The Ivy and Ivy Asia are a mid price chain in UK - there are a lot of them. They are a bit style over substance imo. Reliable etc but just a chain.
The original Ivy, in Covent Garden, which is showbiz central, sold the name in a licensing deal so the chain has nothing to do with them (although the chain has copied the look and some of the signature dishes) and that is worth a visit. There are always paps outside to get photos of celebs. Alice would be marching up and down outside to get their attention. I am not sure that the paps would even bother with Ioan.
My favourite The Ivy story - For non UK people, Frank Skinner is a comedian/presenter.
Comedian lays into York's Ownâ„¢ Dame Judi Dench and we've the full audio (how come he's not been locked in the York Dungeon?)
yorkmix.com