About PubWatch UK

PubWatch UK tracks the price of pub staples (fish & chips, burger, chips, steak, pie, sunday roast), pint prices by style, and house wine, at pubs across the United Kingdom.

What We Compare

Pub menus vary, but fish and chips, a burger and a portion of chips turn up almost everywhere, which is what makes a like-for-like comparison possible. Those three lead the board. Steak, pie and the Sunday roast are tracked and published too; they are simply not the three we rank on.

Fish & Chips: the lowest-priced fish and chips on the menu, excluding specials.
Burger: the lowest-priced burger, excluding specials.
Chips: a standard portion, as a side or on its own.
Beer: a pint, grouped by style rather than by brand.
Specials: listed separately, by day. An everyday price and a Tuesday offer are not the same number.

Why Styles, Not Brands

A British draught line-up runs six to ten taps across thousands of brands, so a table of named beers would sit empty at most pubs. Grouping by style (Lager, Pale Ale & IPA, Ale & Bitter, Guinness, Stout, Cider) asks a question every bar can answer. Guinness keeps its own row, because it is a category of one and is priced on nearly every menu we see.

Prices Move

Every price carries the date it was last confirmed. Menus change, and a price that was right last month may not be right today. Check with the venue before you rely on it.

Drinking

PubWatch UK is for over-18s. If you want to talk to someone about drinking: Drinkaware · Drinkline national alcohol helpline, 0300 123 1110.