Vista Village Pub — Restaurant in Vista

I still don’t know why Hennessey’s closed, but I guess VVP is just better at taking care of the people who aren’t in LOVE with craft beer. Yes, that was meant to be sarcastic and ironic because I love craft beer myself but still love a good pub.

Vista is already North County’s hub of craft breweries and their food options are really stepping up, but despite food not being the prime directive when you come here it’s actually an upgrade from the slop/gruel the old place used to serve.

Something about this area is that when you are inside (Mother Earth, Wavelength and VVP) it’s loud when your inside and directly in front of it, but 10 yards away it’s not that bad. The bouncers are chill, though sometimes forward with females, they are generally very seen and not heard and when hear it’s more of a friendly reminders until it’s time to get to work.

Prices are decent, they do proper Guinness pours (though their tall glass is not designed for Guinness), they should move to an imperial pint glass. They carry a solid selection of domestics, imports, craft, but are generally out of 10% of their menu at any given time. The drinks are ok, nothing crazy, but they dig deep on that well. I generally go call drink to avoid that rot gut junk (mostly clears). Service can be slow on the servers even when not packed on the patio, but again my usual peeve is people bellying up and posting. Get your drink and move along, let other people order. Bartenders have zero repoire and even thought the clientele almost discourage that banter it’s nice to get more than that finger point. Prices are meh, not dive bar level, but par for the course here in Vista. It’s a heavy smokers patio, so don’t get all butt hurt when you come outside to get away from the noise and complain about the smoke.

It’s pretty dead until about 10 when the locals come out and they come out steady till about 30 before close. Crowd is generally late 20’s to early 40’s, tons of locals who often walk here. Inside is pub-ish, dark wood tones, booths. I have no clue why people get lit here and try and dance or even why they have DJ’s and karaoke. If you see either of those walk away.

It aint no Cheers, but it’s close and way better than Smitty’s and...

My husband recently visited this establishment with his emotional support animal and was looking forward to enjoying a drink at the bar. Upon arrival, he was asked to provide proof for the animal, which he had with him. However, despite this, he was informed that he could not sit at the bar and was asked to relocate to the patio. While we understand that establishments may have policies regarding emotional support animals, it is important to note that it is unlawful to ask for proof of a support animal or to inquire about the nature of an individual's disability.

I initially spoke with Judy, who informed me that she would transfer me to the owner’s son. Unfortunately, I overheard her tell him I ended the call, which was not the case. I promptly called back and spoke with Andrew, who listened to my concerns. I explained that although my husband was understandably frustrated by the situation, my primary reason for reaching out was to encourage the education of staff regarding the legal requirements surrounding emotional support animals.

We hope this feedback helps improve future experiences for all guests, particularly those with support animals. It is essential that businesses remain informed and ensure their policies align with the law.

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Highly disappointed, it was my mom's birthday I called Friday asked about reservations. I spoke to a gentleman he said we don't take reservations but Sunday morning call and we will see up a table as we were a party of 12, we called Sunday was told nope first come first serve got there and we were fine able to get sat. 10 minutes after sitting waitress comes by says she will come back to get drink order. 20 minutes later she came by took our drink order said let me get this in and I'll be back to take food order, did not get back for 15 minutes at which time she complained how busy she was how she would need more space and took one of the tables we had pushing our group into 3 small tables which we did not have enough room. When taking our order she over talked several in our group and once again complained how busy she was, 45 minutes later our food came out and it was obvious several of our plates had sat for a while in the mean time every single one of our drinks were empty. The only saving grace was the young girl who was assisting her she was attentive she was the only one who asked how we were, we needed Jelly, refills, napkins. Our family is a family of servers as well as restaurant owner. When I walked around she had a total of 9 tables it should not have caused her the frantic that we saw. To add insult we were mandated to tip 20% with the service we received that is appalling not to mention the amount of waiting without drinks there was opportunity to sell more bar drinks had she come back and even checked on us. The food on the other hand is fantastic, the environment is fun the inside is a great right out of Ireland feel. No happy birthday from the waitress not the best place for celebration or large groups. Maybe talking to the staff about time management and complaining to the guests...