Britain’s best pubs revealed – does your favourite boozer make the list?
BRITAIN’S best boozers have been revealed in the annual publican awards.
Hundreds of businesses competed for the ultimate title of best pub in the biggest awards of the industry.
The Publican Awards pitted the best companies in the UK against one another across a number of categories.
These included the venues which serve the best drinks, plate up the most succulent meals and provide the cosiest accommodation.
Below are the winners for the 2023 Publican Awards:
Best Drinks Offer
Arguably the most important category of them all – which pub firm is serving up the best pints and glasses of vino.
With most punters entering a pub for a sharpener, this is arguably the most significant gong.
The winner was:
- The Alchemist
Best New Site
To be in contention for this prize, the pub must have opened during the past two years and be either a new-build pub or a substantial re-development.
Entrants must demonstrate evidence of how effectively trade has been built at the site.
The winner was:
- Brewdog Waterloo
Best Brewing Pub Company
To qualify for this section, the pub company had to have between two and 150 sites that manage to juggle both a pub estate and a successful brewery.
The winner was:
- Brewhouse & Kitchen
Best Community Pub Operator
This winner of this category will be the best local in the country, serving up the largest amount of pints in its area.
The winner was:
- Urban Village Pubs
Best Accommodation Operator
After a bruising long walk or an aching drive with the kids in the back, this award will be presented to the company boasting excellent rooms.
The winner was:
- Grosvenor Pubs Trading
Best Food Offer
Pub companies that average a two-course meal (Starter/Dessert and Main) from between £12.50 to £25 per head can enter the award, which is looking for the tastiest mainstream food on offer in the country.
The winner was:
- Brucan
Best Late Night Operator
A category for the kind of pub which specialises in only ringing for last orders late into the night and can be a vibrant establishment into the early hours of the following morning.
The winner was:
- Nightcap
Best Sustainable Pub Company
An award for the firm which best demonstrates a significant effort to reduce its waste and be environmentally efficient.
The winner was:
- Mitchells & Butlers
Best Pub Operations Team
The company with the smoothest operations team was crowned victorious.
The winner was:
- Barons Pub Company
Best Managed Pub Company
Publicans with the greatest management styles were offered this award.
The winner was:
- Urban Pubs & Bars
Best Pub Employer (501+ employees)
Nominees for this category had to have more than 501 employees to enter.
The winner was:
- Greene King
Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees)
For those smaller businesses that still work hard to employee staff, only less than 500.
The winner was:
- Barons Pub Company
Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (up to 500)
Many pub chains operate a system of landlords, allowing pub owners to run their pub with the support of a larger company behind them.
The winner was:
- Fuller, Smith and Turner
Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (501+ sites)
This category celebrated larger businesses that supported individual tenant publicans to run their own pubs.
The winner was:
- Greene King
Best Premium Food Offer
For those who need something extra luxurious, this award singled out the very best place to go.
The winner was:
- Anglian Country Inns