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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Back to being busy, bubbly and bright” after the bleak pandemic years – this vaulted 19th-century cellar near Tower Hill offers a “great and interesting selection of wine”, served at retail prices plus £9.50 corkage, with “informative staff” to help you choose. A “help-yourself” menu of cheeses, cold meats and other nibbles is on hand to provide ballast.

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£48
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This 19th-century vaulted wine cellar near Tower Hill offers “an amazing and enjoyable selection of wines to buy and then open and drink right there” (at off-licence prices plus £9.50 corkage). “Service is ‘fetch your own’”, and platters of buffet-style “finger food” – charcuterie, French cheeses, and more – contribute to an “always agreeable visit”.

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£44
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A Victorian vaulted wine cellar near Tower Hill offering a “unique service”: a “fascinating and wide-ranging list” of 300+ wines “sold at off-licence prices with a modest corkage charge” (£9.50), to enjoy with a “tasty selection” of French cheeses, game pâtés, rillettes and charcuterie.

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£40
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This ancient cellar near Tower Hill has a “brilliant selection of wines at retail prices”, accompanied by charcuterie and cheeses – “basically drinks-party food, but none the worse for that”. With its “highly knowledgeable staff”, it’s a great place for oenophiles to while away an hour or two (if not in huge comfort, given the not-particularly-comfortable seating).

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43 Trinity Sq, London, EC3N 4DJ

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The Wine Library Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of The Wine Library Restaurant in EC3, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of The Wine Library restaurant.
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Recovering nicely from the Covid effect...
Reviewed 9 months, 4 days ago

"Recovering nicely from the Covid effect"

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main
£11.40 £20.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.00%
43 Trinity Sq, London, EC3N 4DJ
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Opening hours
Monday10:30 am‑6 pm
Tuesday10:30 am‑8 pm
Wednesday10:30 am‑8 pm
Thursday10:30 am‑8 pm
Friday10:30 am‑8 pm
Saturday11 am‑5:30 pm
SundayCLOSED

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