The Vineyard Kitchen - WIRRAL

Went in on a Saturday afternoon to watch the football so wasn 't surprised to see the place packed, adds to the atmosphere, standing room only, no problem with that. We inched our way towards the bar only to find that it wasn 't only the pathetically bad service of the bar staff (more of that shortly) but the row of occupied stools lining the bar that made difficult to get anywhere near to requesting a drink. The bar staff seemed more than happy with the seating arrangements however as the buffer made it easier to avoid eye contact with patrons trying to spend their money so they could stand around, chat and pretend to look busy, only jumping into action when one of their friends in the crowd at one end of the bar shouted their order through the gathering of patrons all waiting patiently. I witnessed numerous customers (including myself) requesting a drink, whilst being next in line only to be met with I 'm serving someone (their friends, or on occasion no one at all) or I 'm busy (busy moving glasses from one end of the bar to the other or busy chatting). Disgusting service from bad mannered, immature (there 's nothing wrong with being young) bar staff. On the occasions we managed to obtain a drink the double vodka was certainly suspect (never a double) and the blag carling, worst pint I 've ever had, this place obviously relies on the fact that during matches they can serve whatever they want as any potential complaining customers wouldn 't bother trying to negotiate the crowded bar. We didn 't bother buying any more drinks after that, just stayed to watch the end of the match, actually until one team went three up and the game was over, at which point we left and made our way to another establishment where we were met by service that is to be expected and the genuine beverage that was advertised on the pump bottle. Haven 't been to the Vineyard before and wont go again, I suppose you could ask what did I expect, walking into a bar that shows a dodgy foreign channel with a 3pm Saturday kick off. The Vineyard where the customer always comes second, third, forth or fifth, ripping off their customers with drinks as dodgy as their sports package, amateurs.

Great night cheap drinks good atmosphere good surroundings. Not tried the food buts its supposed to be ok

On Monday night, I dined with a group of 10 people at this restaurant. There was only one bartender who took our orders, served us, and waited on the tables, which made me feel sorry for him. The food took a while to arrive, but when it did, it was as delicious as always. This place never seems to have everything on the menu; it's become a running joke whenever I visit. I ordered the ricotta and spinach canalone, and it was really tasty. I would definitely recommend it.

This is the second time we have celebrated a birthday here, and I have to say the staff were very helpful. The food was delicious and served hot. I would highly recommend this restaurant for a family gathering or a quiet meal.

I visited this restaurant for the first time. My experience would have been more enjoyable if it weren't for the couple nearby who were using foul language.