Alchemist Coffee Downtown (Idaho St)

Cold brew wasn’t my fav but the bagel sandwich was pretty good. There was a hair in one half but the staff quickly apologized and remade the sandwich. Good space downtown and nice to sit and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

The food is basic coffee shop but slightly above average. Avocado toast, simple sandwiches, bagels and a panini press burrito is standard. It’s not fantastic, but it’s fresh, it’s delivered fast and the taste is fairly good. The coffee is above average. The Alchemist roast their own beans. They tend to be on the darker side of nutty compared to other local bean roasters. But the mocha uses regular pump chocolate syrup compared to their next door neighbor Java who uses powered Mexican chocolate. It’s fine but nothing unique.The atmosphere is my main complaint. In general, the music is fine, couches are comfortable, seating is adequate but the lighting….. large LED bulbs, meant to be “Edison” type bulbs are adorned through the seating area. And though they look fashionable, they flicker constantly! They flicker at a rate that gives me headaches and distracts from work or conversation. As soon as you notice, you’ll never unnotice. I can’t in good conscience give this place my recommendation until the lighting situation is figured out and I won’t be coming back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

This is the coolest coffee shop I've ever been to and has so much comfortable seating areas, great wifi, and lots of charging ports (something many coffee shops lack). It also has great coffee and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We held our book club meeting there and everything was great. The breakfast bowl was also

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

cutest coffee shop in boise and yummiest food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Used to be vegan pub style restaurant, now is rebranded as just alchemist coffee, great location and amazing menu! Good quality options for everyone’s taste. Perfect environment to study for a few hours with a good coffee!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is my new spot. The barista’s are so sweet and the coffee is amazing! The environment is perfect to get work done.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such amazing food and drinks and it's me and my wife favorite place for a meal out , thanks for having something like this here in boise!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Phish Tacos, Pretzel, Jackfruit BBQ Sandwich

This place used to be a restaurant now it’s a coffee shop the famous alchemist coffee shop! It reopened again with a new look and different menu! They offered me a free coffee as they told me they’re offering free coffee all this week! Atmosphere is nice and good vibes! It’s located on the second floor! It’s highly recommended! Tasty coffee! They told me they serve breakfast burritos and other items !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fired everyone cause they couldn’t replace a fridge

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I've never been to a plant based restaurant but when I saw gluten free fried pickles on the menu I had to check them out. Hands down, best plant based meal I've ever had. The staff were super nice and everything we had was so delicious

Dietary restrictions: Great gluten free options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Phish Tacos, Fried Kalamari

We just tried the Alchemist Plant Pub and it was so good. Y'all should definitely try it if you haven't. My husband got the phish tacos, which was the star. I got the mushroom dip which was incredibly messy but good. We love vegetarian food, but we just don't like fake stuff that substitutes as meat. They did a great job of making the plants the star of the dish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Phish Tacos

I love this place! The service is amazing and so is the food! This is my new favorite place to eat!

100% vegan! ❤️ We got the fried kalamari, philly cheeze-shroom sandwich, and phish tacos. We got our order to go so the sandwich was a bit soggy, but the flavors were great! The phish tacos are amazing and the kalamari was our favorite!! Highly recommend!

Vegetarian options: Vegan

Food: 4

Stopped into Boise for work travel and decided to check it out as I was looking for a smaller afternoon snack of sorts, and was very happy to find this all-vegan spot! The server who helped me was attentive and super friendly. I tried their iced Oat Milk Pistachio Matcha latte which was *dangerously* delicious (you gotta try it!), as well as the Plant Pub Pretzel with Hawaiian black salt, which was as big as my head and tasted pretty good! ? I really enjoyed the atmosphere, too—the vibe was laid back and the decor was really unique. I’d definitely go back again to try some of the main entrees! Updated from previous review on 2023-08-03