The Ivy WC2 Menus from £54 pp Richard Caring’s famous Theatreland idol – now the original of a fast expanding brand – emerged from a massive overhaul too late to be rated (just before the survey closed). Too often a let down in recent years, a handful of first-days reports say its “beautiful refurb” is “superb in every detail” […]
After launching the Ivy Market Grill in 2014 and the Ivy Chelsea Garden earlier this year, Richard Caring has further expanded his most bankable brand. His restaurant group Caprice Holdings have snapped up the former site of Pavilion in Kensington – a surprisingly short-lived venture by Foxton’s estate agency founder Jon Hunt and chef Adam […]
Richard Caring’s hotly-anticipated new venture on Berkeley Square officially opens today (19 October). It has been almost a year and a half since the restaurateur’s Caprice Holdings group snapped up the Mayfair site and for much of that time a shroud of secrecy has surrounded the restaurant. Even the name was not announced until quite […]
Theatreland fixture The Ivy reopens today (1 June) after a major refurb which sees the renewal of almost everything – with the exception of the iconic stained glass windows. The landmark restaurant turns 100 in 2016, and it seems that Richard Caring’s Caprice Holdings plan to have the old girl looking her best for the centenary celebrations. […]
Sitting pretty alongside Bentley and Bugatti, members’ clubs and haute couture, Richard Caring’s latest (as-yet-unnamed) venture opens in Berkeley Square this September. The restaurateur snapped up the piece of prime real estate, on the site of a former Nat West bank, last year. According to Caprice Holdings the large, 200-cover, dining spot will be another […]
Ahead of its restaurant reopening on 1 June, Theatreland fixture The Ivy has launched its new-look private dining room. Diehard fans will be pleased to hear (and see from these images) that the old girl’s trademark harlequin stained-glass windows and dark oak panelling remain. However there are a few fresh touches. Designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, […]
Many of our reporters feel that it’s time for “a complete overhaul” at old Theatreland favourite, The Ivy. However that once-idolised restaurant’s name still carries sufficient cachet for Caprice Holdings to aim to expand the brand across London. Late last year saw the launch of The Ivy Market Grill, a stone’s throw from the original in Covent Garden, […]
Westminster institution, Shepherd’s, a favourite haunt of politicos, lobbyists and journalists has returned to London’s dining scene after two years. When the restaurant closed in 2013 it was dubbed “the end of an era” by The Spectator and certainly that part of town remains curiously bereft of mid-priced alternatives. So news that Shepherd’s has reopened (under […]
Yes, it really has been four years since South Africa hosted the World Cup and we all discovered what a vuvuzela was. Now it’s the turn of Brazil. If, like most of us, you’re not planning to make the long trip to South America, never fear, there is still plenty of footy (and foodie) fun […]
