The Paddock

You'll find yourself on Nethergate with a decent cocktail in hand, watching the kitchen work through quality cuts of meat with the kind of focus that matters. The Paddock does that rare thing of feeling unpretentious despite doing upmarket food well—there's no stuffiness here, just good grilling and people who know what they're doing. It's the sort of place you book when you want something better than the usual but won't feel overdressed in jeans.