The Vault

3.8

12 Reviews

$30 and under

American

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2 people

Feb 16, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Charming
Gluten-free-friendly
Great for creative cocktails

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A brand new pub located in the heart of IU’s campus. Whether you’re looking to have dinner before a show, watch the Hoosiers play, grab a drink after work, or soak up campus views from the patio, The Vault Pub has something for everyone.

With a menu full of classic pub grub appetizers, entrees, and desserts, you won’t walk away hungry. Plus, there’s an ample beer and wine list, with a heavy focus on local offerings.

All ages can enjoy the food and fun that The Vault Pub has to offer!

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American
Hours of operation
Thu–Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(812) 855-1620
Website
https://imu.indiana.edu/restaurants/vault-pub.html
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
900 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405-3905
Neighborhood
Bloomington
Cross street
Validated parking is available for IMU Lots #1 and #2. See your host
Parking details
Private Lot
Public transit
Validated parking is available for IMU Lots #1 and #2. See your host or server for more information.

What 12 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.8

3.8 based on recent ratings

3.7Food
4.1Service
3.8Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

12 Reviews

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Aimee
Indiana
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It is a little hard to find if this is your first time. Just find the bookstore in The Union and the elevator down to the restaurant is near there. The menu is fairly small, but plenty of choice and the food was good. A little disappointing, my husband ordered the tenderloin and at 5pm on a Friday night, they were out of it. Service was great though and our food came out super fast.
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Chelsea
Indiana
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 6, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious fresh food, and great service! Went there on Jazz night and it was such a great ambience. Will be back soon!
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David
Indiana
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on January 27, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Needed to get out before a show in about 50 minutes. Let our server know. I think he was trying his best but the kitchen was VERY slow and everything we ordered must have been prepared- chili, hummus plate. The server could only do so much with the slowness of the kitchen. Good menu, good drink selection, food is good, and the location was very needed for campus. Will go back.
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Phil
Indiana
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on January 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
M Kaye was an outstanding server. Food was excellent!
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Suzanne
VIP
Indiana
27 reviews
1.0
27 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
I have never had to write a review like this, but frankly I believe that management needs to know about our experience, and frankly, I wish I had payed attention to the prior negative reviews. We were happy to get reservations to eat after the October 19th Homecoming football game, and felt lucky because everywhere else was booked solid, and we heard about long waits to get into restaurants. When we arrived to a nearly empty restaurant, that was our first clue. Part of our group ordered and received drinks (soda and tea) while others were in the restroom. Once we all were seated, we waited and waited for someone to take the rest of our drink orders, and we were ready to order food. Finally the manager came over to us and asked if we would be okay moving to a different table, since we had been placed at the largest table, and a larger party had arrived. We happily moved, then were ignored while wait staff took drink orders from the larger group. Finally we got the attention of a staff member and asked if they could take the rest of our drink orders, as well as our food orders. A kind waitress came to take our orders and promptly brought drinks. Finally, over an hour after we arrived, our food was delivered, only to find that 4 of our 7 orders were barely warm. The kind waitress was quick to take the dishes back, saying that was unacceptable. Shortly after that, we heard a cook yell in complaint about having to take the blame. It took at least another 15 minutes our hot meals to be brought out. The food was moderatley acceptable at best. The shredded pork was very dry. Our daughter said the food at Forrest Dining Hall was better. In the end, only the waitress apologized. Our drinks (non-alcoholic) were not on the bill, but truly I would rather have had an honest apology for the poor service than financial reimbursement. Needless to say, we will not be back!
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Michael
Indiana
5 reviews
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 18, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Both service and food were below average. I sat at a table waiting for others who would join me, and had no service from the wait staff - all of whom were just hanging around the service area. I got up and went to the bar on my own to get a glass of wine. Once I sat back down, the wait staff looked over at me, but no one came by to maybe offer an apology or to see if I wanted anything else. Our waiter was polite, but didn't do much besides take the order and bring it to us. No follow up. An early order for a beer and water needed us to remind him. Had the feel of a place where there was little training or little supervision to make sure the training stick. Food was really bad. Hoosier tenderloin sandwich appeared to be a frozen tenderloin patty - like from a box at the supermarket. Fish and chips appeared to be frozen fish sticks-like fish and just really low quality. Nachos appetizer was comical. Like a young kid tried to make nachos at home. I'm writing much because this is a sad place. There's a great opportunity for this kind of pub in the IMU - for locals and visitors and guests at the hotel. The Vault is currently a poor response to this opportunity. IU is way behind what other major campuses offer in the form of an on-campus pub.
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Terri
Greater Boston
11 reviews
3.0
11 reviews
Dined on September 27, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Very average to low food quality Friendly service The vegetable bowl was terrible, literally no dressing just eating plain cucumber, tomatoes and chickpeas Fake fish and chips, fries were soggy and tasteless Would not recommend or return
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Isabelle
Indiana
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 20, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great experience, loved the live music and drinks.
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Harlene
VIP
Indiana
87 reviews
3.0
87 reviews
Dined on July 26, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We ate there on a Friday night in the summer. We were the only customers! I assume when school is in session, there would be more customers. My hamburger was very good. My husband’s turkey Reuben was also good. We will probably come back in the fall and maybe sit outside.
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OpenTable Diner
Louisville
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 13, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Very hard to find. Food was okayish. Service was halfway decent. Definitely not what we expected. Should for sure be advertised as ON CAMPUS eating
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The Vault is rated 3.8 stars by 12 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Feb 16, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

900 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405-3905

Additional information

Cross street
Validated parking is available for IMU Lots #1 and #2. See your host
Neighborhood
Bloomington
Hours of operation
Thu–Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Public transit
Validated parking is available for IMU Lots #1 and #2. See your host or server for more information.

Website
https://imu.indiana.edu/restaurants/vault-pub.html
Phone number
(812) 855-1620

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