Comments on: The Ivy, London http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:55:30 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-32567 Not Quite Nigella Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:18:20 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-32567 Hi Lisa-Wonderful! I think that's a good way to approach it. It's nice but you might wonder why it's the celebrity haunt if you didn't! :D You're welcome! Hi Lisa-Wonderful! I think that’s a good way to approach it. It’s nice but you might wonder why it’s the celebrity haunt if you didn’t! :D You’re welcome!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-32510 Lisa Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:39:28 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-32510 Hi there, Im going this Friday, acc to their website they were taking no bookings for 19th June for lunch or dinner but I phoned, put on my best telephone vcand got a pre theatre table.. Ill go with low expectation and hope to be pleasantly suprised ;-) thanks for the info. x Hi there, Im going this Friday, acc to their website they were taking no bookings for 19th June for lunch or dinner but I phoned, put on my best telephone vcand got a pre theatre table.. Ill go with low expectation and hope to be pleasantly suprised ;-)

thanks for the info. x

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11817 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:28:26 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11817 Hi Linh-Thankyou so much! :) Oooh you are SO lucky, I would have probably embarrassed myself had I seen her there. And great to know what she ordered too! :D Hi Linh-Thankyou so much! :) Oooh you are SO lucky, I would have probably embarrassed myself had I seen her there. And great to know what she ordered too! :D

]]> By: Linh http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11812 Linh Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:09:49 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11812 Came across your blog a few weeks ago and have thoroughly enjoyed reading through your past posts - thank you! As for celebraties sightings at the Ivy, I saw Nigella there - she had the salmon cake. Came across your blog a few weeks ago and have thoroughly enjoyed reading through your past posts – thank you!

As for celebraties sightings at the Ivy, I saw Nigella there – she had the salmon cake.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11770 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:11:11 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11770 Hi blythe-I think Finland is pretty hard to beat for fruit and berries. Perhaps they should get their berries from there, then they were be real Scandinavian berries and it would be sublime. Hi grace-Haha I pretty much know that if everyone else is staring at someone as if they were a celebrity but I have no idea who they are, they're a sportsperson :lol: Hi blythe-I think Finland is pretty hard to beat for fruit and berries. Perhaps they should get their berries from there, then they were be real Scandinavian berries and it would be sublime.

Hi grace-Haha I pretty much know that if everyone else is staring at someone as if they were a celebrity but I have no idea who they are, they’re a sportsperson :lol:

]]> By: grace http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11740 grace Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:11:01 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11740 i can't understand why people get so excited to see other people who can maybe act a little, or who kick a soccer ball pretty hard, or sing well. i get more excited by food. :) i can’t understand why people get so excited to see other people who can maybe act a little, or who kick a soccer ball pretty hard, or sing well. i get more excited by food. :)

]]> By: blythe http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11720 blythe Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:28:52 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11720 i guess i could be persuaded to go back if there was a chance i'd see a big celeb, i have to admit. everyone thought the berries were bad, not just me. most would not have liked them, i suspect. i guess i could be persuaded to go back if there was a chance i’d see a big celeb, i have to admit.

everyone thought the berries were bad, not just me. most would not have liked them, i suspect.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11707 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:21:22 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11707 Hi blythe-Did they think they were horrible or did you? I'm just wondering because you don't like berries at all. There's no fruit like the fruit in Finland I have to say, it was amazing. I think you go because everyone wants to see what it's like and you end up dragged there. But our dishes this time were very good. Hi Y-I know! Not that I'd necessarily know their celebs. I know, perhaps they don't let anyone take photos there at all :lol: Hi Wayfarer-Wow, that's a real score, I would've been quite excited to see him I admit. I can definitely recommend the pork belly and salmon cake :) Hi Natalie Jane-We use a Canon EOS450D, thankyou so much :) Hi Ffichiban-I think it's quite nice inside but it's nothing like I hoped. I expected something really "out there" and modern (just from the celeb quotient) but at times, the menu seemed almost retro :lol: I haven't yet! But I do want to get there soon one day... Hi Gail-I didn't see the heritage vegetables, it would have been interesting to try those certainly. The menu seems quite retro with some of their items. Hi blythe-Did they think they were horrible or did you? I’m just wondering because you don’t like berries at all. There’s no fruit like the fruit in Finland I have to say, it was amazing.

I think you go because everyone wants to see what it’s like and you end up dragged there. But our dishes this time were very good.

Hi Y-I know! Not that I’d necessarily know their celebs. I know, perhaps they don’t let anyone take photos there at all :lol:

Hi Wayfarer-Wow, that’s a real score, I would’ve been quite excited to see him I admit.

I can definitely recommend the pork belly and salmon cake :)

Hi Natalie Jane-We use a Canon EOS450D, thankyou so much :)

Hi Ffichiban-I think it’s quite nice inside but it’s nothing like I hoped. I expected something really “out there” and modern (just from the celeb quotient) but at times, the menu seemed almost retro :lol:

I haven’t yet! But I do want to get there soon one day…

Hi Gail-I didn’t see the heritage vegetables, it would have been interesting to try those certainly. The menu seems quite retro with some of their items.

]]> By: Gail Arkless http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11699 Gail Arkless Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:46:01 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11699 We ate at The Ivy in April and had a great meal. The service was efficent and attentive, very French! The food was great too - I had the Pork Belly as well and it was lovely. They also do a very good line in heritage vegetables which are worth a try. For desert we had the baked alaska, which was set fire to at our table using Cherry Kirsch and it was yummy. Next time we're in London i would certainly try and get a table again. We ate at The Ivy in April and had a great meal. The service was efficent and attentive, very French! The food was great too – I had the Pork Belly as well and it was lovely. They also do a very good line in heritage vegetables which are worth a try. For desert we had the baked alaska, which was set fire to at our table using Cherry Kirsch and it was yummy.
Next time we’re in London i would certainly try and get a table again.

]]> By: FFichiban http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/09/26/the-ivy-london/#comment-11695 FFichiban Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:43:44 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=3967#comment-11695 Oohh sounds like it should be a more special place if its so hard to book and has heaps of celebs :S but the pork belly does sound very good mmm. Also speaking about Ivy have you been to any of the restaurants in the Ivy near Wynyard? I want to try :) Oohh sounds like it should be a more special place if its so hard to book and has heaps of celebs :S but the pork belly does sound very good mmm.

Also speaking about Ivy have you been to any of the restaurants in the Ivy near Wynyard? I want to try :)

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