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 Месяц 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 Месяц 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.

  • @Tenerifelover
    @Tenerifelover Месяц назад +13

    Glad it's not cars again 🙀

  • @eileenmclean1274
    @eileenmclean1274 Месяц назад +7

    You handled the nutters well. ❤❤❤

  • @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.

  • @scotland638
    @scotland638 Месяц назад +3

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

  • @michwinspear6005
    @michwinspear6005 18 дней 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.

  • @TimK2646
    @TimK2646 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

  • @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 Месяц назад

      What did he say to Lee in the first place?

  • @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 .

  • @user-rd1hh9bp8x
    @user-rd1hh9bp8x Месяц назад +1

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

  • @Barth78
    @Barth78 Месяц назад +2

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

  • @PenryMMJ
    @PenryMMJ Месяц 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.

  • @philnewton-england7795
    @philnewton-england7795 19 часов назад

    10:18. Yes....so many places put their chips in these containers nowadays, where the paper inside takes up half the space of the tin itself, meaning less chips.

  • @LeHazy
    @LeHazy Месяц 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

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

    Fantastic Video. Well Done.

  • @stephenkirk5221
    @stephenkirk5221 Месяц назад +3

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

  • @MillhouseSpeaks
    @MillhouseSpeaks Месяц назад +4

    The skyliner does much better fish and chips

  • @yoda101
    @yoda101 Месяц назад +2

    There it is!

  • @roboliver9980
    @roboliver9980 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @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 😂

  • @jamesthornber6991
    @jamesthornber6991 Месяц назад

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

  • @actualfacts1055
    @actualfacts1055 Месяц назад +3

    Hake is a cheap fish in Australia, hardly posh.

  • @SuperLittleTyke
    @SuperLittleTyke Месяц назад +2

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

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

    Looked delicious. Worth every penny. Great value for money

  • @nicktulloch959
    @nicktulloch959 Месяц назад +2

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

    • @philnewton-england7795
      @philnewton-england7795 19 часов назад

      I had to rewind the video to check it when I first spotted it. 🤣🤣

  • @michellejohnson5992
    @michellejohnson5992 Месяц назад +1

    FANTASTIC 🎉🎉

  • @suziekuflik3843
    @suziekuflik3843 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @margaretm6121
    @margaretm6121 Месяц 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.

  • @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

  • @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 ,

  • @mikeskitt6411
    @mikeskitt6411 Месяц назад +4

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

  • @colinraine8245
    @colinraine8245 Месяц 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 .

  • @paultaylor7684
    @paultaylor7684 Месяц назад +3

    Bernard manning loved the ivy 😂

  • @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 👍😁

  • @user-ue4fz2lj7c
    @user-ue4fz2lj7c Месяц назад +2

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

  • @edwardharrington678
    @edwardharrington678 Месяц назад +1

    Same as London prices. Well done.

  • @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.

  • @centureye
    @centureye Месяц 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

  • @LifeofJoeJordan
    @LifeofJoeJordan Месяц назад +2

    Bring back the blonde angel 😇

  • @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.

  • @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!

  • @philipsidwell5511
    @philipsidwell5511 Месяц назад +6

    Looks dreadful

  • @chuckschillingvideos
    @chuckschillingvideos Месяц 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.

  • @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.

  • @SimonM-63
    @SimonM-63 Месяц назад

    Nice one, Lee 👌

  • @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

  • @sterrissar
    @sterrissar Месяц назад +1

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

  • @paulcole4902
    @paulcole4902 Месяц 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 😂

  • @Vote.ReformUK
    @Vote.ReformUK 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.

  • @martindooley4439
    @martindooley4439 Месяц назад

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

  • @brianallan1036
    @brianallan1036 Месяц назад +1

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

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

    You should have just gone to Murgatroyds

  • @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????

  • @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

  • @davemulready
    @davemulready Месяц назад

    Nice One Lee .

  • @andrewhickton3189
    @andrewhickton3189 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @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)

  • @keithskelton5596
    @keithskelton5596 Месяц назад

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

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

    Get your fish and chips in Grimsby .

  • @nodefour
    @nodefour Месяц назад +5

    How dare you call pea shoots 'grass cuttings' I absolutely love them. On your terms aren't the chips just root vegetable shavings? 😂 Crushed peas = pretentious. Jeez Lee just stop reviewing high end places and eat only at greasy spoons if everything that isnt dripping in oil and prepared in a 1970's bikers kitchen is pretentious to you SMH! Such a drama queen!

    • @kevinmott6205
      @kevinmott6205 Месяц назад

      That's the point. They are not high end. 😎

    • @ajw1467
      @ajw1467 Месяц назад

      Weren't peas shoots it was water cress you fool

  • @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

  • @paulasajjad4549
    @paulasajjad4549 Месяц 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.

  • @davidambiguous4650
    @davidambiguous4650 Месяц назад +3

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

  • @bl_leafkid4322
    @bl_leafkid4322 Месяц назад +1

    Send the fish back for a redo

  • @EvilSie
    @EvilSie Месяц 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.

  • @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 👍

  • @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".

  • @davetate9814
    @davetate9814 Месяц назад

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

  • @davidcook380
    @davidcook380 Месяц назад +6

    That looked awful Lee

  • @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...

  • @martinquinn9007
    @martinquinn9007 Месяц назад +3

    Chips looked frozen

    • @billy4072
      @billy4072 Месяц назад

      no... they were cooked. ..

  • @kalodner666
    @kalodner666 Месяц назад

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

  • @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” 👍

  • @raybisbey42
    @raybisbey42 Месяц назад

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

  • @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 Месяц назад +1

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

    • @wearetomorrowspast.5617
      @wearetomorrowspast.5617 Месяц назад

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

  • @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

  • @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

  • @dentydent6423
    @dentydent6423 Месяц назад

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

  • @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

  • @VenusDoom891
    @VenusDoom891 Месяц назад +1

    Watching this makes me long for the chippy 🙂

  • @bobkennedy621
    @bobkennedy621 Месяц назад +1

    That looked awful, maybe posh people who go to the Ivy like to suck the batter rather than crunch it. Why do these restaurants have to put chips in a pot rather than on the plate.

    • @mansfieldlad123
      @mansfieldlad123 Месяц назад

      So you don't get too many even wetherspoons give more chips than that

  • @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! 😊

  • @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 😂

  • @gregpies1649
    @gregpies1649 Месяц назад +1

    Unless they change the fat regularly you end up with greasy fish and chips. Prefer vegetable oil to beef dripping. Looks like they haven't changed that for quite awhile 3/10

  • @chadbrick67
    @chadbrick67 Месяц назад

    The buffet plate is 12.50

  • @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

  • @VortexPP68
    @VortexPP68 Месяц назад

    Think that was a fair review and score and isn't it so nice to actually receive great service from someone who actually wants to serve you .

  • @SuperRobertwillis
    @SuperRobertwillis Месяц назад +1

    Enjoyed that Lee 😂😂😂😂😂❤

  • @pianoman5586
    @pianoman5586 Месяц назад +5

    Almost £20 for a frozen piece of fish from Aldi and about 11 chips?? no thanks

  • @AnthonyValentine-vm1yc
    @AnthonyValentine-vm1yc Месяц назад +1

    Nah Mac. Posh chefs forget how to cook basic food. Basic fish & chips, forget it. Where is the nearest kebab shop! LOL!

  • @scattered_thoughts4904
    @scattered_thoughts4904 Месяц назад

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

  • @shazwhitaker1991
    @shazwhitaker1991 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @anthonyfoley3377
    @anthonyfoley3377 Месяц 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 .

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis Месяц назад

    It’s hardly the IVY (the original is an average food outlet anyway), the IVY Brasseries are merely a mass brand marketing exercise and a chain just like all the others.

  • @cooperization
    @cooperization Месяц 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.

  • @actualfacts1055
    @actualfacts1055 Месяц назад +2

    Oh posh fish and chips, don't Tesla drivers have that ?

    • @Davy-yt8qg
      @Davy-yt8qg Месяц назад +1

      He has been recharging the Porch at the Tesla Supercharger stations 😅

    • @actualfacts1055
      @actualfacts1055 Месяц назад

      ​@@Davy-yt8qg He wants to piss off Tesla drivers.

  • @ianwhite9045
    @ianwhite9045 Месяц назад

    Betty’s Tea Rooms in York do a very tasty Haddock and chips.
    Been to the original Ivy a few years ago and wasn’t overly impressed. Now they are everywhere and definitely diluting the brand.

  • @garycadle5487
    @garycadle5487 Месяц назад

    It's got a strong taste?