Best Contemporary British Restaurants in Kennington

Fantastic dinner with family and friends for our anniversary. Meals were affordable and delicious, drinks were stellar, desserts blew us away. Highly recommend!

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.

Francesco was a phenomenal server. He could not do enough to accommodate us and those with allergies. His manner was professional but friendly. Great evening and fantastic food.

A truly five star experience! Staff were flawless, the afternoon tea was a delight; the sandwiches and pastries were very good. We didn’t realise one could ask for more sandwiches, otherwise we would have attended with more of an appetite! Coffee (decaf available) was offered as an alternative to tea which was appreciated.

Today, my friend and I had a wonderful experience at The Ivy Victoria Brasserie. We had lunch from the special offer 1917 menu. The food was delicious and perfectly cooked - so fresh and beautifully presented. The service was excellent, both on arrival and throughout the meal. Our delightful waitress, Ahlam, deserves a special mention for looking after us so attentively. She was very courteous, friendly and most helpful - nothing was too much trouble. Furthermore, we were allowed to occupy our table for way beyond the allocated time. My friend and I greatly appreciated this, so much so that we will be booking to return in a couple of weeks :-) Thank you, Ahlam!