Keiths Food & Wine Bar

Reviews

• Jon P.

  star star star star star_border 3 June 2026

  Keith's is a wine bar on Lark Lane, where I currently live. It is a rustic, bohemian, kind of place where you'd expect to find all kinds of misfits like myself. The decor is shabby, but that's all part of the charm, to me.
  
  There is a good selection of wines on offer and reasonably priced priced too. Even the house red is worth buying.
  
  There are some bottles of beer available also, but not a huge selection. I know it's chiefly a wine bar but this is an area where I think they could improve - maybe get one or two on tap.
  
  The atmosphere in there used to be great, full of hippies, poets, punks and all assorted types. These days it has lost a little of this vibe, I feel. It's still good enough but a little too 'generic' and like any other bar at times.
  
  The food isn't flashy but it is tasty and has one or two rather unexpected options on the menu.
  
  Overall it's a cracking place to pop to for a quick bite and reasonably priced wine. Keith's is kind of bar that's fun to go in big groups, I feel, all sat around a big table. Enjoy. Just don't expect it to be glossy... Keith's is in need of a lick of paint and proud of it.

• Dave L.

  star star star star_border star_border 24 May 2026

  I don't have a clue who Keith is (probably not Chegwin) but his wine bar is one of the more urbane places to sit on Lark Lane. Get a seat by one of the enormous windows and you can watch the passers-by and jaywalkers outside, pretending you're minutes away from scrawling some beatnik poetry about the mundanity of the socio-economic regime.
  
  If you're with others, or just not such a pretentious newt, Keith's works well as an afternoon meeting point or somewhere to go that won't be full of lairy scum. This is largely down to the drink selection, there's no taps on the bar for instance, so you'll be forced to consider your choice well before ordering.
  
  As for the toilets, it was endearing how awful they were, like finding out that friend of a friend who seems cool in fact has their own disgusting foible.

• Anthony S.

  star star star star_border star_border 23 May 2026

  Keith's epitomises that part of Lark Lane that longs to be bohemian and arty.  
  
  It's a very relaxed atmosphere and the staff are often happy to put off closing up if there are enough people enjoying their wine and with a consistently changing array of art on the walls from the area's rich artistic community, you get that Parisien, boho feel to Keith's stretching back from the Lane's more diverse past.
  
  The food is nothing outstanding but it is cheap and cheerful and freshly made but what do you care about eating anyway when starvation and poverty drive your artistic desires, or whatever excuse you have to sit on your arse sipping wine all day.

• Birgit R.

  star star star star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  A cheap dive, with many local regulars who've not missed a day of Keith's wine in a decade and more..
  
  The menu is ok, you won't get the most amazing food you ever tasted here, but there's value for money. There are vegetarian options. Opening times are all day every day, except around Christmas and New Year.  You can reserve tables, too. Service depends on the mood of the waiter and your meal will be taken back into the kitchen if you are not alert and fast to claim your meal, when the kitchen staff walk past you shouting out the order.
  
  I've had an overdose of the place some years ago, but others might still enjoy this quirky dive.

• Hex P.

  star star star star star 18 May 2026

  Keiths is, in my opinion, one of the best places to eat out in the Northwest.
  
  The atmosphere at Keith's is relaxed, warm, friendly, bohemian and a little eccentric. The tables and chairs are rickety and mismatched, but this only adds to the relaxed atmosphere.
  
  The food is varied and the menu changes often. You can get anything from a portion of the soup of the day to larger dishes and platters.
  
  I highly recommend you try the bacon and cream cheese bagel. it may sound basic but it tastes indulgent and luxurious, particularly the morning after the night before. There are also many different vegetarian options which are extremely tasty. the menu is affordable and the portions are generous.
  
  The bar stocks a variety of continental beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks. They also have a variety of coffees and teas, the pot of tea for 2 being a very popular choice.
  
  The staff are friendly and helpful. Service is usually quick, except when the place is full, which is completely understandable. If there is a delay the staff are very apologetic.
  
  Keith's is suitable for those dining alone, in small groups or also in large groups. If there is space the staff are happy for larger groups to move tables together to accommodate everyone. It is suitable for any ages from small children upwards.
  
  Keith's is full of character when it comes to the surroundings, staff and customers. You will never leave there without a smile on your face and full stomach.