The Wine Rooms Cambridge in Cambridge

Great selection and good sommelier

We just happened to walk past the Wine Rooms on our way from the train station to the hotel and decided to give it a go the next night. This was absolutely the best choice we could have made! The wine was delicious and the food (the 5 cheese platter and the seafood platter) was out of this world amazing. I don't think I've ever had such good salmon. I fully and completely recommend with no reservations.

The staff were very polite and attentive. We liked our wine and the cheese platter was nice. Thank you.

A romantic atmosphere with a wide range of wines.

Fantastic night. Can’t remember his name but the chap from Ireland / Portugal was super informative about the wines and tailored the whole evening around us which he got spot on. Lovely atmosphere and can’t wait to come back already. Thanks so much

Hadn’t been for a while but went Friday night. Enjoyed some themed sharing boards which had the highest of quality foods on. Really we’re delicious and 2 x £22 boards enough for 4 adults, bargain! Our female S.A hostess was fantastic. Lovely person and very knowledgeable with the wines. I’d very highly recommend going and I’ll be back again soon. Thanks T, you made our night. Please get more comfortable chairs when you replace those.

Unbelievably good quality of wines including fine classic ones, very affordable price, definitely much cheaper than having one in restaurant. Decent quality of snacks and foods, great atmosphere with good service. Definitely worth to give it a try if you a wine lover and the vibe is amazing

Excellent vibes and wine. Lovely sharing board. Highly recommend in the summer months.

We had a great night. Food and drinks on spot. Tudor was exceptional.

A lovely wine bar in the south of the city but close to where we were staying. A good choice of wines together with nibbles and light meals. We had a carafe of red with nibbles and it was so good that we went again the next night. Quite a small room with a downstairs available and you need to book as it was full when we went. Also, a little way from the city centre. I would thoroughly recommend it if you love wine.

Wine and Cheese heaven with a great atmosphere.

Absolutely amazing service, attentive, friendly and great recommendations. great food and outstanding wine selection. Also offer wine tastings. Strongly recommend spending a nice evening with your special other or a good friends. We’ll be back for sure!

The most wonderful evening with Treasure and Tudor - wonderful knowledge on wines and just beautiful people - couldn’t recommend this place more xxx

Amazing place! Delicious food and great wine! Excellent service!

Lovely atmosphere and the sharing boards were fantastic

5 stars for everything, especially the service!

Such a great place, went with my fiancé and we had a couple of glasses each which were so well chosen by our sommelier just by our amateur brief descriptions of what we liked. Thank you!

We had an amazing time! Treasure looked after us beautifully and we will most definitely be back!

Great atmosphere and selection of wines

Treasure was so helpful and helpful, such an asset to the company x

Fabulous food and wine pairings! Tudor is a great resource and super personable. Lovely ambiance

The sommeliers were so engaging and nice, we had a nice time. I’ll definitely recommend my friends coming here next time!

Great wine available both by the bottle and a selection by the glass. Even offered flights of taster wines. very enjoyable if expensive food.

Amazing staff and good selection of wines. Treasure (our server) was absolute delight! Gone above and beyond and let us try some other wines to have on our next visit. Will definitely be back. 😍😍

We didn't have food, so unable to comment. The staff were very helpful and friendly and great service all around. I will be booking the venue for my birthday. Keep up the great friendly service, smiles and experience. Real appreciated. 👍🏾👍🏾✨Thank you.

Love it! Excellent service! Thank you, Tudor (great job / wonderful recommendations).

Great atmosphere, especially the lighting. Brilliant food, recommended by our waiter Tudor, it perfectly fit what we were looking for, not to mention the amazing wine it was paired with. Great finish with the dessert and dessert wine as well. 5 stars would recommed.

I went to Cambridge Wine room's Champagne supper evening. An outstanding event. Food was perfect. One of the best first course souffles I have ever had. The event was very well organised and tremendous value for money. I have been to CWR several times and on each occasion the staff are top quality. Helpful, obliging and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended, in fact a venue not to be missed.

I attended a wine tasting about Jura but before that I had a glass of wine while waiting for the class to start. The waiter was very polite, friendly and professional. I like that he kindly offers clients if they want to have a small taste before committing to a full glass of a wine. The Sommelier Gonzalo (I hope I'm writing his name correctly) doing the class was so good! I really enjoyed that he spent time going through the history, geography, type etc. of each wine. I finally have found a wine tasting at a level that I like. To me has been the best wine event I have ever attended in Cambridge. He was never bothered about all my questions, I felt like I learned a lot at this event. Just a recommendation: If you are going to the wine tasting make sure you eat before going as there are some nibbles to taste with the wine but not enough to fill up your stomach :) Absolutely recommended!

Excellent customer service. Prompt responses and support

We dropped in for a drink. The wine list is good. The waiting staff are knowledgeable about wine and talked us through various options to try from individual wines to a flight of wines. It's not cheap - good wine isn't! We would recommend this place to anyone who knows and appreciates wine.

Yet another great night at the Wine Rooms. The staff are always so warm and friendly. Tonight we were looked after by Levina who let us try some beautiful reds and made some great recommendations. Lovely date night.

We popped in for a pre-dinner drink and we were glad we did. The staff were very polite and helpful. I decided to try the orange wine as the staff member spoke to me about it and let me try before ordering some. It was very nice 🧡. The prices are clear and the place is nicely presentable with the different wines on display :) - would recommend having a visit.

Very good place to spend some time grazing and drinking. Great service (they care!)

I love the wine rooms, it's a beautiful space and the servers are very attentive and full of good recommendations. The food is simple and pairs wonderfully with the wine and they also have special weekday events and monthly offers. Definitely go if you like drinking wine as they'll teach you anything you want to know.

The Wine Rooms was a delightful experience for all the senses. Located just opposite one of the Botanical Gardens entrances (on Hills Road), a short walk from the City Cente or the Train Station and very easy to find. On arrival the staff were all very welcoming and greeted us with a smile. The interior design was a talking point for our group, it was clearly well thought out and the theme of the nearby gardens is reflected beautifully. The menus weren't intimadating but still had fantastic variety. We wanted to try everything! We asked the staff for their suggestions and they were happy to share their expertise and experiences with us and were extremely helpful in providing us drink and food that was perfectly matched to our individual palates. Everything we had was delicious and fantastic value for money. A must visit!

We had a lovely evening in The Wine Rooms. The staff were very patient and extremely knowledgeable about the wines as we tried to decide what to order. The wines themselves were excellent and the food was great too. The atmosphere was very relaxed and the whole experience was perfect for our evening of celebration.

Bordeaux wine tasting was superb! The Italian lady that did the tasting was excellent. I’ve been to many wine tastings around the world but few people know more about the wine like she does.

Last night was our second time to dine at The Wine Rooms. It’s just such a lucky find for us , we happened to walk past it one evening . The staff are wonderful, really friendly and knowledgeable. Both times we have had the cheese platter and the meat platter , the cheese is particularly good. There is a good selection of wine including one of our favourite Bierzos which we enjoyed last night. We’re already planning our next visit 🍇🍷

Went with friends for the first time. Wine and cheese were amazing and the service was absolutely perfect. Treasure was very friendly and she guided us to choose the right wine which we really enjoyed. Following her advice we had a great experience in tasting some wines and understanding about them. 100% recommended if you want to spend a lovely night with good wine, delicious food and amazing service. Thanks to everyone we felt very welcomed and definitely we will come back!

We went past this place a few weeks ago, and looking in the window, it looked like a really cosy place, so we booked and went there last night. The first thing to say is the staff are super friendly and really knowledgeable about their wines. Our lovely waitress (with the delightful name of Treasure) brought us a number of wines to taste so we could make our selection. We chose a full-bodied, Spanish red, which we loved. The only thing we were a little disappointed with was our food choices. We chose the borek and the mackerel pate small plates. We were advised that the borek was quite substantial, but the pastry was quite heavy (flaky pastry would have been better), and the potatoes overpowered the feta and spinach a bit too much. The mackerel pate was better, but we didn't like the radishes too much, and the thick brown bread it was served on was too sweet. We then decided on the meat platter and chose 3 different ones. Be aware that this is charcuterie, which wasn't made clear on the menu. I hope the above is helpful feedback and not too critical. It's a great place to go for an evening to enjoy wine and some food.

Excellent wine tasting event, the Sommelier was very knowledgeable and friendly. The wine we tasted was very high quality. Will be back again.

My favorite place in Cambridge. Very few places have so much consistency in their quality. Would recommend booking

Bar à vins très sympa avec assiettes à partager. Beaucoup de choix de vins et à des prix raisonnables. Les plats sont très bons également. Le service est aimable et efficace. Une bonne adresse !

All was excellent, from the wine to the dishes. Very generous portions and great service. Indeed looking forward to come back

Get here before 6 for half price amazing champagne 🍾

Nice place for a wine tasting experience, was really fun and enlightening. Gonzalez was really good as he anchored this experience. Treasure was really helpful as she made sure I was well taken care of.

Staff were very kind and knowledgeable. Cheeses and meats made for a nice appetizer to accompany the wine. Sadly, the prices are far from competitive so it's not a budget-friendly experience. They also claim on their website to have 500 wines available, but we had a selection of perhaps 50? Rather curious. Either way, it's a pleasant stop nearby the Cambridge train station, just be prepared to pay dearly for it.

We popped in here twice during a short stay in Cambridge. It is a fabulous place with amazing wine, food and service. The first evening we just shared a lovely bottle of Rose wine and enjoyed it so much that we came back the following evening for wine and also a cheese board and various other nibbles. We cannot wait to come back again.

Really cozy and nice place with a decent wine selection and a good cheese platter that really matches the wines

Great wine, great service. We've been to the Wine Rooms for a pre-dinner drink a couple of times now and on both occasions, they didn't disappoint. A good - and interesting - range of wines, served by staff who are engaging and knowledgeable about what they serve. Definitely recommended.

We've been here twice now for a pre-dinner drink - and neither time did it disappoint. A good and interesting range of wines served by staff who know about them (we asked questions about various wines on the list and got helpful answers) and make an effort to provide good service. I have no doubt that we'll be going again I see the more negative reviews comment on the food. This is a wine bar with essentially a bar menu - and doesn't claim to be otherwise. If you want to go for a meal, go somewhere else. If, like us, though, you want somewhere nice for a pre-dinner glass or two of wine, with a light bite to go with them (the anchovies were superb), this is for you. Unless you go fairly early, a good idea to book in advance, though!

A fantastic wine bar with a very well done bar menu where we had some delicious food. They have a very wide range of excellent wines by the glass. We were able to try wines before we bought and the person who served us guided us to try a couple of wines that we loved (we bought bottles of them to take home we liked them so much!) Good value and great service.

Great place and food is very nice. Lovely staff.

Excellent wine great service lovely decor.

First and foremost a Wine Bar, with a limited food offering. Both done very well, so manage your expectations, this is not a full blown restaurant, but the food that is offered is very good and the wine choice and knowledge of staff is excellent.

Delicious food, a good wine list at sensible prices, great service and friendly staff. What’s not to love?

£144 for 2 people to have 4 wine pairings with food which was essentially couscous and lettuce. The wine was fine but the food was horrendous they should perhaps taste it before they serve. So disappointed. Went a few months back and had proper food but this was awful - avoid! I’ve never written a review before so that’s how annoyed I feel! Fortunately we were in position to pay that much but the bill price came out of nowhere - certainly was not on the menu. They clearly saw an opportunity and took it!

Enjoyed the wine and food, but as for service Treasure (?), at every stage we felt we were a burden.

Kind hosts, perfect wine, elegant plates of food, lovely atmosphere, would certainly recommend and plan to go again, and again, and again.

Little gem on the way to the station. Great service and staff. Good selection of small plates and affordable wine by the glass

Amazing experience, travelling around the world via tasting wines! A gem!

Nice decor and good place to relax, but: Talk about greedy. If you buy a bottle of wine at £30 and want to drink it in, they charge £10 corkage and then 12.5% service charge. This means you are suddenly paying £45 for a well marked up wine event it was £30. Think the £10 needs scrapping as pure greed.

We had such a nice evening with great wine, lovely service, and a delicious cheese board - but we were really disappointed that no one pointed out the £10 corkage fee which was on the menu but in the small print at the bottom. This will stop us going back again but we had a nice time.

We only stopped in here to kill time before our train but had such a great time we willingly missed it. Wine was absolutely top shelf and the member of staff with the long braids was particularly attentive and helpful. Will most definitely be coming back to sample the food. Thanks again!

We loved everything about our dinner at the Wine Rooms! The food was delicious, especially the lamb kofta and the desserts. The selection of wine is very satisfying and varied—the sommelier, Gonzalo, was amazing in recommending us the best wines for our taste. The overall atmosphere is lovely and the location super handy, only a few minutes from the train station. Absolutely recommended!! :)

Great meal and drinks. Food varied, interesting and tasty. Service attentive without being overbearing. As expected, a great choice of wines, and good value given the quality. Thanks for a great evening.

Simply delicious food, excellent wines and service.

Stumbled upon this place and stayed a couple of hours really good, very friendly staff

Nice place, service was ok. However they spilt a glass of wine on my friend (and she has to have her coat dry cleaned) and dropped two large wine glasses on the floor shattering glass everywhere. The response was ‘Well it happens to the best of us’ When I came to pay it was the full bill and no discount, it was over £110. Now I wasn’t expecting a free evening as mistakes happen, but possibly one glass of wine would have been nice for the inconvenience of my friend.

Good wine and delicious bread and butter.

Amazing wine pairing Best of London

Only two, would have been one if our waitress and our lovely experience and rapport with her and the table presentation along with the atmosphere weren't the saviours. Our waitress was lovely and staff generally friendly however our visit was tainted by the attitude of the waiter who greeted us both, at different times as well so not great when two different people have the same experience. Food was half great, cauliflower tasted lovely and had lots of accompaniments, the leeks were so moreish with their whipped feta and nuts and I found the cake dessert personally subtly sweet which I liked. The other half of the food... Well toast edges so hard their knife struggles to even break an edge to cut it and mustard beans with the sausage were so saltly we each had a spoon off and had to send back. We came to understand the chef doesn't necessarily try everything they serve! Figures. Decided to order the blackberry cake dessert instead which had mixed reviews between us but that was taste on this occasion. If you wish for a sweet dessert possibly order something else. Part way through our meal, the wine cellar was opened for a period of time while some glasses were gathered and taken out, my aunt was left freezing as this was right beside her. Maybe there can be some consideration to the people you have seated right beside it and close the door as you prep yourself in there then come out, or give someone a heads up that it's quite cold so they can move themselves. Again it was this waiter, seemingly just not great at imagining his part in the customer experience. As we sat and continued to finish our wine after dessert, we felt watched and hurried by said waiter who just kept checking and looking at us in more of an expectant way, raising his eyebrows at one point.. Our waitress knew where we were at and we just feel he needed to communicate better there or something as he had also brought us dessert menus after we had already ordered it earlier in our night. It's a shame really as the place and night had potential and I'm sure still does, but one person can really affect an experience and the chef should probably test their food. Also, masks or face covering of any kind not worn by staff, heads up for anyone more concerned about this at the moment.

On my way to train station when I found it round the corner. Anyhow thought let me give them a try. They didn’t disappoint me. A nice collection of wines the holding in their display. Of course nice wine comes with price so u can imagine it. Btw I just tried a glass of wine coz of my short time. Hopefully give them another try when I’ll b around in Cambridge.

We’ve been to the Wine Rooms before, but were disappointed to find they seem to have moved to a tapas/cicchetti-style menu, with no obvious main courses, but a sausage roll (!) among the options. The first three plates we chose (ricotta & anchovy toast, roasted butternut squash and a dahl with yoghurt) arrived promptly and were very tasty, but from that point the servers seem to have lost interest. The much-anticipated sausage roll failed to appear, and on enquiring, we were told that it takes a while in the oven (which led me to expect something the size of a suckling pig). I suspect the sos roll had simply gone to the wrong table, as what was finally delivered was a fairly standard pub-grade item. The menu was initially left with us, in case we wanted to order more dishes or dessert, but during the extended wait for the sos roll, it was taken away, which felt a bit like “You won’t be wanting dessert, then.” As it happened, the unimpressive dimensions of the sos did leave us still peckish, so we managed to reacquire a menu, but that was followed by some olympic-class self-concealment and avoidance of eye-contact, so we gave up and asked for the bill. I should say the Miraval rosé (courtesy of Brad and Angelina), was very nice, but the 90s picks on the too-loud PA didn’t fit the wine bar ambience all that well, and the hard acoustics of the venue demanded a little voice-raising. In short, the Wine Rooms need to bulk up their dishes, turn down their sounds and raise their service game.

My main concern was the total lack of any ventilation in the basement with low ceilings - where I was sitting by the back wall. I felt very unsafe. The staff wore masks but no one else. I have been in endless lockdown as a Clinically Extremely Vulnerable person and strongly felt I put all that at peril by spending a few hours here. The food I was served was really not good quality either, my duck with lentils was so overcooked I couldn't cut itl. If you don't partake in the expensive wine, they charge for £5 for 330cl - so almost £15 for a pint! I could suggest fifty better places in Cambridge...

The food and wine is truly top quality! Excellent place to go to for a special occasion.

lovely little restaurant, staff were amazing, recommended great wines and let us try a few. Food was lovely. Highly recommend. I wish I could name the staff but unfortunately I didn't catch their names. Will be back!

If you enjoy good wines, this is the place.

Great wine and food. Loved it.

Oh we loved it. We were only in Cambridge for 2 nights but had our early evening fizz there both nights. Staff fabulous. Even better they were selling a rather lovely English sparkling wine.

Excellent. Lovely staff, food and obviously wine !

This is an odd review but a true reflection of our experience. Service was friendly and efficient. Nice selection of wine by the glass, but very expensive, and oddly priced in my opinion. Cheeseboard was only 3 cheeses but they were good and substantial. My problem with the Wine Rooms and will preclude me from going again are: 1. Atmosphere was sterile. Saturday night only 3 other tables in on the ground floor at 8pm, lighting was to bright, could have been taken down several notches and the music was elevator worthy. 2. Wine pricing odd. £6.50 for an entry level 125ml glass of wine is punchy and is at odds with the bottle price of £29. In other words they are selling the bottle at £39 if you have it by the glass... 3. Cheeseboard, which was nice, had maybe 400gms of cheese on it, great, and accompanied by about 7 crackers... so I asked for more. Duly delivered at an additional cost of £1.50 4. £54.01 for 3 small glasses of wine, cheeseboard, olives and bread is far too expensive. (inc 12.5% service charge) This place has only been open for a few months and I am keen to see it go well, but it needs tinkering, in my opinion.

Really nice wines. I would have preferred to have more options to buy wine per glass though.

Good atmosphere but need to turn the lighting down. Also very expensive!

Great food and wine and they also allow dogs which is great for our little puppy!

Very nice and cozy place with great wine selection!

We had a lovely time here , really nice. Would definitely recommend 👍👍👍

Everything was absolutely perfect in the Wine Rooms. The service is professional, very kind and ready to help you with any question you might have. The wine collection was very good. Food was amazing, especially the steak and the chocolate tart. If I have to point out a negative thing it would be that waiters do not wear face masks so I wouldn't recommend it as a Covid safe place. Apart from that I would highly recommend this place for wine lovers and delicious food.

A great addition to Cambridge's independent food and drink scene. The focus is on wines paired with a modern, seasonal menu. We ordered a selection of dishes from their All Day Bar Menu (Small Things and Sweet Things) as well as more substantial dishes from their evening menu. Each dish came with a recommended pairing. The wines were excellent and we really enjoyed such dishes as trout rillette, platter of cured meats, salmon pastrami with labneh, beef cheeks with skordalia, chocolate mousse and pistachio & lemon cake with poached apricots. Fine wine and good food in an unpretentious atmosphere with friendly, knowledgeable service.

Brilliant new addition to Cambridge. The staff are so lovely, especially Gonzalo. Christian was also great. Very friendly, great atmosphere. The downstairs looks great with the glass front wine section. The wine list is very good even the short list, we only wanted a glass but ordered a bottle abs took the rest home. The food was really good. My partner had steak and said it was perfectly cooked. I had the cod and it melted in the mouth. Lovely evening especially as we were allowed to bring our pup (we kept her in her carrier :) )

Stunning knowledge of wine, beer bavette of beef outside of France

This is a one of a kind place in Cambridge. They specialise in wine and offer a range of dishes. We had the salmon pastrami, sourdough and parfait and courgette flowers. The food was absolutely delicious and the wine was good value as well.

Very lovely staff. Definitely a place to meet with a friend/date for a nice glass of wine. Love the menu with small bites to share across savoury and sweet food. 100% recommend - great vibe.

Had a super lunch here and enjoyed their suggested wine pairings, which were very complementary. An excellent selection of bottles for sale too.

Such a lovely addition to Cambridge, it’s just what we needed. Great service, wine, atmosphere, and food.

I went for their soft opening. The ambience is really nice, with high quality, delicious food courses all paired excellently with wine. The staff is incredibly knowledge about wine. I asked for their recommendations with my food and enjoyed some wines I had never tried before. The evening was super!! If you love wine, you should definitely go for a fancy night out with friends. Conveniently located walking distance to the train station for easy meetups.