The Alchemist bar and restaurant will be coming to Alderley Edge soon with work on the former Grill on the Edge site now well underway.
The concept from Living Ventures is set to open to the public in November. Located right in the heart of the village, the bar renowned for its creative cocktails will be making its first debut into suburbia with their new site on London Road.
The new opening will create around 40 new jobs and the team will be headed up by manager Dave Rotherham who has worked for The Alchemist in both Manchester sites and cut his teeth as bartender at The Living Room on Deansgate.
He will lead a management team of four overseeing the two storey site which will have a capacity of 150, including a 70 seat restaurant situated within the venue's conservatory.
Guests will be greeted by a two storey glass façade, intended to make a real statement on the high street, and a central island bar on the ground floor will give the bar team the chance to create a bit of theatre when mixing an array of ingredients with unconventional equipment. Concoctions worthy of a true alchemist, including the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Smoky Old Fashioned and Bubblebath, will be available along with an extensive wine list.
The first floor at the Alderley Edge site will be home to a smaller bar area, also available for exclusive hire with a capacity of around 60.
Opening hours will be 10am to midnight Sunday to Wednesday and 10pm through to 1am Thursday to Saturday with alcohol being served from 11am. The Alchemist will also be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week from 10am through to 10.45pm.
Simon Potts, Managing Director of the Alchemist said: "We are thrilled to be bringing The Alchemist to Alderley Edge. Some residents will already be aware of the brand from our Manchester sites and we've had a huge amount of enquiry and enthusiasm during development. We believe it will be a welcome addition to the bustling social scene in the village and we can't wait to immerse ourselves in the local community."
The first Alchemist opened in Spinningfields in late 2010. It is a stand-alone business under the Living Ventures' umbrella and was backed by Palatine Private Equity in a £13m management buyout in 2015. It currently has seven sites nationwide (two in Manchester, two in Leeds, one in Birmingham, Liverpool and London). A further site at MediaCityUK is scheduled for 2017 amongst several other openings around the country. The company has projected turnover of £21million for this financial year and employs over 350 people.
Photos: Work is underway at 46 London Road. Dave Rotherham, General Manager, and Victoria Barrett, Business Development Manager, in front of The Alchemist hoardings.
