PUBS WINNING PRICE WAR: DINERS

Booking data for the past 15 months shows pubs the big winners in the cost of living squeeze, increasing bookings while fine dining restaurants feel the pinch. The data finds diners now choosing mid-range venues such as pubs and cafes

STAG HOTEL TAKES DINING DILEMMA BY THE HORNS

The Stag Hotel is bouncing back – again – ditching fine-dining for pub dining to “get the numbers up”. The heritage-listed Stag Hotel closed in March last year, and was taken on by a group of four businessmen, who banded