The Ivy Marlow Garden

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   DUNCAN

   Bath1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The wine was very good. We had a chicken Sunday roast at 2.30 because both the beef and lamb had sold out. The meal was a bit dry with not much gravy supplied. The roast potatoes were not home made being something like Aunt Bessies and were very poor. Would not go back for Sunday lunch.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Newcastle1 review

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent menu, perhaps a little pricey and one of the meals wasn’t very warm otherwise a superb place to eat.
   

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   Dave

   London1 review

   3.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and a lovely place to eat, however the mash potato is not good at all. Really poor texture and covered with oil, not nice. Everything else was good.
   

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   Louise VIP

   Berkshire17 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 16 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Had the Sunday roast sadly it was poor chewy beef deep fried roast potatoes and Aunt Bessie’s Yorkshire pud! The mashed swede was the only nice thing on the plate!Definitely won’t ever order that again. Big fan of the Ivy food is normally really good and great ambience but we were sat in the back conservatory which you don’t feel part of the restaurant and my feet were freezing on the stone floor.
   

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   Neil

   Buckinghamshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 7 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Accidently booked for 2 instead of six, but they were extremely helpful and managed to squeeze all of us in. Excellent service food and ambiance. Best restaurant for value in Marlow
   

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   Janie

   Buckinghamshire2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really enjoyed our afternoon tea - no pressure to finish and service was always on hand & very polite
   

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   David

   London6 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 27 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Our food was all delicious but we were surprised at the increase in prices. We opted to go Main Menu and feel a Sirloin Steak priced at £28 should surely include chips or sauce. Nearly another £10 for both seems excessive. Normally the two course menu is adequate with additions but neither of us fancied any of the starters and mains were not very exciting. We love The Ivy and have never been disappointed before but feel we might have to check the menus before our next visit.
   

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   Kim

   Buckinghamshire2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic afternoon! Lovely meal and service was great!
   

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   graeme

   London19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Very helpful staff a lovely birthday celebration Thank you
   

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    Scott

    Birmingham1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 19 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    The Ivy Marlow has been my go to Ivy for years, but my visit last night paled to it's usual experience. Everything was just slightly off and that makes a difference when you go expecting a consistently high service. Was not asked to have our jackets taken, despite them clearly being oversized winter wear. I had to request it. Seemed to under staffed and having to wait and flag down a waiter to get anything, from drinks, to food or other. First time bringing the kids, got them the sausage and mash. Expecting Ivy standard, smaller portions, especially for the price. Reality was low quality, over cooked sausage, that you could pick up at the kebab van outside. My rib eye stake was cooked correctly but fairly cold upon arrival already and the plate was cold. My wife's burger was over cooked, tough and harder to eat than usual. The squid starters and chicken skewers were on point though. Overall, it was okay but disappointing. Staff were all fine once you were speaking to them but will probably take a break from visiting to consider other options next time.
    

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