The Vineyard

Went here for only the second ever last night, I work just off Upper Street and my boyfriend and I came here to have a few drinks to celebrate my birthday before dinner. This place kind of is what it is, it has the general air of the being a place that doesn’t feel it has to make much effort has they have a great location with outdoor seating and they probably have a high turnover of traffic.
Drinks: I ordered a raspberry mojito and my boyfriend had a G&T — I will award points for the fact that you serve both Hendricks (with cucumber) and Fevertree Tonic which is apparently better. My cocktail however looked like a slush puppy, there was more ice than drink in it and the drink itself was overally syrupy, I ended up decanting some of the ice in to the flower boxes near the gates, I noticed when I did this that it was clear a light or lightshade had been smashed in to the flowers and nobody had bothered to clear it up. The drinks were a little on the expensive side considering they really weren’t anything special and admittedly it was a Tuesday at 6pm ish but the place just felt very meh.
They looked as though they had a solid food menu but considering all the other bars and pubs along Upper Street I doubt it’s somewhere I will go back to.

So this place is really nice — well decorated, amazing outdoors space and good cocktail and food menu. Had a lovely chat outside with friends however the 2* is for the service received after ordering a southern fried chicken sandwich. Brought out by waitress and boy are the sweet potato fries yum however it had no sauce or cheese which was promised on the menu in it. They took the whole dish back but it took ages for them to bring it back! And with no fries! Also lettuce on the plate was gross. The waitress was very rude and didn’t seem interested in the fact it had taken so long.
On the plus side the cocktail we got was delicious, only £7 and was served in a teapot.
I will go back especially for cocktails. Other things on the menu like the salads also looked very good!

Simple, solid food, but especially just loved the space & the environment. Big open outdoor dining area, & spacious cute indoor area. Friendly bartenders too. Solid option for Angel

We ordered two cheeseburgers, an appetizer, and beers. Simple, right? Nope. Took almost an hour to get our food, it all came at once and the appetizer was cold. The burgers weren’t even close to what was on the menu, they were awful. And we couldn’t even find anyone to get us a second round of drinks; there were no servers anywhere and there wasn’t anyone behind the bar.
All in all, a depressing meal and really bad service. I’d come back for drinks on the patio if the weather was nice, but I’d never eat here again.

Arranged to meet family for pre dinner drinks. Checked out website before hand and noted children’s pizza menu only to find out at the pub «no under 21’s after 6». Nothing on the website or in pub windows about age restriction. Poxy place — give it a miss.

Great bar with an amazing vibe! I went here for a friend’s birthday party and I was pleasantly surprised. The drinks were a tad on the expensive side but a bottle of white for £14 did the trick!
The music is pumping and they had some classic tunes to boogie to!
Staff are friendly and there’s an amazing bit outside the front with loads of tables and chairs. I really liked the mix of bar/​dancing and though it got impossible to talk at some point, there was loads of space to dance!

Hmmm mum torn by this place.
On the plus side:
— Nice beer garden with ample seating
— Fairly competent staff
— Sun trap in the afternoon
On the negatives:
— All taps are very mainstream
— No local ales or anything special
Its all just a bit meh… could be great but for now its A-​ok!

This place is a party!
The music inside is crazy loud, upbeat and pumping. It’s such a contradictory place:
patio outside is great for snacks and conversation and booze
inside is loud, VIP tables, regular bar and pumped with loud club music (sounds shitty, but it works!)
Don’t half step. Don’t let the crowds throw you off. This place is very large and it appears that some folks just pop in for a shot or beer and move on down the road.

Sunday afternoon, happy hour, great seating outside and in, sadly that’s all the positives.
Ordered two spiced raspberry mojitos and two regular mojitos appeared at our table. Ordered wedges and they appeared cold, raw and without the toppings. When we kindly told the staff they reacted angrily and returned with two non-​alcoholic, flavourless drinks that looked and tasted like snow cones. Very disappointed as I’d heard great things about this place!

Great front patio for those rare sunny days, full bar with standard prices and great décor/​vibe inside. Good for pairs or groups for a cold pint or bottle of wine.

Come for the yuppies and stay for the 90s house music.
Large forward beer garden ideal for spring and summer. No heaters for the smoking crowd in the cooler months.

Very cool atmosphere here. I love love the front patio with its awnings and string lighting, the patio provides a nice break from the usual London crowds. Also, inside there are some comfy seats and couches that somehow have a way of making you not want to leave. AND they have Prosecco on tap!

I visited this pub recently and found it to be very pleasant and clean. Nice décor, comfy seats and really friendly staff too-​well worth a visit and situated over the road from the town hall/​venue.

I’ve been a few times and am unimpressed. The wine list is decent, but pretty overpriced. 3.85 for 175 ml of the cheapest chardonnay? Not likely. The atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired, as well. I’ve never been able to sit down in the place, and it’s not set up in a way that makes it conducive to standing and chatting with someone. What bar doesn’t have hooks under it for jackets? And the DJ last night (Friday) was baaaaaaaaad. I’m sorry, but it’s not 2001 and no one wants to hear «Independent Women» (save perhaps the 40^th birthday party revellers who were definitely old enough to know how to behave in public, and yet…). Bad music, bad atmosphere, bad times. I won’t be returning.

Errrr, no. I don’t do dancing to raining men* in a brightly lit chain pub on a Friday evening surrounded by drunken office workers…
I suppose this place is fine during the day but avoid when that DJ starts playing on a weekend evening.
*if you have seen me dancing to raining men in soho, this doesn’t count.

Stopped in here for a delicious pint of cider in the heatwave and was surprised to notice the cavernous space inside. There is a lot of potential in The Vineyard for any kind of event, as they have a lot of airy space.
I just popped in for a quiet afternoon pint, so i cannot speak for it in the evening, but we ordered some nibbles and the staff were pleasant and the service was great. I would definitely consider returning to give it an evening shot. I don’t think its a place I would regulate, but I would definitely consider it for an event.

Really wasn’t sure what to make of this place. The name had caused me to ignore it in the past, presuming it to be some kind of upmarket wine bar. It turns out to be rather more interesting.
For a start they do real ale. Nothing fancy, but decent beer. And they have a lovely courtyard just off upper street, that you have to walk through to enter the venue. The inside is quite something too, resembling an underground bar or a bar that you might find under railway arches. Some of the brickwork is real. But some of it is sneaky wallpaper. This painting behind the bar is awesome.
(See photo below)
I’ll be trying to bag myself a courtyard seat at some point this summer!

I echo Lizzie’s Jekyll and Hyde comment. Walk by The Vineyard and you’ll see a great buzzy vibe in the beer garden. Looks like fun, right?
Go inside and it’s just an average chain pub. Looks exactly like it was plucked straight out of the Wetherspoons pub décor catalogue. But with added hints of ‘function room of a hotel’.
The customers are a mix of 20 somethings hanging out in the beer garden and older patrons sipping Chardonnay in the bar. (And crazy ladies in the bathroom).
The food looks average and in some cases, small! I really wouldn’t come here to sit in the bar because it’s not special. But hand me a cider and a seat outside and I’m sold. Different horses for courses and all that.
P.s They have a strict dress code, for guys no hats and no sneakers without socks. WTF?

Sunshine, beer garden, fast wi-​fi, affordable bottles of cold, crisp white wine…
Ahhh… just another day at the office.

This gated pub with a fabulous Wetherspoon’esqe priced menu spacious surroundings, pretty décor and a decent booze offering has won me over in one visit. The reason why is that I like cheap. In fact I love cheap. The Vineyard filled me with wine and food and didn’t obliterate my wallet. MEGA BONUS POINTS! YAAAAYYYYY!
Another great plus is the beer garden that sits on the anterior aspect of the pub. It is lovely with partial covering for die hard smokers who need their pollutant come rain or shine.
Vineyard is set out as an eatery, with plenty of little booths and tables so you can munch your way through the extensive pub menu in comfort. There are several plasma screens dotted around the establishment so once the football season reopens, I am sure Premier league matches will be shown.
Great looking pub, selling good grub in a sensational location.