Cherwell Banbury

You'll find Cherwell Banbury planted right on Broad Street, where it's been doing the unglamorous work of being an actual community pub—not trying to be anything it's not. Walk in and you're greeted with the sort of no-nonsense atmosphere that works because it's genuine: dark wood, proper beer on tap, and the kind of crowd that ranges from builders to office workers catching an after-work drink. The food's honest stuff—nothing fancy, but it does the job, and at these prices you're not expecting molecular gastronomy. It's the sort of place where you can spend two hours nursing a pint without anyone making you feel rushed.