Address: 51A Ship St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1AF, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.5
based on 680 reviews.
Atmosphere and Decor
Pros:
"The atmosphere in this restaurant is just amazing. The interior design is beautiful: colourful and stylish."
"We were seated near the bar, so was able to watch the barman make the Cocktails."
"What a wonderful experience at The Ivy in the Lanes! The afternoon tea was delicious with a variety of sandwiches and exquisite cakes, all served in a spectacular way."
"The decor, service and atmosphere was lovely. You would think with this much hype the food would follow suit. unfortunately not. Very disappointing."
"The Ivy is wonderful, the decor is just gorgeous and I loved how all the staff were smartly dressed and well attentive."
"The Ivy in the Lanes, Brighton is a beautifully decorated venue."
"The Ivy in Brighton has the same beautiful decor as other Ivy locations. It feels beautiful in there and the atmosphere is lovely."
"When I say it's stunning and posh in there, it exceeds your expectations of beautiful! Absolutely stunning."
Cons:
"The Ivy is definitely for the image. I don't think I've been to an Ivy yet that did good food, definitely not breakfast or dinner."
"It was very loud and very distracting. Our table was situated by a walk through which was very busy as you had to pass our table to go to the toilets."
"The Ivy was very noisy and very distracting. Our table was situated by a walk through which was very busy."
"The atmosphere in this restaurant is just amazing. The interior design is beautiful: colourful and stylish."
"Love the decoration but it was quite loud and warm to dine in as well. So I don’t think I will visit again if I have a choice."
"This palce is just poor, and I'm tired of visiting places that look good (the decor is lovely) and just don't deliver quality food."
"A great evening, but it appears that volume of techno music has been turned up and therefore a little difficult to have a conversation with your partner."
"The Ivy in Brighton has the same beautiful decor as other Ivy locations. It feels beautiful in there and the atmosphere is lovely."
Service
Pros:
"The service is personable and professional and the menu has a great variety."
"To top everything off the service was on point. Diligent and pre-empted our needs so we never waited for long for anything!"
"Service was excellent, staff very attentive and minimal waiting time for our food."
"Very clean and decor amazing. The restaurant was quite congested and felt cramped not much spacing between tables."
"Great, great, great, I must place to go, fantastic atmosphere, great food recommend their fish pie best I've tasted and customer service to match, thanks for a wonderful evening we shall return soon, many thanks."
"Every since person was absolutely impressed at the service, experience, food, and drinks (tea, spirits, coffee, and more)."
"Service was a bit lack lustre, food was good as changed their menu recently. Its no longer the 'IT' place to be and more of a nicer upmarket place to go for after work dinner, couples date night and a nice chilled dining experience."
"The service was impeccable our host was very knowledgeable regarding the menu and available options. The food was perfect and very filling, we even came home with a couple of scones!! Very good experience, we also had our 4 month old son with us and the venue was baby friendly."
Cons:
"Food was amazing but service from a particular waitress was most certainly not 5 star! Very disappointed , as expected more since I put a special request in also."
"Service was a bit lack lustre, food was good as changed their menu recently. Its no longer the 'IT' place to be and more of a nicer upmarket place to go for after work dinner, couples date night and a nice chilled dining experience."
"Staff were attentative. However, as they kept the bottle of wine, when they were busy, we were sadly left with empty glasses."
"A very disappointing evening, the overall value for money was questionable given the underwhelming experience; Long waiting despite the booking was made months in advance, the waitstaff seemed unwelcoming and disinterested, once this was pointed out to the management apologies followed but with a not real resolution."
"The Ivy is definitely for the image. I don't think I've been to an Ivy yet that did good food, definitely not breakfast or dinner."
"I was really impressed with The Ivy in The Lanes. Great service, absolutely stunning decor and the food was delicious. Prices are appropriate for the level of service and surrounds but if you want a bit of extra value, ask about their set menu. It offers a really fabulous range of outstanding dishes at a predictable and very fair price."
"The Ivy never disappoint, amazing service, amazing food and amazing decor. A truly beautiful location in the lanes of Brighton, the interior & ambiance was perfect. We had brunch, which was well presented, tasty and good quality produce."
"Food was really good. We had some starters to share and a dessert/chocolate cocktail. It was all lovely. Staff was really nice, everything arrived timely, even though it was extremely busy."
Food Quality and Variety
Pros:
"We had one vegetarian dish and two fish and chips. Which were both delicious. It was my birthday so they brought out a complimentary dessert with a candle on, which we didn't ask for, so was a lovely surprise."
"Beautiful settings. Great atmosphere. Service was definitely 5 stars. Food was absolutely amazing."
"For mains we had the steak, boring but well cooked and delicious. My partner had the chicken Kiev which was outstanding!!!"
"The Ivy is definitely for the image. I don't think I've been to an Ivy yet that did good food, definitely not breakfast or dinner."
"My all time favourite avocado with egg was on there as well so I couldn’t resist: very nicely prepared. And the berry smoothy was delicious."
"I don’t know if this counts, Bec we had dinner at the Ivy in the Lanes- Brighton 3 years ago, to be exact on the 11th of October 2020. I heard that it’s where the rich and famous hang out… well, it’s not exclusively for them only, so we decided to have it a go! Yes, indeed it’s very artistic and cosy inside the restaurant. The food were delicious and obviously expensive. Very welcoming! It’s a great experienced!"
"Food is good/ok, the service is great, the decor is lovely. They are the pros."
"The food was perfect too and service was on point. We all had a great experience. Definitely recommended."
Cons:
"The Ivy is definitely for the image. I don't think I've been to an Ivy yet that did good food, definitely not breakfast or dinner."
"The food was delicious and came out relatively fast. Cannot fault it."
"The croquette starter was surprisingly good & thought I'd finally hit a good Ivy meal! It was downhill from there however."
"The steak was also too dry and overcooked, the vegetarian curry however was better received. Cocktails are average, service fairly slow (we were there for over 3 hours on a very quiet night)."
"I wouldn't recommend, just get a drink & take a picture if you want to say you went to The Ivy."
"The food was delicious and came out relatively fast. Cannot fault it."
"I ordered scallops as a starter and the head waiter, called Michele, reccomended me the pie as it should not to be missed. And he was absolutely right, I never tried something similar. He got me a very professional service and was absolutely kind, always helpful, caring of and smiling."
"The local beers were very nice ones and the design, as all ivy restaurants, brilliant. Top 1 in Brighton!"