Harden's says
Caprice Holdings announces yet another site for its Ivy Brasserie brand, this time in York's St Helen's Square.
Harden's survey result
Summary
To a striking extent, this recent addition to Richard Caring’s billion-dollar Caprice Holdings empire has generated very little enthusiasm and feedback last year – York seems to have yawned loudly, where in other towns folks have flocked in droves.
Summary
Fans say it’s a “great restaurant for socialising” and there are some “reliable” dishes on the menu, but there’s a strong sense among reporters that, having only opened in December 2017, The Ivy’s York outpost feels very average all-round… perhaps “this chain is tired after all the expansion” of late?
Summary
The Ivy’s provincial roll-out landed in York amid reports of a “packed”120-seat dining room. It also generated a familiar split of opinion: some see it as a “fun and delicious addition” to the city’s dining scene, while to others it is “pure commercial exploitation – almost London prices for something akin to cook-chill food”. Adding insult to injury, there’s “not a celebrity in sight…”
Summary
In a ‘roll-out’ that would do McDonald’s proud, this iconic brand has gone for it this year, opening virtually simultaneously in practically all of the UK’s top restaurant cities. The ambition is impressive: let’s hope standards hold up better than they did when, for example ‘Browns’ tried to pull off a similar trick.
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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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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.70 | £23.70 | £4.25 | £7.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £23.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.95 |
| Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
2 Saint Helen’s Square, York, YO1 8QP
Opening hours
| Monday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Friday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am‑5 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
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