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Vermuteria Café & Bar

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Found right at the back of glamorous King’s Cross development Coal Drops Yard, is Anthony Demetre’s (of Wild Honey fame) latest venture, Vermuteria.


The concept for this intimate venue is inspired by cafés and bars on the cycling Grand Tour routes in France, Spain and Italy, which is immediately apparent when you spot the vintage cycling memorabilia that adorns the walls. Despite being packed on our Friday night visit, the atmosphere was nonetheless relaxed and languid – had time allowed, we could have stayed for hours.


While Vermuteria has a strong wine and cheese selection, it’s the cocktails which are not to be missed. Although, these punchy sips are not for the faint of heart: for a drink that really puts hairs on your chest, go for the Bicicletta, which is a mix of Campari and Picpoul de Pinet.


When it comes to food, expect lots of sharing plates at pretty reasonable prices. The ox cheeks in red wine are impressively tender, while other dishes include bitter and salty Padron peppers, as well as a gooey, creamy chilli and tomato croquette. The best thing we ate though was the indulgent duck confit, which was served with starchy white beans. A refreshingly caramelised and fleshy roast quince with crème fraiche is the only pudding option, but rounds off a meal nicely.


Vermuteria is a great addition to Coal Drops Yard’s roster of dining options, but be sure to get there early, as it doesn’t take bookings.


Good to know

Average Price
££££ - Under £30
Cuisines
Bars, International
Ambience
Cosy, Fun, Lively
Food Occasions
All day dining, Breakfast
Alfresco And Views
Outside seating
Special Features
Counter dining
Perfect for
Dates

Location

Coal Drops Yard, Stable Street, London, N1C 4AB
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Anon

01 January 2023  
Food & Drink 2
Service 1
Atmosphere 0.5
Value 0.5
Disrespectful, and they truly don't care

We had a disastrous Christmas lunch experience with the team here in December. They booked us for outside seating (!), in December, by default, without any warning, and made us sit at below zero temperatures with a couple of heaters that were not enough at all. They have also overcharged us for wine we didn't order, and it took weeks to negotiate and get refund for this. To add an insult to the injury, they were incredibly arrogant and even rude when we politely complaned later. A short summary of their responses: they apparently told us it would be outside in an email confirmation (they didn't, we went through all emails); we should've known the venue and that there wasn't enough space (!!) (why to take a booking then if there's not enough space for this number of people?); we could've cancelled on the day and went somewhere else (seriously, with the large group of people some of whom travelled from far to get together, at Christmas outing time, how easy would it be to find another place?); and that it's totally ok to sit outside in December (seriously, in London??). The responses made us feel that they simply didn't care about customers but only about how much extra they could make during high demand season. They've also suggested we should come back so they could make up of it. Seriously?? No goodwill compensation was offered, of course. I'd like to warn anyone against coming here. The food was overpriced and not impressive either.

Anon

04 September 2020  
Food & Drink 0.5
Service 0.5
Atmosphere 0.5
Value 1
Very poor customer service

The Manager used me to work for them and didn't pays me anything I had worked remotely with non stop without break Very dodgy Management would not recommend to work for them at the Coal Drop Yard Kings Cross Vermuteria 

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