Agastropub orgastro pub is apub that serves food of high quality,[1] with a nearly equal emphasis on eating and drinking.[2] The term was coined in the 1990s in the United Kingdom.
The termgastropub (derived fromgastronomy) was coined in 1991,[3][4] when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over The Eagle pub inClerkenwell, London.[3][4] Traditionally, British pubs were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food.[5]
The growth of gastropubs influenced change in British dining and pub culture,[4][6] and has sometimes attracted criticism for potentially removing the character of traditional pubs.[3] "Pub grub" expanded to include British food items such assteak and ale pie,shepherd's pie,fish and chips,bangers and mash,Sunday roast,ploughman's lunch, andpasties.[citation needed] In addition, dishes such ashamburgers,chips,lasagne andchili con carne are now often served.[citation needed]
In August 2012,gastropub was added toMerriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.[7]
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In 1984, Spinnakers Brew Pub opened in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The first ever custom-built brewpub in Canada, it heralded a new wave of brewpubs and craft breweries in British Columbia that followed a major deregulation of the brewing industry in that province.[8] Spinnakers served inventive cuisine, and Joseph Blake ofEat magazine claims it as the world's oldest gastropub.[9]Difford's Guide credited David Eyre and Mike Belben with introducing the first gastropub to the U.K., when they took over the Eagle in Clerkenwell in 1991 and upgraded the standard food options to "restaurant quality".[10]
Gastropubs became popular in the U.K. and U.S. in the 1990s and early 2000s.[11]
