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   DonnaY

   Buckinghamshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined today

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   Really nice restaurant, great food, and service. Would definitely recommend

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   LizT

   London

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Marvellous experience but unfortunately our table was next to a staff service point where the manager was sternly and not very quietly giving orders to the waitstaff. We were celebrating our anniversary and listening to the staff being told off dampened the experience somewhat. Cannot fault the venue, food or service but perhaps a little discretion in this area could be considered with patrons in close proximity.

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   JessicaB

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   We normally love the Ivy for breakfast had to ask to order and had to ask for plates to be cleared. Got one order wrong and food was very cold.

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   Ronni

   Buckinghamshire

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   The choice on the menu was quite limited although what we had was very nice. We had some sour dough bread to start, I had an Aperol spritz and the mushroom linguine from the specials and my husband had a non-alcoholic beer and the sirloin steak with green beans and fries. He had to order a couple of side dishes as the steak didn't come with anything at all. The bill was just under £90 which we thought was quite pricey and not great value. However, the service was friendly albeit rather slow.

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5. HF

   HollyF

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Excellent service a lovely place to have an early Saturday supper.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   London

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Overcooked fish - sent back and 20 minutes for replacement which was exactly the same. Service too slow - most staff hanging around talking to each other about what they did previous evening. Won’t return - poor service and worth the premium price.

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   Francesca

   London

   4 reviews

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   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   We received a friendly welcome and were shown to an outside table in a quiet corner. The choice was excellent and the food came quickly. All four of us were delighted with our main courses.

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   dorothyh

   London

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   This is our favourite restaurant and we have been here many times. Unfortunately this was not up to the usual standard. The sourdough bread was very stale and the service incredibly slow

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   MaxineH

   Staffordshire

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Waited 30mins for food. Ivy has a reputation for quality but our experience was ordinary. Disappointing.

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    FrancesW

    Buckinghamshire

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

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    This is a delightful venue, particularly for a special occasion. Lovely ambiance and warm welcome. Excellent service and the food choices were spot on. Everybody was more than happy. Drinks a tad pricey though, so you can't go too mad!

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    Morris48

    Buckinghamshire

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

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    My daughters birthday brunch and service was excellent. The food tasted good but wasn’t that warm.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Buckinghamshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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    Fantastic food drinks and service, couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

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    LesterW

    Buckinghamshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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    Lovely evening with friends all 4 starters, mains & desserts were excellent. Not a massive fan of the 12.5% gratuity. Hope it goes to the staff in the form of a tip….

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    Gimmy

    Berkshire

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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    The service was dreadful and terribly slow. Clearly they are suffering from poorly trained staff due to recruitment issues.

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    SusanG

    Oxford

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

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    We had a lovely meal in the outside in Marlow. Very courteous staff and although we only had a main course they were generous portions, all different and all cooked beautifully. We will certainly be back next time we need to treat ourselves.

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16. AF

    AbigailF

    Cambridge

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

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    Amazing as always. Love all the Ivy brassiere’s 🥰😁

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    CeriC

    Buckinghamshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

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    This restaurant has a fantastic vibe and we had a fantastic meal with great service

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18. BD

    BrianD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

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    Excellent service, surroundings and food. Can’t fault it.

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19. PS

    PeterS

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

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    Took friends for a celebration lunch and were hugely disappointed with the need to return all four main courses being luke warm! The waitress was apologetic and pleasant however it was not her problem. When the dishes were returned they were acceptable and an adjustment was made to the bill which was appreciated.

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    Charlesjp

    London

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Overall a very good offering. The garden is very pleasant. The service was excellent and they ordered a taxi too. Set menu ok and wine a little adventurous in cost. A fun setting

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    Amira

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Always lover coming here, parking is 2 minute walk away. The food and service as always is impeccable!

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    GiuliaC

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    The ambience is elegant and different. Extensive cocktail and wine list, I loved my drinks! Food was cooked nicely, especially our rib eyes. Prompt and curteous service. I would give 4 stars to the value because the mark up on food and drinks is quite high. Secondly, mains do not come with sides but you have to purchase them on top. If you are already spending 33£ for a rib eye, it feels pricey. I was also expecting the arancini to be either a bit bigger or more in number for the price. I feel it is an high-end place and I could not go there every month, but well worth for a special occasion!

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23. DT

    DonT

    Aberdeen

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Excellent as usual

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24. JC

    JCBK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Disappointed. We were expecting something quite special - served with what tasted like processed food - with a phlegmy fried egg and yellow wilted water cress. Also the place needs a good deep clean -

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25. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Buckinghamshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    The portions are now so small this not value

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    Nasher68

    London

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    First and foremost we had a wonderful waiter! I don’t know his name but he was a young man with a lovely smile, impeccable manners and very cool dreadlocks. So thank you to him. The food was good and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Smoked salmon & haddock fish cake, blackened cod and a medium rare sirloin steak which was cooked to perfection. Ambience lovely in the garden area. All in all a lovely birthday celebration for my sister.

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    Halifaxgirl

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Very nice atmosphere and staff excellent. Good vegetarian selection on the brunch.

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    CatherineJ

    Bath

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    I’ve been to The Ivy several times. It was our first visit to the Marlow restaurant. Always a lovely experience. Our food arrived promptly but wasn’t particularly warm which surprised me.

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    SteveBenjamin

    Buckinghamshire

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Not quite up to Ivy standards on this occasion. 5 olives for £3.75 is a bit much. The welcome was warm and friendly as was the waitress who took our order. However, when we finished our main, we waited over 20 minutes for someone to come and take another drinks order, but no one came. We decided to leave and had to find someone to take our payment. Bit disappointed compared to previous visits

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    JacquiG

    Berkshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 31 July 2022

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    Great decor & vibe. Service was average - reminded twice that they needed to give table back, but we had asked for bill twice! Tainted what would otherwise have been a lovely lunch.

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31. DT

    DonT

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 31 July 2022

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    Unusually for this restaurant, the service was disjointed and confused, coffee’s were only warm, food good

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    Tone

    Liverpool

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    4th visit and I’m still not overly impressed. Lovely staff but couldn’t find my booking until they realised someone else had been booked in under my name and taken my table but quickly resolved. Wrong meal brought to table for one of the 4 of us so then we had 3 of us with food and one with nothing for 10 mins. Food ok but nothing special. Service very good though and staff always helpful and polite. Drinks quickly brought to table.

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33. MJ

    MikeJ

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Lovely food and a nice environment. Very busy but service didn’t suffer.

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    MichaelT

    Buckinghamshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Had a great late lunch and really enjoyed the prawn and monkfish curry. The shepards pie was very small and disappointing for a main course, it looked like a starter and came with no vegetables or sides .

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35. RB

    RitaB

    Oxford

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Lovely venue and food was nice. Service was a bit slow. It took 1//2hr to receive drinks from the moment we sat down.

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36. BH

    BarbaraH

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Whilst the venue was attractive and buzzing, the food and service left a lot to be desired. We were pleased with our table which was not squashed between other diners, and allowed us to converse easily. The service however was amateur, and the staff need better training. The food arrived and I had to ask three times for our drinks order to be delivered to the table. The food, Eggs Benedict and Eggs Royale were overcooked and just about warm, but not bad enough to send back. Our mutual opinion was that it was underwhelming, which was a pity as we had looked forward to it .

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    JulieS

    Buckinghamshire

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Service upon being greeted was good, then we seem to get forgotten. We asked three times for the vegetarian menu before it arrived. Two guests ordered a bottle of wine and one guest ordered a glass of wine and nothing arrived so eventually by the time our main arrives we asked for it. We seem to have three different waiting staff which didn’t help, things seemed to get disjointed. The bottle of wine was brought but the glass of wine was forgotten, I asked again and still there was a delay before the glass of wine showed up. Small things but they irritate as they interrupt/distract peoples attention and the conversation. Food was excellent as always, mine was a little cold but not enough so that I would complain. It was wonderful atmosphere, lovely quality furnishings, we will return of course.

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38. CG

    ChiswickGirl2011

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    My sisters birthday lunch. Attentive service and a lovely happy birthday dessert and candle. Very impressed.

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    Prgmah

    London

    38 reviews

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    3.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Very slow disjointed service which meant our drinks were not served altogether. Food was nothing special and coffee was not served hot!

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    TraceyH

    Oxford

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 July 2022

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    Beautifully presented food which was delicious. Lovely decor and atmosphere. Attentive service.

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