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The Archduke Wine Bar
- Nearest Transit:
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Waterloo (Bakerloo, Northern, Waterloo & City)
Embankment (Bakerloo, Circle, District, Northern)
- Price Range:
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£££
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Children:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Happy Hour:
- No
2 reviews for The Archduke Wine Bar
The place felt very mediocre, but the size, layout and posters knocked it up to a 3 rather than a 2, for me.
As mentioned before, they'e a little odd on the restaurant side of things. When we asked for a table to eat, we were told there would be a half an hour wait, so we decided we'd come back in a bit. We walked around to find somewhere to sit, and another member of staff approaches. We said we had wanted some food but were told we'd have to wait, and she informed us we could actually sit basically anywhere and get served. No half an hour wait, for walking 10 seconds to another part. Oookaay!
Whilst a bit on the pricey side, and thus putting me off it for a random lunch visit in future, it was nice enough for what I had. The sundae was fab, the drinks were fine, and so if you're looking for somewhere to go and happen to spy it, but aren't on a tight budget, it's worth the visit.
Oh my God this place is huge! So many little nooks for sitting and eating, it winds right around up to the restaurant area on top.
But you can eat anywhere, just the menu changes, I think. It can be confusing and they seem to be a little precious about the main restaurant area. You can wait a half hour to sit there or sit in the next alcove over. You just don't get the nice ambience and candlelight, or quick service either. One might wonder why not just have that atmosphere on both areas and get more people in there?
But I love a place where you can order chips and an ice-cream sundae for your dinner and no-one bats an eyelid. And where you can listen to a live jazz pianist. Very cool.
This is a really nice wine bar, but as a restaurant it fails a bit. The food menu is expensive and has very little choice for vegetarians.