The Vanbrugh in Greenwich

Updated 16/3/22:Sadly the Vanbrugh as we knew it is currently closed. The landlady has left after 18 wonderful years and will be missed (see photo of her letter). There is hope a new landlord will be found and the Vanbrugh will rise again.---------------------Lovely food, great vegan burgers! This is a great local pub with a garden with seating and inside restaurant- the staff are always friendly and during lockdown you could still get your favourite bite to take away.Good systems in place for current COVID restrictions including online ordering/payment which doesn’t require you to download an app (I am impressed they went this way) instead of having another app you only use occasionally. Dog friendly and great range of beers on tap.

One of the best Sunday roasts in Greenwich. The pork belly was crispy and tender. The gravy was plenty and delicious and the potatoes and root vegetables cooked to perfection. The staff was very friendly and the ambience was very warm.

Lovely pub with a lovely tented outside area . Food was excellent. Staff friendly & helpful would definitely recommend.

Good size pub with garden. Using QR code you can order and pay at your table. The beer was good, but the Sunday roast not so much. The vegetables were undercooked and the Yorkshire pudding still half cold as I presume it came from the freezer...

Great garden space! Quality service and the food is decent. One of the best for pint in the area as it is less well know outside of Greenwich

This has been my local pub for 9 years now, so I've seen it go through quite a lot of change. It's in a great location, has a big outdoor space, and is running some good events now - like Movie Mondays, half price food Tuesdays, etc. The food is fairly average, nothing special.They used to have a decent selection of craft beers, but have really scaled it back during Covid to the usual array of naff beers. Hopefully they will increase the selection again soon. Some other pubs in the area offer a much better beer selection - e.g. The Crown just down the road.

A very pleasant intimate pub. Trendy grey on the outside, smart trad on the inside with a lovely garden area. The Vanbrugh brew is a good beer; I had this with the delicious fishcake (in a super sauce). Service is earnest and friendly!

Really cool back garden area. Food was good, service was friendly. Nothing to complain about! The chicken burger was very good. Not mince, white meat. The mushroom meatballs were new to me and had a great tomato sauce.

Walked past a few times and had always meant to go in. Went for Saturday lunch. Great selection of beers and bottled cider. Ended up having a three course meal. Starter: halloumi. Main: veggie goats cheese pie and vegan burger (with cheese). Dessert: apple and berry crumble. Very impressed with a good selection of vegetarian and vegan food which is refreshing to see, especially in a pub off the beaten track! Atmosphere was very relaxed and was plenty of room, even with the football on the screens it still felt like a quiet pub. Would very much recomend for food and drink and to avoid the bustle of Greenwich Town. Also prices are respectable with 2 mains and the starter less than £30

We arrived with great expectations to this place after all the reviews read here. Should not have to... Our orders have been forgotten and had to wait an hour. But at least a round of drinks was offered. When the food finally arrived it looked great, but the taste was less than average. I have tasted much better Sunday roasts. The red cabbage was great, but that's all the positive. I do not have much expectation for a yorkshire pudding, but it was flat, soft and unsalty. The three miserable carrots and the four soft potatoes could not compensate. The thin slice beef was Ok. I will revisit after a while to see whether it was a one-off, but at this time I cannot recommend it.