Alchemy at Aldeen

"Where to begin, I was in Rockford visiting family being from Chicago I wanted to have a nice quality dinner like I can get in the city. I really had high hopes because the menu and website looked great. Arriving at the restaurant with my party we were ignored by three separate employees until ten minutes later when a seemingly bored hostess finally took us to our table, with barely saying anything. After being seated we looked over the menu and talked while we waited for what was probably 8 minutes without having a server come over. Finally a server arrived with water but no glasses and when we got glasses my friends glass was chipped, the server removed the glass and got another. The server was young and sweet but seemed to be very new to serving. We ordered some appetizers Parker house rolls and “house chips & crack” which were okay. Next, we waited for about 25 minutes before our entree order was taken. My friend with the chipped glass ordered steak frites while his wife ordered her favorite filet mignon, medium temp. The server informs us that the steak frites will be cooked to “chef choice temp” which first of all as a chef of 15 years myself, I have never heard of. While informing my friend of the chefs choice temp briefly says “so it will be medium rare, medium.” In which my friend replies with “perfect, med rare/medium is great.” After about 10-15 minutes our entrees came to the table which was less time than the appetizers. When receiving our dishes my friend with the steak frites is handed a plate with a burnt end of flank steak cooked to well done laying on top of frozen French fries. My friend was upset and kindly asked the server to remove the meal for the bill, but was told only $10 discount would suffice because he ate two bites of his overcooked steak and that’s all. We were shocked. I really wanted to take my friends out to a nice dinner and sadly we were very disappointed. Portions for dishes were insanely large in a bad way, flavor profiles way off, and if you can’t cook a steak to temp you shouldn’t be working in a restaurant with a steak special on Saturdays. Won’t be coming back. Sad that there are very few good restaurants in and around Rockford."

"My friends and I ate in the igloos and had a great experience. Our server, Kyle, went above and beyond throughout the night. He offered great suggestions for drinks and entrees, was very personable, and attentive. Highly recommend!"

"This is a perfect little date night spot no matter what you're looking for. It has a pleasant, high-class ambiance, wonderful food, imaginative cocktails, and excellent staff that exude an air of elegance. The "Fiery Passion" is a tequila cocktail with some really cool spicy bitters, and the lemon mascarpone cake is eye-rollingly delicious. The prices are medium-high, expecting about $40-50 per person for an entree and drinks. We will definitely be going back, and you should as well."

"We went here for dinner on a Tuesday Night...be aware that the hours posted on Google are incorrect...they are only open until 3 PM on Sunday and Monday... currently 8 PM Tues -Sat. Family members love to have lunch here overlooking the golf course on the patio. We tried dinner service on the patio. Staff was very friendly. Service was a bit slow although they were were very busy around 6 pm. Food was hit and miss...one burger cooked a perfect medium, another like a dry hockey puck. Arugula Salad was great, Mac n Cheese entree...came out barely room temp at best. Homemade Chips and Sweet Potato Fries were great! Very strange music selection of hip hop and some rap music...definitely Not what we expected for dinner service at a golf club!"

"Had dinner there last night to meet up with a friend after I hadn't seen him for months because of all of our quarantine! This location was great being right off the highway and with indoor - outdoor atmosphere felt really comfortable especially during this time of quarantine and COVID. Our server Angel was wonderful and the food was really good! Prices were a bit high for what we got I ordered the $16 meatball appetizer for dinner and it was super tiny and not worth the price but it was very delicious. My friend had a burger that was huge and he loved it. We did order the roasted cauliflower as an appetizer and that was outstanding! All the staff had masks which was great but there were patrons coming in with no masks and they weren't refused. That was frustrating. At the end of the day we would definitely go back and we're really pleased with our experience!"