Vivat Bacchus London Bridge

4.6

2022 Reviews

£26 to £40

Southern African

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2 people

Mar 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Good for business meals
Innovative
Great for fine wines

A taste of South Africa.

Vivat Bacchus is a South African restaurant and wine bar, offering sustainable, seasonal menus along with an impeccable South African wine list. Whether you’re dining with us, hosting a party or wedding in our private spaces, taking a tour of our wine cellars or cheese rooms or joining our regular wine events, we’re all about simplicity and consistency – good food and great wine, time after time. We feature rare breed meats, grilled to perfection, making us one of the best restaurants in Farringdon.

The decor, slightly industrial with open ceilings, exposed pipes and ducts creates the feeling of being in a working winery and an unpretentious, no nonsense atmosphere. Fans whirring in cheese rooms and wine cellars stocked to the brim leaves one with no doubt where the focus of the business lies.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Southern African, Wine Bar, Steak
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:30 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
020 7234 0891
Website
http://www.vivatbacchus.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Private party facilities
The restaurant can be booked and closed off for a private function, and areas can be allocated and sectioned off in the wine bar. Party menus are available.There is no venue hire fee, but a minimum spend may apply, depending on the number of people booked, area, and menus chosen.

Location
4 Hays Lane, London, SE1 2HB
Neighborhood
London Bridge
Cross street
Tooley Street
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
London Bridge Underground and National Rail Station.
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 2,022 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

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South East London
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Review summary

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Vivat Bacchus London Bridge offers a delightful culinary adventure with "amazing food" and a standout South African wine list. Guests rave about the "friendly and attentive staff" and the unique cheese room. The vibrant atmosphere and "excellent service" make it ideal for both casual gatherings and special occasions.

2,022 Reviews

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Rob
London4 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Really nice setting, South African food done right. Delicious meats and Lots of wines to choose. Cheese room is a nice touch. Staff were excellent at recommending foods/drinks for an even better experience
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Sue
London48 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A good Saturday night experience at Vivat Bacchus. Had a lovely Pinotage from the good selection of wines, friendly and efficient service and lovely food. I ate vegetarian and my date ate meat and both were good. The atmosphere was buzzy without being OTT so you could still hear yourselves speak. I will definitely go back again.
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Viji
London7 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 7, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We noted that the entire South African experience has been suppressed with food only permitted from Europe .. apparently a Southwark council order !
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Nina
London1 review
4.0
Dined on February 5, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food & fish in particular was excellent, as always. Service less so.
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Michael
Devon2 reviews
2.0
Dined on January 29, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
I’d dined at their Farringdon branch last year on 2 occasions and been very impressed with attentive service, food quality & quantity and overall ambiance. This experience was notably different and not in a good way. Service was mediocre, no one ever checked if everything was OK with any course. 4 of us crammed on a table really more suited for 2 yet no need as restaurant 60% full. Portion sizes seemed to be half what they were, 2 of us had lamb and the difference between the 2 was quite marked. Staff didn’t seem that interested nor working as a team, when we asked about some of the dishes they had no idea and just said it was really good. We were booked at 12:45 and one of our party ordered the Ostrich steak to be told they were sold out … why not say it just wasn’t on today, no way had they run out during 15 minutes of prior service with 4 people in. Won’t be returning, sorry, not good enough.
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Roscheall
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What an amazing experience a taste of Home The food was amazing and tasty
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Sue
London4 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 22, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
We enjoyed the food and drinks but we did find our waiter was a little grumpy with us when asking about items on the menu and when we needed more time.
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Fergus
London1 review
3.0
Dined on November 20, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
The food and service was very good. I didn’t like that all extras were an additional cost, for example a small plate of chips were an additional £5+ We were trying to have a catch up with someone we have not seen for a while but found it very noisy and hard to follow the conversation. This was probably bad timing as we were seated next to a largish table downstairs. Overall, food and service great but seemed a little pricy.
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Purbasha VIP
London10 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 12, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went there for a small word-do. Service was, as always, impeccable. And the desserts weren’t too shabby either! Definitely going there again.
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Andrew
London4 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 31, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food. Great service. The cheese room was a treat!
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Vivat Bacchus London Bridge is rated 4.6 stars by 2022 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Mar 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Google Map for Vivat Bacchus London Bridge

4 Hays Lane, London, SE1 2HB

Additional information

Cross street
Tooley Street
Neighborhood
London Bridge
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:30 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Southern African, Wine Bar, Steak
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
London Bridge Underground and National Rail Station.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.vivatbacchus.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7234 0891
Private party facilities
The restaurant can be booked and closed off for a private function, and areas can be allocated and sectioned off in the wine bar. Party menus are available.There is no venue hire fee, but a minimum spend may apply, depending on the number of people booked, area, and menus chosen.

Vivat Bacchus London Bridge

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