I have a certain set of rules I like any new pub I’m trying to follow, most of which relate to the loos. 

If they have hand dryers invented after 2015, I’m about to get fleeced. If I can’t pick my feet up due to the sticky floor, I risk a fight.

Abstract gender signs for loos can spell a little soullessness; having to ask for the key to the ladies because the pub’s toilets are only really ever used by men (as happened to me recently) is not a good sign.

Other people have different standards. In a recent post shared to , site user  asked: “What’s a ‘red flag’ when visiting a British pub?”.

Though some users submitted the signs that reassure them, let’s start with the ones people don’t like to see:

1) “The whole pub turns to watch you walk in the door.”

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Site user u/BobBobBobBobBobDave added: “I swear I went into an old man pub in North London once, about 20 years ago, where there was actually a sing-song around the piano going on and it stopped the moment I walked in, like the piano player in a saloon in a Western”.

2) “It has a flat roof.”

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3) “Plastic pint ‘glasses’.”

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4) “A bouncer on the door at lunchtime.”

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5) “Being the only woman.”

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6) “Plastic garden furniture inside.”

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7) “Bar staff vaping behind the bar.”

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8) “The smell of piss nowhere near the toilet.”

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9) “Pricing listed as 4.5 instead of £4.50.”

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10) ”£20 burgers and £8 pints.”

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11) “The infamous football vs shopping bathrooms. Or the men’s ‘DO EPIC SHIT’ and women’s ‘smile, you’re losing weight.’”

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As for the positive signs, Redditor  said they like to see:

1) “A spaniel or Labrador laid under a table.”
2) “Log fire.”
3) “Specials board with chalk written items.” 
4) “Local brewery beers on tap.” 

Do you agree with these, or have anything to add? Let us know! 

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