Alchemy Café

Fantastic experience: Such an awesome spot. I love their smoothies (especially the blueberry cacao) and get the Egg Sandwich every time, it is quite possibly the best sandwich I have eaten ever. Recommend for anybody seeking a chill vibe, good music, and amazing food.

Negative experience: Really wanted to like this place because it’s so close to both my house and my job and the menu looked great! Stopped on my way to work a few weeks ago for a coffee. The girl at the counter was so visibly annoyed by having to take my order that I almost just left, but I decided to give it a chance anyway. I regretted that decision bc I ended up waiting way too long to end up with a $7 drink that was so sickeningly sweet I couldn’t drink it. Disappointing as I was hoping it could be my new go to small biz coffee stop but I don’t see myself going back

Fantastic experience: The egg sandwich was soooooo good!!! The green monster also is a very solid drink. Layla was so sweet and made my first time here more enjoyable :) definitely recommend checking this place out

Positive experience: I just spent a half hour waiting for a smoothie bowl. Too busy doing online orders to take care of in person customers. The store was not crowded at all

Negative experience: Ordered a smoothie through Uber Eats and it arrived to me with absolutely no safety seal, leaving the entire smoothie open and exposed. Your menu items are too expensive to NOT take this simple safety precaution for your customers. If you cannot ensure customer safety, then don’t offer your smoothies for delivery, it’s as simple as that. Disgusting.

Fantastic experience: The staff is amazing and friendly, the food is always delicious and ready super fast. Everytime I come in I’m greeted with a smile and treated like an old friend, I highly recommend this place!

Fantastic experience: love getting my matcha from here! such a fun place to chill and all of the workers are so kind ☺️

Fantastic experience: love this place!! my go to is the pb power, sooo good and the staff is amazing! definitely recommend

Fantastic experience: My favorite place to unwind and chill! They have the most amazing staff

Fantastic experience: my favorite is the green monster with ginger!

Negative experience: I never write reviews but this feels necessary. The food itself is great, but that’s where it ends. I’ve given this place so many chances because the food is great. The employees seem to be moving in slow motion, as though they’re profoundly stoned. They often have headphones in. It takes them forever to make your order, even if there is no one else waiting and there are several people working. They consistently get your order wrong, despite having paid extra for additions. Today the person taking my order made my sandwich and she still got it wrong. To top it all off, it’s very overpriced.

Positive experience: Friendly staff, great quick bite post workout.

Negative experience: No milk, the “latte” is made with a little bit of iced coffee, and is not even an actual latte. Very overpriced.

Negative experience: The wait was too long. I had to tell the workers 3 times to make my order. Had to wait 35 mins. Just for them to remember to make my order for the third time. And didn’t make me feel better or good about the wait or them forgetting about my order.

Fantastic experience: I got the turkey tzatziki sandwich and it was FIRE. The girl working was really sweet, I ordered ahead and my order was ready on time. I don’t understand the bad reviews. If you’re in a rush, order ahead. If you want something cheap and fast, go to McDonald’s. I’m thankful there’s still health conscious places (not talking salads, I’m talking nitrates and cheap processed meats) despite the general public constantly complaining about wanting things cheap and fast. Definitely making this a regular lunch stop while I’m working around the corner :)

Negative experience: Normally a pretty standard smoothie bar for after the gym, but the past several times there have been errors to our order. No protein in our drink despite paying for it or simply the wrong smoothie. Proceed with caution.

Negative experience: I didn't have the smoothie bowl, so maybe that would have been redeeming, but I'd never return. The person taking my order didn't know the menu well and struggled to take my order. I got the avocado toast and I was shocked when I received one small piece of toast with essentially a thin layer of guacamole spread over it, red pepper flakes, and about 5 wilted microgreens on top. I ended up throwing it away after 1 bite and decided to eat somewhere else.

Fantastic experience: The pistachio matcha is such a slay!!!!!!!!

Negative experience: Awful coffee, it's really just a smoothie bar for the gym.

Fantastic experience: The person at the counter is always kind and has a sweet demeanor. Smoothies are always delicious and just what I need on the go.

Positive experience: Everything takes sooo long. Delicious when you get it but don’t stop if you’re in a rush.

Negative experience: Place was dirty, staff was rude, sandwich was good though. Way overpriced for an underwhelming experience. If your staff acts like they don’t want to be here, your customers won’t want to be here either!

Negative experience: First time here, and will be my last. I came with my friend on my lunch break hoping for a quick in and out lunch. I get it, it was a busy lunch time. I ordered a turkey and bacon sandwich. However, we ordered at 12:15 and my friend got her food about 15 minutes later which is fine. I then at 12:45 asked if I could just get my food to go, and waited 15 more minutes. At that point, it was 1:05 and I just then received my food. So 50 minutes later, I receive my sandwich and couldn’t even enjoy my food and sit and eat it. Then, in attempt to make things better, they say they threw in a coupon for a free smoothie and free sandwich. I look in the bag when I get in the car, and the coupon is for a free sandwich with the purchase of their meal prep, and a coupon for $10 off at W Nail Bar. Nothing to make it right. I will not be coming back here.

Fantastic experience: Delicious food from delightful people! Also, their soup of the day is always vegan and gluten free — so inclusive!

Fantastic experience: OMFReshness!! I had the Smoked Salmon sandwich....it was amazing!! So amazing that I didn't take time to snap the picture!!! I will definitely revisit!!

Negative experience: Worst place to have coffee. Paid $10 for horrible coffee.

Negative experience: Seems like a nice place with good food, but when I walked in to order, everybody was looking at me crazy as if I wasn’t supposed to be there I’m guessing it’s because I’m black ….it was at least six people behind the counter took them at least five minutes to acknowledge me it just really made me feel like didn’t nobody want me there, so I didn’t even order and just left

Positive experience: My partner and I decided to try this cafe and it was very nice. I will say it is pricey for the things you get. All in all, we enjoyed our experience and look forward to trying new things!

Negative experience: I went at a non busy time to get a take out order. I went to order a bowl and was told they were out of strawberries so I needed to choose something else. I stepped aside and let the next person in line go ahead. I chose a different bowl without strawberries and was told that they could not make any smoothies or bowls because the blenders were too hot so I needed to order a sandwich or choose from the refrigerator. I ordered a turkey sandwich, and while I waited another blender was found so I ordered a bowl without strawberries. All in all I was there 55 minutes for a carry out order. THEN I got the turkey sandwich home and there was NO turkey. The food is delicious, but these are some major issues.

Fantastic experience: Delicious food, nice service and great atmosphere. I enjoy each and every single time. The food is very healthy and taste amazing

Fantastic experience: I recently had the pleasure of dining at Alchemy Cafe, and let me tell you, it was an experience that exceeded all my expectations. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm smile and made to feel right at home. The ambiance was cozy, comfortable, and inviting - the perfect setting to enjoy a delicious meal and catch up with friends. Now, let's talk about the star of the show - the iced pistachio latte. This latte is an absolute game-changer. It's smooth, creamy, and has the perfect balance of sweetness and nuttiness. Every sip is a heavenly experience, and it's so good that I can't help but order it every time I visit Alchemy Cafe.

Fantastic experience: Amazing and tasty gluten free options and the staff is the best!

Positive experience: Just went there this morning for a healthy breakfast. Got the jalapeno turkey sandwich -- had NO jalapenos and instead I ended up eating plastic attached to the cheese! There is a super-thin piece of cheese on each half of the sandwich, but they left the plastic attached to the cheese -- 2 pieces of plastic about 2" x 3" each. Unfortunately, I ate some plastic before I figured out what was going on. I also got the green monster smoothie -- it was quite good, but I couldn't taste the ginger I requested, so I don't know if they added it. I so wanted this to be a great experience, but not so much!

Negative experience: This place is everything that is wrong with gentrification cafes cropping up everywhere. The employees working the morning shift are incredibly rude (as in they don’t say hi and roll their eyes when you try to speak to them). We waited twenty minutes for two hot teas when there were five employees on shift. The food is nothing to write home about; it’s just like every other faux healthy fusion cafe. The cafe itself is beautiful with plants everywhere but it also comes off as generic and chic.

Positive experience: I go here for the salmon club and smoothies when I want a healthy meal. It is usually perfect, and I do recommend them. However I’d like to leave the feedback that the avocado on my sandwich today was brown. I don’t want to eat brown avocado, and I don’t think anyone would, especially after paying $15 on a sandwich. Please keep quality high if you want to charge premium prices!

Negative experience: The wait was about 20 minutes and I was the only person in there. The smoothie was bitter and watery. Will not go back

Negative experience: The dark skin girl working morning shift is rude. Doesn't greet well at least not me. I asked how she was doing nothing I told her I appreciate her nothing. I was going to also purchase something but I will go to Playa bowls instead. Never had either but I won't spend with a business who hires rude employees like they are better than a customer and can't speak.

Positive experience: Cute place to stop for coffee and snack. It has parking which is very convenient. I got a honey latte and a lox toast. The latte is very good and lightly sweetened, perfect for a pick me up in the morning. The lox toast is very fresh and taste so good. The smoothies look a bit pricy, average about 9$+. The space is cute and would be a good spot for getting some work/studying done but there’s only one wall plug as far as I can find.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, modern but cozy interior design, it feels like a good place to sit down with friends. Good and tasty smoothie options, I could drink these any day.

Fantastic experience: Wish I could give it 4 and a half because it's almost perfect I got this peanut butter banna smoothie that was immaculate never had a better smoothie but I also got the blueberry cheesecake thing and it is amazing as well only 1 complaint it's a bit soupy it better better as a thicker texture but still amazing

Negative experience: This place just isn't for me. Nothing on the menu looked appetizing to me. Not a place I would choose for myself, but I was there for a co-worker's farewell lunch. Never again. Paid $10 for a smoothie and a small bag of chips. The smoothie wasn't that great or very sweet. Yes I know they're a health conscious establishment but I've had McDonald's smoothies thst were cheaper, better tasting, with less calories and carbs and almost the same amount of sugar, so how is it any healthier? All thet was sacrificed was taste. I'll stick with my McDonald's smoothies, thanks. Not to mention, despite the place not being super busy and the place not offering any items thst were super complex, I was kept waiting for 10-15 minutes. For a smoothie. Not a good choice if you have a 30-45 minute lunch break. Never again for me.

Fantastic experience: Really cool smoothie shop that has a very nice modern vibe! The service is very friendly and the smoothies are on point. I love the interior decor with all the seating options and nice variety of plants. This is a great place to hang out or get work done with upbeat music in the background. Highly recommend checking out to get your health food fix!

Fantastic experience: The depth of flavors here never fail to impress. You'll need a second mortgage to pay for your sandwich but you'll forget how broke you are after the first bite.

Fantastic experience: Wow great fresh and clean food. This place is an order of magnitude better than your typical Panera fare. It was so good I went three times in 24 hours. We had sandwiches (they even made mine into a salad for me!), smoothies, bowls, and latte. They also have cool drink options in the case. They charge a price for the fresh foods and homemade mylks, but in my book good food is always worth it. I will be going back since we will be at the hospital for a couple weeks. Thank you for the service! PS the bacon is awesome and nitrate free!

Positive experience: Super delicious food! But too expensive for the amount of food you get.

Fantastic experience: Okay so I never leave reviews, but for Alchemy, I must. I wanted to try a new food place today, and I’m sure glad I did! I got the berry cheesecake bowl, and two sandwiches to try — the turkey tzatziki, and the turkey bacon caesar. The turkey, the veggies, the bread, everything is SO fresh and tasty. Not to mention, beautifully packaged (I ordered for delivery). I will 100% be eating here again. Perfect meals before and after my workouts. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Hands-down best bowls in the city. Unfortunately, my favorite ingredient came off the menu (red grapes) but it’s still a life-changer!

Fantastic experience: The smoked salmon club was delicious! One of my favorite sandwiches in Columbus. The egg sandwich is also great. I haven’t had a bad thing here yet. Very convenient with online ordering as well.

Fantastic experience: Casual and fast, it’s the perfect place to dip into for a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner. Have the best GF/Vegan options and delicious juice and smoothie combinations.

Positive experience: This place is great haven't had healthy farts in a long time. Way too expensive tho, think I'm gonna stick w taco bell or McDonald's.

Fantastic experience: The people are friendly, the plants are real and the seating is sparse inside but we made it work with 5 of us. It is gorgeous in this place!! The food is healthy and happy, but most importantly delicious Coffee bags $12 - peanut butter $5

Fantastic experience: First time trying and definitely one of my new favorite places!!!! Salmon club and almond butter banana toast were delicious! Super fresh ingredients definitely worth a try!

Positive experience: The reason I gave a 3 star was due to the awful pumpkin latte. It tasted like hot water with spices, not a drop of coffee. Maybe I didn't read the description correct. The egg sandwich and cookie monster bowl were good. I would go back but maybe not for coffee.

Fantastic experience: Such a lovely cafe! The employees are quick and kind. It’s great buying healthy treats you don’t have to feel guilty about later.

Positive experience: Calls itself a cafe, but does not have the means to make any type of hot coffee. The iced coffee tasted watered down.

Fantastic experience: Cute cafe with amazing food and yummy donuts!!!

Fantastic experience: Such yummy and healthy foods to choose from. Incredibly friendly staff and beautiful little cafe. It's my new regular spot.

Fantastic experience: Salmon club sandwich and green monster! Are the winners! I love the natural environment that plants give it! I love their gluten free donuts!

Fantastic experience: I absolutely love this place! The cashew cream is on another level.

Fantastic experience: Love seeing the plants! The crew is always so kind.

Positive experience: The Jalapeno Turkey sandwich with black bean spread. One of the best sandwiches EVER!! Add cucumber and red onion for added effect, :)

Negative experience: I love coming to Alchemy and always have a good customer service experience. Unfortunately this afternoon, I'm not thrilled about the treatment I just received because I asked for an extra bowl and spoon. The girl literally rolls her eyes at me after I left a tip! It took 2 seconds!

Fantastic experience: The wife and I are doing the Hippocrates cleanse. I can’t speak to the quality of that yet, but what I can say is the customer service was fantastic at pickup. Marina was incredibly helpful and friendly. She gave me a hand taking out all the juice to my car and then explained everything as far as what juices were which. All with a GREAT attitude. Way to go Alchemy, you have some great staff!

Positive experience: The smoothies and avocado toast taste good but are not fulfilling whatsoever.

Positive experience: I discovered Alchemy via Uber Eats. The first time I ordered I got a smoothie bowl and two other items, the vanilla latte and something else; because I assumed the portions would be small. However I was barely able to finish my food because the portions were huge! Yesterday I discovered their iced London fog and the chev and squash toast, both are super delicious and I love them so much that i ordered them again today. Missing 1 star because I've not been able to go in person to their location due to the pandemic and can't comment on it.

Negative experience: Ordered a pumpkin smoothie bowl and it looks nothing like what was advertised on the site. It's soupy and does not have the "abundance" of toppings advertised on the site.

Fantastic experience: Quality food and ingredients

Fantastic experience: Great food!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been happily giving Alchemy my money since shortly after it opened, 6 years ago. I recall being hesitant at first when I saw avocado listed as an ingredient in a smoothie- such a foreign concept to me at the time- but now I’ve sworn off dairy in smoothies. Since 2014 I have had outstanding food and service here and most important experienced consistent quality. That’s key for me. If you want to enjoy the best smoothie you’ve ever had, stop here pick out one from the menu. You will not be disappointed.

Positive experience: It's ok. Google says it has outdoor seating but its outdoor setup isn't adequate to actually work from there

Fantastic experience: BLT sandwich is so so GOOD!!!

Negative experience: Don’t order with Uber Eats. They made my delivery guy wait more than 20 minutes and got my order wrong. No fresh strawberries here. Flavor isn’t great either. Boo.

Negative experience: Ordered chocolate truffles online and never received them. I want a refund. Terrible customer service.

Negative experience: Talked to Arthur on the phone. Probably the rudest and most unprofessional person I ever talked to. Didn’t care about customer service and had no clue about the ingredients of their smoothies. Ridiculous. Will never come back or recommend.

Fantastic experience: I just want to share a moment with everyone, My wife has (hemochromatosis)iron overload so she is limited to her nutritional intake so I’d love to Thank (Christine the Manager) for taking out the time to briefly explain what is best for my wife’s situation as far as what is best ingredients in smoothie and what to stay away from , it educated us both and from this experience; we will continue our business with you guys, THANKS AGAIN & KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Fantastic experience: Great service and great food, vegetarian vega and non veg options fit well with my family and i because none of them think they can live a meal without meat and i don’t eat it, food is thought out and made with care and there’s a TON of plants everywhere!! sat and read my book to some upbeat music and felt super cozy. (: will DEFINITELY return!

Fantastic experience: Good food at very reasonable price. Had egg sandwich and basil Portobello sandwich, both very good. Staff was very nice.

Fantastic experience: So happy to have found this little cafe. Food was so freaking good. There are so many great options on the menu, so it was challenging to pick. I’ll definitely have to go back to try more things. This is downstairs of the Fitness Loft. I’m not a member, but it would be tough to walk through this cafe every time I went to the gym.

Fantastic experience: Great place with healthy options including many vegan options. This spot will be great for a healthy snack, but also if you have a big appetite

Positive experience: This is a great spot for a quick weekend brunch or to grab a smoothie after a workout! I highly recommend the breakfast sandwich and the matcha latte!

Positive experience: Food is really good and everything is fresh. I ordered the egg sandwich and a magic mint latte. However the latte was very sweet and had bits of chocolate at the bottom, it tasted like a melted mint chocolate chip milkshake. I told the cashier it wasn’t what I expected and if I could get a refund. While the definition of a latte is espresso with milk she told me their lattes don’t have any espresso in them. Very misleading but she was very accommodating and got me a coffee instead. Sandwich was amazing!!! And cold brew was great too.

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, friendly staff, and a diverse/healthy menu. What I liked most,however, is that there was no plastic in sight! I’m happy to support a business with eco-friendly practices!

Fantastic experience: Jeff's a great guy!

Fantastic experience: The Best in Columbus !! If you want to eat healthy, Go Here !! Excellent service, super friendly, an d spectacular food!!!

Positive experience: Good atmosphere and good food. The staff were eager to help and very informative. Don’t expect any cheap prices here, but expect to feel good after you leave.

Positive experience: My smoothie was really good I had the Blue Majik add strawberry. But the owners need to let the employees try everything on the menu. The employee who took my order didn’t know how to answer any of my questions; what Moringa is, if Matcha would give me energy, I asked what he recommended and he couldn’t answer any of them. The smoothie though was really tasty.

Fantastic experience: Loved their avocado toast. The bowls are not necessarily to my taste, but I enjoy their smoothies and sandwiches as well. Friendly staff. Clean and welcome environment. Will be back.

Positive experience: What’s a girl gotta do to get the Purple Coconut smoothie bowl to come back on the menu?! Staff recommended the blueberry almond butter as an alternative and it was bland and nowhere near as good. I used to come here a few times a week but now hardly ever stop by because my fav was discontinued. Also, there should be a clearer process for online order pick up. I like to order through the app so I don’t have to wait in line and there’s no clear person to ask for my order when i get there, and I end up having to wait in line anyway because no one seems to know what to do with people who order online. There should be a sign and a person assigned to pay attention to people who are waiting for online orders instead of making them wait in line or making them feel like they have to interrupt someone to get their order.

Positive experience: Line of 4 people ordering, 6 people behind the counter took 24 minutes to get them all cycled through. Crazy inefficient for a place with no food that has to be cooked.

Negative experience: I did a beginner cleanse and was sorely disappointed. I love spicy food and can handle the heat quite well, however the lemon fire was unbearable. After chugging one bottle, my entire esophagus and stomach were on fire the rest of the day. The Orange zing is spicy as well but nothing compared the the Lemon fire. When searching for a company to buy a cleanse, I read reviews and all provided information on their website. After experiencing this, I emailed the manager to suggest adding a warning to these tweets o juices for future reference in their provided information. I had spoken to two different employees and neither mentioned the amount of cayenne in those two juices. The manager apologized and then suggested more juice to try for my next cleanse. It sounds doubtful that they will include more information on their website to warn new customers. I was unable to drink 6 bottles because of this!

Fantastic experience: I love this place! It is my go to when I want healthy smoothies, bowls and sandwiches. The staff are super friendly and the food is great

Fantastic experience: literally my go to place. They had quick, easy, fresh noms for anyone. i absolutely LOVE their juices—mean green and Orange Zest are my favorites. Plus the smoothie bowls and sandwiches are AHHMAAAZZZINNNG! I’m not even vegan but I tried the Jackfruit BBQ (pictured here) and it was oh so good! I belong to the gym right above it and it’s always a great little fresh snack!

Fantastic experience: Delicious food with friendly staff. A bit pricey but definitely quality ingredients.

Fantastic experience: Amazing everything

Positive experience: Was super yummy but over priced

Positive experience: Delicious non-bake energy bites! Smoothies were average.

Fantastic experience: Quick and delicious healthy option!!

Positive experience: The smoothies, bowls, and sandwiches are great! However, it might be bad luck but I’ve had my order forgotten about on three separate occasions resulting in. 15-20min wait for a smoothie.

Fantastic experience: 1st time here while visiting columbus OMG I love it and the workers were extremely nice. We definitely need one in Cincinnati.

Fantastic experience: I LOVE THIS PLACE. The smoothies and smoothie bowls are amazing, both taste and quality. But more than that, the employees are always very kind, positive, helpful and accommodating. I appreciate that so much. I've never had a bad experience and drive over an hour from my home in Dayton to visit. It's THAT worth it.