Ivy Sports Bar & American Grill

The Ivy is a sports bar and American grill on the Ocean Village promenade, with a terrace by the water, screens for every match, Friday bands and karaoke. It holds 3.7 on Tripadvisor from 205 reviews and 3.9 on Google from 210, for an Index of 3.80. The reviews were re-read on 6 September 2026 and the newest is from that day.

The Tripadvisor score has risen from 3.5 in July, and the reason is plain: fifteen five-star reviews between 24 August and 6 September 2026, many naming Simone, several in near-identical wording with "5/5" in the title. They read as a rallying of regulars rather than fabrication, but a burst like that is weighed with care, and the picture below is built on what they say in common rather than their number.

What they say in common is burgers and football. The smash burgers are called the best in Gibraltar by more than one reviewer, the Korean chicken burger and the Volcano burger are the ones for spice, the wings and pulled pork nachos are named, and a Liverpool night ended with You'll Never Walk Alone on the karaoke. Gracie's cocktails, Geri, Owen, Richard and a Canadian host all get thanks, and a group of twelve was found a good table for the French Open final.

Criticism is thin, which is itself a caution. A February 2026 Google reviewer walked out after the owner's behaviour while praising the staff, a May 2026 reviewer found it shut all week, a regular notes the dartboard needs a light, and a solo visitor says he was made part of the crowd. There is little written about the food beyond burgers, and nothing recent from anyone who came for a quiet dinner.

Come for a match, a burger and a cocktail, and expect a loud, friendly room; that is what nearly every recent reviewer came for and got. If you want a considered meal or a quiet evening, the reviews give no evidence either way. Nobody from Gibraltar Index has eaten here; this write-up is drawn from the reviews.