Harden's says
One of the biggest restaurant openings of the year, The Ivy's foray into Manchester has four floors of dining rooms, with a separate pan-Asian restaurant (Ivy Asia), bar, private dining and roof garden.
Harden's survey result
Summary
With the “lovely decor” replicated from the Theatreland icon for which they are branded, Richard Caring’s “always buzzy” spin-offs have found a gigantic audience nationally. But “these places live off the name for sure” and “it’s the ambience that keeps them going” – while fans say the food is “reliable”, more sceptical types dismiss it as “conveyor-belt cooking”; and say service is merely so-so. Some branches are better than others: best in London is ‘Chelsea Garden’, which has the same “distinctly average” standards as the others, but reliably offers an “uplifting” atmosphere and “great people watching” (and “on a sunny afternoon there is literally NO WHERE ELSE TO BE but its large garden. HEAVEN!!”). Also worth mentioning is the outlet by The Thames in SE1: “excellent views of Tower Bridge”, “even better if outside in summer and convenient for The Bridge Theatre”.
Summary
One of the biggest restaurant openings of the last Diners Poll, The Ivy’s foray into Manchester has four floors of dining rooms, with a separate pan-Asian operation on the second floor (see Ivy Asia), bar, private dining and roof garden. When it comes to the more conventional ground-floor brasserie, one early report paints a picture now familiar around the country: “If you look beneath the shiny surface, the food is overpriced and fayre average. It’s fine so long as expectations aren’t high... but they’re built up by the glitz. Basically it’s like Bill’s in an expensive setting with a couple of quid added on to everything”.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £16.95 | £21.50 |  |
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| Pretheatre | £16.95 | £21.50 | |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £9.70 | £22.20 | £5.00 | £6.95 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £23.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.95 |
| Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Opening hours
| Monday | 8 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am‑10:30 pm |
| Friday | 8 am‑10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am‑10 pm |
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