The Vaults

We are delighted to welcome customers to our friendly family pub and restaurant - right in the heart of Abergavenny. We have a range of drinks, coffees, and food, with space to relax, with free WiFi.

The owners, Tom and Amanda, took on the pub in September 2024. It was formerly the Greyhound Vaults, but the new name is accompanied with new logo and signs and a complete refurbishment. We're proud of how much we have been able to do in such a short time, with new flooring, ceilings, wall coverings, chairs, tables, lights, and a new bar back, and totally refurbished kitchen. A completely new, fresh, and welcoming approach.

But it does not stop there - there is new tech as well. Credit and debit cards welcome, including Amex, however small your purchase - just tap on the till. We have also installed excellent WiFi and internet for customers, inside and out, without any of those annoying pop pages asking for details - it just works. We have new CCTV for your safety. We have nice new LED lighting. Even a defibrillator for your safety.

The drinks have been improved too - clean and fresh, with new beers and ales on tap, including Murphy's and Peroni, coke on tap, and even some new whiskies.

With years of experience, Amanda has also brought proper coffee to the new pub, with lattes and a range of coffees and milks and syrups to suit your taste. We hope we can welcome you for coffee and breakfast soon.

If you would like some high quality The Vaults playing cards, they are available at the bar, or on Amazon.

This web site is designed to be quick and functional. We hope you find it a refreshing approach. This site is updated for events, prices, opening hours, menus, and more.
But for pictures, and videos, and comments, please follow us on Facebook.

Opening hours

Opening times are updated from time to time. There is still some work to do. Please check the diary below for special events and closures. We hope to extend opening hours for coffee and light breakfast in due course.

Diary

Menu & prices

These menus and price pages are all designed to be printable, if you need. The most up to date details of menu and prices are always available from staff including details of pie/soup of the day and current desserts. As always, please ask if you have allergies or intolerances.

Booking, etc

Please call us on 01873 515151. If we are not able to take your call please message 07441115151, or email info@vaults.wales.

We can also take bookings for private events for the whole restaurant area, or (soon) garden.

Obviously, for large bookings, we may need to arrange additional food/drink/staff, and for this reason we may ask for a non refundable deposit with your booking, which goes towards the cost of food and drink when you arrive. We understand there can be genuine reasons to cancel a booking, so if you need to, please contact us as soon as possible. Any refund of a deposit is entirely at our discretion.

Nice atmosphere

Whilst it is a very nice restaurant and pub atmosphere (and we literally monitor CO₂ levels to check), with low level background music, we do aim to cater for a range of tastes, so there are some evenings with live bands. These are likely to be standing room only, and good fun for all. The diary of upcoming events (above) should show these, but please do check on Facebook for more details.

We do not have a TV in the bar - this is not a sports bar, but once the garden is complete there may be some events in the garden. Once again, check the diary (above).

Restaurant

The rear of the pub is normally reserved for the restaurant (except when there are live bands). The kitchen has been refurbished from scratch, and offers excellent quality British food. Booking is recommended. Food is also available in the bar area (space permitting). Hygiene rating pending.

Garden

Coming soon …. Our new exciting garden will be an oasis on both dry and wet days! Planned before the summer 2025 it will be wheelchair/pushchair friendly. This may also be booked for private events from time to time, and some public TV events.

Paws welcome

Well behaved dogs, and their well behaved owners, are welcome. Bear in mind there may be other dogs in the bar. Do ask if you (or your dog) need a bowl of water. However we ask that anyone eating in the restaurant area refrain from bringing dogs - you are welcome to eat in the bar area, space permitting.

WiFi

We have excellent high speed WIFi Internet for customer usage, inside and outside. Please do scan the QR code on signs in the bar, or ask staff for any help you need connecting. None of those annoying signup pages - we don't collect any data from you - just good fast reliable Internet access.

Support

We have had a lot of support from local companies and would like to recommend them. We aim to support local businesses wherever possible.

• Chester's wine merchants, Abergavenny, for our wine list.
• Home Is Where The Smart Is, Cwm, for our LED lights.
• Andrews & Arnold Ltd with offices in Bracknell, Ebbw Vale, and Abergavenny, for our internet and WiFi, and sponsoring our defibrillator.
• Dedicated Programmes (not quite so local) but working with A&A, for our CCTV system.

Find us

The Vaults, Market Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5SD.

• GPS 51.8226459N 3.0176781W
• Grid reference SO 29956 14270.
• Google Maps
• OpenStreetMap
• Apple Maps

Parking

The Brewery Yard car park is in front of The Vaults - they charge from 8am to 6pm and are closed on Tuesdays (market day) and for some events (food festival). There are many other car parks, but they are often busy on market day as well. Note that the Morrison's car park is for Morrison's customers, and we know from experience that they enforce their time limits with cameras.

Deliveries

Market Street has loading/unloading places. Whilst most drivers will know the area, please be aware that the obvious route to Market Street (which you may find your GPS suggests) via Cross Street, is closed 10am to 4pm. You can access via the Brewery Yard car park, (A40, to Priory Lane, to Lion Street, to car park), except on Tuesdays (market day), and during some events (food festival). At other times you need to park nearby and walk in to Market Street.

Accessibility

Whilst the hallway is narrow, and there is a very slight step, the bar and restaurant are generally accessible for wheel chairs and buggies. Customers with double width buggies have sometimes found the door slightly too narrow.

There are also full disabled public toilets opposite the front.

The garden is not accessible (steep steps), but a new deck is planned for the summer 2025, which will be.

History

We'd love to know more of the history. Do follow us on Facebook and let us know.

We have found some pictures some old pics.