Ben Carter

Review of Ivy Oxford

Nothing Special and Overpriced

Nothing Special and Overpriced

I wasn t wildly impressed, but neither was I outrageously disappointed.


Positive things:
The staff are doing their utmost to give patrons a pleasant experience.
My main meal was tasty enough, but not mind blowing. But I didn t expect crazy things out of a curry!
The place is decorated in such a way that is both impressive and half of our table loved it (the other half weren t sure...haha!). But there is certainly a cosy feel!

Negative things:
The prices are high, especially in comparison to the quality of the food. It s not as high as you would imagine.
The welcome was a little odd, almost as if they were unsure if we belonged there, haha!
The cloakroom was full, but the restaurant was only half full... I know it s winter, but come on.
Choose your dish carefully, portion sizes vary, so you may or may not need a side. And the price of your dish is not a good indicator of this. One diner mentioned that the dish looked incomplete, as if adding a couple of appropriate vegetables to the flavours of the dish to add contrast, complement and colour would make all the difference.
I think they need to have at least one beer on tap rather than bottles only.