I visited Vinson's after church on a Saturday evening. This place is always a safe bet when they are able to seat you. The wait staff is always cordial, polite, and full of recommendations that always hit! The ambiance is casual and light and lively. Always a good vibe when you walk in the menu is diverse with something for everyone. You can't go wrong with the popular trash can nachos. Burgers are large and cooked to order. Salads and seafood choices are also available. We always enjoy our experiences at Vinson's. read more

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The new drive through has been a hit for those on the go! But slow down on entry, the stop can be quite jarring. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - The new drive through has really got people talking! - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

Early lunch with my wife today. Kayleigh M our server was the best. We had a couple of burgers and a shrimp basket which was delicious. The acoustics are terrible but, we were there early enough that it wasn't that noisy. Great place for lunch. read more

Everything here is delicious. Great spot for a business lunch, date, or family meetup. Wait staff is always so sweet. Love coming here! read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - Pimento cheese burger - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

My husband and I brought my extended family here for dinner. The service was good (nothing to write home about but good enough for a busier night). Our entire group enjoyed both the food and drinks. My husband and I both got the Mild Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. Unfortunately, once my husband and I got home, we both started to feel unwell about 3 hours later and ended up getting quite sick. It appears to have been some sort of food poisoning. As a side note, it is also quite obvious that they use the same fryer for everything. My sister got onion rings and, coincidentally, my husband's fries tasted just like onion rings. We likely won't return. read more

The onion rings are soooo good here. I will certainly always get this as a side with my meal. The chicken salad needed some mustard and didn't need the fruit. Other than that, it was also good. The peanut butter chocolate cake was not good and way too cold. Clearly they keep it in the fridge, but it needed to sit out a bit before being served. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - Chicken salad with onion rings - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

I have eaten at Vinsons a few times with no problem. But today I picked up 2 orders of fish & with sweet potato fries. The fish was dry and overcooked. The sweet potato fries were burnt, hard and inedible. I wouldn't recommend this dish. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

These folks were able to accommodate a whole bunch of us on a Sunday afternoon in late May. They set up a room for us and we had terrific food, drinks and Service. Having never been to this Clayton restaurant before, we were all impressed and appreciative that they were able to make room for us at fairly the last minute. The menu has a nice variety. Definitely recommend sharing the Collard Jalapeno Dip and the Buffalo Cauliflower. Burgers were liked by all who had them. I was very happy with my Crab Cake Po-Boy (minus the bun) with a side salad. Look forward to going back next time we're in the area. read more

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As a first time visitor, I enjoyed dining at this local gem. The ambience was inviting, clean, and modern. Staff were friendly, and I did not have to wait for an extended amount of time to receive my food. I will return again. This bacon cheeseburger with bourbon sauce hit the spot for lunch. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

Solid great service good food. Nice vibe. Clean and prompt with food service. Beer selection strong. Drink selection very good. read more

Food and service is always very good! If you go early enough you'll get a table otherwise you may be waiting a while!

Overall experience wasn't good at all. Owners were rude and the food you're better off getting somewhere else.

Casual dining, Pepsi products, full bar. Service was perfect, friendly, acted like she genuinely cared we were there. Unsweetened iced tea, delicious. Mahi tacos, iffy, too dry, spongy as if fish was frozen, not fresh. Avoid. I should have sent back. Housemade slaw, ok. Remoulade was tasty. Bourbon burger was thick, juicy, nice tomato slice, lettuce, cheddar, applewood bacon, bourbon mayo. Cooked to order, medium was more medium well, but was still ok. Onion rings overcooked, burned, server brought fresh after asking us if ok, SMH. If you hesitate to serve, or ask customer about their quality, go with YOUR gut feeling and don't serve them. Just missing the mark, but will try again for something different on next visit. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - Bourbon burger, burnt onion rings - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

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If you're looking for a good place to dine outside and enjoy a great burger, this is a very good option. The dining room here is not my first choice, I would prefer to dine on the outside patio. Although they do have 2 patios, one enclosed for winter weather months, the open patio is much more relaxing. I found the enclosed patio to be quite loud. The pretzel rolls are a good starter, but very filling and definitely something that can feed the entire table. I really enjoyed the bourbon burger, it was cooked a bit on the rare side, just as I like and the applewood bacon is definitely a nice touch. Great burgers, great drinks and very friendly staff! Cheers! read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - a brick wall - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

Vinson's Pub and Eatery? More like Vinson's Snubbed and Cheatery. Came to celebrate my birthday. By the time the food showed up, I needed to add a few more candles to the cake. That's how long we waited. Friend's drink got messed up--sent it back untouched. They must've chugged it in the back and blacked out from the power trip, because they still tried to charge us for it. And speaking of charges--who's in charge here? Prices are higher than some of the staff probably are during shifts. You know that romantic comedy moment when the girl takes off her glasses and suddenly she's gorgeous? Well I could take my glasses off and still see how empty, overhyped, and checked-out this place has become. They lost the romance, and kept the comedy, because this place is a joke. Bottom line: Vinson? You're not taking any wins, son. Eat literally anywhere else. read more

Good bar to grab good food and drinks right in Downtown Clayton! I've eaten here quite a few times since I moved to Clayton in June 2020 and I've always been pleased every time. This is right near downtown Clayton easily accessed from Highway 70 or Flowers Plantation. There's a private parking lot as well as street parking. There's great drink and beer options. I'm not a beer drinker, but my neighbor is and the flight is a great option for tasting. They have a large variety of beers by the bottle and on tap. There's also some great liquor/wine options as well. Now to the important stuff...the FOOD. Really good!! I also love the options. Interesting dishes that you don't find on menus often. The Collard Jalapeño Dip sounds like it would be weird, but it is SOOOO GOOD. You can't really go wrong with anything on this menu honestly. I love the Cobb Salad as well as the chicken sandwich. The food is made well and fresh. If you're in the area, you should definitely try it out! read more

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Stopped by just to grab an appetizer buy stayed for buffalo chicken tenders, wedge salad and California chicken sandwich - all were great. Wait staff so friendly and accommodating - i recommend this adorable restaurant read more

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Food is great. Atmosphere Is cool. It was nice not having nine thousand tvs in your face.

A great hangout place, especially either outside on the patio, or the outside room that is separate from the main dining room. Although the parking can be a challenge, we didn't mind the walk from a few doors down. We were seated right away for a Thursday night, and we ate on the patio. Although it took two asks for both the lemons for the iced tea and the small plate for the wings, the entire meal was delicious. My husband got the Shrimp and Grits entrée, and ate it all up. I had the Fish and Fries platter, and it was so good, I didn't leave a morsel behind. The fish batter was crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. No fishiness at all. Just plain good. I believe they have a menu on line that you can look through. They have a variety of different offerings, and you can most likely afford these food items. Try the bone-in wings. They are to die for! read more

Since moving here almost a year ago, I've been looking for a good bar with good food and drink. I'm still looking. Vinson's looked great when I walked in, decent bar, two TVs, crowded space. I sat at the bar and ordered a beer, six wings, and a salad. Wings were good, didn't know they came naked without sauce. Garlic Parm was on side. And I didn't see the blue cheese I'd asked for, or carrots or celery. The typical sides with wings, right? Disappointed. Salad was just okay. Some of the avocado was brown. I finished the wings and pushed them aside. The bar tender, who was nice, walked by the plate of eaten wings 4-5 times, never taking them. I later asked about gluten free options, which they don't have except gluten free buns, everything is cooked in the same pan. Why the buns? Finally, as I finish my salad and take the last sip of beer, I'm asked if I'd like dessert. Dessert on a Friday afternoon seemed like an odd ask. No inquiry about a second beer, just dessert. I decline dessert and before I can finish my beer, a check is dropped. Being new here, Vinson's feels like it's been here for a bit. People are familiar with it, but it could be a lot better. Better service, better food options, better beer and liquor options, etc etc. Again, disappointed. read more

The business posted a 100.0 Health Inspection form. Took my mom for dinner at 6:30 on a Friday night, staff was handling the crowd pretty efficiently. We had a 5 minute wait then were seated on the outdoor patio. Our server was sweet and attentive. We had their pretzel appetizer which is enough for 6 ppl. The blackened burger was excellent. Mom had a shrimp basket, and it was cooked perfectly. Overall a great experience. read more

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A friendly neighborhood spot but the food isn't that great the burgers don't have much taste and are a bit dry The chicken sandwich is dry as well The best thing is the pretzel bites and the onion rings read more

This place is great! Was not a long wait, the vibe was nice. I have to especially say how great the manager Carolina is. She made sure everything was good throughout the entire outing. I'll be going back to see her for sure! Awesome place! read more

We visited on a weekday afternoon. It was nice outside so we requested to be seated on the patio. The chair was really uncomfortable lol. I impulsively ordered the cheese curds as an appetizer and I'm so glad I did. They were DELICIOUS. Lightly breaded with some seasonings that included garlic. Seriously had to make myself not devour the entire basket because I had a burger coming. They were served with ranch or blue cheese dressing. I ordered the classic burger which was cooked perfectly to medium well. It was good-- just a classic burger, as advertised. My wife ordered the jalapeño cheddar burger. She also ordered medium well but hers was cooked to well. She still enjoyed the burger. I tried a bite and loved the jalapeño kick. The beer cheese was just ok but I love beer cheese and my standards are pretty high. The fries were delicious. The onion rings were just ok in my opinion. They were on the sweet side, which isn't to my taste. The rings were big and not as cooked inside as I would have preferred. The wife liked them so I'm clearly an outlier as they're known for their onion rings. Service was slightly slow but we were the only people on the patio so we understood. Our server Valerie was really nice and we'll definitely be back. read more

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Staff is always very kind and attentive! Food is amazing and the trash can nachos look like they're right off the page of a food magazine. Good lighting, ambiance and vibe in general. Have become a bit of a frequent customer and Vinson's has become a staple of Clayton for me and my bf!! read more

Great food and great service. A good beer selection as well. The jalapeño cheddar burger was great! read more

My husband and I had dinner at Vinson's after we walked through the Clayton Harvest Festival. It's a cute little restaurant on the edge of downtown. The staff were great - I didn't get the name of our server, but she was really friendly and attentive. The food was good. I got a black and bleu burger with a side of homemade chips with ranch dressing. My husband got the bourbon burger, onion rings, and a pumpkin ale. This was our first visit to Vinson's but I'm sure it won't be our last. read more

This place is pretty good, I've gotten it a few times and been happy. I definitely recommend this place!

Owner and manager are both super rude. Food isn't even good, it's mediocre at best. Save yourself the headache and go somewhere else. Buying instant ramen from a gas station was a better experience than this. read more

My husband and I go there every Saturday night. This place has the best customer service. They make a point to get to know you and treat you like old friends. The managers there are great! The dark haired, Carolina I believe and the lighter haired will come and chat with you like you are sitting on old country porch. That is the atmosphere we love. The food is great, and they make sure you're meal is to your satisfaction. I highly recommend this place. This will be our every Saturday night tradition. Everyone in there needs a raise! read more

Fantastic pub, friendly staff, great atmosphere. My new favorite place to go! Can't wait to go back. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - BLT with homemade chips and pretzels with beer cheese - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

So I'm a burger guy so my wife and I decided to try Vinson pub out. I'd heard they had good burgers and wanted to see for myself. So first thing the burger and fries looked delicious when it was served as you can see from the pictures. So I order a classic burger with cheddar cheese plain I like to taste it without other flavors interfering. I was not impressed it was alright but for a hand padded burger it tasted like a frozen one. I'm not sure if it wasn't seasoned enough or if the cheddar cheese didn't vide with my taste buds but it was just so plain tasting. So I asked for bbq sauce to see if that would help. It did not. The fries were not very tasty either almost as if the oil needed to be changed. Plus they were just like the ones you buy at every grocery store. Now if they would change that out with something more fresh and seasoned I believe people would be more inclined to rave about them. Just like how everyone likes the onion rings. Those were good but Clayton steakhouses are a bit better. Our server was a young guy and did a great job not to in our faces but just tentative enough. Sorry not sure his name been a few days. The ambiance was very nice matched the vibe of the place just right without being too much. Clayton Steakhouse could take notes from this place. It was a bit loud but it was a sports bar type place so it was what it is. The reason for a four instead of a three was because the general manager came by our table. We had a get talk with her and you could tell she was proud of the place and she was very personable. I'll be coming back soon to give the place another shot. I'll get American cheese this time! Ps. They do a veteran discount and the prices were great!! read more

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The service was above par. The food was delicious and well prepared. The only complaint I may have was the noise was incredibly loud as if everyone was trying to out talk the next table. read more

I've been to Vinsons 3 times. The first time I went the food was great no complaints there and they had great drink specials. We had summer shandies for $3 each. But when it came time for the check it was incorrect on the bill. Apparently some of the staff was snickering about it. But if you are going to advertise something you should honor it and not make comments about it where you're customers can clearly see you. The next time we went to to Vinsons we just had drinks. No complaints this visit. Our waitress was nice and very attentive. I did get their German pie dessert. Although homemade the small slice was absolutely not worth $6. Will not order dessert from here again. The third time we decided to order Togo with the covid -19 going on right now. The food was good, I would recommend not getting fries as your side because they are soggy when you get home. Our wings were good. If you like hot the hot sausage is more like mild. And they're XXX hot is more like hot. I was craving a salad and with all the moms recommending salads from here i decided to give it a try. I got the salmon salad. I had high expectations for this salad. I was a bit disappointed when I got home and checked the boxes and there was no dressing! I don't know about you but I can't eat salad without dressing. And I was so looking forward to their cilantro lime. Also the red onion was cut too thick for my taste. Salmon was cooked well. If you are going to do curbside pick up... i would just recommend you go in to pick up. Easier that way. read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - They forgot my dressing - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

Went back to see some buddies, a little apprehensive, but they picked the place... I am happy to say that although the service was busy, the server was very attentive, and checked back on us a few times. I had the philly with mushrooms and jalapeños. It was delicious, and the fries were crispy and hot. Everyone else at the table seemed to enjoy their food, and we all had a good time. Not in Clayton much anymore, but I suspect my next review would be a 4, based on the improvements and the crowd. Good times read more

Vinson's Pub And Eatery - Beer and wings on back - American Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

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I ordered a mixed cocktail that was made wrong with the wrong ingredients and brought it to our servers attention after one small sip. She took the drink away and apparently dumped it before contacting her manager. I was still charged $12 for the drink, and told there was nothing they could do. A manager that really cared about customers would not make excuses, and try and do something to make it right. All they did was lose a loyal customer. Won't go back, which is a shame because the food is pretty good and we used to enjoy the atmosphere. But this left me feeling not so great about this place. read more

Great food and bar service. Laura is the best!! Try the trash can nachos or if you want something on the lighter side they have awesome salads. Seems every holiday they have a mixed drink contest with their bar tenders. Those drinks never disappoint!! read more

The customer service was fantastic, had no issues with anyone! The environment was warm and friendly! I drove by this place many times and had to check it out, I ordered the classic hamburger and fries, and it was very good, the burger was kinda dry but that's my fault for getting well done, but over all it was amazing! read more

The ambience is nice. The food was served quickly. The buffalo chicken sandwich was very good. We were happy with our service too. Overall, it as a very nice experience. read more

Met with friends here. I believe I had eaten the food before but never stayed in the location. We went on a Thursday evening, and parking was almost impossible. The food was ok and reasonably priced. I probably will visit again, but it wasn't anything to rave about food-wise. Paid around $65 including tip for 4 people meals. read more