Alchemy Café - Murphys, California

Nicole Blackwell

The white mac & cheese was very good, The peanut butter chocolate cake is definitely share size. Its good and very rich. This was our first time here and we really enjoyed our visit. Prices were reasonable and parking was very easy to find.

Prune and Leo

There are few restaurant in Murphys so we thought that good reviews would lead to a good experience, we were wrong.
$40 for a fish dish, $20 for a salad, $28 for a polenta… what is this place?
The portions are ridiculous and the price prevents any appetizer on top of a main dish (or you’ll be at $100+ for 2)
The food isn’t even very tasty, good but not extraordinary.
Service was good and fast, but offering a salad without bread is still weird to me. Or having uncomfortable outdoor chairs? Why?
Dessert was bigger portion than a main dish, but quite horrible, it looked like they shopped all the worst ingredients at Safeway and put it together, overly sweet, no taste.

Kristen Pfund

This restaurant has gone down in quality. Burger was dry and tasted previously frozen, risotto was cold and the well known meat loaf was burnt. Gave 2 stars incase it’s just an off night but it was a bummer because our previous experience would have been 5 star.

Glenn Reynolds

Two of us had dinner. We were pleasantly surprised by this venue. The ambiance is nice with a fireplace and candles. Our server was very cheerful. The menu had enough diversity to stand out from other restaurants in Murphys. The quality of the food was excellent and the food came out in a timely manner. We had the gold nugget bread which is about as good a cheese bread appetizer as we have ever had the chicken curry soup was superb with excellent seasonal ingredients highly recommended. The capris salad was delicious fresh and unusual. Really good. The fried chicken was also very good. The dessert menu looked ok but we were too full. Dinner for two was about $80.

Rebecca Goodrich

My husband and I went on a Sunday evening, it was very busy; There were only two waitresses to handle all the tables, bar tending, busing tables, hosting, etc

While one gal was clearly stressed out, our waitress Niana handled it in a calm, collected way. From our table I could hear one of the chefs yelling at the waitresses, not sure if he was the one who was getting orders wrong.

We could tell it was an off night for a great place we’d like to go back to.

We tried the polenta, ribeye, and beet salad.

Thank You Niana for making our experience as good as possible amidst the chaos!

Mark Young

I had the lamb special, and you got 2 small lamb chops that were too rare. The Chocolat stout was delicious, and the bread pudding was yummy. My wife's steak was overcooked for medium. Our waiter was very good, he was super nice.

Keursten Jourdan

We came in close to when their lunch hours were closing but we were warmly greeted and welcomed. We were encouraged to try the meatloaf and I have zero regrets. Hands down the best meatloaf I have ever had and I don’t even like meatloaf. The apple walnut bread dessert was also yummy.

christine

I really wanted to love this restaurant but unfortunately the food was just not that good. Simply put the prices are too high for the quality of food I received. The dishes rely to heavily on a lot of butter/fat and way too much sub-par sauce. Unfortunately I will not be retuning.