The Cork

You'll find The Cork tucked away on Westgate Buildings, just off the main drag but close enough to everything that matters in Bath. It's the kind of place where the regulars know the bar staff by name and the atmosphere is genuinely convivial without feeling forced. The drinks menu leans into quality—real ales rotating through, wine that someone actually cares about—and the food is honest pub cooking done well. It's not trying to reinvent the wheel, just doing the fundamentals properly, which honestly is rarer than it should be.