Sunday

Last call for Best British Roast Dinner competition entries

08-Aug-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Time is running out for pubs to enter this year’s Best British Roast Dinner competition before the deadline on 1 October.

Young's closes Burger Shack & Bar site

20-Mar-2017 By James Wallin, MCA

Young’s has closed its standalone Burger Shack & Bar in Wimbledon after just under a year of trading, MCA has learnt.

BEST ROAST DINNER 2016

Welsh pub wins Best Roast Dinner award 2016

05-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A Pontypridd pub has been named as serving the best roast dinner in the country. 

Wetherspoon

JD Wetherspoon pulls Christmas dinners from menus

26-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will not serve Christmas dinners across its estate this year.

Sunday roasts

Getting rid of the roast? Sundays wouldn't be the same...

21-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

When JD Wetherspoon announced earlier this year it would finish serving Sunday roasts to focus on its core menu offer, reactions from some of the chain’s patrons were borderline riotous

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Getting the best out of Sunday lunch

19-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Competition is rife when it comes to one of the UK’s favourite dishes, but Robin Hood licensee Nick Bennett is achieving higher GPs without compromising on quality

Pub launches roast dinner delivery service

08-Mar-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A Welsh pub has launched its own Sunday roast delivery service for local customers. 

Death of the Sunday roast fears repudiated by PMA readers

08-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Fears that the Sunday roast is on its way out, following JD Wetherspoon’s (JDW’s) decision to scrub the dish from its menu, have been quashed by Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) readers.

Nottingham pub wins Best Roast Dinner 2015 competition

06-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Nottingham pub the Larwood & Voce, was this Sunday (4 October) named as the best place to eat a Sunday roast in the UK.

Pubs and roasts in top 10 things Brits miss when abroad

01-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Research by Mitchells and Butlers brand Toby Carvery has shown Brits miss the pub and a Sunday roast when on holiday.

Shepherd Neame

45 years of wonderful customers keeps passion for pubs alive

06-Jul-2015 By Oli Gross

After 45 years in the industry, a licensee puts his enduring love for pubs down to the “wonderful” relationships he has with customers.

British Roast Dinner Week 2015: entries open for competition

30-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

British Roast Dinner Week is set to return for its fourth year from 28 September to 4 October, with entries now open for the competition to find the country’s best roast dinner.

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Winning ways to boast your roast

02-Oct-2014 By Sheila McWattie

As British Roast Dinner Week nears its conclusion, Pub Food highlights those pubs making the most of the dinner occasion.

Pubs urged to provide value to attract families over summer

16-Jul-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Pubs have been advised to offer good value offers to help parents entertain their children this summer.

Sunday most popular day for pub food sales

09-Apr-2013 By John Harrington

Sunday is the most popular day for food sales in pubs, with 22% of food sales taking place on that day, new figures from CGA show.

Pubs report mixed trading over Jubilee weekend

06-Jun-2012 By Adam Pescod

Pubs experienced mixed trading throughout the Jubilee weekend as a result of the wet weather, although pubs in central London appeared to fare best as people poured into the capital to catch a glimpse of the Queen.

Pubs report strong bank holiday trading

04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Pubs enjoyed a busy bank holiday despite the wash out weather over most of the UK. Whiting & Hammond pub the Little Brown Jug in Tonbridge,...

Caution over rise in April beer sales

26-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

A market analyst has given a note of caution after figures were released indicating improved beer sales for last month. Figures released today show a...

VAT changes will cost pubs hundreds

28-Nov-2008

A trade group has warned pubs will have to pay hundreds of pounds to comply with the changes to VAT that are being introduced on Monday. The...

BarTalk

30-Aug-2007

How was trade over the bank holiday weekend? Alan Dreja Royal Oak Southampton Hampshire It was quiet, as we expected. This is a city-centre pub but...

Sunday special

01-Jul-2007

Mark Taylor looks at how pubs can maximise food trade on one of the busiest trading days Sundays may not be the traditional day of rest any longer,...

THE GUV'NOR

03-May-2007

Mike Bell The licensee of Portobello Gold in Notting Hill, west London, bemoans the trade's penchant for a 2pm food curfew Times are tough - if we...

BarTalk

26-Apr-2007

Did you do anything to celebrate St George's Day on Monday? Dominic Kiziuk Sun Hotel Lancaster We were caught out a bit this year and had no real...

Carvery comeback keeps this customer's cravings satisfied

01-Apr-2007

You just can't beat a traditional Sunday roast. But if, like me, you don't always have the time or energy to spare on Sundays bonding with your...

Did the cash tills jingle for you over the Bank Holiday?

01-Sep-2005

Neil Monkman The Fleece Elland West Yorkshire 'Yes, we were very busy and our beer garden was full, particularly on Sunday and Monday. We had a...

How was trade over the sizzling weekend?

23-Jun-2005

Green Dragon Market Lavington Wiltshire 'Food sales were down because it was too hot to eat. We ordered a barbecue but it only arrived on Monday,...

The Basil Fawlty brigade

04-Mar-2004

How to Lose Customers: Part One Last Sunday, while whiling away a pleasant weekend in Cambridge, your correspondent and his family set off for the...

W e had to do something or die ­ that's how Country Carvery'

07-Nov-2002

He continues: "As a brand, it had a good run until 1993/94. By 1997/98, business really started to slow and it was obvious the business was dying."...

Food and drink take centre stage

10-Oct-2002

We've invested heavily in the business and reduced prices at the same time," says Forrester. Drinks prices have been reduced on about 60% of products...

Fatboy Slim gig a hit with Brighton licensees

15-Jul-2002

Brighton pubs enjoyed a roaring trade at the weekend as 250,000 music lovers flocked to the seaside to watch DJ Fatboy Slim.Thousands of fans spent...

Non-stop entertainment?

15-May-2002

Jubilee entertainment licences have not been extendedby Richard Williams, part of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson...