Vivat Bacchus Farringdon

4.2

1065 Reviews

£26 to £40

Southern African

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2 people

15 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 2 times today

Good for business meals
Great for fine wines
Good for groups

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.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Southern African, Steak, Wine Bar
Hours of Operation
Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
020 7353 2648
Website
http://www.vivatbacchus.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Private party facilities
Four distinct private and semi private rooms are available for private hire at Vivat Bacchus Farringdon. We can cater for sit-down meals, meetings, networking functions, drink parties and tailor-made group wine tastings.

Location
47 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4LL
Area
Farringdon
Cross Street
Charterhouse Street
Parking details
None
Public transit
Tube: Farringdon, Chancery Lane, City Thameslink
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Private dining

What 1,065 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.1Service
4Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

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Vivat Bacchus Farringdon offers an exceptional dining experience with "excellent food and service" and a diverse wine selection. Patrons praise the "fantastic" atmosphere and attentive staff. Highlights include the "delicious" South African-inspired dishes and variety of unique meats. Some suggest improvements in portion sizes and pricing, but overall, it's highly recommended.

1,065 Reviews

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Giovanna VIP
London4 reviews
4.0
Dined on 4 October 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Lovely place, tasty food and corteous staff - will go back!
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Rae-Anne
Manchester2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 30 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was fabulous and definitely want to go again! Great experience!!
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Spandex
London5 reviews
4.0
Dined on 14 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The Food was fantastic - good selection of meat and wine. Service was fairly average, the waiter was quite slow to respond (and it wasn’t hugely busy) plus he didn’t seem to know what the menu options were. Apart from the service, I would come here again as the food was very good and good value for money
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Alan
London21 reviews
4.0
Dined on 27 June 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food, wine, service and general ambience at this restaurant. My first time here but certainly won't be my last!!
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Tim81
London17 reviews
5.0
Dined on 23 November 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is the third (or fourth?) Time me and my friend have been here. Never expected it to become a semi regular place to eat! The food is excellent, as is the service. Plus if you like your wines then this has an excellent choice.
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ValH VIP
London10 reviews
4.0
Dined on 27 October 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A very nice experience overall! The SA wine that I had again (Paul Cluver Pinot Noir) was superb & the ox cheek main delicious. If I were to point out potential improvement points, then it would be portion sizes. I would have liked to have a bigger plate for the price.
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Tim81
London17 reviews
5.0
Dined on 2 August 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely fabulous place. Came here with a friend to catch-up. Service was excellent, our waitress was informal, attentive and very friendly. Food was fantastic. Well cooked, full of flavour (we even had dessert and that was equally as good as the mains). Also ordered some wine. The wine choice is excellent and that persuaded us to have a cheeky port with dessert too. All in all a fantastic place to eat and drink. We will be coming back again very soon!!
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MichaelG
London5 reviews
4.0
Dined on 1 August 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
An excellent restaurant; food is delicious and also, moderately priced. The staff are also very welcoming.
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DavidvV
Essex1 review
5.0
Dined on 27 July 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We've had a lovely time dining in your restaurant again, Anna and Karl were looking after us and it was a great experience. Karoo lamb was delish! Biltong was too dry, wine was excellent! Look forward to going back. Thank you Anna and Karl.
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CityGuy
London4 reviews
4.0
Dined on 27 July 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Relaxed staff, nice to have a table for drinks and sharing board
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Vivat Bacchus Farringdon is rated 4.2 stars by 1065 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

15 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 2 times today

47 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4LL

Additional information

Cross Street
Charterhouse Street
Area
Farringdon
Hours of Operation
Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Southern African, Steak, Wine Bar
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
Tube: Farringdon, Chancery Lane, City Thameslink
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.vivatbacchus.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7353 2648
Private party facilities
Four distinct private and semi private rooms are available for private hire at Vivat Bacchus Farringdon. We can cater for sit-down meals, meetings, networking functions, drink parties and tailor-made group wine tastings.

Vivat Bacchus Farringdon

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