A travel-themed restaurant? I'm in!…read more
Alchemist Cafe Bistro.. oh how did I ever forget about you? I remember coming here for Couch Surfing meetups when I first moved to Hong Kong. I remember liking the place, but was only ever here for drinks. I guess forgetting about this place has a lot has to do with the restaurants location, being nowhere close to anywhere I usually frequent. Recently wanted to eat something in Price Edward because I rarely ever go there, and I found this old friend on Yelp!
Came here on a Saturday afternoon, and was surprised how packed this place was. Even though we arrived at a time after the usual lunch rush (around 2pm) we still had to wait a good 30 mins.
I really like the decor in this place. The restaurant is plastered with travel-theme everywhere. Such as posters, items, and souvenirs all around. I wonder if the owner actually collected all these items on their travel? Anyway, its very cool to see a little part of the world every corner you look.
In the middle of the restaurant there's also a mini stage, which I guess musicians perform at on certain days. On the corner seats, there's a big tv showing videos of the performers. Overall, the vibe of this restaurant is very nice.
For the food, they have a decent variety of western food available. We ended up trying the cheese shrimp pasta and the chicken yogurt pita sandwich. We ordered these because its a little different than another typical western restaurant. The pasta was pretty good! Not overly cheesy. But I was disappointed with the pita. The sandwich was just way too bland, and the mini salad that came with it was also bland. Both meals were lunch sets which included a drink and bread + soup. The bread and soup were both decent.
Although Alchemist Cafe is a little out of the way for me normally, I think I will return some more in the future to try some of their other dishes.