The Alchemy seems misplaced in the Atwood area. Most restaurants and bars in the area are delightfully quirky in decor....the Alchemy had the kind of forced, faux-pub atmosphere that you might find in Middleton or a sports bar/brew pub on the south side. Don't get me wrong: It's not *bad*. It's just...odd.
Weird placement/decor/atmosphere aside, I'm okay with this bar. I would happily return to eat some of the seriously delicious-looking food. As it was, we were only there for drinks. The beer selection had some very different choices, which was refreshing. I was impressed that the wine list had a variety of good wines at $5.75/glass or $20/bottle. The waitress was *adorable* and so, so nice. It was a nice place to kick back for drinks after dinner.