Just like home! Holidaying Brits flock to ‘Weatherspains’ pub in Costa Del Sol for ‘a nice slice of the UK’

• Punters have branded it a ‘nice slice of the UK for Brits away from home’
• The Benalmádena pub has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor
• READ MORE: JD Wetherspoon puts 11 of its 822 pubs up for sale

Holidaying Brits have been flocking to a British-themed restaurant in sunny Costa Del Sol, which bears a number of similarities to a famous UK pub chain.

Costa Del Sol is best known for its beautiful beaches, Tivoli World Theme Park – and now for its very own version of Wetherspoons.

The pub dupe, with the witty name of ‘Weatherspains’, is located in Benalmádena, in Southern Spain.

It has quickly become a popular place for tourists to enjoy a slice of home after spending the day in the sun abroad.

The similarities between the UK pub chain and the Benalmádena bar don’t begin and end at the similar names – the menu and price tag are also very much alike. 

Many Brits have been flocking to the Weatherspains pub in Costa Del Sol, which bears a number of similarities to Wetherspoons in the UK

The restaurant boasts amazing reviews on TripAdvisor and Facebook, with a ratings of 4.5 our of 5 and 4.8 out of 5 on each site respectively

The Weatherspains menu is far cry from the tapas you would expect to see in a restaurant in southern Spain.

But it does boast all the pub classics such as gammon, chips and peas, sausage and mash, as well as an assortment of different flavoured pies. 

The British-themed restaurant also dishes up burgers, salads, sandwiches, jacket potatoes, starters – and even desserts for those with a sweet tooth.

The Costa Del Sol pub offers table service so customers don’t have to deal with the hassle of going to and fro for their drink orders, similar to the UK pub which offers table service via their app. 

Much like its British look alike, the Spanish restaurant hosts a myriad of pints and cocktails to accommodate all its visitors.

However, despite the name and a few other similarities, not everything in the Spanish pub is identical to the UK classic.

First thing is the hot weather. Unlike British punters who most of the time have to enjoy their pint inside, tourists can relax on the terrace with their cold pint to hand whilst soaking up the warm weather.

They also hold weekend events such as karaoke, raffles and bingo – a world away from the Wetherspoon pubs in the UK.

Weatherspains also allows customers to make table orders, similar to the UK pub where punters are able to order their drinks via an app

The dupe of the British pub chain boasts a number of pub staples commonly found in the UK, such as gammon and chips, sausage and mash and more

But despite it’s similarities on food and prices, there are a fair few differences between Wetherspoons and Weatherspains, notably the weekend events, such as raffles and karoake, held by the Spanish pubs 

The Spanish restaurant that is owned and run by Brits, boast a 4.5 our of 5 rating on TripAdvisor and a whopping rating of 4.8 on Facebook.

On TripAdvisor, the pub has only received seven ‘terrible’ reviews, whilst having 137 reviews branded excellent.

One person commented on the review site: ‘We popped in here for a drink, and the staff were very friendly and English and we had a nice chat.

‘The view is amazing looking out at the ocean. Highly recommend.’ 

The feedback was also stellar on the pub’s Facebook page, with one man calling it ‘a nice slice of the UK for Brits away from home.’ 

Others noted how it was ‘just like being in a Spoons at home,’ whilst another person said the restaurant served him the ‘best pint’ he has had in Spain.

The restaurant has recevied stellar reviews from customers with one person describing it as ‘just like being in a spoons at home’

One woman wrote: ‘Just met these guys today, beautiful food, very friendly staff and a great British owner, very highly recommend.’

Customers have also had their fun, poking at the similarities between the Spanish restaurant and the British staple pub.

Some took part in the viral Wetherspoon’s chip count challenge, which saw customers across the nation counting their chips, to see how different portions were from plate to plate.

One Weatherspains customer published a picture of his partner’s fish chips and mushy peas with the caption: ‘Does this count? 47 chips at Weatherspains in Benalmádena.’MailOnline has approached J D Wetherspoons for comment. 

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