Best Breakfast Restaurants in Gunnersbury

The food and drinks at this restaurant are delicious. You are going to pay accordingly, but expect to have a solid meal and very good drinks. The atmosphere is beautiful — the restaurant is well decorated. It’s not too loud and not too crowded, which makes it feel pretty posh. However, we had a very odd experience with our server Nelson. He didn’t even say hello or good evening when we arrived and he just raised his eyebrows and said “yes please” when he took his notebook out to order. While I am all for efficiencies (I used to be a server and a bartender for 3 years), part of the hospitality business is…hospitality. This man expressed no smile, no emotion, and no sense of humanness. It was so weird. One of the ladies who appeared to be a manager came over to take our dessert order and she was very friendly, but we couldn’t understand why Nelson was so extremely cold. It appeared that this was his demeanor towards other tables as well. We arrived 5 mins early, didn’t take long to order drinks and food, and didn’t linger. What was his issue? We will never know. We will definitely be back to the Ivy, but will request to not have him as a server.

The food was delicious and the portions were generous. The traditional fish and chips and the classic shepherd’s pie were mouthwateringly tasty. For dessert, we had the Ivy chocolate bombe to share paired with some Earl Grey tea which was delightful and rich. Overall, the service was slightly slow but the waitress Rhea was pleasant and personable on approach. Thank you for another lovely experience!

You can rely on the Ivy richmond to be a proper night out . Great staff and atmosphere and great building

Delicious food - I tried the Vietnamese salad with chicken, great! The new pudding selection was fab - we all had apple crumble. Brill for a cold winter evening. It was a quieter night than past visits but made it easy to catch up with relatives visiting from afar. We’ll be back soon! Thank you

The Lounge Bar at the Royal Lancaster is an elegant and comfortable location to enjoy drinks, cocktails and entertain guests. The variety of drinks on offer and service were excellent