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Wine Vaults, Ruthin
Ruthin
LL15 1AA
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Reviews of Wine Vaults (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Alan Hurdle left this review about Wine Vaults
The Wine Vaults is actually like two separate vaults. The heart of the place is the main bar which dominates the smaller of the two rooms. This cosy dark boarded room is where (mainly) men chat around the bar. The larger room, also dark boarded, is served from a side hatch and is dominated by a pool table.
UPDATE Feb 2024 - Old photos show the pub as a Robinsons house, but it is now a Free House.
On 12th February 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 710 recommendations about 648 pubs]
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Al Bundy left this review about Wine Vaults
Now under new management apparently. The pub itself hasn't changed though there are fewer Robinson's beers on the six handpumps. In fact of the 4 that were on only 1 was a Robbie's, the others being Rev James, Phoenix Arizona and a cider called Philosopher.
22/1/15
A decent friendly pub. From out front you can watch people come and go and there's a view of the hills.
On 24th March 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3487 recommendations about 3390 pubs]
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Aqualung . left this review about Wine Vaults
This is a pub I had visited before on my only other stop in Ruthin over three decades ago. My only recollection from then was that the Robbies Best wasn't that great.
It's a basic local boozer with pool and darts on the left as you enter and on my Wednesday evening visit footbore being shown on the right, mainly being watched by the landlord. I found a spot to park myself in the games area away from the TV where I wouldn't disrupt the pool.
The bar has six hand pumps but only Robinson's Unicorn (formerly known as Best) and Wizard were on. I tried both (£2.90) and they were first class. The Unicorn was the best pint of it I had tried for many a year.
Despite my dislike of TV sport and pool this was the best of the three pubs visited in Ruthin.
On 21st April 2016
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
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Penyffordd, 13.26 miles, 4 hr 16 min walk (show)
Hope (Flintshire), 14.22 miles, 4 hr 34 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 22 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Darts : Yes last updated 22 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : No last updated 22 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 25 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Live Music : Yes last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 22 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Micropub : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 22 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Real Ale : Yes - Up to 6 Robinson's Ales - last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Real Cider : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 18 April 2016 by Aqualung .
