Wheeler's The Ivy, London, 1950s 1888 by Edouardé

by Edouardé

California

The Café Royal closed its doors as a restaurant for the last time in December 2008

Under different ownership

The cheapest item on the menu was 25 cent sandwiches and no alcohol was served

Wheeler's The Ivy, London, 1950s 1888 by EdouardéThe Ivy, one of London's most celebrated restaurants, began life in 1916 as an unlicensed caf selling food but soon got a dash of glamour when owner Abel Glandellini joined forces with maitre d'Hotel Mario Gallati. It quickly became a favorite of the theatre crowd, attracting Marlene Dietrich, Laurence Olivier and Dame Nellie Melba among others. The Ivy's fortunes waxed and waned but its boom years came around again in the 1990s when Hollywood stars