--- title: "Chef & Brewer vs Vintage Inns: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Chef & Brewer or Vintage Inns more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pub chains set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/chef-and-brewer-vs-vintage-inns" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Chef & Brewer vs Vintage Inns: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Chef & Brewer or Vintage Inns more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pub chains set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Chef & Brewer and Vintage Inns - **Competitive set**: Pub chains - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Chef & Brewer Share of Search**: 1.4% - **Vintage Inns Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Is Chef & Brewer or Vintage Inns more popular in search? - In September 2026, Vintage Inns had more branded searches than Chef & Brewer among pub chains in the United Kingdom. Vintage Inns had about 18,100 branded searches, while Chef & Brewer had 12,100. Vintage Inns made up 2.2% of all pub chain searches we track, and Chef & Brewer accounted for 1.4%. - Vintage Inns was ahead of Chef & Brewer in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chef & Brewer’s share of searches among pub chains in the United Kingdom moved from 1.7% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 12.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vintage Inns’ share of searches among pub chains in the United Kingdom moved from 1.7% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K. ## Top pub chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Chef & Brewer nor Vintage Inns showed up in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wetherspoons | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Greene King | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Young's | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Hungry Horse | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Fuller's | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Vintage Inns | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Marston's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Sizzling Pubs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Chef & Brewer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Ember Inns | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Nicholson’s | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about pub chains - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pub chain in the UK?": 1. Wetherspoons, 2. Young's, 3. Greene King, 4. Fuller's - Asked ChatGPT "Which pub chain is best for a cheap meal and a pint?": 1. Wetherspoons, 2. Hungry Horse, 3. Greene King - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good pub near me for Sunday lunch?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "pubs near me": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Vintage Inns, Marston's, Sizzling Pubs, Chef & Brewer, Ember Inns and Nicholson’s. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom pub chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Vintage Inns rose from 6th to 4th among pub chains in the United Kingdom. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Chef & Brewer in the United Kingdom fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Chef & Brewer estimated searches | Chef & Brewer Share of Search | Chef & Brewer rank | Vintage Inns estimated searches | Vintage Inns Share of Search | Vintage Inns rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 4 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 6 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 1.5% | 5 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 6 | 27.1K | 2.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 6 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 1.7% | 6 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 1.7% | 6 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 6 | 14.8K | 1.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 6 | 14.8K | 1.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 7 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 7 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chef & Brewer’s and Vintage Inns’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Chef & Brewer**: Measured on the search term “chef and brewer”. - **Vintage Inns**: Measured on the search term “vintage inns”. - [Chef & Brewer profile](/demand/uk/brands/chef-and-brewer) - [Vintage Inns profile](/demand/uk/brands/vintage-inns) - [All pub chains in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-pub-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Chef & Brewer or Vintage Inns more popular in search? In September 2026, Vintage Inns had more branded searches than Chef & Brewer among pub chains in the United Kingdom. Vintage Inns had about 18,100 branded searches, while Chef & Brewer had 12,100. Vintage Inns made up 2.2% of all pub chain searches we track, and Chef & Brewer accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Chef & Brewer vs Vintage Inns: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/chef-and-brewer-vs-vintage-inns This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/chef-and-brewer-vs-vintage-inns. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.