To be honest it was a deeply disappointing experie...

To be honest it was a deeply disappointing experience from start to finish. Firstly the food was underwhelming. In fact the mozzarella starter was served with so much water it s as if they forgot to strain it. Plus tasted as if on the turn. My main dish was shoulder of lamb and unfortunately they stuffed it with so much mustard and wasabi that you could hardly taste anything else.

Finally the service... well this was woefully under par. As just one example, When the waiter turned up with our bottle of white wine (mid way through main course when it was ordered at the start of the meal) the glasses where fresh out of the dish washer and hot. When I asked for glasses that were at least room temperature he shuddered his shoulders. I literally had to force him to get glasses that weren t hot.

Then came the bill. Well they couldn t even get that bit right.

All in all a horrible experience. Was supposed to back there again today but have now cancelled the booking. Don t waste your time. The Ivy used to mean something special. Now it s a turn and burn. Better off going to Carluccio s. At least the food is better.