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The Vine, Wolverhampton

High Street
Wombourne
Postal town: Wolverhampton
WV5 9DT

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Pub Type

Vintage Inns (Mitchells & Butlers)

Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines


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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Vine

Good-looking Vintage Inn, and the sort of reasonable semi-traditional look to the various seating / dining areas that you would expect from this chain (plus a welcome real fire). However, that's where the good points end, with a clearly inadequate number of staff on duty (so I abandoned my plan to eat there and just had a quick Doom Bar (£1.75, half) as the only real ale available from the five handpumps. Perhaps I was just unlucky on the day?

On 23rd February 2020 - rating: 4
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Vine

Pretty standard foody pub in the Vintage Inn chain. Nice enough and very friendly service. Doom Bar and Sunbeam on when we called in along with a couple of unused hand pull's. The Sunbeam (£4 a pint) was very good. Worth calling in for one.

On 17th September 2019 - no rating submitted
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Vine

A nice detached Georgian looking Vintage Inns multi-building pub/eatery, with front and rear patio areas. The pub is in cream render with coffee coulred window frames. There is a wooden covered entrance.

The interior is an L-shaped room, which in typical Vintage Inn style is divided up into diferent areas, al of which are still generally dining. The decor is white, red, coffee wood panel and undressed brick with a red tile floor and white and wood beam ceiling. There is a nice exposed brick fireplace and exposed support beams. Again, in true Vintage style, there is a plethora of pictures, prints and other ephemera dotted all over the place to give the historic feel. We didn't eat here, so can't comment on the food, but having eaten at Vintage before i wouldn't hesitate to do so again. There is no TV and there is no music. The service was friendly and the place was busy with a mixed clientele of diners.

Beer; usual tap stuff with Peroni. On handpull there was Bombardier, Flying Dutchman, Doombar and a decent Enville Ale.

I completely endorse the views of the Monster below. Vintage Inns are ideal for those that don't like the usual gastro-pub style, or vase ridden Ember Inns. The traditional look is very much for people like me. I am more than happy to eat in them, or just stop off for a real ale.

On 11th August 2011 - no rating submitted
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Ale Monster left this review about The Vine

This traditional country pub is owned by Vintage Inns and the building dates back to the early 1700’s. The interior is open plan and has many original features such as rough cut untreated wooden beams and a small inglenook fire place in the public bar. When you enter through the front door the small bar area and long counter are off to the right, either side of the bar are two small areas set out for dining, both with fire places and various paintings on the walls. At the back of the building on the left is a further dining area that is slightly larger, this has a door leading out on to a large patio area.

Regular ales are Wells Bombardier, Sharp’s Doom Bar and Caledonian Deuchars IPA with currently no changing guests (Cask Marque). I considered all three to be in good condition on my visit.

A very nice pub that’s well worth a visit, the Vintage Inns group seem to take great care when refurbishing the traditional country pubs that they tend to buy, and therefore this building has been sensitively decorated. It is very food orientated with only a small area provided for drinkers, but the quality of the food is very high and the prices are not too steep in my opinion. I would certainly recommend The Vine for a family meal or special occasion.

On 18th May 2010 - rating: 8
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Frosty Jack left this review about The Vine

19 October 2007
A good selection of plain wholesome food cooked very well indeed. The atmosphere is good and the staff efficient and friendly.
The downside is the small portions served as pudding (They seem proud that two small spoons of ice cream is well over £2.00).
The house wine is something of a shock to the taste buds, but all things considered a very pleasant meal.
Be warned, when it comes to paying the bill you may find there is a service charge by default so don’t press the button to accept it.

On 25th October 2007 - rating: 6
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