The Ivy Asia Cardiff

A must go for a special occasion or if you just want an nice meal in a great ambience! Decor is excellent, and the food was delicious. Attentive service as well, and the set dinner menu is good value for money.

One of the best dinners we had in Cardiff - recommend booking any special occasions here. We celebrated our anniversary with a dinner and some drinks. Syed went and beyond to make our experience special. Although it was very busy at the restaurant (Christmas weekends), the food arrived quick and hot. It was our first time here, and we found it better than the Ivy next door. Food items we loved from the Festive Samurai Menu - Gyozas (starter), Lamb massaman (mains), and both dessert options of Donuts and Panna Cotta.

Came for a really nice dinner . And had a collection of starters and and mains, the belly pork was extremely tasty and so was the prawn tempura sushi. All the food was very good and so were the cocktails.

Pleasently surprised and far outranks The Ivy. Ivy Asia has really fresh and tasty food, which seems to have had a lot of thought put into how their flavours marry up. Asian fusion to suit all. They enquired a couple of times about allergies and had a huge vegetarian selection. I got to try lots of things I wouldn't normally eat but some of the classic Asian dishes I loved were present and often with a twist. Couldn't recommend the vegetarian experience on the a la carte menu enough!

Set menu for around lunch time was priced very well. The atmosphere was top notch, the indoor decor is impressive, there is a lot to admire and appreciate. Similarly the set up for the cutlery on the table was very nice, and the little details (such as the naming detail on the chopsticks) were a lovely touch. Wait staff were very attentive and I appreciated their hospitality, I felt like no matter what I asked for, I would be accommodated, even if I didn’t actually rest that theory. Personally the feeling was enough for me to be happy. The food itself was fine, for most it would probably be considered very good but I have definitely tasted more flavourful food from Asian-food focused establishments. I may have been spoilt by my previous experience in more expensive, higher end restaurants though. Really, if you like Asian food, it definitely has enough flavour. I’d say food is middle of the pack, which for the price, was absolutely adequate. The pork in particular had a lot of flavour, and I appreciated that the spicy elements of the food lived up to their names as they were indeed, rather spicy. I did have an issue with the shared greens, with the greens being over cooked and stringy, I would have appreciated a crunch. Cocktails a tad expensive and personally with less taste than I would expect from a cocktail over £8. I would go here again, I would like to try the main menu “experiences”, but I’m personally unsure if I would for the price yet.