The Wine Club in St. Helens

We have visited here a couple of times in the past as a couple and enjoyed it. But what a difference! We came as a party of 4 on the off chance, it was very busy but we were greated by Chris and Jamie. They looked after us from Start to finish and made us all feel incredibly welcome. Even advising on wine and cocktail pairings for the food we had decided upon. Both are incredibly professional and definitely elevated our experience from our previous visits The food was superb, we ordered the black pudding pizza and a few smaller plates to share, even though it was very busy the food came within 15 minutes or so. A great night, attentive and superb service by the team and one of the best pizzas we've had outside of Italy. Thanks to all the team, we will definitely be returning.

Fair play to the owners, fantastic selection of food and drink. Now the food is unreal, absolutely superb and excellent taste. Service spot on. Ten from me

Myself and my partner had a wonderful evening. Fantastic food and wine and even better service by Ella, an absolute delight and credit to the business. Cannot wait to return. Absolutely fantastic

My husband and myself go to the wine club about every two weeks. So we class ourselves as regulars. The manger’s knows us and says hello. The wine club was very full as it is popular so we ordered a drink at the hop house next door. As my husband was purchasing the drink a table the wine club became available so I grabbed it. You can’t take drinks from other bars so I sat at the wine club while my husband drink his drink at the hop house. The manager came over and I order my favourite bottle of wine and we chatted how busy it was. I then said I will just speak to my husband she said if you leave the table I can’t keep it for you. Bearing in mind I had ordered a bottle of wine she knows me as a frequent customer I reluctantly complied. My husband drank his drink and then came and sat with me. We then sat for about 20 minutes and know one came to ask if we wanted to order any food. A waitress then came over to a couple behind us who I know are regulars and preceded to speak to them for over 15 minutes looking at pictures on her phone with them. Same waitress then went over to two one men to serve them. I said excuse me to her she then looked at me and said I am serving a customer. The young men motioned to get to speak to me. She came over and said I am serving drinks and will come over to you after that but in such a condescending why I was really shocked. She came over and in the same condescending tone are you ready now. I told her I was not happy how she spoke to me and how she had spoke to this couple behind me for over 15 minutes. She then proceeded to tell me that they come here ever week and that their dog had just died. So regulars get better service but I fine here nearly ever week. We then decided to just pay for the wine and leave. My husband was told I had made a young girl cry which my husband replied you made my wife cry. Customer service is lacking. I know that it does not matter that they have lost my custom as they are very busy all the time. And this review will not matter but I am so upset they have made me feel useless and not worth giving customer service to.

Absolutely lovely food and lots of it. Will definitely be back

We have been to this bar several times now and it has always been wonderful! The staff are so, so lovely, the service is 10/10 and their food is great.

Popped into the wine bar for a drink after visit to dentist. Had lunch in carouse was ok . Then round to wine bar . Service and wine great . But bit disappointed with surrounding area notice signs of wear and tear sat by wall which was far from clean . Hopefully it’s inline for a refurbishment. Lovely addition to the village .

Best freshly made pizza around. Lots of choice. There is a courtyard in front and parking around the back.

Always good. Cocktails are nice, food is good, service can vary. But overall decent and will return.

Went The Wine Club yesterday with 3 friends. Service and food was outstanding xx The pizzas possibly the nicest I have ever tasted.. and we shared lots of lovely small plates off the menu and specials board Wine was delicious. A hidden gem in Rainhill Never been disappointed with the food here Thanks Wine Club for making our girly afternoon really lovely 💝

Pizza lunch deal with a friend from Yorkshire. I won't get rid of her now!!! She was blown away by the choices and the quality and the cost of the deal. Our choices were Stilton, pistachio, spinach, truffle oil and honey N'duja, jalapenos, red onion and chilli honey All washed down with 2 glasses of house rosé. The pizzas were top drawer and, as suggested, we WILL be back to work out way through the menu (though perhaps missing out the goats cheese ones 🤢). Staff are lovely. Place was clean. 10/10 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Went for lunch here with a friend. What an absolute gem! We had the lunchtime £10 special and we ordered 2 pizzas to share. They were some of the best pizzas I have ever had. Fresh, tasty ingredients on beautiful thin and crispy pizza bases. Accompanied by a lovely well chilled glass of pale house rose, served in 'proper' wine glasses (no little tooth mugs here). The staff were great, attentive but not overbearing and very welcoming and friendly. Altogether a fabulous ladies lunch, highly recommend. This was my first visit but won't be my last. Thank you.

My son took me here, and we will be back again

Went today and had the most wonderful pizzas.. Staff lovely particularly the young man who took our order .. Lovely relaxed vibe will definitely return x

Super friendly staff and great advice on GF options. Wine reasonable. Only challenge - service a bit slow on first but this let us chat

I visited the wine club at the weekend and have to say it was a great experience. Food was simple but tasty and was great value for money . Looking forward to my next visit.

Lovely food, pizza to die for, guys serving were lovely, able to read customers if some were chatting they left them to talk otherwise they interacted with them.

Went before Xmas fantastic food, as usual big thanks to all the staff.

Nice little place.. food nice also.

Been here plenty of times. Twice in last week with the lads then my wife and friends. Chilled atmosphere, lots of chat, food especially the pizzas are delicious. Service is great. Venue always clean. Wines are delicious and there's a shop I you want to buy what they stock. Highly recommend this place. It is popular.

Dreadful Dreadful first and likely last visit. Incredibly poor service. Yes it was busy but you don’t that have that many tables per staff ratio. It was apparently table service yet we had to go to the bar to request service twice. We eventually ordered food and drinks. after waiting in 30 minutes, we decided to cancel the order and leave the place still waiting for a drink. Such a shame, but a reality of the inability to service tables when table service is offered is such a shame. It appeared totally disorganised.

No booking system means turning up to be left disappointed. Inexcusable in this day and age for such a small establishment to not taking bookings at the weekend, especially for customers who are travelling miles to visit.

Just had one of the nicest pizzas I've had in a very long time, probably since I had one in Naples. Nice friendly relaxing atmosphere to eat and tipple in.

Brilliant place. Love going back.

Great food and drink and excellent service

Lovely staff and lovely environment and nice drinks would recommend to anyone

Lovely staff lovely atmosphere, will definitely come back. Perfect place for child free date night. Perfect date night

Amazing wine tasting experience, great atmosphere and can't wait for their next venture. 🍷

Went to wine tasting session, excellent, and value for money.

Lovely little place and food was great just a shame we were asked to finish our drinks outside due to no babies being allowed!! They didn't mind the baby being inside while we were eating thou!!

All round great experience, sit outside even in a thunderstorm 😁 Dog friendly, great food and occasional live music.

Enjoyed the cheese share board , reasonably priced too👍

Very relaxed al-fresco drinking experience before going to the Rainhill Musical Theatre Company. They do some fun cocktails, I can recommend the limoncello, prosecco and lemon sorbet (I forget what they called it), but it would help if they have you a spoon to go with it.

Very limited choice food/nibbles, quite noisy sat inside.

A hidden delight of small plates and great selection of wines, beers etc. Great attentive service from staff Well worth a visit...

Nice & cosy , friendly atmosphere

Great service, helpful staff and delicious food . What a find!!

The food was very nice staff were friendly and helpful wasn't rushed to leave nice atmosphere would go again 👍 😀

Had lunch there today after a recommendation and really enjoyed it. Will defo go again soon

Not somewhere I'd order food from again. The pizza was a very thick dough the opposite of what I like so couldn't eat it, but it may suit some people. The fries were rubbery and not enjoyable.

Absolutely lovely place, food was amazing and the staff are so friendly. We ordered the pizzas and they were delicious, they are freshly made to order. They came at staggered times but maybe a minute or two later and as they were so good we did not mind the slight weight. They have a specials board but we ordered off the main menu. We made a reservation and I'm so glad we did as the place was packed, highly recommend you do the same to avoid disappointment. If you're in the area give this place a try, you will not be disappointed.

Excuse all the forced reviews this is genuine. I’ve never seen a more pretentious set of waitresses in my entire life time and I’ve lived in London. We were sat after much repute due to our attire, then constantly stared at like we were carrying on like a leaper, I’m a serving soldier in the Army. A girl with glasses “served us” which was more like a “hurry up and leave” than actual service. I will never return I think the service was a disgrace and I’ve never felt so small in my life

Owner and her staff were super helpful with helping me pick some excellent and affordable wines. Definitely going back and would recommend supporting this fantastic local business!

Love this place . Food fabulous, service amazing. Drinks served lovely

Brilliant Fabulous service and lovely staff Great atmosphere

Lovely service by all staffing lovely food would recommend

What a wonderful find in Rainhill! Who would have though it?! A little bit of class hidden by the shops. Lovely sharing boards. Too busy eating to take a picture. Another place to revisit

A really enjoyable lunch, a delicious platter of meats/cheeses and a perfectly cooked pizza. Who'd have thought you could have black pudding on a pizza! Give it a try, divine.

The manageress here is very rude, and wouldn’t let us take our food home with us as they ‘weren’t doing takeaway’.. even though we were sitting there to eat a meal (we ordered an extra pizza to take home for our sons tea after school)… was a regular customer till now, will not be going back in the future.. very disappointing..

Fresh food, nice drinks, had really great time!Will definitely go back!

Fantastic first visit to The Wine Club. It was very busy. We had booked a table for 4. We were greeted by a friendly lady, we ordered drinks, which arrived quickly. We then ordered a pizza and several tapas dishes. We were warned that the food would arrive when it was ready, because of the small kitchen. Everything was delicious. We have already booked our next visit.

Lovely staff and great pizza 💖👍

Beltin food lovely atmosphere, friendly chatty helpful staff Absolutely lovely time

Good selection of wine at a fair price and the pizzas were lovely..definitely visit again

Great choice of cheese and wine

Service was perfect and accommodating. We had a bottle of very good Rioja, paired with cheese board - loved it! On top of that Prosciutto pizza was a delicious too. And I have to mention the OLIVES...I love olives and try them everywhere I go. Here I had the best olives I ever got in restaurant in the UK! What a little gem place! Will definitely go back!

Amazing food and drink. Good atmosphere. Would definitely recommend

Awesome selection of wine and charcuterie boards available, flat breads are delightful! Will be returning for sure

I don't live here, I was visiting from Scotland (ahm no Scottish!) so my visits are infrequent at present, neither do I know any of the staff or owners. This place has a lovely Mediterranean type menu. It has options of 'Meze' or 'Tapas' type dishes as well as some main meals which are tempting. The food is lovely, huge portions, charming, friendly staff who are just, well, nice, now that's a rarity! The venue needs to expand as this level of superb service will make it popular. Most staff walked around masked up, one didn't which is the reason I didn't give five stars. TBH, given that masks are not the best method of preventing the transmission of Covid, I'm not overly fussed! The litmus test is will I go again? The answer is a resounding yes and so should those of you reading this!😉

Lovely food and wine. The service is excellent and very friendly. Highly recommended. The only thing I didn't like was the balsamic vinegar but I'm working on that!😉

In normal times we would be away for our anniversary so was looking for something for our meal when we came across this... One word AMAZING... Will definitely be having again and cannot recommend enough.. Thank you.. You now have two new regulars..

Only discovered this place early December 20 and realised they offer takeaway! The nicest food and best wine, we love it!

One of my favourite places to order from, so much so that my husband keeps putting me on a ban! Nothing is too much trouble for them. I once ordered a jar of chutney and it was out of stock so they refunded me, gave me extra chutney on the platter plus a jar of a different chutney they had available. Everything is delicious and whenever we have ordered hot food it always arrives piping hot.

The girls are always welcoming and such a relaxing place to wine and dine. I would recommend for a nice relaxing catch up with friends!

The wine club is a fabulous family run bar, stocking the best wines and cocktails, delicious cheese and charcuterie and out of this world pizza and small plates! In lockdown they have been delivering takeaway and wow! Absolutely perfect every single time! If you haven’t been/ ordered make sure you do! Recommend the goats cheese pizza, mozzarella dippers and the best fries ever, or the grand grazer is just amazing - plus black pudding pate and balsamic onions

Our first order and it was fabulous.

Ordered a few bits from here, as missing it being open and the fries are delicious ( could eat them daily). It came on time and piping hot.Looking forward to the next time we order. And hopefully not long till we can sit in again.

Ordered a takeaway for 2, the food and the service was excellent. The food arrived hot and was delicious, would highly recommend the chorizo and halloumi!

What can we say I ordered food from the wine club Rainhil The food amazing and the delivery service spot on. Book early as you will not be disappointed Look forward to you reopening after lockdown x and a few more take away yum Well done thank you

We had some pizzas and cheese boards tonight, from the Wine Club, at home. Absolutely delicious , I can't recommend the food ,and service from the Wine Club enough. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Just wanted to say thanks!

Good atmosphere, friendly service and decent wines competitively priced means we will return regularly!

Awesome food and wine. The pizzas are amazing highly recomend the prosciutto, the charcuterie boards are excellent lots of variety. Weve had a few boxes of wine from there and they have been really good quality. Little gem of a place.

The sharing platter is amazing!

I recommend the pizza it was delicious so hot and tasty we had the ndjua? Spicy pizza pepperoni and margarita and the garlic bread with cheese was the best I’ve ever tasted. The spicy sausage one was a bit too spicy for us but still lovely. Ordered again the week after on a Thursday got 2 pizzas garlic bread with cheese and mozzarella sticks and then a free bottle of wine. Excellent service, it came when they said it would price was excellent too. Can’t recommend this place enough. Staff lovely and friendly. Looking forward to try something else.

Me and the wife have ordered from the wine club before and they never disappoint us amazing cheese, meats and oils we also got halloumi fries (6 in a box) and truffle fries now they are to die for, we got a bottle of wine for free and we spent over £25 so get to the wine club and get your orders in before they run out of availability A+++++

Excellent food and wine, very friendly staff

Love this place, so lucky to have this on our doorstep. I’ve had a drink in here on plenty of occasions but decided to eat here last week as I had a friend coming to stay. The atmosphere was so cosy and vibrant and the food was fabulous. We had the cheese and meat board with chips and olives plus 2 bottles of white Rioja. Booked again for next week to try the pizza that looked lovely. Such a shame the weather was rubbish or we would have sat outside

I have always been a regular of this place but decided to pop in tonight to try out the new additional menu.Well where do I start......The goats cheese, walnut pizza is simply to die for. Even my other half who hardly compliments anything was full of praise. My favourite dish has always been Buffalo Mozzarella that I actually visit one of the most popular restaurants in Liverpool for in Childwall just for this dish...... well the winebar has smashed it out of the park and has now become the best restaurant for me for this dish. That’s quite an achievement I think. Well done to the Wine bar you have taken a massive risk in uncertain times and you guys have smashed it. We had a beautiful bottle of Sancerre and amazing small plate food and enjoyed every single thing. Attention to details in the current client was second to none. Staff lovely and helpful. Will definitely be back this week loved it that much.

First time since lockdown we ventured out to the wine bar myself my husband and 17 yr old daughter we was very apprehensive but that soon disappeared after a few minutes sat outside and was immediately impressed by the cleanliness and attentiveness of the staff. Would definitely return and recommend for a nice drink in a chilled atmosphere where you feel totally at ease with everything that is going on well done guys keep it up, will definitely be back soon x

For the first time in months my husband and I ventured out for a bite to eat and a few drinks. We wanted to go somewhere relaxing as we felt a little apprehensive about the easing of lockdown measures. On arrival we were asked to “check in” for trace and track purposes, then we took a seat at one of the spotlessly clean tables all of which had a bottle of sanitising gel. We ordered 2 meats, 2 cheeses and a bottle of Italian Red wine. Everything was absolutely lovely. Thank you to all at the Wine Club. We will be back soon

Ordered a platter and bottle of Malbec yesterday evening. Delivery was quick and, as always, the food and wine were amazing. I cannot recommend The Wine Club enough. The staff are always helpful and brilliant at recommending wines. 5⭐️

My goodness what a feast! And an amazing bottle of wine too.

Wanted to show support for local business during these difficult times. Ordered a platter and a bottle of Malbec for Saturday - ALL excellent.Ordering process very good, but you need to get in quick as there are a limited number available. Food - a mixture of meats and cheeses with accompanying bread and crackers. Great variety and VERY very tasty.The wine was devine, wish we had ordered more. Thank you and good luck.

We decided as part of our VE day celebrations and to end our day, we would treat ourselves to a Cheese and Meat Platter from the Wine Bar Rainhill and once again we weren't disappointed. It was jam packed with delicious cheeses, meats, different dips, relish and jams to compliment the cheeses together with sundried tomatoes, pickles and olives and an assortment of crackers and breads. The platters are always beautifully presented and fresh and the delivery lady was lovely. Thank you so much for trying your best in keeping your delivery service going and spoiling us lucky customers. Can't wait for this to be all over so that we can safely come into the bar and treat ourselves to more food and drinks with friends.

Ordered a grand grazer for our anniversary. It did not disappoint. Everything was fresh and top quality. Would highly recommend!!

Having visited this lovely wine bar previously we were so pleased to see a delivery menu during lockdown. Excellent communication, a very timely delivery and lovely platter and wine . Non of the quality was compromised with the delivery service and the only thing we were missing was the bars lovely atmosphere. Good luck to you all at The Wine Bar during the difficult times and thank you for bringing a little light to our home. Pleasure to support a local business and we will be back! Stay safe xxx

In these challenging times it was lovely to see the girls adapting and providing a delivery service of their lovely platters and wine, best evening of the lockdown by far! Feels like edging back to normality by enjoying a lovely evening. Well done girls keep up the great work we appreciate it. Can’t wait to be back with you properly

Ordered one of the sharing platters with a bottle of wine. Both the platter and wine were gorgeous! Will definitely be going back/ordering again

The Wine Club has adapted to the times, and now offer an excellent delivery service, for both wine and food. Orders are taken once a week and delivery of wine happens on the Thursday.They have always offered an excellent range of wines, and have created a delivery menu to match.

I'm already a big fan of this local wine bar, but since COVID19 changed the world, they have been outstanding in their ability and willingness to adapt to the new normal. Every week they've offered a delivery service for their extensive (and beautiful) wine list. I've ordered a couple of crates of their Favola Prosecco (I can't see myself drinking any other brand after this) and they've delivered it to my gate, safely distanced at all times. When their food suppliers have been able to supply, the Wine Club has offered food deliveries too. I'm keen to support local business at the best of times, but they make it easy with their quality products and excellent customer service. I'm sure we all want the lockdown to be over, but the Wine Club make it much more pleasurable until that's the case.

Love this place. Food and wine was gorgeous. Staff lovely and great atmosphere. Can't wait to return.. 10

Hired this place out last Sunday for my sister in laws baby shower. We had a great time! The Prosecco was flowing and the canapés where gorgeous, especially the pork scratchings and ham bread sticks. Staff where great as always, putting up with all us drunks! Deffo recommend the grapefruit gin. And would hire out again! Well done girls!!!!!

Have been to The Wine Club on many occasions . Lovely atmosphere , excellent knowledge of the food and drink menu and nothing is ever too much for the staff . Last night I even popped in for a takeaway cheese and meats board and had a lovely rhubarb Gin while I waited . What a lovely venue and amazing wine bar. Have already recommended to all to my friends and family . A must visit !

I visited the Wine Club with family who I was staying with for a couple of days. They hadn’t been there before either but had received many recommendations so we thought we’d give it a try. Well, I was blown away by the whole experience! A friendly, warm greeting when we arrived. Professional, knowledgeable employees who chatted to us about the wine list and gave us excellent recommendations on what wine to order. We actually ended up staying much longer than we’d planned (so many different wines to try!) so we decided to order some of the meat and cheese boards to share which were just perfect.

Had a lovely afternoon at the wine club back in Jan with a few friends, this was my second visit, always rubbish at remembering to write a review. Fab selections of wine, great sharing platters, nice friendly service, perfect for a girlie catch up. We will be back xx

Absolutely brilliant just love the place, bringing so much live to the village 🍷🍷

I went to The Wine Club with a friend this evening , as I have done a number of times before. I will say usually we love this little place and consider it to be a local gem..... but tonight I have left feeling very unhappy, unhappy enough to write a review , when usually I consider that 'life is too short.

Fantastic place... great food and great wine.

Being local we have visited the Wine Bar on a few occasions which have always been great, yesterday we attended the bottomless brunch and all I can say is WOW, from the food, to the drink, to the service, to the entertainment it was all first class, the hosts where eager to top your drink up constantly, plenty of food, and a great atmosphere would highly recommend this place and if you get chance to attend one of the special events your in for a treat and definitely won’t be disappointed. Thanks to all the staff for making it such a great afternoon, keep up the good work.

We came here a group before heading to the races for a hen party - id never been before but can’t wait to return! The place looked amazing & the service we had was lovely (particularly for a wet early Saturday morning...)