The Vintner Restaurant
The Vintner Wine Bar
A wine bar and small restaurant in a 1600s vintner's house, with its original timber beams and staircase preserved. It was once selected as one of OpenTable's top 100 romantic restaurants.
The name comes from John Smith, a merchant who sold wine here in 1600. The old house has been converted while preserving its original beams and staircase. The pub-style menu changes daily. Signature dishes include twice-baked Gruyère soufflé, duck leg confit with gratin potatoes, braised lamb shank, and crab and prawn risotto with samphire, with steak and fishcakes also popular. OpenTable rating of 4.7. It is good for pre-theatre dining, and booking is recommended for dinner. Located at 4–5 Sheep Street, about a 5-minute walk to the theatre.
Opening hours
Lunch to dinner daily; check the website
Nearby sights
- Tudor World
- Shakespeare's New Place
- The MAD Museum
- Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Shakespeare's Birthplace
- Bancroft Gardens & River Avon
- Hall's Croft