The Ivy House - Sunderland

Over cooked to burnt chips have been too often served Parking: Traffic wardens issuing tickets between 2 and 3 pm spoil the afternoon Price per person: £10–20 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Pizza

Price per person: £20–30 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Great vegan options at a really reasonable price. Price per person: £1–10 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Pizza

Canny staff, delicious beer, and good rock playing on the stereo...but they cooked one of the worst lamb burgers I 've ever eaten, to my sadness and not-insignificant financial pain, at £11.50 for the privilege. It was specifically the ananya burger , but was so overcooked and dry that I have to assume *any* of their other burgers would meet a similar fate on their kitchen grill. This one was served smeared in what seemed like just a Patak 's curry paste (which can be tasty, when used appropriately, but not in this case , with a few sprigs of cilantro and some jalapeño slices that kinda amassed into one green monolith due to the aforementioned paste. I wish I 'd ordered the pizza instead, and judging by some of the rave reviews for them, I would 've probably been happy. Again, the bar staff seemed canny, and I thoroughly enjoyed the pint I had, but I doubt I 'll be eating here again. I gave an additional star for the potato wedges, which were OK, otherwise the burger was a 1-star deal, and you 'd be bummed at spending a fiver on it, let alone £11.50 Vegetarian options: Their menu lists multiple veggie vegan options for their burgers and pizzas (now that I think about it, maybe the cook doesn 't eat meat, which might go some way to explaining why the lamb burger was completely decimated... . Price per person: £10–20 Food: 2 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3

Lovely food, nice traditional pub!, Price per person: £10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 3 Recommended dishes: Roast Beef