Alchemist Coffee 27th St. - Boise, Idaho

Timothy Bird

Was a great place to get premium coffee weather you want a cold brew or the hot brew. It is a comfort place where you can just relax and take your time there.

William Fleming

Wonderful atmosphere, ethical owners and local feeling employees. Come here mid day and it’s nice and peaceful with other remote workers. Funny experience: I once had a banana bread here and tbh it was the worst pastry I’ve ever honestly had (couldn’t eat it, I think it was just an accidental off batch one day) but the barista was so incredibly kind and let me exchange it out no problem without hesitation. 10/10 customer service experience. Coming here, you might get something like that once in a wild blue moon, but that’s because you’re supporting local, real people, and the food isn’t made in cookie cutter large factories.

Overall, I love this place. I think if they keep supporting their remote worker regulars and frame themselves as the place to go if you’re an entrepreneur/work from home/business meetup, they’ll really continue to thrive in Boise. For example, I once forgot my printed receipt (I need to track them) and a barista came and brought it to my table while my computer was up, and it made me feel especially noticed and valued.

Kai

I'm trying to love this place ! But there coffee/drinks just taste off? Ive ordered like 4 different drinks, I love the atmosphere, it's awesome. The coffee just tastes weird. I ordered a frappe for my younger sister and it tasted like straight ice and wet concrete (weird description). A lot of their drinks just have this odd bitter/dullness. I like non sweet drinks, thats not the issue, its just the flavor of their coffee. Other than that it's a very cool place. I did try their maple scone and it was great.

Kayla Herrera

I can't believe there's anything less than 5 reviews on here! My husband and I both absolutely loved the whole vibe and especially the decor! I didn't get a coffee but I did buy a bag of beans, hot chocolate, and a tshirt. I'm excited to try the coffee! Thanks for bringing in a new and unique spot for us to enjoy! And truly what a beautiful job on the inside ? ? ps your comment back to the "critic" was really excellently done. Loved that ?

dylan hayes

Their cold brew was the best I’ve had in a while, highly recommend stopping by if you’re in the area.

colton B

My girlfriend wanted to try this place and once again, as always, she had the best reccomendation! I had avacado toast, breakfast sandwich, and she had the vegan breakfast burrito and WOW super good. Meal presentation was 11/10, and food tasted 11/10 as well. Freshly made to order. Bread tasted home made, like grandma cooked it.

Service was 100/10. Super friendly, very knowledgeable and overall just made the experience amazing.

Kaira was SO HELPFUL, and the coffee she helped me decide on is the best coffee I’ve ever had.

We had a great breakfast date here, the environment was very cool, wasn’t very loud, esthetically pleasing.

Melody Paris

There are a few issues that I have with the Alchemist:

First with the good, the service and drinks are excellent. The staff have always been friendly and willing to help me when I’m indecisive about my order. I’ve had the chance to try some cool stuff.

Onto the bad. Let’s start with the bathroom, which has to have the worst sink I have ever seen in my entire life. It makes a terrible mess because it splashes everywhere. While washing my hands it kept splashing on the floor, my shoes, and pants. It’s ridiculously tiny, and it drains so slowly.

And then there’s the bar. The chairs along the bar, have recently changed and are worse than the ones before and those were not very comfortable. And somehow they have a bar but no foot-bar for people’s comfort and stability.

Their hours keep changing without any rhyme or reason. I was at the location this evening, where they close at five, but still had people coming in. The barista was accommodating, but was also struggling to close on time. As I was headed to my car, more people were walking up to try and get a drink.

Hubert Schwarthoff

The modern touch.

Alchemist is new, fresh, if not a little sterile, and quite the addition to the West End.

Likeable self roasted coffee (I enjoyed the latte, but don't expect a high level review as I don't have a fine coffee palate), paired with a really good (and fresh) blueberry bar, made my afternoon.

While the patio is a bit anemic and should see expansion and beautification for next summer, the interior radiates contemporariness, with modern art, grey-wood decor, and some lifestyle adornments that prompt self-assuredness.

The selection of eclectic non-coffee drinks, which I didn't try, raises hopes of continuing thoughtfulness in the food/drink offerings.

I'll come back.