Alchemy (Brisbane) - Bonus Item

21st April 2011


With a trip up to Brisbane for Easter to visit my parents, i finally got to go to Alchemy. Our previous attempts to go to Alchemy have been thwarted and i had been keen to go ever since my brother and parents went there a while ago.


After having a drink in the bar waiting area, we were shown to our seats in a dining room with a cool open high ceiling room with large open windows offering brilliant views of the storey bridge and the Brisbane river. It added a great ambiance to the exemplary cooking that would follow.


Starting with an entree of scallops, roasted chorizo with a Parmesan foam. Great combos of flavours and textures combined for a great dish.
This was followed by a main course of wagyu rump cooked to perfection and sliced, combined with a harissa puree and a red onion marmalade which complemented the beef. Along with a thinly sliced and arranged in a box form boulangerie potato that worked well with the beef. 

For desert i choose the caramelised white chocolate cheesecake which was piped between 2 pink coconut macaroons accompanied with a cherry sorbet. Each part of this dish was amazing on its own right but when combined together it created a superlative dish. The softer sweet white chocolate and macaroon combined with the tart cherry sorbet for an excellent combo of flavours.


To finish the meal we went for the Liquid Nitrogen Gastronomic Nibbles. 3 different flavours in a mousse form that were dipped into the liquid nitrogen and served immediately. Eaten still cold the nibbles had a crisp shell and provided strong clean flavours. However the texture was interesting with the mixture sticking to the tongue initially and then becoming softer and able to be eaten. The smoking effect whilst eating was entertaining and flavours good, i feel that this novelty would be a once off eating adventure in this form.


Overall a strong meal with some distinct quality flavours and nice additional fancy elements with the desert being the standout dish. Combined with the overall presentation of the dining room and the theatre of the food adding an extra element to the meal it was a restaurant worthy of the high praise and well worth the wait.