The Wellington Pub Company has been voted the UK’s favourite pub operator in NIQ’s 2025 PubTrack rankings, revealed this week.
The list is based on a range of metrics from last year, including overall satisfaction and value for money, the quality of drinks and service, and intentions to revisit and recommend.
The feedback provides accurate insights into guests’ engagement with Britain’s best-known pub names, helping operators and suppliers understand brand sentiment, and benchmark performance against their competitors.
Wellington, which owns a wide variety of pub types and sizes across England and Wales, took the top spot, jumping six places from last year’s chart, thanks to a consistently strong performance against all metrics.
In second place is Everards, which has around 150 pubs in the East Midlands, and third is Brunning & Price, part of The Restaurant Group, which topped the list in both 2023 and 2024.
Other leading pub groups on the rankings include two based in the South of England, Brakspear and Youngs, and Daniel Thwaites from the North West. Brakspear and Thwaites have both moved into the top ten this year, as have JD Wetherspoon, Hall & Woodhouse, and Star Pubs & Bars.
