Silver Birch

Head down to Liscombe and you'll find the Silver Birch doing exactly what a neighbourhood pub should do—nothing fancy, everything solid. You're looking at a straightforward space where locals prop up the bar and families grab a table without anyone making a song and dance about it. The food hits the mark if you're after your usual pub classics: pies that don't disappoint, burgers that aren't trying too hard, the kind of menu that actually makes sense. Greene King's done well here by keeping things genuine rather than overdone.