"In the '80s and '90s, The Ivy was a place where A-listers and agents went to argue about movie contracts while eating grilled white fish on the tree-covered front patio. These days, the fun is long gone. Celebrities and Hollywood power brokers have now been replaced by confused tourists and TikTokers making videos for their 200 followers. A meal at The Ivy was never about whatever random pasta dish or grilled chicken salad you ordered, it was about the glitzy, gossip-column scene unfolding in the dining room. Without that, there’s little reason to come here." - Brant Cox