225 St Johns Hill,
Battersea,
London,
SW11 1TH
0872 261 0123
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Great place to hire for an event! We had my Nan's 60th there and it was a blast, everyone was having a nice time, staff were laughing with us and gave my Nan a free cocktail as she was the birthday girl ;) great location, Battersea is very classy and the Alchemist is no exception! My aunt especially had a great time and met her future husband there! Bit of a mix up as he didn't know we'd hired out the venue and was a bit bothered. He was saying that he was a regular customer (reassuring, I know!) and was desperate for a drink. The friendly staff politely told him that we'd hired it and managed to diffuse the situation, but my aunt was smitten and invited him to join us. It was a wonderful night and every time I walk past I smile fondly at the memories.
I visited Alchemist this weekend,its was a friends birthday. The bar is very classy, cocktails were good 2 for 1 until 10pm on a Saturday, fab.
The DJ ' Dj Top Notch' really knew how to get the crowd dancing, the staff friendly and very helpful, not overcrowded like some of the other bars nearer the station well worth the 5 minute walk from clapham junction. I'll be back for my birthday next month. Fully recommended.
This place is completely uninviting - boarded up and broken windows, tatty building, dead plants etc. Shame as its in an otherwise nice part of St Johns Hill.
I went to this bar with six friends last Friday, following the booking earlier in the week. When I placed the booking I specifically asked for a place in the back garden, as it looked nice in all the photos I found online. When we arrived, at 6.30pm, we were told that the nice back garden closes at 7pm every night, as the neighbours complain about the noise, and offered a table in the outside space looking onto the busy main road. After I asked why we were not till the garden closes at 7pm at the time of booking, the simple answer was "I don't know". Another weird thing was that, even though this was a Friday, from 6.30 till 8.30 we were the only guests in the whole place. We then decided to move on. Aside from this, the waitress was nice and friendly, the wine was good value for money and the bar food was reasonably good, but nothing extraordinary. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with the place, but nothing amazing either, so I don't think I'd go there again.
This place is a safe bet if you want to chill, drink and enjoy yourself after a long day. Staff is friendly, prices are reasonable and the atmosphere can get fun.
Fantastic venue with great drinks. When we went, they had a brilliant comedy night on a Wednesday hosted by Aatif Nawaz from TV. Great Comedy. Recommended!
This is a really nice place. the staff is very friendly been there several times. the only problem is the music.
The don't have a resident DJ and because of that they have different dj's all the time and the music is not that good. if you are looking for a good dance this is not the place to go.
I was there on 03/10/09 and the new dj was rude and nasty he had no clue about music.. La bamba? Guns n'roses?
i dont think so, maybe if this was a rock bar then sure. I think because if this they are losing clientele... shame.
i thought this was a very nice bar a little out of the way but worth the effort
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