The Potted Pig

You'll find yourself on High Street in the city centre, pushing through heavy doors into what feels like a proper grown-up's playground. The Potted Pig doesn't mess about—this is British cooking that takes itself seriously, all dark wood, exposed brick, and the kind of lighting that makes you look good. The kitchen trades in whole animals and forgotten cuts, the sort of stuff that gets people genuinely excited. It's the place you bring someone when you want them to know you take eating out seriously, but without the stuffiness that sometimes comes with that territory.