The Alchemist — Restaurant in Highridge division

Great atmosphere. Music good but rather one-dimensional. Very samey. Almost no Pharrell Williams, Niles Rodgers, Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson or anything ressembling Disco, Reggae or Funk. And certainly nothing like Rudimental's music. Or anything remotely 20th century. All Drum & Bass, Techno and music heavily DJ-oriented with the DJs shrieking and whaling or sort-of rapping to a Hi-Energy type background soundtrack. Way too samey and therefore not really for me for much of the time. At least there was a trio of djs which helped to change things but only a bit. All the djs were very similar soundwise and seem to be copying each other's musical tastes which made for a really monotonal, musical, audio experience. Apart from that, there was a great atmosphere in 'the joint' (purposeful use of the vernacular or slang there) with the majority of the crowd appearing to really enjoy the music served-up 'All Night Long'!

P.s. Parking difficult and wheelchair access looked pretty well non-existent! Have not eaten there yet so can't comment on the food. And hopefully this place never gets kid-friendly, at least not at night!! (would kill the atmosphere...

Went to the Alchemist club, Parklands, Nairobi, on the night of 20 August 2022, and it was perhaps one of the worst nights of my life. Someone stole my phone from the jacket I was wearing by opening the zip and slipping it out. While I realised it within seconds, it was still too late. And to my horror, 12 other people lost their iPhones around the same time, most likely on the dance floor. The most important red flag is that mostly only Asians or other foreigners lost their phones, none of the locals raised this complaint. What’s surprising is the absolute lack of concern of the authorities over there. Neither did the bouncers/ security help in frisking the people who were leaving the premises nor were they interested in calling the cops. Won’t be surprised if they’re also involved in this racket. Don’t ever want to come back to a place as horrible as this, nor do I ever want to come back to such a disappointing country where such crimes are rampant and international tourists who’re spending their money (which directly contributes to the country’s economy) are cheated like this....

Mainly writing this review due to the terrible service at this place. The food was fine & the folks at the various places inside the establishment selling food were decent enough. The problem was the bad service at the different bars I went to while I was inside to get drinks. The bartenders seemed like they didn't want to be there & are borderline rude when you're trying to ask simple questions/getting drinks. Drinks are also a little bit pricier than many other bars/restaurants around the same area & I'd be willing to look past that if the service was good but it simply wasn't. One more thing that was disappointing is that we went to play a few games at the pool table & the guys in charge of the table told me a specific amount per game before we started playing but once we were done the price we were asked to pay was basically double(per game) what we were told beforehand. This goes back to the general theme of terrible service at this place. Only redeeming quality is that the food is nice & the servers/waiters are decent unlike the people at the...