The Old Brewery

What The Old Brewery does

The Old Brewery is a single-location gastropub and private events venue operating from the Pepys Building within the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, a two-minute walk from the Cutty Sark. The venue's core offering is full-day food and drink service built around seasonal British pub menus (brunch, lunch, dinner, Sunday roasts, children's, cocktail, and wine lists), supported by on-site heritage assets including original Meantime brewing tanks and a pub garden. The business is owned and operated by Young & Co's Brewery, P.L.C. (LSE: YNGA), a publicly listed UK pub company with a multi-site London estate, and benefits from the parent's centralized back-office, supply chain, and digital infrastructure (notably the gifts.youngs.co.uk voucher platform).

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: food and beverage sales to walk-in and reserved customers, and event hire for weddings, corporate functions, birthday parties, and sports viewing occasions such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup packages. Pricing is unit-based per menu item, per event booking, and per gift voucher, with a 12.5% service charge applied to tables of four or more. Customer segments are diversified across local Greenwich residents, tourists visiting the surrounding heritage attractions, and private event bookers, with marketing executed through the venue's own website, organic social media (Instagram, Facebook), email newsletter, and the parent company's gifting platform.

The business has no disclosed AI/ML, software, or technology product surface; its competitive position is anchored in physical location, heritage setting, and parent-company brand association rather than in proprietary technology. There are no documented funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or geographic expansion signals; strategic activity is confined to seasonal product merchandising and event-segment positioning within the single Greenwich site.

Name

The Old Brewery

Legal name

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.

Website

https://oldbrewerygreenwich.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Old Brewery is a single-location gastropub and private events venue within the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, serving British seasonal food, craft drinks, and hosting weddings, parties, and corporate functions. It is owned and operated by Young & Co's Brewery, P.L.C. (LSE: YNGA).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gastropub & Event Venue

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (THAFAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF)

Keywords

• Gastropub dining
• Event venue hire
• Wedding receptions
• British pub food
• Craft beer service

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Core revenue from serving pub food (brunch, lunch, dinner menus) and drinks (spirits, wines, craft beers brewed by Meantime). Also generates revenue from spritz and cocktail menus.
2. Event hire and private bookings: Revenue from hosting weddings, parties, corporate events, and celebrations in the venue. Offers FIFA World Cup viewing packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Old Brewery is a single-site gastropub and event venue in Greenwich, London, serving British seasonal pub food (brunch, lunch, dinner, Sunday roasts) and drinks (spirits, wines, Meantime craft beers) to walk-in diners and pre-booked guests. It also functions as an event venue hosting weddings, private parties, and corporate functions, with live sports screening packages for occasions such as the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Product overview

The Old Brewery is a single-location gastropub and events venue operated by Young & Co's Brewery, located within the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. The venue features original brewing tanks from Meantime brewery and offers a unified hospitality experience combining pub dining, private events, and wedding receptions. The core offering consists of full-day food and drink service, with specialized packages for celebrations, corporate events, and sporting occasions like World Cup viewings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pub Food and Drink Service Hearty pub food service offering brunch, lunch, dinner, and Sunday roast menus featuring fresh, seasonal British dishes, alongside a cocktail menu, wine list, spirits, and locally brewed Meantime craft beers. Designed for walk-in diners, pre-booked tables, and casual drinks in the pub and garden.
• Parties and Private Events Customizable venue hire for private celebrations, birthdays, corporate gatherings, and special occasions, with catering, drinks, and event coordination provided by the in-house team.
• Wedding Venue and Receptions Wedding reception services in a heritage venue, including event planning, catering, drinks, table arrangements, and supplier liaison (e.g. florists) for wedding celebrations.
• Gift Vouchers Digital and physical gift vouchers redeemable for food, drink, and experiences at The Old Brewery, sold through the centralised Young & Co's gifting platform.
• FIFA World Cup 2026 Packages Limited-time group food and beverage packages for FIFA World Cup 2026 match viewings, including beer buckets, chicken items, loaded platters, and group serves (e.g. one spirit bottle with 10 mixers at £31.40 per bottle). Available for pre-order.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.parent companyOthersThe Old Brewery is owned and operated by Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C., a major UK pub company. The venue operates within the Young & Co's pub estate.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BrewDog: Craft brewer and bar operator with outlets across London and the UK. Comparable through its craft beer-led bar proposition and premiumised food offering in destination and tourist locations.
• Greene King: One of the UK's largest pub retailers and brewers, with a managed and tenanted estate across high streets and destination locations. Comparable as a scaled pub operator combining brewing heritage with food-led venues and events.
• Mitchells & Butlers: Operator of UK pub and restaurant brands including All Bar One, Harvester, and Nicholson's. Comparable as a multi-brand operator of predominantly London and city-centre food-and-drink venues serving a similar demographic mix of locals, tourists, and event guests.
• Fuller's (Fuller, Smith & Turner): Historic London brewer and pub operator running a national estate of managed pubs, inns, and hotels. Comparable as a UK heritage brewer-pub operator with similar premiumised dining, events, and accommodation offerings in tourist and high-street locations.
• Wetherspoons (JD Wetherspoon): Large UK pub chain operating value-priced food-and-drink venues in high-footfall locations, including tourist sites. Comparable as a competing London pub format targeting similar walk-in and tourist-driven trade, though positioned at a different price point.
• Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. Parent company of The Old Brewery and a London-focused pub operator and brewer with a multi-venue estate. Directly comparable as the owner-operator running this venue and other gastropubs and managed houses across London, sharing the same brand, gifting platform, and procurement.

Direct peers

• Trafalgar Tavern: A historic Greenwich gastropub on the Thames operated as a destination dining venue with private event and wedding hire. Directly comparable as a neighbouring Greenwich heritage pub competing for the same local, tourist, and wedding/event market.
• The Cutty Sark Pub: Local Greenwich pub named after the adjacent tourist attraction. Directly comparable as a competitor operating in the same micro-market, serving the same mix of Cutty Sark visitors and Greenwich residents.
• The Yacht London (Greenwich): Riverside gastropub and event venue in Greenwich operating in the same micro-market. Directly comparable as a competing destination pub and private-hire venue targeting overlapping local and tourist demand.

Regional players

• The Narrow Boat: Young's-owned gastropub on the Regent's Canal in a similarly tourist-rich London setting. Comparable as a sister venue within the same parent estate sharing brand standards, gifting platform, and the gastropub-plus-events format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oldbrewery
• Facebookfacebook.com/OldBreweryGreenwich
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-old-brewery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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