I run Britain's best known pubs — this is what I eat and drink there

Sir Tim Martin has shared his ideal Wetherspoon meals, the ones he eats for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The pub chain tycoon revealed his preferred food and drink choices during a chat at one of his many pubs, the Moon Under Water. "If I'm having a pint in the evening it would be a pint of Abbot Ale (or two) and if I'm having a pint in the day I'm sad to say I'd have a Pepsi Max or a coffee," said the 69-year-old.

"For breakfast, I'd have a small breakfast, the breakfast of the gods. For lunch I'd have a southern fried chicken wrap with a salad and in the evening I'd have fish and chips, if I'm allowed. If not, I'd have steak and kidney pie, which is less calorific.



" Sir Tim also discussed the unique Wetherspoon carpets, which vary across each branch of the chain, in his discussion with the Daily Star . He highlighted how they, along with the overall design of each pub, aim to reflect the history of the location and building they occupy. He explained: "In design, we've tried to build pubs with individuality and, from a design point of view, something that links to the area and links to building historically.

" The last time you walked into a Wetherspoon pub, or even spilt your drink on the floor, you probably had no idea you what you were treading on. But every Wetherspoon carpet is actually a bespoke creation costing between £20,000 and £30,000 each and are partly hand-made by renowned firm Axminster. Sir Tim also weighed in on why he believes Guinness is currently enjoying such popularity in British pubs.

"I think every few years a product becomes very fashionable and our Guinness sales are up 80 or 90% compared with five years ago. Before Guinness it was gin," he said. "So gin came from being a modest seller to becoming the number seller overtaking vodka.

And a few years before that, it was Smirnoff Ice and a few years before that it was Magners cider over ice — who could have predicted that? "So there seems to be things that catch on and trends, where Guinness is at the moment. Guinness will be trying to sustain that forever but there's always a trendy product that people attach to — it's not just bell bottom trousers or dyed blond hair or whatever the hell the latest fashion is, it also applies to beer and drinks." Despite the popularity, and nationwide shortage of the Black Stuff over Christmas, he said that 'Spoons had managed to largely avoid running dry, like so many other pubs had.

Wetherspoon has more than 800 pubs in the UK. "My old man worked for Guinness for 31 years and they paid for my education so I have to be nice — but we were OK and there were a couple of temporary shortfalls, but nothing much," he said. "I don't think it was regional, it was companies whose Guinness was delivered through wholesalers, so there might have been some wholesalers who ran out — ours is more direct negotiation.

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