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V-Bar

BarYork

4.4 out of 5 stars4.4(153 reviews)

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Quick info

+44 1904 323212
Vanbrugh College, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
£1–10 · Reported by 7 people

About V-Bar

At Vanbrugh College in York, V-Bar is a bar and pub open evenings from Monday to Saturday and closed Sundays. Jazz nights run on Monday evenings, alongside a quiz night. The drinks list includes a White Russian and an Irish Coffee. No food is served, though a university restaurant sits just outside. A pool table and darts are available, along with a chessboard missing several pieces. Table service is used, with a waitress attending tables, and entry is walk-in with no reservations taken.

Good to know

  • Parking
    Free of charge street parking
  • Accessibility
    Has wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating

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Menu & Prices

2 dishes
  • White Russian
  • Irish Coffee

Reviews

4.4/5
153 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention jazz nights, pool table, cheap drinks and live music.

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Customer Review Summary

Reviewers most often come for the live jazz, with one regular citing the Vanbrugh Jazz nights and others praising a great jazz band on Monday nights and often live music. The atmosphere is described as good for students and very chill, with great drinks and cheap prices, though one reviewer says it is not that cheap and that getting a seat can be the hard part. A pool table sits in the centre of the pub, and darts are also available. Food draws mixed accounts. One reviewer calls the breakfast and lunch great but the evening food generally terrible, while another says no food is served and points to a university restaurant just outside. Service earns praise from a few, but one diner reports sitting at a table while the waitress ignored them until they gave up and left. Another reviewer who likes studying there notes the chessboard is missing around ten pieces.

Featured reviews

  • Mark C
    “10m sat in the table, the waitress , free, ignoring us, until we decided it's enough to be ignored and we left.... absolutely unprofessional.”
  • Samuel Felton
    “Very chill bar, great drinks, pool and darts available”
  • Bob Bob
    “The breakfast and lunch are great and the staff are the best on campus! The evening food is generally terrible sadly. If you don't like carbs then run for the hills”
  • Peter Wood
    “Great for studying and the drinks are cheap. Only downside is the chessboard is missing 10 or so pieces”
  • Sam
    “Delightful. My dog likes to bark at the window at the students, and the students say "Why is he barking!" And I say "why are you talking?!" That shut them up!”

Hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Closed

Highlights

  • Has bar games
  • Has great beer selection
  • Has live music
  • Has live performances
  • Has quiz night

Amenities

  • Has wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Free of charge street parking
  • Serves dine-in
  • Has bar games
  • Casual
  • Serves beer
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  • Serves food
  • Serves spirits
  • Has live music
  • Has quiz night
  • Has toilet
  • Cosy
Offerings· 3
  • Serves alcohol
  • Serves cocktails
  • Serves wine
Crowd· 1
  • Good for groups
Accessibility· 3
  • Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Has wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Highlights· 2
  • Has great beer selection
  • Has live performances
Atmosphere· 1
  • Trendy

Location

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