The IVY - A POOR attempt at POSH Fish and Chips?

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  • Опубликовано: 8 май 2024
  • The Ivy Victoria Quarter brings relaxed, sophisticated all-day dining to the heart of Leeds. It also serves Britain's favourite dish, fish and chips, but are they a poor attempt at posh fish and chips? Let's find out...
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  • @shutup2751
    @shutup2751 Месяц назад +48

    personally i will never know why people go to these over the top fancy restaurants just to get fish and chips, it's already expensive enough in a regular fish and chip shop 😂

    • @annhann8605
      @annhann8605 Месяц назад +2

      Me neither

    • @jackwatsonepic626
      @jackwatsonepic626 Месяц назад +2

      It doesn't matter how much you pay for it. All tastes the same.😂 🤔 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 .

    • @actualfacts1055
      @actualfacts1055 Месяц назад +4

      It's the ambiance and the place to be seen, especially for Tesla drivers.

    • @suzanheywood
      @suzanheywood 29 дней назад +1

      I was thinking the same if you want to do a food review fish and chips wouldn't be my choice

    • @nigel8499
      @nigel8499 26 дней назад

      Agreed, but I think Fish and chips get the views. Good for Lee, not so good for long time subscribers as it gets boring.

  • @Gorgeousdesire1
    @Gorgeousdesire1 Месяц назад +13

    Glad it's not cars again 🙀

  • @steve-marsh
    @steve-marsh Месяц назад +5

    From one creator to another, can I just say this is a bit of a masterpiece. Really well put together this one, and handled that 'vlogging in the street' typical experience very well! Bravo.

  • @eileenmclean1274
    @eileenmclean1274 Месяц назад +7

    You handled the nutters well. ❤❤❤

  • @michwinspear6005
    @michwinspear6005 21 час назад +1

    Service charge really annoys me, if my service is not good I ask for it to be removed and if service is okay I'll pay it but won't tip , why the hell would I pay twice for someone to put a plate on my table.

  • @TKDJK
    @TKDJK Месяц назад +3

    Fabulous Lee, I guessed 25 quids before your revelation. Hats off to Adam. 6/10 for the food and 11/10 for Adam

  • @scotland638
    @scotland638 Месяц назад +3

    "Stop now,dont allow it"😅 what a knobhead. Lee sorted him out 👍

  • @waynekaminski5438
    @waynekaminski5438 Месяц назад +4

    4:02 Goes to show there are a-holes everywhere a person goes! Kudos to Lee for not letting that idiot slide.

    • @DAVIDE-bk8by
      @DAVIDE-bk8by 29 дней назад

      What did he say to Lee in the first place?

  • @user-rd1hh9bp8x
    @user-rd1hh9bp8x 26 дней назад +1

    Should never be a mandatory service charge, if service is good you will tip accordingly

  • @MichaelScott-kw6gv
    @MichaelScott-kw6gv Месяц назад +2

    Fantastic Video. Well Done.

  • @Barth78
    @Barth78 Месяц назад +2

    The builder folded when you went back good on you putting it on him

  • @mickhardstaff6605
    @mickhardstaff6605 Месяц назад +5

    I bet Paige would have something to say about that meal , and it wouldn't be very nice , I'd give it 4 .

  • @PenryMMJ
    @PenryMMJ 25 дней назад +2

    Oh Lee. You're right about many things, but Yorkshire is not the best place for fish and chips.
    The best potatoes are grown in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and the best fish is landed in Grimsby, North Lincolnshire.
    If Yorkshire put half the effort into frying as they put into bragging then they might get close. But they don't, so they are not. That's a 3 out of 10 for me, Get yourself over to Lincolnshire for some proper fish and chips.

  • @LeHazy
    @LeHazy 18 дней назад +2

    Friend of mine worked at our local Ivy, apparently most of the menu was microwaved.

  • @JulieBilson
    @JulieBilson Месяц назад

    Thanks for sharing lee

  • @nicktulloch959
    @nicktulloch959 27 дней назад +1

    Another great video Lee..was I the only one who noticed the horse statue ..Nice touch there. Very funny xx

  • @jamesthornber6991
    @jamesthornber6991 Месяц назад

    Hi.how's it going and another fantastic video well done and keep up the great work 👍

  • @margaretm6121
    @margaretm6121 27 дней назад +1

    Can I tell you something about fish? The main fishing ports are in north east Scotland Fraserburgh/peterhead. What you will find in our fish and chip shops is that what they sell is haddock, lemon sole and occasionally halibut. What you won’t find is cod - we don’t eat that up here. My mum worked as a fish filleter and hated doing cod as they were always full of worms, hence why you won’t find anyone eating it up here.

  • @MillhouseSpeaks
    @MillhouseSpeaks Месяц назад +4

    The skyliner does much better fish and chips

  • @stephenkirk5221
    @stephenkirk5221 29 дней назад +3

    Same as with Harry Ramsdens as soon as they had franchises it went way downhill and the worst is Blackpool.

  • @user-wr5zm8vs6m
    @user-wr5zm8vs6m Месяц назад +1

    Hi Lee, there’s a recently opened chippy in Clowne not far from you, i think you should give them a try, it’s called sea blue fisheries and it’s always fantastic, I try fish and chips every where I go and this place is on par with any where, I go at least once a week and have never had a complaint, large cod small chips and small peas is what i’d recommend, trust me 👍😁

  • @jonathanbowles2577
    @jonathanbowles2577 Месяц назад +1

    Good Evening Lee. A very Lovely and Stylish Establishment in Leeds City " The Ivy ". yes, what can i say about your Fish and Chips and Mushy Peas, not to bad, Your Hake was a little bit flat and the battar was rather watery, Yours Chips looked a bit over cooked and really needed a Good portion actually on your plate, You did not need that silly bit of Garnish at all. The Restaurant and the Baroque Decor looked absolutely Incredible. From the sound of the Diners i could tell it was a Superb and Warm Atmosphere in there. Excellent Quality and Top Class Customer Service with Attention from your Server Adam. I would Score The Ivy a Generous 9/10. I would deffinately give a Good Tip to Server after my meal and drinks. I was very Impressed with the Ivy Establishment Lee. Thank you.

  • @mandycoulbeck8692
    @mandycoulbeck8692 Месяц назад +1

    great vlog lee

  • @AJ-sv5qg
    @AJ-sv5qg Месяц назад +2

    Looked delicious. Worth every penny. Great value for money

  • @centureye
    @centureye 27 дней назад +1

    Yorkshire based chippies usually are the best
    Me and Maxine have only ever been to Yorkshire chippies in Blackpool Papa's Harry Ramsdens and Yorkshire Fisheries

  • @chuckschillingvideos
    @chuckschillingvideos 24 дня назад

    Hake is the fish that, in the days of my youth, was referred to as "steakfish" in my home of Baltimore, MD (USA). It has a crazy stink when being cooked but is quite tasty.

  • @martindooley4439
    @martindooley4439 Месяц назад

    Went to Ivy Asia in Brighton. Not cheap but like you said a great experience and really good food.

  • @SuperLittleTyke
    @SuperLittleTyke 29 дней назад +2

    10:06 Hardly any chips, and hake! Not cod, not haddock, but hake! For £18.75. Rip-off.

  • @roboliver9980
    @roboliver9980 26 дней назад +1

    I can only assume private equity got involved with the Ivy as they’ve massively over expanded and don’t feel special.

  • @colinraine8245
    @colinraine8245 24 дня назад +1

    Hake in Yaarkshire are they mad lol.
    If those fish and chips were put in a box so they looked like they were from a fish shop it would be a one you would never go black to .

  • @yoda101
    @yoda101 Месяц назад +2

    There it is!

  • @mikeskitt6411
    @mikeskitt6411 Месяц назад +4

    Eat your green pea shoots. Bit of salad is good for you.

  • @SimonM-63
    @SimonM-63 29 дней назад

    Nice one, Lee 👌

  • @sterrissar
    @sterrissar Месяц назад +1

    hake is a nice tasting fish really enjoyed it when I was in Seaton

  • @robalexander7348
    @robalexander7348 Месяц назад +1

    Nice one Lee, when in Australia did you try a piece of Barramundi, chips with a squirt of lemon 😋 😋 Au

  • @suziekuflik3843
    @suziekuflik3843 26 дней назад +1

    Why didn't you send the fish back? WAY too much to pay for soggy batter!!

  • @raybisbey42
    @raybisbey42 Месяц назад

    Have you ever reviewed the chippies in Hastings (Old Town) in East Sussex?

  • @actualfacts1055
    @actualfacts1055 Месяц назад +3

    Hake is a cheap fish in Australia, hardly posh.

  • @annettedodd3556
    @annettedodd3556 Месяц назад +1

    Sorry that fish and chips didn't look the best, think the fish had been in a press. HOW MUCH 😂

  • @dogtails7614
    @dogtails7614 Месяц назад +7

    That looked awful. Peas in a mini pan and 12 chips in a bucket, why🤷🏼 As for your soggy fish, either the oil wasn’t hot enough or it was old oil. I would have sent it back and refused to pay the service charge nor left a tip. Shame on the Ivy!

  • @paulcole4902
    @paulcole4902 29 дней назад +1

    Why do some restaurants give us grass cuttings or dandelions leaves with a meal it's because it's just to fill the plate because no one hardly eats them unless you you take a tortoise out with you 😂

  • @HowardOfficial
    @HowardOfficial Месяц назад +3

    High quality vlog Lee. Well done.

  • @edwardharrington678
    @edwardharrington678 Месяц назад +1

    Same as London prices. Well done.

  • @alanthomson1227
    @alanthomson1227 Месяц назад +5

    When you say the fish is very flat that’s because you always try the tail end first , not the narrow neck end .

    • @harris4018
      @harris4018 Месяц назад

      the fish was only like a minno, it was probably out of the cut

    • @alanthomson1227
      @alanthomson1227 Месяц назад +1

      @@harris4018 haha, last time I frequented local chip shop o had a jumbo haddock , I left a review saying I had a jar in fridge with bigger anchovies ,

  • @Queenfan-kh1bz
    @Queenfan-kh1bz Месяц назад +3

    You should have just gone to Murgatroyds

  • @brianallan1036
    @brianallan1036 Месяц назад +1

    Haik is very similar to Pike,Which put's me of it.

  • @LifeofJoeJordan
    @LifeofJoeJordan 29 дней назад +2

    Bring back the blonde angel 😇

  • @paultaylor7684
    @paultaylor7684 Месяц назад +3

    Bernard manning loved the ivy 😂

  • @GwynnOak1
    @GwynnOak1 Месяц назад +1

    I thought the chips looked a bit substandard, some greasy. Couldn't tell about the batter, shame if it was soggy. Simple enough dish, you'd expect better at a premium price.

  • @keithskelton5596
    @keithskelton5596 Месяц назад

    Looks good
    Costs reflect the location & operational costs ✌🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @EvilSie
    @EvilSie 29 дней назад +2

    Not the best Lee.
    Today I went to Yarm Road Fish and Chips in Darlington - supposedly one of the best in the country. Had a jumbo haddock (with skin) large chips and curry sauce.
    I'd be interested in seeing your opinion if you ever get to visit.

  • @michellejohnson5992
    @michellejohnson5992 Месяц назад +1

    FANTASTIC 🎉🎉

  • @josephprice1692
    @josephprice1692 Месяц назад +1

    look back at your Wetherspoons fish and chip review. which do you think was better value.

  • @controversialminds
    @controversialminds Месяц назад +1

    Good morning
    I’ve messaged this message on Facebook aswell
    Hope your well , me and my partner have been big fans of your self for a few years now , it’s our routine to watch you with a cup of YORKSHIREEEEE tea .
    If you was to ever come to brighouse to try soon food or maybe fish and chip from fork and fish would you be able to let me know as we would love to meet you and have a photo opportunity.
    Thanks for the amazing content helped in more ways than what you would imagine .
    And on that note hope to hear from you soon .
    And one more thing … ON WARDS MY FRIENDS

  • @gregorymiller7828
    @gregorymiller7828 29 дней назад

    why do brits have crushed peas with fish n chips? i live in oz and we only have vinegar and salt

  • @andrewhickton3189
    @andrewhickton3189 Месяц назад +1

    Try Frydays at Roundhay. Great Gluten free fish & chips.

  • @SilverWolvesScarletForestSnow
    @SilverWolvesScarletForestSnow Месяц назад

    I cannot believe the price of food these days, when I used to eat out in 2007 as a student, main courses were £7 in good restaurants. Now everywhere is approaching £20 :/ Back in 2007 I used to get cod and chips for £5, but I went to one the other month and they wanted £15 and it wasn't a tourist or fancy place. I've always cooked my own meals since and I've not eaten out in like 15 years. I'm so shocked when I see the price of food now and what's crazy is I spend £20 a week on food, so there is no way I'm paying £20 for a single dish lol. I swear this is why everyone complains they have no money, cause they're wasting it on £1000 phones and restaurants and £40K electric cars.

  • @user-zg7rp1gz2h
    @user-zg7rp1gz2h Месяц назад +2

    Great video can’t understand why they use hake though cod or haddock for fish and chips or plaice if very fresh nice to get away from the electric cars 👍

  • @davemulready
    @davemulready 28 дней назад

    Nice One Lee .

  • @user-fz8ep5ey4v
    @user-fz8ep5ey4v Месяц назад +2

    Get your fish and chips in Grimsby .

  • @Litchfield19
    @Litchfield19 Месяц назад +1

    Lee you need to try Sussex Circus fish bar in Derby, best fish and chips in Derby ! Give them a whirl, great content mate

  • @craigairton6919
    @craigairton6919 Месяц назад +1

    Personally I think it’s easy getting into Leeds but I’m local I’m rawdon, anyway fish and chips , murgatroydes apologies spelling , I’d say the locals which I doo go to the little fisherman just on yeadon high street, perfect sunny day yeadon dam behind, love your vlogs even ev 😂

  • @bev161
    @bev161 Месяц назад

    Your last video (yesterday) showed a TV screen in the back of the Tesla. What a great idea it's obvious If you buy an EV you need the TV screen to entertain you during all the hours you spend stationary at the charging points. In my diesel I can do Yorkshire (Huddersfield) to Suffolk (Lowestoft) in 4 hours which I have done many times. I couldn't do that in an EV. When you work long hours time is more important than trying to see "the greater good".

  • @thatschilltssk6274
    @thatschilltssk6274 Месяц назад +3

    The fish looked like it had a footprint in it and presumably as the chips are served in a beaker your meant to drink them????

  • @LesterLovesWatches
    @LesterLovesWatches Месяц назад +1

    Hake is a bold choice. To be fair, the price wasn’t much higher than most restaurants which serve f&c, and in London you can pay more at an actual fish&chip sit down place.

  • @davetate9814
    @davetate9814 Месяц назад

    Maybe places like this you could actually score food and then score service and ambience as a separate score?

  • @user-ue4fz2lj7c
    @user-ue4fz2lj7c 29 дней назад +2

    Overpriced for average fish and and chips but considering its a restaurant ok

  • @garycadle5487
    @garycadle5487 Месяц назад

    It's got a strong taste?

  • @marilyons8620
    @marilyons8620 Месяц назад +1

    My favourite food..I am now ravenous .All looked good,though my choice is plaice or cod❤ Obviously you pay more for the service and surroundings.For me the best fish and chips must be from a chippy and loads of salt and vinegar...

  • @kevinpirie342
    @kevinpirie342 Месяц назад +2

    I'd like to say thank you for finding me Mallorca in the sun. I really enjoy all your blogs and it makes my day when I see your next one. I respect your channel and they always make me smile. Onwards....to the next one! Your blogs are entertaining and you do them with style and panache. Thank you! 😊

  • @philipsidwell5511
    @philipsidwell5511 Месяц назад +6

    Looks dreadful

  • @russellb1212
    @russellb1212 29 дней назад +1

    Great video, completely agree with your comments, totally separate question, why ‘macmaster’ and not your own name?

    • @TheMacMaster
      @TheMacMaster  29 дней назад +1

      I'm a whiz with Apple Mac computers and was the first to use them in local newspapers in 1986.

  • @davidambiguous4650
    @davidambiguous4650 Месяц назад +3

    Your expression says it all , ok , but nothing special .
    incidentally ; I agree with you ; the best made plans.....

  • @neilgodwin6531
    @neilgodwin6531 20 дней назад

    Is there a fish and chips shop in Harrogate? We went for the day, couldn't find one. Posh celebrity restaurants galore but not one chippy.
    Too posh for nosh?

  • @michaelmatthews-uu4en
    @michaelmatthews-uu4en Месяц назад +1

    Most posh food is pooh.
    You pay extortionate prices for it,so your persuaded that its the "bees knees".
    That sounds familiar with something else,don't you think.

  • @paulasajjad4549
    @paulasajjad4549 29 дней назад +1

    Id personally not of had fish and chips, soggy batters not my thing. The price little steep,but, you need different types of places give everyone a fair try. But local chippys with queues always draw me in.

  • @hutty316
    @hutty316 23 дня назад +1

    What exactly did that builder say? On another note that fish looks awful

  • @kalodner666
    @kalodner666 Месяц назад

    Breaded hake is quite nice, but at the Ivy I would expect either cod or haddock.

  • @bl_leafkid4322
    @bl_leafkid4322 29 дней назад +1

    Send the fish back for a redo

  • @ktb9369
    @ktb9369 Месяц назад

    For that money plate would be in my bag as a souvenir batter looked bit soggy and chips were too sparse

  • @dieselbushcraft1299
    @dieselbushcraft1299 Месяц назад

    These restaurants get away with service charges because people let them get away with it and just accept it. I am happy to leave a cash tip as I believe there is more chance of the person who earned it gets it (hopefully)

  • @cooperization
    @cooperization 29 дней назад +1

    Price?/ It's a "Ivy" branded establishment so there's a premium immediately--so not too bad. Batter was woeful,done in oil and not beef dripping as is the Yorkshire tradition. 6/10 for me. The best Fish n chip restaurant in Leeds was Nash's.Visited loads in the late 70's never had batter like it--superb--ah the good ol' days.

  • @leenewt3005
    @leenewt3005 Месяц назад +1

    Chips n scraps were 2 n half pence a tanner in our day. Yorkshire unbeatable. ❤

    • @user-xd6gi4wn1y
      @user-xd6gi4wn1y Месяц назад +1

      I remember a bag of scraps for a penny...Yum yum

    • @MissWeezeyUSA
      @MissWeezeyUSA Месяц назад

      I n Calderdale scraps are “bits” 👍

  • @VenusDoom891
    @VenusDoom891 26 дней назад +1

    Watching this makes me long for the chippy 🙂

  • @michaeldendulk9225
    @michaeldendulk9225 Месяц назад

    I wouldn't call a 7 a 'good score', mediocre, but fair enough, that's what the food looked like, gave me strong Wetherspoons vibes. Could probably do better at my local chippie for half the price... and double, if not triple the portion of chips :D

  • @martinholroyd7605
    @martinholroyd7605 Месяц назад +2

    You wouldn't find any self respecting Yorkshiremen going to the Ivy for fish"n"chips...Nottinghamshire lad than that's a different matter...the fish resembled road kill & when did they start serving grass cuttings with Yorkshire's traditional dish...HOW MUCH £25 for the privilege & your right everything is better in Yorkshire 😂👍...take it easy Lee

  • @darrensowerby5631
    @darrensowerby5631 Месяц назад

    Was it frozen product from a supermarket in my opinion

  • @anthonyfoley3377
    @anthonyfoley3377 15 дней назад

    Your after surprising me, I would have thought an upper class restaurant like the Ivy would have had cod or n the menu and not hake it would have been a lot nicer and the batter in the hake could have been crisper as well .

  • @shazwhitaker1991
    @shazwhitaker1991 Месяц назад +1

    I have no words 🙄 But you could have popped to The Market for better and cheaper and tasty 😋

  • @vivscrafts4006
    @vivscrafts4006 Месяц назад +1

    I reckon you had better fish n chips in Cyprus 😂 and Blackpool 😅. Stay safe Lee 💕

  • @petermoore2700
    @petermoore2700 Месяц назад

    Hi lee hope the food was good as there was not a lot of quantity. Would go to a regular chippy and get a decent feed instead thought 7 was fair ❤❤😁😁

  • @dentydent6423
    @dentydent6423 28 дней назад

    Love the way you owned the gobsh##e builder. He soon clammed up,hope he’s a changed man 😂

  • @scattered_thoughts4904
    @scattered_thoughts4904 28 дней назад

    I heard no crunch, one of the things I love about fried chicken is the crunch...

  • @RobbieB2024
    @RobbieB2024 Месяц назад +1

    give me my local chippy anyday for my fish n chips, nearly €30🙈🙈that would barely fill the average sized male, no thank you

  • @jakenicholls9914
    @jakenicholls9914 Месяц назад

    Diluted brand, 15/20 years ago it was one of the places to go in London, same as the Gaucho Grill, when they only had the one in Piccadilly it was the best in London. I don’t know if it makes more business sense to expand the brand or not. Only good pub/restaurant fish and chips is the Wensleydale Heifer, which I think I went to on your recommendation 👍
    PS the menu looked too big.

  • @davidwalters313
    @davidwalters313 Месяц назад

    Good video. A bit expensive

  • @martinquinn9007
    @martinquinn9007 Месяц назад +3

    Chips looked frozen

    • @billy4072
      @billy4072 Месяц назад

      no... they were cooked. ..

  • @MD-gc4xq
    @MD-gc4xq Месяц назад

    I always remove service charge, it’s a cheek

  • @wearetomorrowspast.5617
    @wearetomorrowspast.5617 Месяц назад +3

    Too posh for me. They probably wouldn't let me in.
    I seem to look a bit dodgy. Or so my mother tells me.

    • @edwardharrington678
      @edwardharrington678 Месяц назад +1

      That made me laugh.

    • @ToyCars2019
      @ToyCars2019 24 дня назад +1

      Lol🤣Got me thinking now, what do you look like & wear?

    • @wearetomorrowspast.5617
      @wearetomorrowspast.5617 24 дня назад

      @@ToyCars2019 A short-arse beardy hippy.
      I only wear black clothes, suits my mood.

  • @carradalebear4446
    @carradalebear4446 Месяц назад +2

    What did you have for your main course??