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Post-Pandemic Queueing: A New Norm for UK Pubs

1/31/2026

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  • Pubs in the UK are seeing customers queue in single file rather than approaching the bar freely.
  • Paul Loebenberg, managing director of Wolfpack Taproom, says the trend negatively affects customer experience.
  • Jess Riley of Wylam Brewery attributes the rise in queueing to changes in behavior after the pandemic.
  • Psychologist John Drury argues that social pressure has normalized queueing, even though it often does not reduce wait times.