text: We went for a late night pm snack and a drink expecting a great time based on all the brunch reviews It is likely a different show being run or we are just snobsnnIn order of things that happened where our disappointment looks like a bell curve skewing left and then spiking on the right tailnnTheyre in the process of revising their menu which is fine this happens at good restaurants Except that the current menu was extremely confusing because items were crossed off and items were starred and it turned out that both meant that they were not available Our waitress was suspiciously enthusiastic about the secret new menu items on her notepad FinennWe found out that their french fries with truffle gravy have veal Beef stock I would have considered okay and got it on the side for my vegetarian husbands sake Veal is not fine with me so we changed our order to scallops and a cheese platennAlchemy N Ale is mostly about the ale but we are known to be cocktail hobbyistswritersreviewers and went for their specialty the Moscow Mule which was explained to us with the baffling inclusion of SOURS MIX We got it anyway being optimistic It came with fresh mint in the standard copper colored at least cup as do many of their other drinks but for each it had barely any vodka in it Not at all finennThe cheese plate arrived with cheese and accompanying condiments I cannot be certain but we immediately noticed that of the as cheeses bore a striking resemblance we had bought at Trader Joes recently Not just like all cheddars look the same but these were the specialty cheeses they make Odd but fine I guess they were good enough and came with grilled breadnnThe scallops which were not on the menu were cooked perfectly and came in a great creamy polenta We got the bacon on the side and quite honestly it was nothing special like normal hard crispy diner bacon I had to snap the two strips up and put them over the delicious scallops We did not know how much it would be but we are only halfshocked to find on our bill that the large panseared scallops were I can live with that It added a star to my final ratingnnWhile waiting a long time for the waitress to get back to us and give us the check and then process our cards we had time to ponder the music selection This is when we noticed that we had been listening to music that is typical of a bar mitzvah Everybody Dance Now You Turn Me Right Round and other really dated selections with volume adjustment problems from the DJ who just could not get the right level to get the party going to Abracadabra The whole atmosphere was just offnnFinal verdict brunch is probably great but other than that if you are looking for a GOOD cocktail and food worth the sticker shock please do yourself a favor and just go to Meat PotatoesnnAnd just to drive this home as it is the most important thing to menWhat they serve here is NOT I repeat NOT a real proper or good Moscow Mule They are doing it so wrong Moscow Mules have vodka a lot of vodka not a big splash real ginger beer and lime juice Not sours mix