The Ivy House

The Ivy conjures up images of celebrity and fame but of course this is not “The Ivy”. This particular venue is a rich, middle market pub and restaurant serving up Thai food and continental beers. The pub itself is divided by two entrances. The one coming from Holborn station on the right delivers the drinker toward a snooker table and a set of stairs leading up to the second floor. The door on the left puts the drinkers beside the bar (which is of reasonable length) with a few tables and games machines. The place is spacious and the selection at the bar is rather varied with Staropramen, Leffe and various types of Atious. Notably the bar woman is also a pleasure on the eyes and the although the customers tend to be a close to working class as a nice part of London can lend the venue still appeals to females, lottery winners and the middle class.

Overall the checkerboard tiling on the floor, warm wooden furnishings and the variety behind the bar present a face in favour of a good pub but the place does get rather crowded of an evening and is a champion for a lunch beer so long as you are not looking for a beer garden. However a little expensive- cashing in on its celebrity name at £3.50 a pint - 6/10

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