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Alchemy: Restaurant Reviews

Station 2, Philippines
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Ranked #16 of 161 restaurants in Boracay
Cuisines: Filipino
Dining options: Reservations, Late Night
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Dining options: Reservations, Late Night
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Boracay
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Best Fishcakes!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2013

There are so many delightful and delicious foods in this restaurant. But nothing compares to their Appetizer (fishcakes!). It drives me Crazy!

Visited February 2012
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Yummy yummy!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 7, 2013

Absolutely delicious! Make sure you book a table. We battled to find it - it's on the station 1 side of and close to Tito's Resto (which most locals know of).

Visited December 2012
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Singapore, Singapore
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19 reviews 19 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
“Decent but service needs improving”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 4, 2013

We first came here during Easter in 2011 - I remember the food being excellent with good service. Fine dining at reasonable prices. This time however, we were a little disappointed. The beef tenderloin was chewy although the mahi mahi was delicious. Portions were small (as expected with 'fine dining') but the service was appalling. It started raining halfway during our dinner, and we saw staff bringing our brolly stands for two other tables and thought they would be bringing one out for us too. However, they firmly ignored our table and we sat in the rain for about 10mins before I had enough. When we finally managed to get the waiter's attention, his explanation was that they only had two brolly stands. I asked him why he let us sit in the rain instead of telling us they didn't hv enough brolly stands and he had no reply. Pretty dismal service for a fine dining establishment.

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2 reviews
“Lunch is basic”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 27, 2012

No reason to come here at lunch time - very small menu for lunch, basic service. We tried prawns with garlic - 3 from 5. Shakes 2 from 5

  • Visited December 2012
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Food
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Manila
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56 reviews 56 reviews
27 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
“Best food on the island at affordable price”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 18, 2012

For all foreign tourists looking for a fresh food experience on the island, this is the place to be.
Perfect salads and light dishes for lunch. Nice for a romantic dinner at night without exploding the budget.
Most dishes are between p250 and p350, very far from prices of other restaurants allegedly gastro that offers the same overcooked food as in Manila...

Visited December 2012
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