I am no fan of the term "gastropub", I don't know why. It just sounds ridiculous and pretentious or something like that. My inclination to call this a four star review, but really thinking about it, I can't come up with anything that actually merits that.
The Vault wound up our destination to celebrate my wife's graduation from Durham College - and it was a popular place that night with graduates, so much so that we were lucky to get in without reservations.
The Vault's got a pretty good selection of beers, and a lot of small plates that are perfect accompaniment to those beers - mac & cheese balls and the meatballs were pretty nice, good gyoza as well. There's a number of different options that we just didn't get to, enough to make going back worth it I think. It's got a neat vibe, good service, and reasonable prices too.