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Alchemy

This sleek dining spot, popular with the city types whose offices surround the plum riverfront position, continues to thrive. Aromatic spiced quail framed by smears of hoisin sauce and a scattering of pork crumble gets the ball rolling, demonstrating the accent on ambitious flavour combinations and as beautifully presented as the expansive view. A puffy tarragon savarin sits in a bisque beside prawns and Jerusalem artichoke purée, while quinoa-crusted kingfish is paired with over-sweet pickled vegetables and sultanas – a side of buttery, crumbed green beans providing a welcome crunchy foil. Where the menu veers towards the experimental, the solid, representative wine list is set to please the suited crowd with a wide-reaching by-the-glass selection to boot. For a final arcane twist, try the weird science of the liquid nitrogen dessert nibbles.