El Vino Masons Avenue

3.3

15 reviews

£25 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

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El Vino Masons Avenue is a new wine bar at 12-14 Masons Avenue, between Gresham Street and London Wall, serving delicious tapas and a wine list featuring Spanish, Portuguese and South American wines alongside ‘the classics’ of France and Italy. Set over two floors, it comprises a ground floor bar with further lounge seating and a private dining room for up to 20 people on the lower floor. The interior of El Vino Masons Avenue has a more contemporary feel to the existing three sites.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

1 Oct 2023

19:00

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates, Winery, Wine Bar
Hours of Operation
Tue 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Wed–Fri 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
020 7600 2676
Website
https://www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/el-vino-masons-avenue/#food_and_wine
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
12-14 Mason's Avenue, London, EC2V 5BT
Area
Bank
Parking Details
None
Public Transit
5 minutes from Bank Station or Moorgate Station.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Dancing, Wine

What 15 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.3

3.3 based on all time ratings

3.3Food
3.4Service
3.3Ambience
3.2Value

Noise • Moderate

15 Reviews

C
Chris
Kent
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 19 September 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
We booked a table as availability was shown for Monday 19th. On arrival, this restaurant was shut. A remarkably poor booking system!
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OpenTable Diner
London
7 reviews
1.0
7 reviews
Dined on 23 March 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
Quite disappointed. Advertised as a proper place to eat yet there was no sign of a menu or even proper service.
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Mat62Tiger
London
5 reviews
3.0
5 reviews
Dined on 14 December 2021
overall3food3service4ambience2
Spoiled by COVID - place was very quiet. But staff and service were very good and we enjoyed our meal together.
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MariaS
Kent
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 10 December 2021
overall1food1service1ambience1
Wasn’t greeted when entering. Woman reluctantly came over to help, didn’t even know about booking.
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CfromH
London
14 reviews
vip
3.0
14 reviews
Dined on 10 September 2021
overall3food3service3ambience3
Not a bad venue, but the food is too expensive for what it is
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JamesW
London
16 reviews
3.0
16 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2019
overall3food3service2ambience4
I would recommend ElVino to friends. The booze is good, the food is fine and the ambience was very good as it was near Christmas. However the service was inattentive as it took us ages to get served despite only a few diners being in. Worst of all by far was the fact that our booking wasn’t in the booking book, due to Open Table not updating the restaurant. This is totally unacceptable. So would I recommend El Vino, yes. Would I ever use Open Table again, absolutely not unless something changes and I will let others know to do the same.
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KassieS
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 11 April 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really good vegetarian mezze. Really good lunchtime getaway with the team. We could hear each other. Service was quick. An overall great experience.
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Vespasian
London
18 reviews
4.0
18 reviews
Dined on 21 January 2019
overall4food3service5ambience4
Modern stylish wine bar with a good and varied range of wines at honest prices, food portion size could be bigger but quality good.
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Irina
London
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2018
overall1food3service1ambience1
The minute we walked in we encountered problems as they said that even though we booked the restaurant through OpenTable, they do not recognise the booking and they told us that they don’t have a partnership with OpenTable...Waiters weren’t friendly, it was a business lunch and we only had 1 hour to spare, the food didn’t come until after 45 minutes after we ordered, and that was due to us chasing constantly for the food... we had to eat quickly in about 10 minutes all the dishes and was very disorganised even though there weren’t many customers, it was pretty empty. Overall, we had a bad experience and I looked bad for booking such an average restaurant, we weren’t pleased about it and I’d never invite business contacts there again.
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VivienW
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 24 October 2018
overall3food3service5ambience3
If you want some drinks and talk with your friends, it would be a good choice, but if you want a quite environment and tasty food for dinner, you may consider somewhere else.
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LenaK
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 4 October 2018
overall3food2service5ambience5
Service was fast and wonderful but, unfortunately, food was quite disappointing. The octopus was chewy and flavourless and so was the pork and chicken. Overall it was OK but I would not recommend it for lunch.
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ReiverRob
Cambridge
17 reviews
vip
2.0
17 reviews
Dined on 21 November 2017
overall2food2service4ambience3
Very much a City 'watering hole' which does a bit of food as well. We weren't exactly expecting full-on Spanish tapas, but it was a bit sous-vide Brakes-style standard fare. Nothing quite wrong but nothing to squeal with delight about. Not that I'd expected that, and we could have gone to Morito if it was what we needed. Quite good to soak up the drink after a hard day's litigating, I expect. I'll come back for a drink and the 'Suits let off the lead' vibe but not the tapas.
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Roger
Atlanta Metro
5 reviews
vip
3.0
5 reviews
Dined on 21 September 2017
overall3food4service3ambience4
For a restaurant that is this expensive, the service was vey very slow. Also they were out of several items on the menu that we ordered. Just expected a better experience.
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bffoodie
London
101 reviews
vip
4.0
101 reviews
Dined on 15 September 2017
overall4food4service4ambience4
Went to this tapas bar for the first time yesterday for lunch. Very pleasantly surprised. Will definitely go back.
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pdb99
London
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 13 September 2017
overall3food2service3ambience3
Tapas not authentic at all. Pre-prepared and reheated. Would not recommend.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waiting staff wear masks
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

El Vino Masons Avenue is rated 3.3 stars by 15 OpenTable diners.

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

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

1 Oct 2023

19:00

12-14 Mason's Avenue, London, EC2V 5BT

Additional information

Area
Bank
Hours of Operation
Tue 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Wed–Fri 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates, Winery, Wine Bar
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
None
Public Transit
5 minutes from Bank Station or Moorgate Station.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Dancing, Wine

Website
https://www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/el-vino-masons-avenue/#food_and_wine
Phone number
020 7600 2676

El Vino Masons Avenue

Make a booking

Additional information

Menu

What 15 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising

Physical distancing

Protective equipment

Screening

FAQs

How is El Vino Masons Avenue restaurant rated?

Is El Vino Masons Avenue currently accepting bookings?

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Additional information