26/07/2026
I always find these posts the hardest to write.
They have a habit of sounding a bit predictable, and anyone can say they’re proud of their team.
But we genuinely are… (See? Sounds a bit cliché already, doesn’t it? 😅)
Blind Jack’s has somehow brought together a group of people who, on paper, probably shouldn’t have ended up in the same room. Different ages, backgrounds, personalities and completely different life experiences. Yet through a shared pride in what we do and more than our fair share of pints after work, they’ve become genuine friends who just happen to work together.
They’re the sort of people who take ridiculous pride in pulling the perfect pint, remembering your favourite drink, making guests feel welcome or staying behind because someone else needs a hand. None of that goes unnoticed.
Hospitality is often described as a stepping stone job. The pay isn’t brilliant, the hours are long, weekends disappear and your social life usually follows. Trust me on that one.
But somewhere along the way, this place became much more than somewhere to work. It’s built genuine friendships, plenty of laughs mostly at my expense, and that’s just Alice 😉 more than a few ridiculous memories and, hopefully, friendships that’ll last long after the last pint has been poured.
So seeing Blind Jack’s featured in The Telegraph’s Best Pubs in the UK 2026 genuinely means a great deal. I know it’ll mean a lot to the BJ team too 🤦♂️ Yeah, I may need to rethink that abbreviation.
Thank you to everyone who’s walked through our door, every member of our incredible team, past and present, and the fantastic breweries and suppliers we’re lucky enough to work with.Every conversation at the bar, recommendation to a friend and pint you’ve chosen to drink with us has helped make BJ’s what it is today. This recognition belongs to all of you just as much as it does to us.
Now I want some love from you lot. If you’ve made it this far, you might enjoy knowing I’ll read every comment repeatedly because I crave social-media attention and it gets me out of doing work 😅
So come on… What’s your favourite Blind Jack’s memory? As the reality is stories and memories are what we actually sell. 🍻
