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   KristinH

   Los Angeles

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Wonderful place to meet a friend and have dinner. Service was wonderful as was the food. Glass atrium area is lovely, but a bit crowded.

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   ChristopherW

   Toronto

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience4

   Our server was wonderful. Dry helpful and surprised my date with a birthday candle and piece of cake! Thanks.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall4food5service5ambience5

   We loved our meal, but the music was not very enjoyable

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 30, 2023

   overall2food2service3ambience3

   The food was really bad. For the price they charge I expected a lot more

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 29, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   A little rushed by waiters but still great!

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   JanetP

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on January 29, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great place to celebrate a birthday!!

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   LouisaG

   London

   8 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on January 28, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Always wonderful!

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   crosby57

   London

   1 review

   vip
   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 27, 2023

   overall2food1service4ambience4

   The food is appalling Incredible how poor the food has become here

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   GARRYR

   Atlanta

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on January 22, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   I visit my cousin every couple years and took her here for Sunday brunch. She is a little older and moves slowly due to recent knee replacement. ( She’s 87) We were seated right away and the food and service was fantastic. Our server was so gracious. I believe his name was Jose. Soooo nice! Crab cakes were perfect and my scrambled egg s and smoked salmon was delicious. Bloody Mary’s were also very good.

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    Food & service we great!

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    sparky

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious food and lovely indoor space. The atrium room is also enjoyable and the outdoor patio works with heaters when necessary.

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    VincentB

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very nice dinner experience, courteous and knowledgeable staff and really nice food. Exceptional (european) wine list. Recommended!

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on January 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Loved it! Delicious food- amazing service! Beautiful ambiance

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great service and personal and professional waiter. Food was absolutely delicious as usual. Love the scones and raspberry jam. Simply the best. Highly recommend.

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    JerryD

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The Ivy is a classic and better at the newer/bigger location in that you can ALWAYS GET A TABLE which is key to me. You can eat as healthy or as badly as you like there. Their onion rings are WORLD CLASS. I love their blackened swordfish for a lunch option. I had a lobster cobb salad. Not as good as Spagos and more $$$ but pretty damn good.

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16. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent service. Everything we ordered was perfect. Highly recommend

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    BLP2

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    The Ivy is consistently good!

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    AndreaL

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience1

    Even though we booked in the main dining area, we only had the choice to sit in either side room. The one inside was very hot, the one outside had a good temperature. However, for holding a conversation we had to speak with very loud voices because the echo was enormous. We like energetic atmosphere but this was way too loud for us. And it felt claustrophobic. Tiny tables for two, and there are only narrow pathways between the rows of tables, where the waiters perform amazing balancing acts but I as a customer we both felt very hemmed in -- and I'm a small person. The food was disappointing, especially considering the prices. Really nothing special. Won't go back.

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19. KW

    KristinaW

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always wonderful service and delicious food and cocktails. By far the best option on ocean Ave.

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    Foodlove98

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My second time eating here and we loved it. Sat on the patio which I highly recommend. The food is delicious and the service is impeccable. We loved our waiter who has been there a long time. He made great suggestions and was engaging and sweet. Thank you for a lovely lunch!

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21. TH

    TerhiH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I had visited this restaurant once before about 25 years ago. I mentioned this to the waiter, and said that back then, I had a delicious dish of shrimps in a black savory sauce that was both hot and sweet. The waiter recognized the dish, said that it can still be prepared for me (even though it was not on the menu), and that´s what happened. And the dish tasted exactly like I remembered! The waiter said that the staff stays in the restaurant until they retire, the owner has remained the same, and customers know that they can ask for dishes that were on the menu way back. Way to go Ivys!

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 2, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience4

    Dreadfully slow service. Even the check in was agony. We had to get up after the meal to beg for our check.

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience3

    Service was rushed and not very personable. Food was lacking flavor, 2 orders were delivered wrong, and plates were cleared before anyone’s meal was done. Prices like these should deliver EXCELLENCE and this was nothing close for that. Truly a disappointing and terribly overpriced experience for a New Years Day Brunch.

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    anne

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A must go to in Santa Monica. Delicious food and romantic glamorous ambiance.

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    Sandy

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    We all love the Ivy! However, I was disappointed we didn't get a table in the main dining room. We were celebrating a special birthday, and my reservation was made one month in advance. It was a rainy and cold New Year's Eve and we were close to the back door. It was breezy with waiters entering and exiting. I mentioned to the host and he said it was a very busy night and there were no more tables inside the main dining area. Of course we knew it would be busy, it was NEW YEAR'S EVE, and that is why I reserved it early. My husband even called an hour before to remind the host we wanted to be inside the main dining room. The patio room is beautiful in the summer but not in the winter. Yes, I would always recommend the Ivy but will let my friends and family know that requests are not honored, even when booked early. It was a delicious dinner, but cold where we were seated, and a disappointment from a restaurant I consider one of my favorites in Los Angeles.

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall2food3service3ambience2

    Rushed us out. Felt like a number.

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall2food1service4ambience5

    The restaurant is beautiful and the service was good but unfortunately the food was not was expected.

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    SantaMonicalady

    Los Angeles

    42 reviews

    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We go to Ivy at the Shore every Christmas Eve and it's always exactly what we need and want, with a perfect wait staff.

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Went there on Christmas Eve and everything was wonderful. Food was delicious and great service.

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    LindaK

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Christmas Eve. Waiters were fantastic food arrived quick food and drinks were delicious.

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    JerryG

    Los Angeles

    47 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    47 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As always food was amazing and Ray and team provide the best service!!

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32. IL

    IvyLB

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I had always wanted to eat at The Ivy going back decades. I would have liked to go to the original one but ended up at the one in Santa Monica. My friend and I were not disappointed. Our drinks were very good, strong but tasty. I don’t eat a lot so I ordered a salad which was perfect and my friend ordered the seafood spaghetti. She let me try some and the sauce was amazing…it had me wishing I had ordered some. Definitely worth trying.

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33. CD

    CindyD

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely Christmas eve brunch experience. Food, cocktails and service are always outstanding here. Lobster scramble especially delicious as well as tropical martini.

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34. LH

    LauraH

    Las Vegas

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and drinks and a super friendly staff. Always a treat to dine here.

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    SteveM

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Great food. Outdoor seating is a bit noisy. Staff great.

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    Delicioso

    Los Angeles

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on December 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food and service! Crab cakes, calamari, grilled vegetable salad! Everything was great!

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37. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful lunch in a beautiful setting, great staff. Highly recommend

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38. JL

    JohnL

    Los Angeles

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on December 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great service

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Visiting my son , I had a great time at this restaurant, everything was very pleasant, thank you

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40. SK

    StephenK

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall4food3service3ambience5

    I’ve been eating at the Ivy for well over 25 years and for the first time I’ve noticed a drop in the food quality - powdery crab cakes, overcooked steak, a need to follow up with the service team. I call this out as I hope to enjoy the ivy for another 30 years

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