Cool spot with some good drinks and food; I went w/ a bunch of colleagues one afternoon for some appetizers and drinks, and it was a really fun time. The bar is at the one part, and that's where a lot of the drinks are served, but we got a table on the other side and hung out there. Service there was good, and the appetizers we got were tasty as well. I'm not necessarily a big frequenter of bars, but they can be fun hangout spots, so I'd be down if some friends or colleagues wanted to go again. read more

Alchemist and Barrister is a very popular spot in Princeton. I finally came and was not disappointed. Our waitress Victoria recommended the Short Rib Birria tacos. They were very flavorful and delicious. My friend got the Gnocchi which I felt had a very fresh sauce. Service was great and our Waitress was very attentive to us. They had live music inside and outdoor seating. We were seated outside very quickly despite it being a busy Friday night. Can't wait to come back! read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Gnocchi - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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My lack of imagination inevitably leads me back here every so often. You're wandering around Palmer Square and better options are just not floating top of mind so this brand name classic somehow seems palatable. Once more unto the breach. The only problem is that the menu is exquisitely average. The cheeseburger just lays there competing for attention with the soggy fries as you converse amid the bric-a-brac surroundings. However, I'm sure I'll be back in two years when I once again succumb to my own damn laziness. Three soggy stars. read more

Delicious food and nice portion sizes. Friendly and attentive staff in the "outdoor" bar area. Two separate rooms to hang out. All of the sandwiches and burgers are solid and made with quality ingredients. Place has daily specials--loved the corn beef spring rolls for St. Patty's season. A popular spot for the actual holiday too. Nice cocktails, but did not feel strong. Peyton's petals was a perfect spring drink; not sweet with a floral lightness. Also recommend the spicy margarita (not pictured)--very fresh pepper flavor and not overly hot. Other happy hour drink specials on weekdays til 6pm. read more

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Burger was very good- steak salad was good. Sevice was excellent- ambience sat outside- perfect

Always has great food and waiters are always sweet!! Overall absolutely amazing and I recommend coming!

This is a classic Princeton venue. Yes it's sort of overpriced but the charm inside makes it all worthwhile. This is a must visit for a drink at the bar. I haven't dined here for dinner but I'm sure it's good. Nice staff. Just be forewarned that it can get packed. read more

Food subpar...order a cheeseburger, just ok...with onion ri ngs which clearly are frozen...hubby ordered fish n chips, again cleary frozen. Definitely not comparable to Houstons @riverside square. Hackensack nj NJ. SERVICE WAS GOOD, FRIENDLY.. FOOD PEDESTRIAN. read more

Great food, attentive service, in the heart of Princeton. Try the cheesesteak egg rolls and the AB nachos as an appetizer.

Stopped in for a quick bite after wandering around Princeton for the afternoon. We enjoyed the French onion soup, bar pie, and wings. We both ordered a spicy margarita which was also good. They have happy hour every day, times vary weekdays/weekends and they have other specials during football season! read more

Friendly staff and nice open air seating. The burger was great, very filling and nice addition of jalapeños for some spice, however I wish there was some sort of dressing in the burger. The fries were also a bit too chunky for my liking. Overall good vibes! read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Veggie burger and fries - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Fun! Servers were cool and helpful. The drinks were good. Food...braised beef nachos was stellar. It was a wonderful tavern bar that one can just casually enjoy some drinks and hanging out with friends. read more

What a nice find! Heard a lot of great things and did not disappoint. The food was so delicious. The pictures do it no justice. The onion rigs were so good, loved the batter it was made in. Drinks were on point The servers were awesome and attentive. We had some questions on the menu items and they were knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommended this spot if you're in the area. read more

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Me and my gf/bff stopped in recently after heading to Triumph Brewery only to discover it wasn't opened yet due to construction. Boo! Anyways, this place was across the street and it was raining so we stopped in here to grab a beer hoping there would be something good on tap and some happy people to look at while enjoying one another's company :) We ordered: - Lakefront Hazy Rabbit Hazy IPA for me(Good) - Downeast Peach/Mango Cider for my gf/bff(Decent) Tbh: Bar vibes are always so different than brewery vibes. It's like you can feel the negative energy as soon you walk into these places. A lot of uptight people with those I'm better than you vibes, but I have a lot of problems so I need to come to places like this to unwind. lol. The location is cool and the place is nice, but the bartenders weren't that friendly or welcoming, yet I left them a nice tip. I doubt I'll ever come back here because it's just not my kind of place, but it's not horrible. 2.5 stars read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Beer menu - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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Went here for lunch on a holiday Monday. The food itself was great, but unfortunately there were more flies than people in the restaurant, which made it uncomfortable. We found ourselves eating quickly just to leave. Staff was polite, though it felt like they were just going through the motions. read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Stopped in for lunch and had an enjoyable meal. The restaurant is located in the busy area of Palmer Square, has a large seating section, a 360° bar area, and plenty of televisions to enjoy that day's game(s). Our server, Victoria, was exceptional and made us comfortable, from start to finish. My Blackened Salmon Sandwich was SO GOOD! The panini bread was soft and I really enjoyed the lemon dill spread. The Mac & Cheese was exceptional and large enough to ask for a take-home container. We enjoyed our meal with cappuccinos and they were delightful. The perfect temperature and thoroughly enjoyed. If you're ever in the Princeton, Palmer Square area, stop into Alchemist & Barrister. You'll enjoy a good meal and will be treated very well. read more

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We were in town for the Art festival. We thought there would be some food vendors, but I guess given that there are so many options in Princeton there wasn't! We walked around a bit and decided on the Alchemist & Barrister, as we hadn't been in years and it was a nice day out and they have one area that is inside but all open to the outside, which was perfect, since it was a little chilly and breezy. We were seated somewhat promptly but sat for an awfully long time before we were greeted. She took our drink order first, even though we were ready to place our food order. After placing the drink order, we waited another 10 or so minutes before getting them. Our server looked like the only one on tables, so I get that, but for a day that was going to have a lot of people in town, I would have had more servers on (there were a ton of runners running around). I ordered the Vault Sweet Potato Ale...I thought it was an odd time of year to have it on the menu, but it is one that I have had at Vault and love. We also ordered Fish and Chips. Our food and drink came out all at once. The fish was way overly battered and probably left in the fryer a little to long. The fries were decent. We were just so hungry at this point we didn't care. I finally took a sip of my beer, and it was so sour. Either it was the wrong beer or it just went bad. We didn't see our server so I just ended up not drinking it. The table next to us was waiting for the server to come over to get their bill to leave. By the time she came over that way, we were done and just ready to leave. It's a shame because we used to enjoy stopping here time to time. read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Fish and chips - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Here for (yep) early drinks after diner for breakfast. Great beer selection with my seasonal favorite sours. Bartenders are attentive and talked to us while we hung out. read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Victory Berry Monkey - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Alchemist and Barrister offers a nice open space plan for dining and meeting up with friends. There is a newer more modern bar in the front of the restaurant (the side facing Witherspoon Street) and the classic style bar in the back. I've been here various times on different days and it always seems to be packed for a place I consider to have mediocre food. With that said, I recently found myself here for dinner. As has been my past experience, the food was a-ok. We both ordered burgers - The Tiger Burger and Turkey Burger. The burgers came with the option of either a salad or french fries. I went with the fries, but my husbands salad looked much better. One of the draws for A&B is its prime location, in the middle of downtown Princeton. Our server was also good on this particular Saturday. read more

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I enjoyed the caesar salad, but my friend who isn't a fan of Mediterranean toppings (olives, feta, tomatoes) didn't enjoy it as much. The food is good for a quick lunch stop in and service was quick. The place is a bit quiet during the day, I'm sure it's busier at night. The burger was more on the rare side, so be sure to specify if you like it a bit more well-done. read more

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There are two entrances to this restaurant - you can enter either one, and will be seated depending where a table opens first. We were seated in the bar area, where there only seemed to be one server for about 7-8 small tables. As a result, service wasn't as quick, but it was very friendly. We tried the mocktails, which were delicious: - Berry Booster - Citrus Haze We tried: - classic French onion soup: not bad, but I wouldn't get it again unless I had a hankering for it. 6/10 - disco fries: a HUGE hit! 10/10 - Dorian's mac n cheese: absolutely divine. 10/10 I would love to come again and try more things. read more

Cockroaches. Huge cockroaches. We've eaten here over 100 times but never again. I'm there with my family when i see my brother's and niece's eye go wide. I turn around and there's a cockroach the size of my thumb crawling on the wall by the bathroom. My husband kills it. 5 minutes later, my other niece yells "there's one right near your leg". Another thumb size roach. My husband kills it. We decide to leave. The manager apologizes and covers our appetizer and drinks. I know cockroaches are everywhere but I don't want to see them. Exterminators can keep them at bay. So gross. read more

Went for St. Patty's Day and it was great!!! Service was very pleasant, they had tap dancing, and the food and drinks were awesome!!! read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Guinness for St. Paddy's Day!!! - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Stopped here for lunch on a Monday and had a nice experience. Sat outside in a quaint alleyway area. My server was friendly and attentive. I had an excellent pint of Guinness, perfectly poured. My fish and chips were great. read more

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Just your average bar. It can get busy on certain days, but it's pretty scarce. The crowd is mixed, sometimes it can be very young other times it can be on the elder side, really depends on the day. They do have good burgers if you come in for that, but not a great going out type of bar, more of a bar & grill vibe here. read more

Food was decent, reasonable pricing, service was ok. Salmon wrap tasted fresh and light read more

Alchemist & Barrister - Salmon wrap and fries - Pubs Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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Stopped in to get some food from the late night menu and also get some drinks. There is not one thing on the menu to accommodate Celiac Disease, for those not familiar with this, it's a Gluten Allergy. They were not willing to do any alternatives to deviate from the menu. I was very disappointed because A&B is such a great place to go when hanging out with friends, especially in Princeton when most everything is closed. We had already ordered 4 drinks, which were $10 - $12.00 a piece only to find out we couldn't eat. read more

Food is awesome. Great options for drinks. Seating both inside and outside. Staff are helpful and friendly.

Always a fun watering hole in downtown Princeton. Haven't eaten here yet, but the wings smelled awesome. Friendly service high energy atmosphere. A hit with locals. A&B is always on our list when in town. read more

OMG... The Disco Fries are out of this world. After lunch at a 5* restaurant we stopped here for a drink before heading home. Great service, lots of options and devine short rib disco fries!!! I'm in love! read more

Let me start by saying I read a few of the other reviews and it seems like everyone thinks the food is mediocre BUT I think other wise. Given I haven't had every item but I've had a few items. I will not eat bone wings anywhere else but here...don't ask me why, they're just the best in my opinion. I also enjoy going during happy hour for the watermelon rose sangria because you can't beat the $6 price compared to $14 regular price and they taste great! The queso fries were FIRE!!!! And I usually don't enjoy fries with cheese but I said why not (it was happy hour). The nachos were the first item I ever had from here and they were the reason I came back. I've also had their Caesar salad and I didn't think I was going to enjoy it but the fried chickpea were a game changer(I don't have a picture of that but recommend it). I consider myself a regular now. I discovered down east cider here as well and it's great if you don't enjoy beer like me. The music gets better at night and also depends who is there I believe. The carrot cake was AMAZING shout out to the chef or whoever makes it. My partner doesn't really do desserts but loves this and asks every time if they have it as they usually have different options each time. I've invited my family to alchemist and it was just drinks but they had a great time as well. Overall I recommend you give Alchemist and Barrister a try :) read more

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Wow, last nights dinner here was wildly disappointing. Our initial server was very sweet and kind until her trainer barreled in and completely ruined the vibe with his horrible attitude problem. The fish and chips came out with the fish being quite burned and the mac and cheese had no flavor at all. I'm always one to give the benefit of the doubt but even when they attempted half hearted service recovery it was insincere and nowhere near enough. I've been here on multiple occasions and have never been so disappointed before. I can't say I'll be back again. read more

My friends recommended this spot for lunch so I decided to check it out. We had the calamari, I wasn't too crazy about it. I did enjoy the lemongrass sauce. I had the Princetonian spicy chicken sandwich. The sandwich had a good flavor and I enjoyed the fries. At $17 I think it was a little pricey. I also had the spicy jalapeño margarita. The margarita was okay, I wouldn't order it again. Service was a little slow but they seemed to be short staffed. read more

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Visiting the area from Philadelphia and stopped by as we saw a lot of people eating there. The burger and fries were very good, but definitely overpriced! ($19 for a medium sized burger) We also ordered their pizza ... we had to send it back. I don't know which chef thought that looked anything like a pizza. It was soggy and oily and the dough was inedible. The topping was supposed to be prosciutto? But it looked like fatty uncooked bacon. The waiter was very nice and I could tell he himself knew it was disgusting. A lot of the people eating, just ordered burgers or wings, so based on my experience and what I was observing I wouldn't recommend anything else. read more

Average place for pub food in Princeton. The macaroni and cheese was baked in a four cheese sauce and I did enjoy it but it could have been a bit creamier. It was a tad over baked. The white peach sangria was excellent. It was crisp and sweet and left me wanting more. The service was friendly but a little slow. I took one of my friend's French fries and thought the fries were perfectly seasoned and fried. Both friends enjoyed the meals they ordered. Some of the menu items are a little overpriced in my opinion, but I think overall it's a chill place to hangout with people and it's somewhere I could see myself coming back to. read more

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Came here for a happy hour with a pretty big group of around 9 people. The happy hour special prices were great! I had the white sangria and chicken tenders. A friend got the Buffalo chicken tenders and I definitely recommend those. They weren't too saucy at all but had a really nice kick to them and came with a blue cheese dipping sauce. I was impressed by how quickly our food came considering it was pretty busy for a group our size on a Thursday during happy hour. Will definitely be back for another happy hour soon! read more

First impressions are everything. I was in Princeton celebrating my birthday and it was early so my friends and I decided to stop in and have a quick drink and an appetizer or so I thought. I was seated right away in their back room where the bar is. A waiter came over and showed us how to upload their menu which was only online. He then proceeded to walk away and didn't come back for over half an hour. All I wanted was to get a drink order in and that didn't happen for some time. I'm not blaming the waiter per say because I think he was overwhelmed. This place was busy and from what I could see there weren't enough waitresses or waiters to go around for all the people that were there. A lot of tables were sitting idle waiting for their check or waiting for their food or service .I was able to get our drinks eventually and they were good, but we left and went someplace else because the service was way to slow. Honestly I really was not impressed with this place. I think there's better places where you can get drinks and food more reasonable and have better service. read more

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First time here. Very very busy. Drinks were great. DO not order the fish and Chips. Fish was 90% breading. Not worth the money. Management screwed up by allowing a bar crawl. People were crowding dinner customers. Not good. Service was great though. read more

Have been a bit disappointed in their food the last two times I've been there. The nachos were very bland - the chicken was plain and not marinated or seasoned (although I loved the pickled onions on them). My friends claimed the sweet potato hash was too oily. And to top it off, you are charged a 3.5% fee if you use a credit card. read more

Waited to be seated for 40 minutes while multiple tables were available. Horrible service.