffet? And you have to ring the bell to get the chef to come serve you.

Nice set up.polite,friendly staff. Great set by MR Freddie McGregor....

Great good, good service, good music

Lovely venue, drinks are good prices and they sale food!!! It was lovely. I went at night as they are also open in the day great music too.

The set in this place is nice for a artist this is hard to find you can hire for events it's got a stage and a live set

Very nice clean place. Lovely staff

Nice venue, staff & security staff friendly, drinks good price..

Amazing food and atmosphere. Venue hire and club nights on the weekend too.

Great place to see live artist. Great atmosphere drinks are reasonable. Nice evening out.

Delicious food, attentive staff, good music

A good place to start the weekend off with a meal and party

Good location and atmosphere. Air conditioning could be improved

Nice venue great for family functions

Really nice food and nice freindly atmosphere defo worth goin

My brother held his birthday party 🎈 here, food was on point taking into account we were catering also for children. The party after dinner was excellent. We really had a such a good time. A massive ‘Thank You ‘ to all the staff on duty that night. We had a very good night.

The food here is great & drinks reasonably priced

Good West Indian cuisine and a mixture of music.

First time attending. Had a great time. The place was bigger than I thought

Love this place, great food, great service, great music!

Had a really good night, nice vibes and chilled. Food hood night club good

Poor choice of drinks available and a very odd atmosphere

Yes music brilliant easy to get to transport wise drinks reasonably priced nice atmosphere

Very disappointed to learn 4 days before our celebration that this Company double booked and therefore had to cancel our booking. Very unprofessional, no apology from the outset. Attitude was very bad by the Manager Debbie I had to keep chasing her with phone calls after she assured me she would try to sort something out and get back to me. in the end she just told me "its a no no babe"!!!...I was lost for words. Due to her lack of her professionalism, we had to try and find an alternative. Thank God we found something much better with great food, great atmosphere, nicer environment, great music, professional staff and management. Mango Bottoms in Balham. Highly recommended. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his 50th celebrations it was great. Thanks Alchemy for letting us down.

Great Night Out, With The Right Dj's Playing.

Held 50th birthday celebrations there had the whole place to ourselves for a resonable price great food great atmosphere good music.

Was sceptical about the quality being Jamaican myself. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food here. Definitely will be back with the family!

The food is amazing but​ it would be better if you could have seconds

First impressions when walking in is that it is spacious & very clean cut. The staff are friendly & greet with a smile, polite and quick. Offering a Caribbean buffet which is excellent value for money & does not disappoint serving a delicious mouth watering selection. Great for lunch or early evening meal.

Most amazing Caribbean Cusine. So much favour, so much love in the food.

Nice vibe, friendly staff and excellent food.

Not really a buffet if the put a small portion of food on your plate and over charge you.

Gorgeous, delicious food and price is brilliant on the lunchtime deal. Two negatives : service needs to be improved though and the place needs a bit of a face-lift and tlc .

Great buffet lunch - the chef piled my plate high with a large selection of tasty dishes, with all the Caribbean favourites included. Washed it down with a bottle of Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. Would like to see more hot pepper sauce, something hotter than Encona or a Bajan one, and Guinness Punch would be perfect. The staff were very welcoming and although the place is a little frayed around the edges, the food, music and friendliness of the place has put it top of my places to eat in Croydon.

The venue is great . Suitable for a range of occasions and easy accessible.

An interesting vibe, but don't feel off put! We went for the buffet lunch, and the staff were very friendly and the food was amazing. The jerk chicken was incredible.

One of my favorite places to eat. Buffet style, eat as much as you want, if you can! As the food is so fulling and tasty, i am always full after the first plate. Lots of different food on offer e.g curry goat, jerk chicken stew chicken oxtail, sticky chicken and much more. Great place to eat and you get quality fresh food for a good prices.👍

Nice quaint for private psrties

I love alchemy great food great drinks and fabulous staff always a good day when you've been to alchemy

Family lunch and regular visits to restaurant and bar; never been disappointed by neither food nor service. Friday nights are a blast as after dinner there is a DJ playing; that's when things really get nice in there. :)

Never enough food. Female staff very rude and arrogant

Welcoming atmosphere and friendly service. Good selection of drinks and pool table made for a great time had by everyone that came. The food is cooked to perfection and I was blown away by the sticky chicken! The menu can be ordered from as a main meal or we order different dishes to enjoy like a tapas style. Would recommend to everyone!

Great food great atmosphere great people!!!... the menu is brilliant and all staff are welcoming!

nice food - good people will recommend and regular customer

Certain 1 star reviewers don't know taste. I love Alchemy, they know how to cook, hence the five stars. the customer service is good, but most importantly they can relate to peoples needs, in terms of taste. the staff at alchemy are willing to make your dining experience worth while, and the food is affordable. i recommend this restaurant to anyone.

I have been here for lunch several times and this place always has the feel of an empty nightclub at lunchtime!! However at £7 a head including a soft drink it is well worth a visit. The food is buffet style and the containers are quite small, so the food is always hot. Good selection of Jamaican food, plus some fresh fruit for dessert. All the staff make you feel very welcome and they encourage you to keep eating!!

Went to Alchemy Bar and Restaurant in George Street Croydon Surrey on Friday with my sister for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Quite small but very clean and cosy. Staff were pleasant and courteous. We had the buffet which is authentic Jamaican cooking. It was very good indeed and would definitely recommend it. My only gripe was, the drinks at the bar are so expensive I think I will pass on those next time. Long may you last Alchemy, I will be back. DROP YOUR BAR PRICES!!

This restaurant has been open about a year, now. I first visited them, when they had only been open two weeks. Now, a year on, it's nice to see they are still going. The staff seem very nice and warm. They do a luncheon deal, which is all you can eat buffet, for £6.95. That's good value. Of course, drinks are extra. You state what you want and a staff member dishes it out for you. Not my ideal, but it probably cuts down on wastage. My favourite is the Jerk Chicken. I am no expert on Caribbean cuisine, but this lets you sample lots of stuff, for a low price. A lot of the meat dishes seem a bit bony and cut into small pieces. Reggae music playing in the background adds to the atmosphere, though it's not too loud for conversation. The décor feels more bar, than restaurant and seems a bit worn. New management redeveloped the establishment as a Caribbean eatery, after a previous occupant failed, doing something else. Overall, I thought the food was better on my first visit, but still good value for the money. It makes a nice change from the big, corporate, chain restaurants.

Tasty experience!! Xmas menu and the food was well cooked and very tasty. In addition to the main, turkey, I had a side of jerk chicken, curry goat and ox tail. All were cooked to tenderness and offered a unique twist to the dish. The steamed mixed vegetables were slightly sweet and just right. The evening atmosphere is superb with a selection of music by the live DJ. A pleasant dinning experience with entertainment.