Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
51.507462751492
-0.12386668469602
020 7930 1408
Gordon's Wine Bar
Current
Avg. from 11 rates: 4.3
47 Villiers Street
London, WC2N 6NE
Nearest Transport: Charing Cross
020 7930 1408
Gordon's Wine Bar is an institution in London's drinking circles with the speciality being fortified wines. Served from wooden casks behind the bar, this gives it a slightly eccentric feel. They also serve a variety of English dishes. Outside seating is provided on the terrace.
Reviews for Gordon's Wine Bar
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Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
28th December 2007
An institution!
If you want to take a visitor to London anywhere, then I recommend this. They won't beleive it passes any health regs at all and that you are actually allowed in. It has character oozing from every crack and peeling of paint.
This is the best and last great winery in London. There is a dark dank under pavement cellars that you practically have to crawl down. Fantastic, you can drink port by the pint! If you get there and stay sober long enough you may even line your stomach with some fantastic cheese and bread, which I can heartily recommend. Saved me more than once. Great quality cheeses and breads and classically simple.
I love this place.
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4
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
15th October 2007
Brilliant... but oh so full
Without a doubt my favourite bar in London, with character in spades and a storming (and decently-priced) wine list to boot. Their food is apparently really good too - I've grazed the cheese board a little and they were exceptionally well-kept, which bodes well for the rest of the menu.
It's a shame it's so rammed all the time, but that's the price of success I suppose, and somehow standing shoulder to shoulder with complete strangers whilst bent double under a strangely moist ceiling in semi-darkness is part of Gordons' unique charm. If you're heading here in the evening, pray for clement weather, when you can stand outside and maintain your own personal space to some degree.
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Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
9th October 2007
Under the Arches
And now for something completely different - this quaint wine bar really makes you feel like you are in the depths of London's underground network. The entrance to the wine bar is down some steep stairs and the seating area extends into a cave like area. It was packed when we stopped by for a post theatre glass of wine and this was a monday evening. It does get especially hot under the arches perhaps this is what makes it a good place for a date. The rickety tables and candlelight add to the ambience of this wine bar.
Wine is severved in measures from as small as 12cl, the house red was smooth and delicious. They do serve food, however we did not indulge.
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5
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
11th September 2007
London's worst-kept secret
Gordon's is an absolute treasure of an establishment. Unfortunately, it's the worst-kept secret in town, and it seems that every time I've managed to get there recently it's been absolutely jam-packed.
If it's summertime, the small outdoor area is a beautiful place to share some bottles of wine with friends. If you're looking for a cozier time, try to get one of the tables inside that seems to have been only recently dug out of the ground. (Very cave-like, and VERY low ceilings.)
As for the wine menu, it's fantastic. Lots of variety, and good value for money.
This is one of the more unique central London establishments I've been to, and heartily recommend it.
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4
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
13th June 2007
Definately somewhere to go if you want to escape real life and pretend you're in a pub on diagon alley!
Very cosy, intimate and the darkness helps if you don't like your date!
Extremely delicious wines, even the house wines are great.
The food is ideal to help settle your stomach when you order bottle after bottle...
A must try if you haven't already :D
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5
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
23rd May 2007
Fist sized scotch eggs! mmm tasty, but they're not the main pull to Gordon's. This Fagin's lair of a wine bar is best enjoyed on a rainy afternoon, holed up away from all the loopy tourists, sipping a glass or ten by candelight. The last time I was here we made friends with a very cute cat, so bonus points there. Alas for Gordon's though - the secret is out, it's busy as a Japanese beaver most evenings so cosy conspiritorial tables are hard to bag. And yes you WILL bang your head on the ceiling...love it!
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4
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
6th May 2007
Definitely not another chain...
Love this place - went with a few mates for a bottle of vin or two later in the evening. What fun we had spotting all the people who were clearly having affairs. Not only is it dark, candlelit and intimate, but it also has the added bonus of no mobile phone signal whatsoever, meaning you have to talk to the people you're with which makes a refreshing change.
It's got a definite Dickensian feel and I wouldn't have been surprised to have seen Bill Sykes and Bullseye sitting moodily at the bar.
At 5'4" even I had to mind my head on the low ceilings so be a bit careful after a few glasses.
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5
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
8th March 2007
Best place to drink around the Embankment. Full of character. Low ceilings under the barrel vaults makes for an intimate candlelight rendezvous.
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4
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
15th November 2006
My second favourite winebar in the world, and I've been to them all...
Dank and dark, if you haven't been you can't call yourself a Londoner - don't even try: Go, and go early before the pre-theatre crowd descend from their spreadsheets upon the rim of their wine glasses like the nervous, soul-starved, vicarious-living texters they are...My Top Tip: get the cheese platter to share with a double serving of bread and don't bother with the house wine - it's the vineyard floor-scrapings squashed by the new-guy with athlete's foot that they palm off to the cheap punters - hey, it's a business after all. Good date venue see above note about getting there early and sharing a cheese platter.
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4
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
London
WC2N 6NE
uk
6th August 2006
Crowded but excellent wine bar
Gordons Wine Bar is quite unique. Youll find it in between Charing Cross and Embankment tube station, on a tiny entrance on Villiers Street if you werent looking for it you probably would have missed it. You then go down a steep narrow flight of stairs and emerge into a unique atmosphere.
Gordons is quiet but noisy at the same time, light and yet dark with secluded corners, it has cobwebbed wine bottles and candle lights that all bring you in a very special frame of mind. It unfortunately can get crowded and getting a seat can be a challenge but the atmosphere is well worth it.
Their choice of wines is quite extensive from old world to new world. The food is alright not as exquisite as their wines. The staff is both friendly and knowledgeable compared to most other places.
All in all its a good place to have a drink with a few friends, talk literature, the weather, politics or anything you want. Cant wait to go back there!
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