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The Ivy

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Address: 1 West Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9NQ

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The Ivy is in the London Borough of Camden

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One of the most famous restaurants in the world, with a deserved reputation for sublime modern European cooking. This legendary dining room offers the best in French and British dishes, with the occasional fusion dish on a long and tempting menu. The Ivy is famous for the difficulty of booking a table, what with celebrities and half of theatreland dining here, but it's well worth the effort. The snobbish booking line is surprising given that once inside the staff of the Ivy are not only extremely courteous and professional but also friendly. The dining room is plain and elegant, matching the simple but stylish menu. Hamburger, fishcakes and kedgeree are heading towards the comfort food end of the spectrum but even these basic dishes are absolutely first class. Put your best frock on - the paparazzi regularly camp outside to get a snapshot of the A-listers who regularly dine at The Ivy.

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Booking essential, weeks in advance.
Private Dining 60.

Visiting The Ivy

Travel

Underground Stations

Leicester Square Tube (2 minutes)

Covent Garden Tube (4 minutes)

Railway Stations

Charing Cross Railway Station (10 minutes)

City Thameslink Station (25 minutes)

Opening Times

Lunch: Mon to Sat 12:00 - 15:00, Sun 12:00 - 15:30, Dinner: Mon to Sat 17:30 - 00:00, Sun 17:30 - 23:00

Car Parks

Upper St Martins Lane NCP (1 minute)

China Town Masterpark (2 minutes)

Pricing

Main Courses £11.50 - £38.50

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5 minutes walk from The Ivy

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13-15 West Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

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Caffe Vergnano

62 Charing Cross Road, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

1 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel

20 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, WC2H9HD Map

2 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Hotel

65-73 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D Map

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7th December 2009 until 17th January 2010

Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, WC2H Map

3 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Twelfth Night

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Soho

Soho, London, W1D Map

3 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Elms Lesters Painting Rooms

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Any Amount of Books

62 Charing Cross Road, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

1 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Poste Mistress

61-63 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

1 minutes walk from The Ivy

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English [Out There!]

10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A Map

7 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Courtauld Institute of Art

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12 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Phoenix Garden

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Lamb & Flag

33 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E Map

3 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Madame Jojo's

8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, London, W1F Map

6 minutes walk from The Ivy

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Kingly Club

4a Upper St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

1 minutes walk from The Ivy

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