Vesbar

I’ve always felt like Vesbar is the underdog of student bars because when it comes to most things I think other bars could simply do it better. The one thing that Vesbar is obviously good for is student orientated catch ups, class procrastination, and observing/​perving on students as they mill around the campus.
I’ve been here once for a night out and it was actually because a friend had rented out the venue for a party. This was just weird because personally I like to separate my business and pleasure. University is down the business end and trying to relax and have a rowdy night in the vicinity of my stress and assignment boxes just doesn’t work so well for me.
But overall yes… by all means grab a beer and check out the passing students. I think that’s what this bar is for!

For a student bar, Vesbar doesn’t really hold its own against other student bars like Carrington’s, and that’s mainly due to it’s size.
The bar itself is just tiny and it only really flourishes in the summer when tables are out and umbrellas are up. For me there were always better bars not far away in the CBD, and Vesbar was always filled with patrons by 11am (at least in my day) so a seat was hard to get anyway. I suppose the only reason I visited Vesber was pure peer pressure because it was so handy and everyone else was too lazy to make the trip anywhere else.
Vesbar’s redeeming quality is it’s prime location. It’s right on the main square at AUT so the gigs they had always took advantage of the space, making it pretty popular with tertiary students Auckland-​wide.

I never went AUT, but I came to Vesbar every week. We used to come to the pub quiz they had on Tuesday nights, and we’d always win, so Wednesday was spent spending the bar tab we won. I started coming in between classes, I had a break on Wednesday from 12−3pm. But it got to the point the there was actually no point going to my 3pm class, so the Wednesday afternoons were spent sitting in the sunshine, drinking beers with your mates, discussing important things like people’s clothes and basic philosophy. When the weather was good and the sun was out, it was important to get a table outside, because sitting inside Vesbar was just not an option. I only went to Vesbar for a «night out» once, because some friends of mine went to AUT and wanted us to cross the bridge and hang out, but I didn’t enjoy it. But between classes or after class, it was great. The staff were cool, they played good music, and the pub quiz was fun too. Oh, the drinking helps.

Vesbar is the AUT university bar in the city campus. As a rival Auckland University student I am slightly biased in saying that ours is better but I have had good times here I have to admit. Back in the days of the first years of university and they would hold concerts here there were some very boozy nights had.
The venue is very chilled and not very flash, everything you’d imagine a student bar to be like really. Nothing great aesthetically, just a place for students to come get on it really. Back to basics.

Ah Vesbar, the home of many a catch up after class. This place is pretty much what you would expect. Usually packed on Friday afternoons/​evenings and the odd lunch time too. We used to come here a bit after class in my final year. It was a pretty good place to bond with your classmates and the cheap beers and (relatively) cheap ciders did the trick. As a previous reviewer mentioned, it is just a typical student bar. But they do hold some pretty good events throughout the year as well. Their chips aren’t bad either, if you’re in the mood for some.