After finding the bar on a random suggestion one night out, I was completely taken with the place. Its setting and selection are amazing and really create an atmosphere where once could spend an evening. The early closing time of the bar might cut such an evening short, but the bar works for dates or the beginning (or middle) of a good evening out.

Definitely a great place to visit. Good wine, great setting (wine cellar), and full of history. As a Londoner, it’s definitely one of my favorite places to visit. Good place to take a girl on a date.

Careful, though. It definitely has a tendancy to get crowded, especially on the weekends. There is outside seating, though, so you can rely on that in warmer weather. Also, it does close at 10:30 which I find a bit early.

I will give it 5 stars for sheer "cool" factor. I really wanted to stick it out, but it was packed and had no available tables. We headed to a pub around the corner and promised to return. The cheese plates looked lovely.

My gut tells me to write an utterly negative review of this instituition. See, I love Gordon’s but hate struggling to get a table in this nook-y, cave-y, candle-lit wine bar. However, I just can’t bring myself to say anything bad about it. It’s a wonderful place to meet up with friends, especially considering its super central location near Charing Cross and Embankment Tubes. Off the top of my head, I have no idea how old Gordon’s is, but it feels ancient.

I adore this place! Such a find! You'd never think to go inside if you were walking past, but you must take a look! Original, uneven floors and underground tunnels, where you sit and drink by candlelight. Mind your head, 'cos the ceilings are low! Totally medieval feel. Feels like somewhere you'd find ghosts!! Gets hot and busy at night, but they do great food, so why not pop in for lunch? Only wine served, but you don't need any more than the atmosphere.

This is one of the most romantic bars in the world, and I always feel very special and safe when I take someone here. It provides the perfect environment for an intimate chat with a prospective partner, or long term boy/girl friend.

The wine is always amazing, and I find myself trying beverages I wouldn't usually because the atmosphere is so relaxed. The cheese boards look amazing, but food is quite pricey in there.

The only downside is how busy this place gets. If you want to get a seat on a Friday, get there well before 5pm.

If I met a tourist who was in London for just one day I would direct him here. It reeks of Dickensian authenticity and transports you back to a time of tankards and candle light. The cellar bar is so cavernous and low that even i have to stoop at 5'9 so best for non-claustrophobic short people. But once you get a table settle in for a night of fine wines and endless cheeses.

In summer you can take a table outside tucked away behind the bustle of Embankment, but this place is really a dark winter evening venue due to its subterranean cosyness.

Yes, Gordon's really is fantastic. And certainly very different from most bars you'll ever come across in London. It's sort of catacomb like, dark and with a medieval feel to it. (well I say that, but I know nothing about architecture. I'd really like to know how old it is.) You can easily imagine it being a dungeon where people would be left to starve to death in the dark (don't get me wrong, Gordon's is really cosy! I get a bit carried away with my imagination sometimes).

But most times I've wanted to come here it's been rammed full of people and I've had to go elsewhere. Maybe you could push your way in with a bit of effort, but then again maybe you'd just get stuck halfway to the bar. If there was a sudden outbreak of plague in London I wouldn't come here, to put it that way. Or a lice infestation. But I guess this is unlikely to happen in our day and age, so don't let that stop you.

Oh, I guess I'll try to come here earlier next time.

A gorgeous wine bar with character, hidden away behind Victoria Embankment gardens. If you find it, you'll feel as if you've discovered a secret world of wine-lovers!
The staff know their wines, and the lists are extensive... grab a couple of bottles of red, and if you're lucky, a table, and call up some friends to join you. It's one of London's best-kept secrets... oh wait, is it a secret anymore?

If you’re looking for a dark, cool, underground wine bar right in the centre of London, Gordon’s Wine Bar is your place. Its right on Embankment, it’s classy yet by no means snobby.
Down a steep set of stairs you’ll find a sultry, cavernous little bar with tables tucked away in little alcoves lit by candle light; the perfect place to bring a first date or relax with a few friends. There’s canteen style food, which is very quite basic but very comforting and stodgy.
Word to the wise-it can get very busy later on so an early arrival is advisable.
It’s the kind of bar that once you’ve got a table and a drink, you’re likely to be there for the duration as the atmosphere is great.

This is a great wine cellar, with candle lit tables and some of the best wine I have ever tasted you can also get some cheese, bread, olives to nibble on.

It's a really nice place to come on a date but unfortunately this places is always packed as it's so popular, but you usually get a seat if you wait a few minutes.

A great, quaint little place tucked away by embankment. Definately recommended as there aren't too many genuine wine bars around.

Very unexpected to find such a gem on a road i have walked down so many times in my life. I was almost tempted to give this place a bad rating and hope less people go as a result. This is one of London's best kept secrets.

I now take all my overseas visitors to Gordon's for a bit of Edwardian charm and a few tales of Pepys & Kipling.

Highly recommended to wine lovers, visitors to London and locals alike.