Redefining the gastropub
The term 'gastropub' - once a useful descriptor for a serious food pub - has become a catch-all for all manner of places. Now, BigHospitality's sister publication Restaurant magazine has set out to reclaim the term and restore its meaning. In this series of features, read why the term has become so confusing and see which kind of food pub your business really is as Restaurant narrows the sector down to four key categories.
Redefining the gastropub: Definition 4 - the craft pub
The fifth and final part of our feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, looks at whether a pub serving restaurant-quality food alongside a vast selection of beers would be better described as a 'craft pub' rather than 'food-led' or 'gastropub'.
Redefining the gastropub: Definition 3 - the food-led pub
The fourth part of our feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, continues to define the term 'gastropub' by looking at whether a pub serving great food would be better describing itself as 'food-led' than 'gastropub'.
Redefining the gastropub: Definition 2 - the bona-fide gastropub
The third part of our feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, looks at what kind of pub really makes the grade as a 'bona-fide gastropub'.
Redefining the gastropub: Definition 1 - the restaurant (that just happens to be in a pub)
In the second part of this feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, we bring you one definition to replace the term 'gastropub' as we attempt to redefine the market as we see it today.
Redefining the gastropub: Why there's a need to do it
When the term 'gastropub' was coined in the ’90s few could have predicted its use would become so widespread. What was once a useful descriptor for a serious food pub has become a catch-all for all manner of places.