Finally made it in for wine and nibbles, and am so happy I did!…read more Our group of 3 found a cozy candlelit table in the back, and order a selection of wines by the glass that were on offer and very reasonably priced, between £4.50-£5.50 per glass. The menu is small but has all the essentials that a wine bar should have- charcuterie and cheese, tapenade, bread olives etc. After one glass we decided to try a bottle, and on recommendation by the staff ordered a lovely red from the cote du Rhone region, which was lush and velvety and fairly priced at £17.50 (plus £5 corkage to drink in). Lovely atmosphere with very friendly and knowledgable staff, great spot for some casual drinks and bites!

Great neighbourhood wine bar. There are lots of well-priced wines that you can buy as takeaway or…read moreyou can drink in for £5 more. All of the wines are excellent value and there is a really interesting range of European focused wines to choose from(mainly French and Italian). They also have a really good lineup of local beers. The staff know everything on the shelves and will guide you in the right direction depending on what you like and budget. They also have wines by the glass that rotate regularly and are around the £4-6 mark. They are now doing a simple but really well-executed menu of food: mainly focused on charcuterie, cheese and different flavoured bruschettas. So similar to what the other wine bars are doing around London but a little bit better. Their burrata is large but disappears very quickly from the table... All of their cured meats are delicious too. If you need to get out of the house in the morning it's a great place to read a book/newspaper and enjoy a beautiful Italian roast coffee and some sourdough toast. You can also buy this bread to takeaway.

I wish there were more bars just like this one! Cute and cosy little bar with some delicious wines,…read morecheeses and charcuterie snacks on offer. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. The best place to be for a catch up with friends and yummy snacks. Best local bolt hole around! :)

This place. Just this place. Everything about it is stunning - the interior, the waiters, the food,…read moreTHE WINE, it's truly wonderful and I urge anyone to go here wherever they live in London. If you're looking for a truly unique and authentic wine experience this is the place. Tony, the owner, is so proud of his store and so passionate about his wine and produce. Everything is fresh and of top quality but at reasonable prices. We started with a glass of their lemoncello and grapefruit prosecco. For someone that doesn't really like prosecco, I loved this. We then ordered a charcuterie board (3 choices for £10) served with crackers and a lovely chutney. We had the salami and special black pepper sausage with tunworth cheese. The cheese was outstanding - packed full of flavour and melted in your mouth. The meats too exquisite - the salami was our favourite for sure! We also had a side of bread and olives. The olives were pure buttery goodness! We couldn't get enough! We also ordered the baby squid in tomato sauce - it was tasty but slightly too fishy for us. Still fantastic quality though. I then had a glass of their Italian rose and a glass of their homemade red. Both delicious, the Rose in particular was fresh and just perfect for a summers day. We couldn't have left happier and every mouthful was a pure delight! We'll be back! :)

As we were walking by to enjoy a nice meal at Trattoria Sapori to celebrate our second wedding…read moreanniversary, we noticed a new wine shop was open in Newington Green. We saw that they sold bottled beers, as well as some on draught, so we thought we'd enjoy a peek before dinner. We both had a pint, and it was so fresh and lively that it took about 10 minutes to get our pints. The inside is rustic and inviting. It would be a great spot for the pub crawls we put on for a group we lead. They do offer a large selection of wines, as well as some meats and nibbles. They've only been open a short time, but it's a nice venue that I hope gets some attention, and can expand their beer selection as time goes on. It's my understanding that it is also associated with Trattoria Sapori (same ownership), so I believe it'll do quite well. Check it out if you're in the area.

This is a very friendly pub to go to. The owners are very…read morewelcoming and the crowd are just great. The drinks are reasonable priced and on a friday they have a dj which gathers in quite a crowd. On a west ham day it gathers a very large crowd but theres no trouble its just a great laugh.

What a cute spot this is. We stumbled upon it completely by accident and it was such a find. It was…read morepretty busy so we took the only table available in the smoking section, which is not my fave but we needed some wine, stat! The ambience feels like a softly lit first date or where you could spend hours over bottles of wine spilling secrets and inside jokes. We tried a few different wines and each was divine. If I ever came back this way, I would definitely stop in again!

Awesome experience here at the Shoreditch wine house! Friendly service and recommendations, a wide…read morechoice of wines and spirits. It's a very charming little place to enjoy good company and fantastic wine

Great pub, great beer, all Brodies at £1.99 a pint, from 3.2% to 11%, how bad is that…read more... 5 mins walk from Leyton Midland overground ,15 mins from Leyton tube, bit of a schlep on the bus, 55 from town could take a while,East London well served though. Now doing guest ales all at £1.99, including Jaipur IPA!

This pub can be a bit tricky to get to. It's not really near any stations, but the area is very…read morewell served by bus. This is a large pub, with a dartboard and a couple of tellys. The décor is Victorian and the walls are covered with various beer memorabilia, most coming from somewhere else of course, but that doesn't make it look any less impressive. The drinks are cheap, about 2 pounds a pint for the ales. The lagers are a little more. The reason why the ale is so reasonable? Well it is brewed just out back. This pubs small beer garden separates the pub from the Brodie's brewery. They do make some excellent beers. The Blonde and the sunshine were my favourites but I managed to sample most of them and they were all pretty decent. The Thai food here is reputed to be excellent. I'm afraid I only tried some prawn crackers but they were certainly decent so I'd be keen to try a full meal here sometime. This is a really excellent pub, very close to a 5 rating, but I'd like to come back to be sure.

Everything here is right - the food, the vibe, the people. The menu is very selected and seems to…read morechange weekly. My friend and I shared Focaccia, 2 starters, 2 mains and a dessert and that was just the right amount for the both of us. All dishes are great for sharing and we wanted to try as many things as possible. The food was absolutely delicious and thoughtfully prepared. I recommend booking a table on the weekend as more and more people started to come in around 8pm. I wish I lived closer but will most definitely be back.

It is a travesty that this is the first review for this place…read more The quiet casual demeanour of Shane's hides a masterful menu. The decor is casual: benches and chairs, older furniture and light fittings made of clothes pegs (which I thought was a delightfully subtle touch). I had the duck egg, bacon, sausage and toast with a flat white and although the dish was simple, the food itself was incredible. That sausage - fat, juicy - was an unexpected delight in a country that sometimes tends to phone that part of the dish in. I was so impressed that I decided to stay longer and order another dish. I ordered the whitebait with wild garlic pesto; something to snack on while reading. It was delicious and tender and just the right amount of fishy. What came as no surprise to me is that this place is run by a Kiwi (New Zealander). Antipodeans just know how to run a great casual restaurant and this place fails to disappoint.

I went with a friend and my sister. My sister dines out A LOT asks a lot of questions about the…read morefood and wine and ended up sending a bottle back. A lot of things went wrong and we both received starters instead of mains. The mains and starter had similar ingrediants but instead of a warm main pigeon I got a cold pigeon pate. It was after 22.00 and we considered just eating it but instead asked for it to be corrected. I'm glad we did as all three dishes tasted great, by far the best meal I've had in Hackney for years and the wine was great. The place has a nice decor, nothing extravagant or fussy but just really toned down and cosy. I always check how clean a place is before ordering and even though I can't go into the kitchen I do check food hygien rating with the council. So it wasn't very pleasant when I walked past Shanes this week to see a staff member flat ironing her hair in the restaurant above the set tables, 30 min before the restaurant is to open for dinner. Walked past 10 minutes later and she is brushing her hair standing next to a kitted out table! I mean how gross is that?! She even had a little desk with all her hair appliances, brushes etc as if it was a hairdresser. No need to say we cancelled our reservation for that weekend. 4 star for food, would have been 5 if the service wasn't so patchy. This makes it very difficult as I'm now worried about the hygien and don't feel I can go back.

Oak is becoming my local and I love it there. The staff are great, they have a huge selection, and…read morethey offer a lot of events too that have helped me make new friends in the area. It's worth a stop in, and definitely make it to one of their wine flights or sake nights. You won't regret it!

From the owner: OAK N4 is a wine bar and tasting room in Finsbury Park, north London. We've been open since 2016…read moreand remain a locals' favourite - the place is charming and intimate, but the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. We stock over 180 wines from around the world, and our menu is constantly evolving. Our wine specialist staff is always available to help you choose your perfect glass or bottle.