El Vino

Wine bars

Shops

City

Time Out rating:

Not yet rated

Time Out says

Thu Jul 14 2011

The television with the sound turned down, the red-and-white sign outside boasting wines from ‘Spain, Portugal, France, Germany’, the knowledgeable, softly spoken staff – everything about this wine bar (‘est. 1879’) is discreet and old-school.

A library hush reigns within the dark-wood surrounds, as a professional, middle-aged and mainly male clientele – no journos these days, chiz chiz – quaff well-chosen wines from a 200-strong list that features many lesser-known producers: a 2008 Viu Manent cabernet sauvignon, for example. The enterprise also operates as a wine shop and runs a delivery service.

Lunch includes the traditional likes of hot open sandwiches and ploughman’s with five cheese choices, but also more exotic tapas: courgette and pine nut bruschetta, devilled whitebait and battered calamari.

Comments

Add +

Venue location

Address:
El Vino 47 Fleet Street
City
London
EC4Y 1BJ

Phone:
020 7353 6786
Website:
www.elvino.co.uk
Opening hours:
Open 8.30am-9pm Mon; 8.30am-10pm Tue-Fri. Food served 8.30am-8pm Mon; 8.30am-9pm Tue-Fri
Transport:
Tube: Chancery Lane or Temple tube
Map
1. El Vino
  - 47 Fleet Street
    City
    London
    EC4Y 1BJ
  - 020 7353 6786
  - www.elvino.co.uk
  - 51.513925,-0.109163

Categories:
Food and drink. drinking
Facilities:
Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Function rooms. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
Occasions:
Drinks. Wine buffs
Type of event:
Parties