El Vino in City of London, Westminster

impeccable service, good wine advice with tasting offered before purchase, we had schnitzels that were perfectly cooked, relaxed atmosphere and nice surroundings. Very good value too. Will be back (again!)

Very enjoyable wine tasting evening with a nice three course supper stater:hock terrine, main chicken schnitzel, dessert: sticky toffee pudding/ice cream or cheese board (other options) 12 people in attendance, ours was a Spanish night, other countries available.

Wonderful wine and food! Tapas is amazing, service is top! We do recommend the place to everyone! Definitely will be back!

between bedford street and blackfriars, i had a half hour to kill, perfect, pleasant greeting, not quite 12 oclock, but not a bit jobsworh, 'make yourself comfortable, i will be straight with you' lovely glass of wine and a bottle of water, not expensive, nice glass, pleasant surroundings, would definitely return

This is a lovely little tapas & wine bar on Fleet street. My first time visiting but came with others who had been before. Unfortunately two of the wines we had chosen were unavailable which was a little disappointing but the alternatives that we had were still great. The tapas was very delicious and the waiter let us just order as and when we needed more which was ideal. Probably a little overpriced but tapas usually is so can't really complain if you choose that cuisine. Overall a very pleasant experience and would return.

The tiniest salmon sandwich with sparse filling and nothing else at a price that will almost buy you a good main in the local pubs. Very basic lavatory.

I have a new favourite wine bar! The food was delicious, the wine wonderful and possibly the most charming and interesting staff a wine bar has ever had. And I’m not being hyperbolic. We had a really lovely evening with some delicious white wine (a Chablis and then a Maçon) and some excellent tapas. The patatas bravas were very good though the spinach and goats cheese empanadas with a honey and pine nut dressing were beyond belief amazing. I may have run out of superlatives!

Clientele seems to vary as to time and day but for a non Londoner and not working in the immediate area it was difficult to avoid imagining a link with Horace Rumpole and asking for a bottle of Chateau Thames Embankment. But we resisted. The wine list is well selected and fairly priced. The place is not awash with black jackets and striped trousers. It is a relaxed well appointed space and comfortable for anyone to drink and lunch. Affable.

As the title says... It's usually good, the food is pretty good, the wine list is brilliant. However the last time I visited with a family member things weren't so great, well, at first all was well. Then we ordered a couple of glasses of a nice 1985 vintage port; this is where it went askew... There was more sediment than port in the glass, yeah, sure you expect a bit - but if it has been decanted properly then there should be very little... and when we brought it up the waitress said something along the lines of 'you shouldn't have ordered vintage port then'.... NOT great when you're paying £25 for a glass of port. It's disappointing because usually El Vinos is pretty damn good.

Great atmosphere and the meze platter was great value. My wife and I went in as I had past El Vino a number of times on previous visits to London and always wanted to try it. I wasn't disappointed with the wine selection and prices (even in central London), the tapas selection was great with daily specials available also. The decor is like stepping back in time but the service is right up to date. Well worth a visit

Stopped in for a late afternoon glass of wine. The woman working the bar was incredibly helpful. She was very patient in explaining the different wines, offering tasting, making recommendations. Very comfortable, cozy location. Great quality of wines at reasonable prices!

London proper is hard on small businesses, so finding one like this is one, deserves supporting. We walked in late and tried the tapas menu. Sara, the manager, started by guiding us through some unfamiliar wines to match our dinner. Both dinner and wine recommendations were excellent, if unfamiliar. We then moved to a delicious cheese plate. Finally we also enjoyed desert (creama Catalina), coffee and some port offerings to finish the evening. All I can say is we will be back on our next trip through London. That and, thank you Sara.

I was around the city with a friend at the week end and we were looking for a place where we could have a wine, something small to eat with good atmosphere. We found this little bar and thought we’d try it. We got there and had a very warm welcome from the staff. We decided to go for 4/5tapas. We were taking ages to pick the wine so a very nice lady (we then learnt her name was Sara) came to the table and after checking with us our taste and the food we ordered she suggested to try the Primitivo wine. We went for a bottle of that and we were so glad we had such suggestion by someone who actually knows what she is doing (we would have picked just by looking at their names not knowing much). I will definitely return, it was not only a place to go for a drink, the overall time spent in there was an authentic experience.

We made a last minute reservation here as part of a get together with family. They have recently opened up for Friday and Saturday nights. We had a very warm welcome and were given complimentary Prosecco as we were celebrating my bro and sis-in-law’s 25th wedding anniversary. Drinks were great and the tapas the real deal. Would highly recommend.

Loved the atmosphere in here even on a Monday night. The wine list is extensive and they even have a free glass to us as our choice wasn’t chilled as it should have been. They put a bottle on ice for us and have a complimentary glass, very nice gesture. Tapas was excellent, patatas bravas is always and a measure and it was crunchy and sauce was excellent. Broad beans and Chorizo and Lamb Meatballs also worthy of mention, along with Padron Peppers which had lovely seasoning. £27 for 5 plates which in London is great and enough for 2 to share. Wine, food and service all great, well done El Vino.

Very convenient for chambers or Royal Courts of Justice. Wide range of wines, mainly Spanish with execellen tapas. Much more civilised for quiet discussion than nearby pubs.

Superb choice of tapas plenty for vegetarians service was ok, nothing special but nothing wrong with it Lovely ambience and very handy for a quick lunch Not the best value but I’ll definitely be back I suspect it’s great of an evening - wine list...

El Vino is a long established wine bar and - unsurprisingly given its name - has a close connection with Spain and therefore offers a wide choice of not simply wines but also tempting tapas. Being situated on the edge of the chambers of many...

Lovely wine and drinks but the waitress (Sara) was so amazing!! Very imformative and helpful and very happy all through service! Will definitely be returning very soon!!

We had white and red wine which was very nice. We also ordered tapas. Meatballs and croquettes were very good. The others were ok. Not special. Very helpfull staff. Feels like dining in a living room. Very authentic. Desert was delicious.

Wow what a nice place to relax and warm up on a winters day. The mulled wine is excellent as it the service and quaint surroundings Definitely one to try if in the area

This place is bit of a Fleet St institution long associated with both journalists and lawyers, came here on our annual luncheon trip to the capital and this was a post lunch stop with magnums of champagne, claret and port to end our meal on....

My first visit to El Vino at its famous Fleet Street location and found the experience to be most enjoyable. With a good selection of wines and Spanish-influenced dishes, it is hard to go wrong. Two of us opted for the roast cod with chorizo...

Have eaten here a couple of times. The place is cosy and always busy so I would recommend booking. Food choice and quality is excellent. I can't wait to try it again. Was down for the Lord Mayor's show in Nov '18 but because it...

Popped in for a quick drink the other night as it was raining heavily and was pleasantly surprised. Great service and wine, and nice tapas too! Will go again!

Always look forward to going to this atmospheric wine bar and sitting at the quiet window table watching the hustle and bustle of Fleet Street from an oasis of peace and quiet. Good wine and food, excellent service, and associations of Rumpole of the Old...

Visited for the third times in a couple of years. Always encouraging to see the same staff, you can tell they are happy in their jobs which leads to unforced, effortless service. The venue has a relaxed feel and the wine and tapas are top...

A very nice dinner tonight at El Vino, immortalised by John Mortimer as Pomeroy's Wine Bar where Rumpole used to go after fractious sessions with the 'Mad Bull' Judge Bullingham to drown his sorrows. We bagged a snug corner table in the window and ordered...

What a gem. The best tapas I've had in a very long time. Welcoming and charming team deliver very attentive El Vino quality service, coupled with a new menu style and delicious good value meal. 5 tapas choices for £27 was plenty + for us...

This is a must visit. Small and cozy with great food and a wine list that goes on forever. We shared several small plates and all were perfect. Great service too!

Not been here for many years, the newspaper element has gone and the business changed hands three or four years ago leading to some refurbishment and consequently the cutting of some visual and tactile holds on the past, but it still has plenty of character...

This was a new venture for my husband and me and we thoroughly enjoyed the tapas experience, thanks to the helpful server who advised us one how much to order and how to mix the flavours. The wine list was varied and reflected continental choices...

Last week, after attending an organ recital at Temple Church, we were wondering where to go for dinner when we stumbled upon El Vino, a wine bar on Fleet Street. It looked inviting, so we went in - and what an enjoyable evening we had!...

El Vino wine bar was founded in 1879 by Sir Alfred Bower, a future Mayor of London and remained in the Boyer Mitchell family until 2015 when Davy's a family owned wine merchant bought it. During that time it turned into a bastion of male...

Spent a night after work every Friday with my friends... best wine and best service!! Sara we love you!! Thank you so much! I feel at home anytime I am there

OK this is not going to be everyone's cup of tea. To be honest I was not expecting much. Hadn't been in here for years. It's image is stuffy and it's normally associated with Rumpole, old legal hacks and journos of a bygone Fleet Street...

Such a famous landmark. A wine bar with a restaurant attached. You get a clue when the menu has 11 pages of wine and 1 of food. There is an extensive list of wines. That is about it. The food is average and the overall...

I reserved a table on the official El Vino website on a Friday morning for the same afternoon. Upon entering I was asked 'what do you want' by what seemed to be the manager. I explained to her that I had booked a table on...

Dreadful food. Reheated and even that was not done very well. Staff shrugged their shoulders and more interested in closing up.

Lovely, historic wine bar, still frequented by members of the Bar (although not journos, since they moved out of Fleet Street). I went here for years when I practised as a barrister and still pop in occasionally. The staff and friendly, especially the lovely young Italian(?) lady. They could, however, do with an extra member of staff on some busier evenings.

fortunate to happen upon this cozy little place after a business meeting. the interior is small and warm, with wine barrels around. they have a nice selection, I would only say that our server had very little knowledge of wine, which was fine as we...

This is no longer the place of the old Fleet Street, where journalists abounded, there were restrictions on ladies being allowed in, and the food was very British. Now it is rather mediterranean in menu although the decor is still more or less what it...

This is one of the only places in London that isn't really loud. When they don't play really loud music. And you can hear yourself speaking. A lot of highbrow legal people come here. It's got a classy vibe. But I wouldn't call it pretentious. Everybody is on the downlow, under the radar. Nobody is advertising their status. I like the way that it has been set out. I also like that it's not completely packed. I think a lot of people don't come here because they don't really want the wine. But to me it just looks like a regular pub with a restaurant section at the back. I'm sure they do have a fairly interesting selection of wines but I'm not bothered about that. What I like is that the pub area and the restaurant area are never packed out when I go there, which means that there is's room to sit and I can have a conversation without having to shout. I hate a lot of the other pubs in the area because they get really really jammed full of shouting young men and you get jostled around and it's unpleasant. But this places much easier on the nerves.

To end a chilly long few days in London, I and a London and ex-Kiwi lawyer, now a budding criminal QC, took off to the original wine bar frequented by journalists and Rumpole of the Bailey where too much Chateau Thames Embankment was drunk, regular...

We nipped in here on a Thursday afternoon after passing it earlier in the day. We had a lovely glass of wine each and the five Tapas for £24 and was not disappointed. Patatas Bravas just like in Spain. Delicious Pimietos de Padron. Prom Skewer...

On a little pub crawl up Fleet Street having passed The Old Bailey and heading towards The Royal Courts of justice when we decided to pop into this Wine bar for a little glass of red. We were so glad we did. It was like...

Late night drinks after dinner and on the way back to the hotel, this was an ideal spot. relatively quiet late evening and one suspects that its real business is during the day. Two visits, great staff, notably Sara, and some very decent drinks -...

Vi ville ha mat, det fick vi, men det var ingen höjdare, under medel. Vinet var gott, bra sortiment, men inte billigt, prisbild i det övre segmentet. Ät inte här. Bara vin. Trevlig servitör dock.

Pasamos un tiempo agradable en Vino un viernes por la noche.

Had lunch here. Service was extremely good. Really pleasant and helpful. Great choice of wines by the glass as well as bottles. Food was very good.

Vinimos para una comida de negocios con tres colegas. Nos recibió Sam el gerente, que es un poco raro pero divertido. Pedimos el Macon pueblo que fue genial › precio razonable. Todos nosotros pedimos las especialidades diarias que recomienda la camarera con cabello color rosa. La comida era muy buena y muy sabroso. Sin duda volveremos. Un gran ambiente como el personal realmente parecía disfrutar lo que hacen.

Tengo intención de visitar este lugar por un tiempo y me alegra haber finalmente lo hicimos. Cuando entras en ella es como retroceder en el tiempo, el ambiente es muy relajado y que me hizo querer pasar allí la tarde entera! Mi amigo y yo disfrutamos los cordero grillada puros para comenzar que suene raro, pero son realmente agradable. Luego tuvimos sándwiches y patatas fritas encantadores. Sin duda volveremos y nunca se sabe que puede tomar una copa de vino la próxima vez ...

I think the title says it all.... Closes early as do most things in the Embankment area (around 10:30PM).

de repente nos sentimos hambre cuando pasamos este lugar en medio pasado doce el viernes por la tarde. La fachada me dijo que era algo especial. entramos a una media comedor y podría conseguir una de las mesas especiales disponibles - todo el resto eran reservado. dos ancianos caballeros estaban sentados en mesas separadas leer periódicos y bebiendo champán, tenían tanto pedimos media botella de champagne. cogimos nuestros asientos y entramos en un tercer anciano caballero que pedimos, ¿qué más, media botella de champagne. Qué ambiente! El lugar fue establecido en 1879 y nada, ni siquiera el Champagne saboreando los clientes parece haber cambiado desde entonces. La comida estaba bien, nada más. La lista de vinos era sorprendentemente corto y no es espectacular, pero el Macon pueblo que teníamos era bueno.

metimos en aquí inesperadamente parecía interesante desde el exterior. Elegimos una mesa, pero cambiaron otras tres veces antes de que pudiéramos encontrar un lugar confortable, estaba comenzando a conseguir era vergonzoso. finalmente nos instalamos y pedimos una botella de Pinot Noir de tarde para rematar su gama de final bien de precio a £17,95 y una fuente mezcla de embutidos. pronto pulido que fuera y terminado con brandy para mi pareja y un Tequila particualy preciosa me lo recomendó nuestro camarero encantador ... era tan bien servido el camino apropiado ie sal y Lemmon y generoso para poder beber en vez de knock. era tan bueno que pedí dos. El lugar se podría actualizar el equilibrio entre el encanto y cutre ha inclinado, pero tengo que decir que el personal era encantador y nos hicieron sentir como en casa. De hecho, a menudo puede encontrar bares de Londres bastante frío y puedes sentir prácticamente desapercibido pero aquí fue diferente, así que volvería.

Great for a drink and catchup with friends, excellent choice of wines and we found a cosy table to sit at and gossip!

Went here once, but did not find the choice or quality to be good. Would not recommend. Staff was friendly.

stopped here last evening in town with two colleagues. It was just a non pretentious and pleasant experience. Waitress was very nice, and when i thought i lost my blackberry the bar staff was great. I found it by the way

Gran ambiente, ni música, cómodas sillas. fuera de la edad oscura incluyendo el wc, pero la gente es agradable, el vino es bueno (pero no barato), la comida de aquí está bien, pero lo mejor es que te puedes sentar aquí y charlar!

Popped in for cheese board and drinks £13 for two people is not bad at all given the location worth a try

Popped in to get some wine for a trip out to the country on a bitterly cold weekend in the UK. Service was fantastic and was given an amazing bottle of Rioja which did just the trick...good thing I bought two bottles.

When l first walked by with the wine in the window l mistook it for a wine shop but on closer inspection its a little bar serving tapas type food. In London on business it was the perfect stop early evening for a glass of wine and catch up with colleagues. Small and intimate, good atmosphere but comfortable enough to be there on your own.

old snug from days gone by. Excellent food /lovely staff /great wine. Go you will love it /not open weekends tho