The Ivy Market Grill, London: Photos, Reviews & Location

Sibling of the classic Modern European eatery offering walk-in seats in a polished, elegant space.

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#114 of 159 Cocktail bars in London #84 of 116 Breakfast restaurants in London

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.20

0.7 km from the center of London

Rating breakdown

5 ★59%
4 ★22%
3 ★9%
2 ★4%
1 ★6%

1a Henrietta St, London WC2E 8PS, United Kingdom

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What is the rating of The Ivy Market Grill?: The Ivy Market Grill is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 3,607 reviews.
How does The Ivy Market Grill rank in London?: The Ivy Market Grill is #114 of 159 Cocktail bars in London by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is The Ivy Market Grill located?: 1a Henrietta St, London WC2E 8PS, United Kingdom — 0.7 km from the center of London.
How can I contact The Ivy Market Grill?: Website: ivycollection.com

Reviews (8)

Andrew Bott 2023 Oct 14

Great food poor service. Drinks arrived after food waited ages for one meal while the other arrived. Nobody apologised they just got on with things. Never felt like a tourist in the ivy before. Disappointed

Diane 2023 Oct 12

Visited this place by accident as I didn’t know it was there, we were going to the theatre and it was VERY busy so we were seated at the bar. It was quite a show with the hustle and bustle of the staff and they were amazing. Food Service was slightly slow but like I said they were very busy. Food was delicious. Service charge was 13.5% a little over the average 12.5. But very worth it.

Biberce _91 2023 Sep 17

Had a lovely late lunch/early dinner at Ivy’s on Friday. We didn’t have booking’s however lovely gentleman by reception manage to find us (4 girls) a table. He had some fish and chips, salmon, asparagus followed by amazing cocktails! 🍹
We absolutely enjoyed service by mister Andrew who’s knowledge of food and hospitality in general is extraordinary. 😍
Thank you for making our night Andrew. Next time we fly in to London we are visiting this place again! 😍

Jory Sandusky 2023 Sep 11

A beautiful space with a fantastic menu. Either they were understaffed or not trained well but the service was painfully slow and our server seemed very nervous the entire time. Food, atmosphere and location made up for it (as well as the Air Conditioning on a hot day).

Viviana Lotito 2023 Sep 11

We were able to book a dinner very last minute and what a pleasant surprise. The space is quite big inside with an edgy and retrò decor.
We've ordered fried zucchini and cheese soufflé as starters and OMG both were absolutely fantastic. Portion sizes are quite big.
As mains we've ordered the Ivy burger and the glazed Korean chicken. Nothing to say here. Everything was cooked perfectly and vary tasty.
The service was a bit slow but that's ok.
We spent 69£ total.

Lady “Lady J” Jane 2023 Aug 11

If I could have given 10 stars I would!

This was our first visit and we were blown away with the service & food. It’s our 30th wedding anniversary and we thought we would have a nice lunch here as the outside seating area looked very inviting.
The reception staff passed us the menus and handed us over to one of the waiters. We were early so had a choice of tables.
The staff were polite and attentive at all times.
Our shepherd pie was delicious as was all the food we ordered.
While chatting with one of the waiters we mentioned our anniversary and at dessert time he brought us an anniversary chocolate bombe each, a lovely gesture and it made our day!

Thank you to all the staff, an anniversary meal we will remember. Highly recommend.

Lily 2023 May 24

This was my first time going to Ivy.

Me and my friend started with 45 minutes of waiting which was reasonable as it was Friday evening. We stayed in at the bar for a drink until we have our table.

I had one of the best cocktails ever😍 The bartender made a special cocktail based on what we loved. 🥂

After being seated, the waitress getting order from us, made mistake. I said Shepherds pie and my friend ordered Tartar steak. But when she was repeating the order , she said Fish cake which I mentioned that she is wrong. 😬

As a starter we ordered a creamy spinach which was not creamy at all.👎🏻 and it was not warm ❄️ They brought us another one. but the taste wasn't the thing that i expected.

For the main course, again I was served the wrong food! Fish cake which I am allergic to it😐 And We didn't know that the Tartar steak is a raw meat and they didn't mention!🤢
They tried to change boths foods but we were so hungry and unsatisfied.

After a long time, we had a burger 🍔 instead of Tartar steak and the Shepherds pie.
The quality and the taste and heat was great 👍🏻🥰😍

In the middle of the dinner, I dropped my cocktail, and they didn't bring a new one which i think it's not professional as it was almost new. and I was expecting for a new one as I couldn't have it completely.

The welcoming staff were really nice!🥰

If the waitress didn't make mistake I would have written a better review.

Mark L 2023 May 06

Poor service and some staff have an attitude.

Felt judged by a particular member of staff who appeared to decide if you get the table type request or not. Some staff very friendly and attentive by so unprofessional when they almost argue between each other in front of customers. One waiter even slammed the door to outside after having a disagreement.

Food was good but you can also get much better elsewhere for the same price or cheaper.

It is very busy and cramped inside, my chair kept on being bashed by staff walking past. Tables are very close and inside is really rather loud and packed.

Wine we ordered was warm and after saying at the start of the meal nothing was done so got it removed from the bill as we simply didn’t drink it.

****Update**** I got a response to my review so emailed as suggested. 2 months later no response so just feels like an empty token gesture but the reality is they don’t care.

Other tables around us got the wrong food which they didn’t order, whilst another waited an hour for a cocktail.

Feels like they are living off the name and are happy because people come through the door. Wouldn’t go back as there are more than enough choices in London.