A pub is a building where people can have drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and talk to their friends. Many pubs also serve food. He was in the pub until closing time.

A pub (short for public house) is a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term first appeared in the late 17th century, to differentiate private houses from those open to the public as alehouses, taverns and inns.

To this day, both spaces still serve as places for communities to gather, making them great for dates, after-work meet-ups, and even parties. So what's the difference between the two? While both primarily serve alcohol, pubs tend to offer a wider food menu, whereas it's not uncommon for bars to only serve drinks.

Following the Anglo Saxon period, Medieval inns and taverns sprung up, to cater to the needs of travellers on the roads, but pubs as we know them today only emerged in the early 19th Century, when the inclusion of bar counters, hand-pumps for beer and tiled surfaces echoed something of the modern boozer.