The Ivy Asia: Lavish decor features life-size samurai warriors and views of St Paul's Cathedral

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The latest London offshoot of The Ivy will be a lavish Asian-themed restaurant with sweeping views over St Paul’s Cathedral.

Restaurant tycoon Richard Caring is opening The Ivy Asia in a City dining room formerly occupied by Jamie Oliver’s meat restaurant Barbecoa, which closed in May when his business collapsed.

The 200-seat venue in the One New Change shopping centre will bring the number of spin-offs from the original Theatreland destination to almost 40 in just five years.

Baton Berisha, managing director for The Ivy Collection, said: “Richard had the idea because demand for some of the Asian dishes on the Ivy Collection menu such as crispy duck salad and tempura prawns has been so high.”

Other dishes will include yellowtail sashimi with truffle, chilli and tosazu dressing, and Wagyu beef tataki with pickled vegetables.

The restaurant will be overlooked by five replica samurai warriors, one 12ft high, standing at the entrance to the restaurant, and four life-size ones including one in the men’s lavatories. The women’s loos will have a life-size replica geisha.

The Ivy Asia, which launches on November 18, will be open until 2.30am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

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