I'm so glad we stopped in here the other night. I had read about The Ivy and have been wanting to come in. This lovely place backs up to Nandos. I been in this plaza so many time but never saw it. First thing is noticed was the ambiance. It's got a casual feel with an upscale menu. You can sit there for hours. We were here on a Friday night and got seated right away. I love that. I've become very impatient in my old age. The seating consists of tables and chairs, high tops, love seats, and you can basically make it whatever experience you want to get out of it. There's a bar area that you can sit up at as well. Then they also have a huge outdoor seating area. It's like you're going to your best friends house. On this night they had an acoustic guitar player outside entertaining the patrons. I loved it.
My husband and I chose to sit at a high top. The thing that struck my eye was that the chairs were not just your normal stools. They are velour covered chairs and very comfortable. The table itself was a little small for dinner plates and drinks. That was really the only down side to our evening.
We started our evening with an order of the Greek fries. So good! These were fresh fries with a great dressing and feta cheese on top. Portion size was great for two.
My husband has been dying for a gyros sandwich. Right away he saw that they had it on the menu. The other plus was that the gyros meat is the cone gyros and not the strips. He also ordered a small greek salad. Right away he said the dressing was great. Then when he finally bit into his sandwich he was surprised again for the amount of gyros meat that was inside. Overall his meal was a win. Price on the gyros was $9.00.
I ordered the lamb skewers plate. The plate came with roasted potatoes with rosemary, a small greek salad, pita, and tzaziki and two lamb skewers. Let me start with the salad. Another thumbs up. My husband was right. The potatoes were somewhat of a miss. Portion was great but unevenly cooked. I had some that were cooked properly and some that weren't cooked all the way. Then I'll leave the lamb skewers for last. OMG! There were two skewers with six chunks each. These were THE BEST lamb skewers I've eaten outside of my home ever! The lamb melted in my mouth. I had one or two pieces with a little too much grizzle but the others were great. Overall an over the top to die for meal. My plate was $18. But very worth it.
Don't pass this place up. Next time we go we plan on sitting outside to enjoy this weather.