ASK Italian - Brighton in Brighton and Hove

We were served by Maksimilian and it was our first visit to the Asia restaurant. As expected, the decor, atmosphere, service and food were all fantastic and were the perfect setting for our daughter’s birthday.

Duncan was brilliant! So kind and approachable! Food was lovely, had a lovely birthday! Huge thanks Duncan xxx

Popped in as we were in town thought we would have a cocktail and light bite. Service was very slow considering we sat out side where there is only 7 tables for them to keep on top of. Clearly no one really covering this section or running it for that matter. Ordered after waiting a while for the server to remember we were waiting to order. Had two cocktails and two starters which the food arrived before the drinks! Then after an hour I asked if the sake I ordered was coming and after 5 minutes he then returned and said it was not on the bill and asked if I still wanted it to which I just replied I would be nice as that’s why I ordered it. 20 minutes i waited for the underwhelming lemon and tangerine shot. By the this point I was ready to leave and tried to get eye contact from the waiter so we could pay and leave. Thank goodness the service charge on the bill is discretionary. Will not be returning. Clearly management has dropped the ball on this one and could do with looking at staff uniforms that are frayed & ripped.

A great night out: everything was excellent especially the food! Special thanks to Jamie for making a special night so enjoyable.

Great service, Maksimilian was very polite.

Jess Matt and Gracie were incredible. Jess from the welcome until the end, Matt throughout making us laugh and being accommodating. And Gracie’s cocktails were the absolute best! We loved our time at the ivy Asia! We will be back soon.

We had a great time, starting with amazing cocktails, being served by great, friendly staff. We got welcomed by Jess who was super knowledgeable and welcoming host. We got started with some cocktails recommended by Jess and made by Gracie, which were absolutely superb. Throughout our experience Matt made us laugh while delivering a very preffesional athmophere from his side - the food was great, the cocktails that Gracie made were all absolutely outstanding and Matt made sure that we didn't have a moment of a gap in service throughout our experience. Jess saw us out and wrapped up the experience in a way that wants us to come back as soon as possible! Thanks to the team; Jess, Matt and Gracie and all the kitchen staff!!!

We had the best time with Jess,Matt and Gracie. You should be lucky to have them

Our waiter maksimilian was nothing short of expectional so kind and attentive he really made a little birthday lunch into a very warm special occasion! Thanks Max!! X

We were served by Jamie, she was a great waitress and made sure we felt very well attended to!

Jame was so Friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back. Thank you

Jamie was amazing!!! The service and the food was brilliant 🤩

Duncan was as delightful as the food, a wonderful time.

Loved it, very nice decor, great service and lovely cocktails.

Very disappointing experience. We will not be coming back. 1. Dirty tables, dirtly glasses, even the waitresses had dirty trousers. This is not the standard you would expect from this level of restaurant. 2. Food - let's be honest. The large plates are ridiculously overpriced for what they are. The small plates were OK. 3. Terrible customer service. Staff needs to be retrained on BASIC rules of savour vive. 4. We loved our cocktails. Fantastic presentation and they tasted great. Probably the only thing I would give 5 stars for. Overall, extremely disappointing.

Libby was amazing, a real credit to you. So attentive and kind, made great conversation and made my step mums birthday really special.

One of the most awful places for customer service. Our cocktails were waiting on the side for 10 minutes, as each waiter/waitress walked past ignoring them. We ordered half a duck, with 50% of it being fat which isn’t acceptable for nearly £40. Sent it back to the kitchen, and it got removed from the bill thank god. Won’t be coming back, extremely mid food.

Lovely evening but the music was a little bit loud so we couldn’t hear one another chat easily. Our waitress Jamie was excellent.

Nice atmosphere, food arrived quickly. Flavours not really that exciting considering the hype, couldn't say the large plates were worthwhile as portion size was on par with the small plates. Accomodating with off menu cocktails. We were there to Celebrate 💐 both our birthdays, as we're given a voucher. I found it very disappointing, as we're looking forward to this great celebration, it was not what we thought it would be as we were celebrating 🥳 our birthdays . Not sure if we would come here again

amazing service thank you so much!!!

service was great and atmosphere was a vibe thank you !!

Amazing lunch and Maksimilian was just lovely.

Third time at Ivy Asia, but it has gradually gotten worse. This time was particularly bad. We were 30 minutes late being seated and there was no space at the bar. They didn’t remember my pre-order of £48 per person and instead served us the £60 per person menu. They also didn’t remember it was my daughter’s birthday. We had to keep asking for some of our wine, but there didn’t seem to be any staff around. When we asked for our final course, it felt like the restaurant was already shutting down — so, so disappointing. Zero customer service. They also failed to bring the complimentary drink promised due to the table delay — we had to ask for it twice. It’s bizarre that a final bill of £500 came with such poor service. Unfortunately, we will not be returning for a fourth time.

Food was cooked well, although nothing too exciting, not much green on there in the way of sides. The waitress was friendly and helpful, but the front desk team seemed for lack of better words - a little dead inside when wishing us happy anniversary, they really didn't need to say it, we would have been preferred to just be seated. The table was sticky and my glass smelt a little like old unclean tea towels, the couple next to us were having a blazing, shouting argument right next to us, and no one in the restaurant had a word with them, totally killed the vibe and took over our night. Sort of felt like the restaurant were struggling with the at capacity restaurant in terms of the small things and the food being a little underwhelming.

We had a great time at Ivy Asia on Saturday lunchtime. We were looked after by Jamie who was brilliant. The food and cocktails were incredible! Highly recommend and we will be back next time we are in Brighton

Great food and really good service. Very attentive to food allergies too.

Fantastic food. Exceeded expectations. Great service from our waiter, Milan. Attentive and knowledgeable

Libby was amazing went above and beyond!! Deserves a pay rise!!

Libby and Milan were great, quick and attentive service

Everything about it is amazing! Food is delicious and the service is incredible! Maksimilian our waiter was amazing - so knowledgable about the dishes, so attentive and all round great service. Thank you!

Great venue and good food amazing waitress. Called libby

Absolutely lovely birthday celebration on a midweek evening. We had the sunset menu and really enjoyed all of the dishes. The service from Blanka was absolutely fab, she looked after us really well, offered great advice, and was just very nice l.

Libby was incredibly attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. Fab trip to the Ivy Asia 🌞

Fabulous brunch at Ivy Asia Brighton today. Server Blanca was very attentive.

I think when one is paying around £80 a head, a certain level of service is expected. It wasn’t slow or anything, just very incompetent, didn’t know the menu, (referring to the fried rice as risotto??) and generally coming across a bit rude and abrupt. And I really do not want a waitress leaning RIGHT over me to clear all the plates whilst I’m still very much eating!!! Not cool. It’s a shame, because the restaurant is gorgeous and the food was lovely.

Amazing food & setting for a Birthday meal. We went for the Ivy Asia Experience menu & wasn’t disappointed. Highlights were the Prawns and delicious curry. I have to mention the great service from Maksimilion, he made this experience even better, Thankyou.

Lovely experience. Libby was brilliant and we loved it.

The food was amazing, the service was amazing, Blanka really looked after us, we had a lovely evening

Had an amazing experience at the Ivy Asia in Brighton on Good Friday with my love. Service was brilliant, the vegetarian taster menu was delicious, cocktails were really good, and the atmosphere was awesome, really far removed from my expectations. The most memorable dining experience of my life, will definitely be back. Nothing could have made it better. Thanks for giving us such a lovely evening.

Libby our waitress was outstanding our food was amazing and loved the whole experience

Libby was amazing. Very friendly and helpful with order

First the bad The desserts were eye candy. But lacked any kind of taste enjoyment. The sides were overpriced for what they were. The server made some errors. Now the Meh The pork belly squares were OK, not inspiring. Personally I prefer my pork belly crispy on one side, not on 6 sides. As with all Ivy restaurants you are a little too close to the next table. The restrooms, whilst clean and well presented are not only deep downstairs, they are shared with the Ivy next door, making them busy. The Kimchi and pork dumplings whilst pleasant had little evidence of Kimchi when it came to taste. Lastly the good The Miso Cod was worth the £31. A dish one will find hard to forget. The house wines are to be recommended, as is the wine list. The salmon sashimi was beautifully presented and prepared. The decor is amazing.and the whole place has a positive vibe. Tip One.got the distinct impression that you were going to have the less preferred seating unless you spoke up. The exchange of glances between the three receptionist girls reinforced this. The not speaking up and being shoved in the corner is true of most Ivy restaurants, not the usual experience for us. Would I go.again? No. For two starters, mains and desserts plus 3 glasses of medium priced red the bill came to just shy of £200. The cod (who knew cod could taste so good) and the decor were great, if the rest lived up to that standard I would go back. If £200 means nothing to you, then it's an interesting experience. But if your into haute cuisine this is more Disney than serious dining.

I had amazing service at dinner at the ivy

I had great service and delicious food.

Food was great, Libby was an amazing waitress, was attentive and made our experience memorable. Thank you

The ivy Asia is truly beautiful in decor. We didn't mind waiting for table as it was very busy, staff were polite. Although on being seated , right next to DJ we couldn't hear each other speak. This was our date to celebrate our wedding anniversary, I couldn't hear the waitress, I mentioned the music was so Lound , wondered if we could move, but appreciate it was busy and waitress said speakers all over restaurant, so everywhere was noisy. I didn't want to be a kill joy, but never anticipated to be eating as if I was in a night club. I wasn't aware about the DJ thing, maybe I should have read reviews first and chosen a more intimate, cozy place to celebrate. I was upset we couldn't even speak to each other, I couldn't even hear the waitress. Food was good, but I felt like I wanted to rush to leave, and wished I'd have done my homework first. Pleased I got to see the Asia ivy, but won't return and not a cheap experience. I didn't want to eat to the Lound sound of drum and base, seems odd choice. Oh and the man with the bongo drum and tamberine gave me school music vibes. Not how I wanted to enjoy a romantic meal, wish I'd have visited one of the other " ambient " style eateries we passed on our way home.

Painfully slow service resulted in a disappointing experience for us (2 hours for 1 course!) . Arrived on time for our booking but waited nearly 20 minutes to be seated at a table that was already free when we arrived. Waited 40 minutes to get our drinks and we'd been there an hour before our food order was taken. The waiter was pleasant enough but wasn't attentive, never checked our drinks etc. We skipped dessert as we could see it would have taken another hour or so. Overall, the food and service was pretty basic given the price. Not something I would have expected from The Ivy. Won't return.

Anna who served us upstairs was superb to look after us and Blanka also made us so very welcome. 10 out of 10

The restaurant is completely beautiful! We ate of their week day set menu, price was reasonable! Our starters and desert was lovely! My only complaint would be for the main, I had the duck rice bowl, I thought it was a little greasy and not nearly enough duck but otherwise was lovely, drinks were nice, service was good, worth a visit just for the atmosphere…

Wonderful service from libby, great experience overall

Tried to call ahead to say we were running late as taxi didn’t arrive and they had given the table away and no one answered the phone. Got another table and had to wait another 10 minutes despite being told it was ready. No one took our coats. Drinks arrived after the food and had to wait 20 minutes for water for the table. Food was nice but service was poor. Rude staff. Not offered a desert menu. Toilets were dirty with toilet paper all over the floor and on the side. Normally experienced excellent service in the ivy previously but very disappointed following our experience this time.

Jamie our server was excellent. Knew the menu in detail and very informative. Excellent service.

This was the first time at Asia Ivy, had heard many good things but sadly fell well short! We were given a lovely afternoon experience by a close friend. We arrived 30mins early and waited about 4/5mins at the entrance before anyone came to us. Explained we were early and would like to go to the bar. We were amazed at the place, truly a different experience and the bar tenders flamboyance at the cocktails was great. Thereafter it went down hill. If you add up the cost for 2 of us it was in excess of £260. That did include 2 additional trays and a bottle of Sancerre but for afternoon tea still a little steep. This is where it fell down. Food was good not amazing, but service was really poor. Our wine was placed where we couldn’t reach despite the promise they would serve it (they served the people on the other table every glass ), we never had any help until the very last drop which was done by I believe the senior manager. The service was in-partial, at no time did we feel like a customer more “oh another set of people to serve”. This was our 44th anniversary so didn’t help that we’ve had more passion and personal service from McDonalds than here. Very sad to say we were greatly disappointed and would not come here again based on the level of service and in some ways the over priced food! Appreciate this seems harsh but I’m a genuine person that gives true and honest views. They seriously need a senior person looking into why half the staff looked and responded in a dispassionate way, not just to us but others. Adding further insult they added £30 in service charges. Of course I got this removed…it’s even a cheek to add it automatically!

Jess was an excellent server. Food was outstanding. Atmosphere incredible.

Jamie was absolutely fantastic with her service, was very helpful and caring for us. Customer service spot on.

It was our first time at an Ivy Asian and the atmosphere and decor was welcoming and beautiful. The lady maitre d was kind and attentive and listened to us. She found us a spacious spot to eat and kept coming back to us whilst we waited for our table to be ready. Mike, at the bar was fabulous and very informative, albeit whilst he was rushed off his feet! He made some tasty cocktails too. Although the waiting staff were also helpful and attentive once we sat down, our evening was marred by the quality of the chicken in one of our dishes. Thank you Ivy, for taking this off the bill, but this did put a dampener on our special evening. Final notes: Ivy, please put extra bar staff on busy evenings as Mike was trying his best to keep up with all the drinks orders coming in and please thank all the staff for their commitment to their customers - they were certainly a fabulous bunch last night.

Served by Jamie she has been amazing

Jamie made this experience absolutely wonderful. The food was great, cocktails to die for and the atmosphere spot on. Thanks Jamie!

Absolutely fantastic meal and service thankyou to our amazing waitress Jamie

Our waitress was Jamie and she was outstanding and very attentive. She is an asset to your company.

The ivy Asia was so lovely. We didn’t have a booking and the manager still managed to sit us down which was so nice. The food was very worth the price and we will be visiting again. Thank you!

Bestie took me out for a celebration meal on 1 April. Food was lovely - but usually decadent atmosphere was ruined by poor service. Both our waiters were more interested in serving the table next to us, who had two of their friends in it. Such a shame, won’t be back anytime soon.

Authentic with the touches only ‘The Ivy’ brand can achieve! A fabulous night awaits with delightful food!

I love dining at the Ivy Asia /Brighton. This was the 2nd time I’ve eaten there and both times my friend and I have enjoyed the whole experience. The staff and manager there are all very friendly and welcoming. The only criticism about the meal was that we were still having our starters when our mains were served , otherwise excellent.

Jamie was amazing and so friendly and hopeful. Always smiling and couldn’t do enough for us. Treasured member of your team for sure.

It was our very good friend’s birthday, the service and attention to detail was exemplary. Our waitress Anna was very attentive and friendly as was her manager Blanka. We would recommend our experience to all our friends.

Stunning restaurant . Superb food, we had the experience menu and everything was delicious.Staff were friendly, only reason why one star left off is because our food was bought out before we’d even been asked what drinks we’d like. Then once drinks ordered they took along time to arrive so we had had first couple of courses without our drinks!

Jamie was fantastic, amazing good, amazing service! She was simply brilliant, couldn’t do enough to help us.

Thank you to Blanka for a wonderful afternoon! Fantastic service

Came in the other day as I had only heard great things about the Ivy Asia and it could not have been better. We were served by Libby, who was beyond helpful, and recommended the best cocktails I have had for a while! The salt & pepper beef fillet from the Premium Experience menu was fantastic, would absolutely recommend. Lovely environment and great value for money.

Brilliant experience at the Ivy Asia. Food was amazing but made better by the atmosphere and wonderful staff. Our waitress Jaimie was attentive And very helpful. Couldn’t ask for more.

The waitress was amazing! I thought the portions could have been a little bigger on the Large plates. The restaurant itself was amazing.

Beautiful location and great food and drinks!

I go here often both in London and Brighton and never had a bad meal. Their pork gyoza are incredible

Had great service from our lovely waitress Jamie. Thanks ever so much 😊

Jamie was lovely - excellent service and very friendly !!!!

My sister came down last September and wanted a fancy meal and had heard of the Ivy previously so had the idea of us going there. We went on a Wednesday I believe and I’ve honestly never been so disappointed. Pretty much every single one of our meals was freezing cold. We asked if they could warm it up to be polite. The waiter said that’s fine and that they’d heat it up. They also forgot a dish and the waiter said - don’t worry we won’t charge for that one and said a sorry but didn’t really care. They brought our food out again after a 10 minute wait - also bear in mind, that it wasn’t just one of our meals that was cold - it was about 3-5 sides of noodles and 3/4 of the meat main dishes and it was mid week so there were genuinely us and a few other customers on the restaurant - it was not busy. Following this extreme mess up (because food being cold is also worrying when one of my friends has emetophobia and gets extremely worried about cold food) there was no offer for any free drink, bill reduction/etc. In fact, when we asked for the bill, the noodles they said wouldn’t be charged for was even on the bill alongside with the large service charge. I really think that if we weren’t all student age we wouldn’t have been treated like that at all and honestly older customers probably would have refused to pay for the meal we had. Because we were polite, we did not argue and just simply asked that the service charge was taken off but I knew as soon as there was not really any proper apology or bill reduction that I would be leaving a lengthy review to warn others - especially students to not waste their money.

Libby gave amazing service!! Food was excellent defo recommend.

Sat outside for our lunch in the warm spring sunshine. We experienced fabulous attentive service from the lovely Blanka

I had the pleasure of experiencing this gorgeous restaurant for my boyfriend’s birthday at the weekend, and we were both thoroughly impressed with the personable staff’s special treatment and, of course, the glamorous decor on show in every direction. It must be the first time I’ve ever been entranced by a floor. I could sit in here all night getting tipsy on the restaurant’s delicious whiskey sours, taking in the lively ambience and snacking on a procession of edamame beans and chilli noodles, but in terms of large plates for vegetarians, the sparse bowl of minuscule salt and pepper tofu cubes fell short of my appetite, and was just about bolstered by a selection of sides. Whatever they did with the choy sum, however, clawed back some interest in the dish. We agreed we’d love to go again, but this wasn’t particularly led by the food.

A nice version of the original. Can’t go wrong with the food choices and plenty of it.

Amazing interior, amazing food and amazing service 😍

Took 45 mins for our water to come we got the experience menu and when it finally came after an hour the first round was crisps and salsa which we got 2 of and was told our food would be out soon. After 1hr 20 mins we got our first course and the other 2 took so long we took dessert to go. Rude unapologetic staff - will not be returning ruined anniversary:(

Excellent experience - had fab experience and the food was outstanding. Recommend the duck wraps which were delivered in the most surprising and exceptional way. Also recommend the Thai green curry and Gochuchang bites.

Visited the Ivy Asia for the first time. My daughter treated me to a post Mother’s Day lunch. I have to say that our service was excellent from the lovely Anna. She gave us good recommendations and helped us navigate the menu. A lovely meal and experience.

An excellent experience from start to finish! Warm welcome, impeccable service, and delicious dishes made with quality ingredients. The atmosphere is pleasant and well-kept, perfect for a friendly meal. A place to recommend without hesitation!

a delicious restaurant and the staff is very pleasant

beautiful and good restaurant I highly recommend if you are in Brighton

Duncan was incredibly attentive and really was an asset to our dining experience. The food was exceptional and very cool atmosphere. Would definitely recommend

First time at the Ivy Asia and on Mother’s Day! Our server Jamie was brilliant though and we had an excellent meal.

Fabulous experience. Just the decor alone is incredible and that’s before you even eat. Went for the Asian dining experience. Pricey, but well worth it.

Gorgeous restaurant and that’s about it. I’ve been theee times and each time the food is mediocre at best, small portions, inattentive service and generally not value for money. I tried again and won’t be coming back for the “fourth time lucky”. You’re better going to a hole in the wall type restaurant locally than Ivy Asia, there’s truly nothing special other than the decor.

We visited Ivy Asia for the second time around Valentines Day. After our first visit over a year ago, we couldn't wait to come back. On our first visit, the food was spectacular, and we had an amazing time here. Unfortunately, on our return, it just was not the same experience. It took a long time before we were offered something to drink, so we took the opportunity to order our starters at the same time. We were also asked for our main order because they had back to back bookings and wanted us to be quick. We would've like to have had our starters first to see how we got on before having to order more. This was the first red flag. The starters were beautiful, and I couldn't fault the food at this point. After we had finished our starters, we were not seen to or had our plates cleared for at least half an hour. Some plates were then cleared. However, our duck was then brought out and put amongst the remaining plates on the table. The duck, unfortunately, was very underwhelming, and it was pretty bland and dry. The service unfortunately didn't get any better as we were once again left for a prolonged period before having plates cleared. We didn't bother with dessert as the evening at this point had just not gone well. Although the starters and drinks were wonderful, the rest of the service and mains really spoiled the experience. I hope if I am to refurn again for this to revert to the first time I visited.

Very nice place and very good food. The lunch menu is worth considering, 2 fixed dishes and 2 to choose from among those offered for 20 pounds.

We had a fantastic time celebrating our birthdays here! My sister and I felt well taken care of, especially thanks to Priyanka, who was absolutely amazing. The cocktails were not only refreshing but also beautifully presented. As for the food, the small plates and coconut panna cotta were delicious! However, the lobster rice was a bit disappointing. Overall, a great experience with wonderful service and a lovely atmosphere!

Such a lovely atmosphere. Sat at the sushi bar. Those guys are so talented and patient!! Food was stunning. Definitely be back soon.

Food was absolutely divine...can't wait to go back again!

Great service by Blanka, she was really helpfull during our visit on 18.03. Very kind and good hospitality from her, definitely we will be back. Massive thank you for her and her team.

Food was amazing but unfortunately can't say the same for the staff. Felt like we were being rushed the whole time and packed the customers all in next to each other with no room to move even though most of the restaurant was empty

Our first time in Ivy Asia. Service good, food delicious and the staff very friendly. Gabi and Bella did an excellent job in greeting us, finding us a suitable table (hubbie has eyesight issues) and checking on us throughout the evening. Will definitely be back!