Vagabond in City of London, Westminster

Great concept for wine! And only did explore wine (didn’t try food) Would be useful to get a bit more description about wine on each tab but the idea of getting it yourself with no pressure is excellent. Will come again!

Primera vez aquí, excelente experiencia gracias a Nat y Jon. La comida, el ambiente y el servicio todo increíble. La elección del vino y su ayuda en la elección es 2nd to none muchas gracias. Sin duda volveremos 😀

Tuvimos el mejor tiempo aquí. Estábamos celebrando una ocasión y no podrían habernos cuidado mejor. Champagne a la llegada y catas de vino. Mi compañero estaba muy contento y estoy muy agradecido de que lo hicieran tan especial. Muy recomendable

Wir sind hier zufällig vorbeigekommen, da das Vagabond in der Nähe unseres Hotels lag. Man kann sich an Automaten aus zig verschiedenen Weinen seinen lieblingswein aussuchen und selbst „zapfen“. Gibt es von Probiergröße bis hin zum großen Glas. Zu jedem Wein stehen die Beschreibungen, Geschmack, Herkunft, Traube etc. Man kann sich selbst durchprobieren oder das freundliche Personal fragen, die sehr hilfsbereit waren. Zum Wein kann man noch Kleinigkeiten zu, Essen bestellen. Wir fanden die Atmosphäre und das Konzept toll. Müsste es in Deutschland auch häufiger geben.

Gran vino, ambiente encantador, buen servicio al cliente y buenas tapas. Especialmente el cortizo y las croquetas. No puedo culpar al lugar.

My friend and I had a layover near Paddington and decided to walk to Little Venice and came across this wine bar on our way there. This place is perfect for someone who enjoys high quality wine and likes to sample many different wines. The staff were very polite and helpful. The manager, Marcello, was very kind and helpful as well, and he takes pride in his vast, impressive wine selection. When I told him I was studying in the WSET program, he offered us some blind tasting samples to try which was great! We also had a nice cheese plate and enjoyed the delightful outdoor seating. Just watch out for the bikes flying by! We would definitely come here again - highly recommend!

I visited the Clapham Branch of Vagabond in October and had a lovely evening. Last night, after a theatre trip, 2 friends and I thought we’d pop into the Victoria branch on our way home. We arrived at 10.35pm and stood in a short queue outside the bar. The bar had about 8 people sitting outside and a few more inside. Still definitely open, but I wouldn’t have described it as busy. The people in front of us seemed to have complex request. So although we were only second in the queue, we were waiting for a fair amount of time. Eventually, we got to the front and were told to sit outside and order with barcode on the table. A sign explaining this would be useful as then we wouldn’t have queued. So we went outside, where all of the tables available were filthy. As we were short on time, we wiped down one of the tables ourselves and placed our order. At 10.55 no order had arrived. No staff member had been seen outside and my friend went indoors to check if our drinks were imminent. The bar person was helpful, apologised, said our order had been missed and my friend would be refunded. He said he would bring us out a free glass of Prosecco as a goodwill gesture. We were still waiting outside at 11.05, (still no drink) when a member of staff came out and told us we couldn’t sit outside anymore and we had to move indoors. At this point we had lost interest in having a drink and left to catch our train (which was leaving at 11.20).. On catching the train my friend checked her receipt and noted instead of being refunded she had been charged twice. I appreciate things can go wrong and this could all be an unfortunate evening. But it felt very shoddy, understaffed and undermanaged. I would be unlikely to visit this branch of Vagabond again. 😕 (my friend emailed the bar and received a somewhat sarcastic response), implying the bar was busy and we hadn’t waited very long.., draw your own conclusions.. 🤷🏼‍♀️

This was such a cool place! Creative decoration, more than 100 wine types for you to purchase by the glass. We had charcuterie board as well, all very good. Although it is supposed to be a self service type of bar, there are waiters to help you out with the wine machines, help you select a good wine. We loved it!

Good quality food (portion of the prawns was a bit small for the price!). Service was excellent and the ordering is easy by on table QR code. Recommend if you want some quick tapas in the area.

Came here for a work social. I don’t know much about wine but was happy to sample a few. It’s a cool concept; perfect for a date or catch up with a friend.

We had a lovely evening here, my daughter brought me along for a belated birthday gift. Staff were amazing. Let us try some of the lesser wines with giving a small taste as food was really good. It was a lovely atmosphere will definitely be back.

Loved the truffle chips. We couldn't order online so I popped downstairs to the register. It was great to be able to get a table, plus lots of free tap water. It was the last night of winter lights and CW was packed. A very chilled atmosphere which was exactly what I needed. I'd been wanting to come here for a while.

Its a help yourself wine bar, great concept but did not find a really great wine! At least you can purchase a 25ml taster, to see if you like the wine. Could give you a better selection of wines.

The octopus and the patatas bravas was great, but the steak sharing platter was the oddest beef i have ever tried. At first glance it looked tender and juicy, but it wasnt. I have no idea how they managed to get the beef to be medium rare and look nice and pink, but be utterly flavourless and dry....please, SEASON your steak, serve it fresh and HOT. Its's not rocket science to cook a nice piece of meat. Very strange.

Fikk bord uten å stå i kø, kelner kom straks, mat kom raskt (pizza) og smakte som forventet. Tap water var helt ok. Fikk betale ved levering mat, så kunne forlate raskt og rekke flyet. Kanskje vi hadde flaks siden det var lang kø da vi forlot.

There are pros and cons of this place (PS: Check out the wine dispenser in video ) Pros: Location Ambience Availability and space Concept of wine taps with amazing collection Cons Horrible food service Limited food options staff shortages

had an exceptional experience at Vagabond wine tasting during a double date. The diverse selection of wines paired perfectly with the delightful tapas, and the cheese board was a delightful addition. The ambiance and service made it a memorable evening. Highly recommend!

Failed miserably at pouring my own pint and needed a hand from the staff. The place is great it just depends on which bank crowd has entered the room that evening. Not a lot of plonkers but guarded groups a plenty.

Wow, this place is great to meet and have some wine tasting...Great concept. The bread & homemade hummus very tasty and their own sparkling wine called BATTERSEA, brewed in Battersea power station, was exceptional!

We turned up for our booking and the lady who greeted us was very friendly and informative, which was very helpful as neither of us had been there before. The wine selection is phenomenal and they also offer beer and soft drinks as well. The prices aren’t cheap but that’s to be expected in a capital city. The toilets were clean and they also have a rooftop terrace but it was too cold to go outside. They also offer food, which is prepared from an open kitchen which is nice to see. The only downside was that it was unbelievably warm in there but they have must have turned the heating down as it got cooler as we were finishing our second round of drinks. Overall, if you’re looking for a bar with good vibes and too have a bit of fun, as you get to pour your own drinks I’d highly recommend.

Relaxed wine store & bar offering bottles to sample, plus artisan cheese & charcuterie Tap with contactless and select a wine to sample as a taster or by the glass. Above each wine, you'll spot our shelf talkers with tasting notes to help guide your selection. Found your dream juice? Head on over to one of the team to secure a bottle to enjoy.

It is advertised as a different kind of place on the website. Overall it is nice for a group of people who wants to drink. Wine is overpriced. The self ordering system is what makes this bar unique, other than that it seems quite an ordinary place

Definitely go! We loved getting to taste all the wines and they were amazing! We did stumble out the doors and we would of happily stayed in here all night long aha. The staff were super friendly too.

Stunning place and concept. But for wine only, not beer drinkers. Self dispensing wine work. Beer was all head; and no, it was not technic. Beer was not worth money/effort. An extremely disappointing evening for beer drinkers amount us.

I can’t find a specific listing for Vagabond at Heathrow Terminal 5 and I suspect this is deliberate. Extremely expensive coupled with awful food and terrible service. I know I shouldn’t expect much at T5 but I object to being ripped off and being served horrible unpleasant food in a contemptuous way. AVOID Forever

Great atmosphere, tried several good wines.

What a great idea to have so many wines available as self service. Let down by the lack of atmosphere or sense of fun.

Nice concept, genial atmosphere . Dubious measures from the self serve machines. And however drunk or sober you are…don’t order the food, it’s terrible.

Choix très variés sur les small plates, beaucoup de choix végétariens. Playlist de très bon goût, et les serveurs et serveuses très agréables. Nous étions ravis

Gutes Essen, grosse Auswahl und coole Idee mit den verschiedenen Weinen. Super Personal. Wir wurden gut beraten und ein super Ambiente angetroffen.

Had a really good evening here tasting a whole range of wines from the self service machines. Ordered some snacks and they came out very quick, and the staff where very friendly and offered suggestions of what to try. Will happily be back to try more in the future.

This was at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2. The service was quite good but the vfm and state of the food is the reason it is average. Very expensive for a full breakfast, which was actually half a breakfast, and the mushroom was raw. The raw mushroom was mentioned and yet not listened to as the next 5 breakfasts had the same again. The staff worked their socks off.

Really enjoyed the experience here of by a card and pour your own wine. Was a great way to socialise.

Located in Fulham, this was a real surprise and we couldn’t believe what a good idea it was. To be able to select the amount of wine that you wanted to dispense and pay accordingly, allowed you to try out numerous different wines. We also had some sausages, olives, meatballs and foccacio. As we were going on to dinner afterwards, this was more than sufficient. When are you opening in Australia??

Bar with a different concept. Various wines from around the world, you choose the wine, either taster 25ml, 125ml or 175ml. If you like to sit, relax look at a menu and order wine, this place is not for you. We came here pre theatre as it apparently have 140 wines to choose from. I like Chardonnay, they had only one choice..... I don't think the high price justifies this concept, particularly if you serve yourself. We had one drink and left.

very bad service, wrong food and lack of communication . disgusting sausage and some of order not came . raw egg on my plate

advertisement for 140 wines self serve drew us in! Had a lot of fun doing our own wine tasting and the wines were beautiful. Discounted price if you buy a bottle to take away. Will definitely be back.

Some of the wines I wanted to try only had a taster amount in bottle. Would have liked a small glass of it rather than a taster. Food basic.

This is a perfect place to meet friends for a drink. The Atmosphere is fun and busy on an early Thursday evening. The staff are very helpful and I loved the idea that you can choose your wine by the glass and serve yourself. The payment gismo has certain issues but the staff, once again they were brilliant, sorted it out for me. I will be back with more friends when I'm in Victoria. Thank you Vagabond

A lovely restaurant bar to visit on a summer's evening. We loved that it was self-service. It was an enjoyable experience and the staff had first-class customer service skills. Reasonably priced wine, a variety of food options, we'll be back soon!

Lots of different wines to choose from, you just tap & go which is soooo easy! 💗 love this place!

This Vagabond has really stood out, and not just in comparison to other vagabonds but all other wine bars that I’ve been to. It’s not just about the wine we can choose or the food but mainly because of the service I receive. Special shout-out to Tom who served us for the evening.

Thank you for such an amazing experience at vagabond.The staff and food were amazing, especially Tom who gave us excellent service. I would 100% recommend this vagabond. A stand out experience.

Loved the concept 🫶🏻 many options of wine and it’s great place to hang out

Terrible rip off service with drones "looking after you". Automatic service charge on bottles. Bought 4 start dishes, all small, don't get the hummus, and was told it was £24 for 4 dishes, despite the 4 dishes we chose costing less individually.

Really love the idea of trying different wines and pouring them yourself, great location 👍 very nice selection of wines, even better that if you wish to buy a bottle to take home they will give you discount 😀 😊

Great venue, really friendly and helpful staff

I like the concept. Was quiet when I was there so will go back another time to see how it is with a bit more buzz

Really fun experience, reminded me about Portuguese wine tasting experience

I have been to the branch by Liverpool Street/ Shoreditch twice recently. It’s an innovative concept and I found the staff very helpful and willing to explain how things work. The light food from the kitchen is also great. Would recommend.

We love this place, excellent service and marvellous wine. Dee and Tom are our favourites 🥳

We have visited this venue numerous times as well as other locations across the city. This is our most visited as it is close to our transport link home. We have always received good service and have always enjoyed our experience whether sat inside or...

Love the concept but I wouldn’t go back. The wines are all served at room temperature, the food was average quality, and it ends up being a super expensive night because the wines are pricey and you can only get 125ml or 250ml. The staff were really nice and we got a great table, but the service model just has a few kinks that need working through.

Always a enjoyable trip to Vagabond. Very wide selection of wines.

Booked in advance for Mothers Day and upgraded to premium package for their bottomless roast dinner. The 3 of us chose white wine so they gave us the bottle, this was then followed by another bottle, then they went to small top ups? We then...

Defo worth going and experiencing all the different wines. The novelty of doing everything yourself is fun, and the wines (and ports) were delicious that i tried. Although after having 3 or 4 glaases, everything tastes good!! Lovely setting in Canary Wharf and a good way to spend the afternoon.

An enjoyable evening trying out different wines, choose the wine and amount you want, tap the card machine and pour your drink. A great way to try new wine

Very happy with the way sir Eusebio S treated me. 10/10 customer service. will for sure recommend visit vagabond in heathrow airport.

We went for the bottomless roast dinner. It was a complete disaster. The wine that was given to us was absolutely disgusting it was very obviously the cheapest wine that could be found in a supermarket. Secondly the roast dinner was an absolute joke, apart...

Had another lovely experience at Vagabond Canary Wharf, I visit the venue very often as the staff are great. On this one occasion we were seated upstairs by the lovely manager Massimo, after going downstairs to get some wine our table was taken by two women who were very rude, abrupt and refused to leave our table when we wanted to sit back in our seats. Massimo came over and resolved the situation for us smoothly and professionally and got us back in our seats. Always a pleasure to visit this branch.

I recently visited Vagabond Wines and had a great experience. The atmosphere is perfect for testing and learning about different wines. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. The only downside is that it can be quite pricey. A glass of wine starts around 8 pounds, and while it's a good opportunity to try a few sips of some more expensive wines, it may not be the best option for a casual night out. Overall, I would recommend Vagabond Wines for those who are serious about their wine and willing to pay a premium for a unique experience.

We came to Canary Wharf to see the Winter Lights and happened upon Vagabond Wines in Cabot Square. Place was packed, but manager Massimo made sure that people were watered, seated, and fed quickly. Will definitely come back for the wine and the bants.

Fantastic idea to open someone this company in London's heart.It could be good idea to open other and bigger sit in London

Fabulous wine choice. Brilliant idea to try before you buy. Food very good too. Strongly recommend a visit if you are in the locality.

Amazing array of wine and great take away value xxx

Mixed feeling on this one. We had our Christmas lunch there and the food was more or less non existent. Definitely not as described in the set menu. Felt like a rip off. Sadly we didn't take a pic as we seriously thought it was the starter and not the main. The service was however ok/efficient and the place itself nice. Go there for the alcohol, not for the food.

Great ambiance and wine selection but the window seats/stools are so uncomfortable we moved on (great for turnover I guess!)

The wine was lovely. The roast not as much

Staff were very responsive and helpful. Even when the self pour contactless payment said approved, but produced no beer - they provider my a larger portion of my craft beer selection from the bar. Payment was also easy and quick from the table QR code....

Nice experience. 120 plus wines by the glass for you to choose from👌

The service was fast, cocktails also came in rather quickly and were very tasty as well as all the food we’ve had. Our waitress Sarina was very nice and helpful.

Nice place to be and Italian guy who I think is the manager is friendly and helpful. Will definitely return!

We had the loveliest time, Massimo was so great, he talked us through the whole experience, and made us feel very welcomed , we will definitely be back. Thank you so much.

First time in Vagabond. Very friendly welcome and bar and eating area set spacious. Wines were excellent in range and reasonably priced. Check out upstairs when it’s busy.

Great venue with a great selection. Shame the card readers have appeared as the novelty of using a single card and selecting your wines is now gone! Beer selection is a bit lack luster on the taps. Staff are cool!

The place is beautiful! Great job from Nichlas who assisted me with the meal choice during this layover

Nice restaurant, great service, especially Sarina, the young lady who served us. She is fast, friendly and professional. We really appreciate this kind of places. We will come back again. Just hoping Sarina will still be around. 😌

This chain of wine bars presents an attractive concept to taste wines from different origins, however, its main pitfall is that, definitely is expensive.

Gimmicky, soulless wine bar with average food. You have to load up your ‘wine card’ and then walk round reading card descriptions before using an automated system to serve yourself some wine. Utterly removes the fun of going to a wine bar and engaging with...

We had a good time in Vagabond. The food was alright, the drinks were good and the service was excellent. Thank you Samira for making us feel at home.

Great food, importantly a fantastic selection of wine and the staff were knowledgeable and helpful. A special thanks to the Manager!

I went to Vagabond Heathrow on Tuesday 16th august at 3pm. Very courteously escorted to my table and was served by Brian. He was polite, helpful and professional. Took my order and meal arrived promptly. He smiled and interacted with you. He made eye contact...

Nice wine and good choice of food. But be awareif you want just a bottle of wine ordered via the app or counter they charge you 12.5% on top.Food is acceptable to charge. .I dont know if this is also charged on all ordered drinks...

Went to the Heathrow restaurant for some food before a flight. Ordered a starter, main and drink. Starter and drink arrived no problem, waited over 20 minutes for main. Chased it and was told that because one of the items was sold out, they put...

Lovely experience! We went on a Saturday around 3pm and it wasn’t overly busy but still had a good atmosphere. The staff were friendly and helpful. There is a large selection of wines and good music. Would recommend

Arrived around 6pm and got a table outside . Could only order through scanning the QR code on the table but because it was so busy the internet wasn’t working.’their free WiFi didn’t work either. Had to go to the bar to order drinks and...

The restaurant environment is about as good as one may expect for a non-exclusive place at an airport. Food seems decent but service (at least as of mid July 2022) is poor. I asked for fish and chips and was served fries instead. I was...

Very good restaurant and wines list....Marabino nero davola was Superb....special wine....foods was perfect with that wine. Service of 5 stars...thanks a lot , we will come back fir sure again.

Great concept and fun choosing our wines. As two mature ladies , who needed a bit of guidance - we were welcomed by Kate, who explained it all with great good grace. The small plates were great - the Padrons were exceptional and we had...

I regret to have picked this place for a light dinner. Wine was no great and expensive price for a glass of Merlot, the only wine they said you can get without the “ wine card”!? Food was tasteless and bland. Guys, please , shout...

It took me a full 20 mins to get a drink because they are trying to make it high tech, but the process to download, register and use the app just to get a drink is lengthy and ultimately did not work. The alternative was...

First to say that we had a great experience of Vagabond at Charlotte Street branch. This is purely a review of the Victoria venue. In brief, our table was booked but already occupied by others. We were basically left to stand around while we received...

The Vagabond in Buckingham Palace Road is a very large Wine bar. There are lots of seating, both seats and stalls around tables. It’s quite relaxing, with comfortable seating and soft background music. It was rather cold whilst sitting in there. It’s a good place...

Did not get what we expected. The order (steaks) was for two persons but we got actually ONE! plate with two glasses of wine CONFUSING! When one of us asked if we would get another plate The answer was:" NO but if we want we...

Not only was my order messed up I had to deal with a rude and arrogant staff named Chelsea. I live in the area but I'll never go there again.

Really loved this place. So pretty with all the lights and an amazing wine selection. You can either treat it like a tasting and pay small amounts for lots of little tasters or pick one that takes your fancy or a bit of both (what...

I love Vagabond for the choice you get - unfortunately due to restrictions we couldn't go up and get our own, but the online ordering to table is easy and we still had a brilliant time. Can't wait to go back and experience it properly...

Seemed ok. Got our drink orders wrong (even though it was ordered from the app). Was alot of choice drink wise.

Went in for a drink on Sunday and ended up staying for several. The small plates were great but the staff and manager really made our evening. They are all fantastic and made us feel super welcome and very looked after - thank you again,...

We spent a lovely couple of hours here, selecting different wines to try each time. It was great being able to choose different wines rather than having to share a bottle of wine. Great idea. We sat outside, under one of the parasols, the staff...