Fest & Revel

What Fest & Revel does

Fest & Revel is a privately-held UK hospitality group operating five pub and restaurant venues across South East England: Pope Street Bar & Kitchen (New Eltham, SE9), Kelsey House Bar & Kitchen (Beckenham, BR3), Tanyard Lane (Bexley, DA5), The Oak (Bromley, BR1), and The Guinea (Tunbridge Wells, TN1). Each venue retains a distinct local identity under a shared group operating standard, with food and beverage offerings built around Sunday roasts sourced from identifiable local suppliers (e.g., New Eltham Butchers), tiered bottomless brunch packages, and a recurring events calendar spanning weekly quiz nights, comedy, live music, musical bingo, speed dating and major sporting event screenings. The group also markets private function room hire at selected venues for events of up to 70 guests.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model with no disclosed enterprise accounts, generating revenue from on-premise food and beverage sales, private event hire, ticketed events, gift card sales via the Giftpro platform, and a delivery partnership with Deliveroo. Pricing is venue- and occasion-specific: bottomless brunch tiers from £30 (Virgin) to £49 (Premium); event tickets ranging from £3 (quiz) to £12 (musical bingo); Mother's Day set menus at £35 adult / £15 child. Marketing channels are venue-specific Instagram accounts, email mailing lists, the festandrevel.co.uk website, and community engagement anchored by a charity partnership with Nourish Food Bank that has accumulated over £38,000 in donations since 2018 via quiz night entry contributions.

The group's technology stack is standard hospitality infrastructure: a web-based online reservation system, point-of-sale terminals at each venue, the Giftpro gift card platform, and Deliveroo for off-premise delivery. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML systems, patents, or data assets. The ownership structure comprises five separate UK-incorporated private limited companies (Pope St Bar & Kitchen Ltd, The Guinea Tunbridge Wells Ltd, Tanyard Lane Ltd, Kelsey House Bar & Kitchen Ltd, The Oak Bromley Ltd), consolidated under the Fest & Revel group with no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing, indicating a founder-operated, organically-financed operating model.

Name

Fest & Revel

Legal name

Fest & Revel

Website

https://festandrevel.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fest & Revel is a privately-held UK hospitality group operating five distinct pub and restaurant venues across South East England, serving local families, couples and groups through dine-in service, tiered bottomless brunch, private events, gift cards and an entertainment-led events calendar.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub & Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Nightclubs & Dance Clubs (THAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Pub restaurants
• Bottomless brunch
• Private event hire
• Sunday roast dining
• Hospitality venue group

Headquarters

HQ city

New Eltham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from serving food and drinks across five pub/restaurant venues. Offerings include Sunday roasts, bottomless brunch packages, main menus, children's menus, and an extensive drinks selection including cocktails, beers, wines, and soft drinks.
2. Private Events and Functions: Revenue from hosting private parties, birthday celebrations, corporate events, and special occasions. Venues offer private function rooms with dedicated bars and bartenders for exclusive hire.
3. Gift Cards and Vouchers: Sale of gift cards and vouchers through each venue's Giftpro storefront, enabling customers to purchase experiences for others.
4. Ticket Sales for Events: Revenue from ticketed events including comedy nights (£8pp), football viewings (£10pp), speed dating, and musical bingo (£12pp with glass of fizz).
5. Delivery and Takeaway Services: Online ordering through Deliveroo partner for food delivery and click-and-collect services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fest & Revel is a UK hospitality group operating a portfolio of five pub and restaurant venues across South East England. Its fundamental offering is on-premises food and beverage service, recurring event-led dining experiences such as bottomless brunch and Sunday roasts, private event hire, and regular entertainment programming including quiz nights, live music, comedy, and sports viewing across its venues.

Product overview

Fest & Revel operates as a hospitality group managing five pub venues across the South East of England: Pope Street Bar & Kitchen in New Eltham (SE9), Kelsey House in Beckenham (BR3), Tanyard Lane in Bexley (DA5), The Guinea in Tunbridge Wells (TN1), and The Oak in Bromley (BR1). Each venue offers food service including Sunday roasts and bottomless brunch experiences, with three-tier brunch packages (Virgin, Classic, Premium). The group also provides private event hire services, with Pope Street featuring a dedicated function room for up to 70 guests. Entertainment offerings span weekly quiz nights, live music events, comedy nights, speed dating, and World Cup viewing screenings. The venues maintain individual characters while sharing the Fest & Revel culture and hospitality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Castle Inn A Fest & Revel pub and restaurant venue in South East England offering food, drink, and regular entertainment programming for local diners.
• The Star A Fest & Revel pub and restaurant venue in South East England offering food, drink, and regular entertainment programming for local diners.
• The Bull A Fest & Revel pub and restaurant venue in South East England offering food, drink, and regular entertainment programming for local diners.
• The Anchor A Fest & Revel pub and restaurant venue in South East England offering food, drink, and regular entertainment programming for local diners.
• Bottomless Brunch A tiered, time-limited brunch package combining food and unlimited drinks, offered at Fest & Revel venues for individual diners and groups.
• Sunday Roast A traditional Sunday roast meal service offered at Fest & Revel venues for individuals, families, and groups.
• Private Event Hire Booking of Fest & Revel venues for private functions such as birthdays, celebrations, and small corporate events, including food and drink service.
• Live Entertainment Programming Recurring scheduled entertainment across Fest & Revel venues, including quiz nights, live music, comedy, and sports viewing.
• Fest & Revel Gift Cards Denomination-based gift cards sold online via the Giftpro platform, redeemable at Fest & Revel venues for food, drink, and events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £38,000 raised for Nourish Food Bank through quiz night donations over four years at The Guinea alone
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nourish Food BankcoreOthers · 1 January 2018Charitable partnership since 2018. The Guinea donates all £3 per person quiz night entry fees to Nourish, which supports people in need by delivering emergency food across Tunbridge Wells borough. Over £38,000 raised in four years.
• DeliveroominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery partnership enabling online food ordering through Deliveroo platform for home delivery of Fest & Revel menu items.
• Roots for LifeminorOthersCommunity charity partnership. Pope Street donates all quiz night entry fees (£3 per person) to Roots for Life, a community hub helping people of all ages live happier and healthier lives.
• New Eltham ButchersminorOthersLocal supplier partnership. Pope Street sources its meats from New Eltham Butchers, ensuring quality and supporting local business.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brunning & Price: Premium food-led pub group with around 70+ sites focused on quality dining in converted historic buildings, directly comparable to Fest & Revel's positioning (e.g. The Guinea, a 17th-century pub).
• Laine Pub Company: Independent South East pub group operating food-led venues with strong events programming, directly comparable as a multi-site independent South East pub operator.

Broad incumbents

• Young's Pubs: London-focused managed pub group operating premium full-service pubs in Greater London and the South East, directly overlapping Fest & Revel's geography and premium pub positioning.
• Greene King: Large UK pub and brewer with thousands of managed and tenanted pubs, including a strong South East footprint; comparable as a multi-site food-led pub operator.
• Stonegate Pub Company: One of the UK's largest managed pub operators (Slug & Lettuce, Yates's) with significant South East exposure, comparable in multi-site pub management and bar-led events.
• Mitchells & Butlers: UK-listed operator of All Bar One, Harvester, Toby Carvery and Sizzling Pubs; comparable as a multi-brand pub and casual dining operator with premium food-led formats.
• Fuller's: Historic London and South East pub operator and brewer with a multi-site managed pub estate, comparable in geography, premium positioning, and food-led pub format.

Others

• Berkmann Wine Cellars: UK wine supplier and events operator adjacent to premium pub groups; relevant as a wholesale/enabler peer given Fest & Revel's extensive wine and bottomless brunch programmes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/popestreetse9
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/festandrevel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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