Best Contemporary British Restaurants in Isleworth

The Britannia never disappoints be it a business lunch, a weekend lunch with friends or dinner any night of the week - today it was a semi-business lunch - it is always welcoming, attentive and serves quality ingredients, expertly cooked accompanied by a wonderful wine list. This is why I keep coming back - it is one of my favourite all time places without a doubt!

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.

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

A beautiful venue with lovely river views. Great food & friendly service

The food never disappoints here, the service was also great!