The Ivy Asia Leeds Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Presentation

Pros:

• "The food was amazing - especially the King prawns and the Gochujang chicken."
• "The food is very good and excellently presented some with dry ice etc!"
• "The cocktails & food were also beyond fantastic."
• "The bbq glazed lamb chops were exceptional."
• "Absolutely loved everything! Me and my boyfriend had the ivy Asia experience."
• "The presentation was incredible, the food was delicious and fresh."
• "The food was served promptly and the decor was amazing."
• "The food was immaculate and so tasty, we had a few starters, the black shell sushi platter."

Cons:

• "Flashy razmatazz, beautiful fairly standard Deliveroo quality food."
• "Food good, but not truly exceptional, although as a vegetarian I often feel I can't give a full review."
• "The portions served were disappointingly small. For the price we paid, I expected larger and more satisfying servings."
• "The dishes were bland and unappetizing."
• "The food is very basic, prawns drenched in mayonnaise yuk!! Curry sauce with 4 prawns in, noodles n rice were mattered together."
• "The salmon teriyaki was quite literally just a piece of salmon with very little teriyaki on it."
• "The food was over priced for the portions. For £80 each it should have been a lot better."
• "The food is okay at best - and they forgot a couple of drinks and dishes."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The service was impeccable and I can’t find a superlative that will make you fully appreciate the standard of the food!!"
• "They made our night and was a fantastic atmosphere with great music from a live DJ."
• "The staff and manager were unbelievably accomodating & got an engineer out immediately to try and fix the elevator."
• "A great shame that I did not catch the name of the lady that serviced me as her attention to detail was next to none.""Made sure our drinks were topped up all the time, so attentive."
• "We had an incredible time at the ivy Asia for our daughter’s graduation!! The service was faultless."
• "The staff were very attentive especially our server Natalie."
• "The atmosphere was electric with a cool vibe, and the best tunes coming from the Uber stylish bar area."
• "Very attentive, friendly staff. Definitely worth visiting."

Cons:

• "The experience from a service perspective was not what I would expect from such an establishment."
• "Service level good but slow on a busy Saturday."
• "Unfortunately the service was at best lacking and quite poor given what you expect at a place which advertises itself as being high quality."
• "The staff however were very cardboard it just not fitting for the price and feel of the place."
• "Although the staff were lovely, it has to be noted that we both felt a little suffocated within the amount of times we were approached."
• "Service, could be better, staff seemed to be a bit clueless."
• "The waiters were ok if a little too in your face and over baring at times."
• "There were so many staff but the service was quite poor. It was quite evident the staff had been told to push the more expensive options."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The setting is mind blowing, the service was impeccable."
• "Wonderful first visit here yesterday. Exceptional service, beautiful venue and incredible food."
• "First visit for an anniversary meal, the decor and lighted floor is out of this world!"
• "The ambiance of the venue is lovely. An amazing venue for a birthday dinner or anniversary."
• "The inside of this restaurant is spectacular, an abundance of vibrant color and fantastic design."
• "The decor is just stunning. Food was very good too - the chicken is halal. Ambience was perfect."
• "Place is lovely, the food was really good. We had sushi rolls, tempura prawns, pork&kimchi dumpings, wagyu beef steak and desserts."
• "The whole Asian concept failed couldn’t even talk almost us it was awful !!! The whole experience is over priced nightclub."

Cons:

• "If you want to go on a date, choose a weeknight."
• "No soft furnishings so accoustics we're pretty loud."
• "Our only complaint was that the music kept on getting louder throughout the meal to the point where we were having to talk loudly to hear each other."
• "Felt a little rushed towards the end of our meal, even though we weren't given a time scale for the table."
• "It’s very pretty, the food is okay at best - and they forgot a couple of drinks and dishes."
• "To be honest I'm not sure why there are so many 5 star reviews."
• "Service, could be better, staff seemed to be a bit clueless."
• "We arrived at 405 for our table. We we were thrust to an overcrowded bar where there were no seats left."