Historical version 14 of Alchemy, 28-30 St George's Walk (view current version)
- 28-30 St George's Walk, CR0 1YJ
Business premises on St George's Walk, under refurbishment as of June 2014.
It was previously occupied by Victoria Island Lounge, a licensed cafe/restaurant named after a former island (and current urban area) in Nigeria, but this closed some time between October 2013 and June 2014.
As of October 2012, there were signs in the window advertising both British food such as fish & chips and full English breakfast, and African food such as eba, pounded yam, and amala. Photos: 1, 2, 3. They also did a buffet at lunchtimes, with half a dozen dishes varying daily. As of November 2012 this wasn't an all-you-can-eat buffet; prices depended on the size of plate you wanted.
See also:
- Croydon Advertiser article on Victoria Island
- Photo of buffet plate from Victoria Island in November 2012
- Photo of Victoria Island flyer from April 2013
The last time we definitely saw Victoria Island open was in October 2013. As of March 2014 we hadn't seen it open for a while, despite walking past fairly often, and by June 2014 the frontage signs had been removed and the windows newspapered over. However, the outside was also freshly painted.