Ivy Clifton Brasserie

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   Foodie123

   Toronto

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall3food3service1ambience5

   I’ve eaten at The Ivy many times before and the attention to detail is what keeps me coming back. Unfortunately this time everything was off. It was very busy and loud which we had no control over. But I feel this made the staff more manic and unable to provide the service The Ivy is known for. We had to wait ages for our order to be taken (champagne afternoon tea) and then everything was brought out in stages. It would of been better to get our drinks and food at the same time. Our teas and coffee never came and after nearly finishing all the food we managed to get someone’s attention. No apology was given just informed us that they’d bring it out shortly. I was treating my parents and didn’t want them to see the bill at the end so paid quickly. It wasn’t until I got home that I realised I got over charged. My fault but a place like The Ivy shouldn’t be overcharging customers.

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   SimonS

   Bristol

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Took my daughter here on her 18th birthday 26th May and l’d like to say the service was outstanding! The woman on the front desk that afternoon was an absolute joy, nothing was too much trouble as was the same for the rest of the staff! My daughter throughly enjoyed herself and I’d just like to say another huge thank you for making her feel so special on her big day! Simon Simpson

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   LukeH

   Bristol

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Fantastic service from all the staff. Highly recommended

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   TheresaS

   London

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Visited for breakfast. My husband had the full English which he couldn’t fault and I opted for the pancake which was delicious with the creamiest of yoghurt. It’s such a shame that parking is so difficult in this area. We almost gave up after half hour of searching for a space. So glad we didn’t.

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   Thos49

   Washington DC

   7 reviews

   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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   The service was poor. Once we were served the drinks we had ordered at the bar, we received no further service without having to call someone over to assist us, from placing our order, receiving our appetizers, ordering and receiving our wine, receiving our main course, to receiving our bill (requested twice). As we were leaving a member of the staff asked if we had enjoyed our meal and I pointed out this deficiency. He was very apologetic, mentioning something about our area lacking coverage because we were the last reservation there (8:30), seeming to imply that responsibility for us had been overlooked. But surely our unattended existence should have been noticed with each request we had to make. We were sitting in the main part of the restaurant, quite near and in full view of the restaurant host. If we'd appreciated the fact that we were in a kind of no-man's land and that lack of attention would continue through the evening, we would have sought management intervention early or at least asked for the identity of our waiter and secured a commitment from him/her to serve us without prompting. We liked the atmosphere of the restaurant and the food was good, but after the poor service we received, it would be difficult to recommend Ivy Clifton Brasserie, at least based on this visit.

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   CollieP

   Bristol

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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   A great place to celebrate an occasion . Good choice of food, excellent cocktails. The staff attentive and knowledgeable.

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   SebV

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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   Fantastic food, service and atmosphere. We loved our night here and will absolutely be back again!

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   SamP

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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   The service was very slow and although we understand why the wine is not left on the table, if you do this you need to make sure the waiters remember to fill up the glasses when needed. We would have probably ordered an additional 2 bottles of wine if we weren't left for long periods of time with empty glasses.

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   BusinessTraveller

   Bristol

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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   Gives the pretense of good service with a lot of staff floating around, but the attention to detail was lacking, as was any coordination by the maitre d, who appeared to be more interested in smoking outside. I couldn't criticise the food though, which was all very nice. A pretty average experience, but poor in comparison with other ivy brasserie outlets.

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    SimonC

    Devon

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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    Excellent food and staff, steak was cooked to perfection.

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    Nicki

    Bristol

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

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    Welcoming staff, very attentive. Beautifully presented food with fresh ingredients. A wonderful lunchtime experience.

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    SarahH

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

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    Lovely Birthday dinner out, good food and service

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    Charlotte

    Exclusive

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Beautiful setting, felt really special so good for an occasion. Great food and service but very expensive

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    vmbj

    Bristol

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

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    Breakfast was very good, service was too and in a lovely setting

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    sassi

    Bristol

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

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    I loved the place, the ambience and the food, and then to top it off as we were celebrating a special occasion, we were surprised by the staff with THE most decadent chocolate eclair dessert treat that I have ever tasted! Thank you to the Ivy Clifton, we will be back!

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    Olivia

    Bristol

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

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    We went to the ivy for sunday brunch and we both ordered the pancakes. They were sooo delicious! very fluffy and moist. They have a lovely sweet vanilla aftertaste and go perfectly with the fresh fruit and yoghurt. Considering that they were under £10, the size of the portion was good and we were both very full by the last bite. The one downside is that the fruit clearly hadn't been washed and it did also look like it had started to go off. A shame considering that you only get about 5 berries for the whole plate. The only real downside to our experience was the customer service. Whilst no one was outright rude, the atmosphere created by the servers was quite cold. None of the staff seemed to smile at us and they were not overly chatty. We almost felt a little unwelcome. Overall, whilst the food was excellent, it would have been nice for the staff to be friendlier.

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    BridgetL

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

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    I enjoyed the physical environment of The Ivy Clifton, beautifully decorated/set out. Staff very polite and pleasant. Food generally good, not every thing ordered was brilliant (courgette chips, no!) but generally lovely.

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    WendyH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

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    Lovely lunch yesterday. All top quality ingredients with excellent presentation and flavour. Great to see not over seasoned it was just right My Black bees honey and white chocolate cheesecake was outstanding as was my husbands sticky toffee pudding so light and delicious. Very happy diners

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    Whitt

    Bristol

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Food was nice, some things really nice, others okay, chips disappointing. Soft drink I bought was very expensive 6.5 for soda with strawberry and vanilla, was mostly ice. Lovely venue in terms of building and decor.

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    RichardB

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Only comment is the wine waiter did not keep an eye on my diminishing wine glass which should have been noted and glasses topped up. Otherwise a great night.

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    StewartT

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic that's all there is to it every element the staff the food the ambience fantastic would definitely recommend to anyone

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    GeoffS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    The perfect choice for that extra special celebration meal

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    MichelleJ

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    This was our first visit and I was not disappointed. From arrival to leave everything was perfect.

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    CliveB

    Bristol

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall3food1service5ambience5

    The afternoon tea was poor. Quality was below standard and very poor value for money. £30 ( inc service) was expensive for what amounted to 1/2 a sandwich and some very average cakes and scones

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    DaniellaD

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    Mother-daughter lunch. We had to ask for plates for our shared starter. But food was very good and we liked the ambiance.

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    JamesH

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall2food3service1ambience3

    Unfortunately very average! Our anniversary was acknowledged and we sat. Half full and plenty of staff. However my glass and knife had greasy fingerprints when we sat. We ordered bread and arancini before starters, these didn't come together and were just plopped down. The starters arrived whilst we were still eating arancini, bizarrely a waiter brought another table's food to us whilst a different person put our starters down, so I had a waiter on either side of me delivering food and trying to speak to me at the same time. The table itself was so crowded, as nobody took away the empty lager bottle, and strangely I had been given condiments for my main course before even receiving the bread! Just walking to the bathroom, 2 members of staff walked into me,not looking. Starter of cheese soufflé was very tasty. Partner's squid was OK, but no miso or wasabi was evident in the sauce. Main course was a chicken, some of the chicken moist and some dry, but the salad was good according to my partner. My beef tartare was very good, however the accompanying chips were mccains frozen in quality. Had it not been for the partner's pot of caesar sauce to dip them in, they would have been pretty dry & inedible. I ordered a maple manhattan cocktail. When it arrived it was nowhere near chilled enough. I asked for it to be chilled, manager looked put out. Sorry! When I'd nearly finished the beef, it still hadn't come back. 3 staff were chatting at the end of the bar, whilst a fourth member of staff made coffees. Clearly it had been forgotten. I had to ask for it. It was the same temperature as before. Other tables were asked warmly about their day etc, we weren't. Our bill reflected a medium glass of wine when we had asked for small, as partner was driving. Luckily she didn't drink it all. The rude waitress argued that they only sell one size, we had to explain that's not legal. She huffed, adjusted the bill, no apology. No service paid. No expectations met!

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    LeanneD

    Bath

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    I absolutely loved coming to you guys yesterday morning for my birthday. Everyone was lovely, food was delicious and my birthday dessert at the end was such a lovely touch. It was a nice surprise. Everything was clean and well looked after too. My fiancé said he’d love to visit again which is surprising as he’s very hard to please haha! I was nice to see families in their enjoying their time too, we’ll be back with our two girls for sure or for a baby free brunch. Thanks again, you guys made my birthday!

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    Alison

    Bristol

    19 reviews

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    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Waiter was amazing and very helpful and efficient. Lovely ambience

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    PhilD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Beautiful, sumptuous food and delightful service We had the best evening Our new favourite Ivy

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    DomFitz

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    My wife and I chose The Ivy to celebrate our anniversary and neither of us had eaten here before. From the greeting through to leaving the service was warm, friendly, discreetly attentive and impeccable. Our meal was, as we hoped, beautifully cooked and presented although choosing to have the sourdough bread definitely affected our pudding capacity! That said, we did manage to struggle through the complimentary profiteroles our waiter brought over with a wish for a "Happy Anniversary". The restaurant was busy but not too loud and the lighting warm and intimate despite being a fairly large space. This was a recommendation from a friend and I'll be saying a big thank you to them, we definitely intend to return. Thank you to all the staff for a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

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    VLADV

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Amazing. As always. Great food, impecable service.

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    Mrsmurphy

    Bristol

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Food was warm rather than hot, food not particularly tasteful and noisy rather than lively atmosphere. Waitress was very nice though

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    EmmaP

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    I’ve been to the ivy a few times and just wasn’t as wow’d as before. Small details - other people were asked if there coat could be taken. Not us. Candle not lit on the table when others were. Wine not topped up and we had to ask. Just really minor details really. First world problems hey? It’s a lot of money for what you get but nice.

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    SarahL

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    First time visiting. Me and my husband had a voucher for our 50th birthdays. Didn't realise how big The Ivy is. All staff were really friendly and helpful. Food and drinks were amazing and we got a free dessert complete with candles!! Will definitely be back

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    LornaT

    Bath

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    You guys never fail to impress, we brought my parents for the first time and they loved it

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    BenH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 May 2022

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    My partner booked a table here to start off my 50th Birthday celebrations. It was a treat as soon as we walked through the door. Beautiful buildling and decor, well met by staff. Our waiter was fabulous, professional yet friendly. The food was delicious and well presented. I was even given a birthday dessert with candle which was a nice surprise and ended the evening with me feeling very special. Will return with friends for afternoon tea soon.

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    MoiraB

    Bath

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 19 May 2022

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    We all enjoyed the occasion. The choice on the menu pleased everyone and the food was delicious!

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    RobM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 May 2022

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    I’ve recently had a meal in this restaurant and the staff were so friendly and attentive, we ordered the fish and chips and it was amazing, a good size and temperature, I ordered the cheese cake for pudding and my date ordered the chocolate bomb, they were unbelievable. Looking forward to my next meal there. Well done guys.

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    ClaireC

    Bristol

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 May 2022

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    Would definitely recommend The Ivy in Clifton. Lovely food.

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    ElizabethS

    Bristol

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 May 2022

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    Lovely lunch experience. Staff were efficient, attentive and friendly. Food was absolutely delicious - every dish and atmosphere very comfortable. Could have lingered all day id we had time.

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