Badger & Co

You're heading up Castle Street towards the castle itself, and Badger & Co sits right there in the thick of it, doing straightforward British food the way it should be done. It's the kind of place where they understand that a really good scotch egg or a piece of fish cooked properly doesn't need reinventing. The room has that warm, lived-in feel—wood, proper lighting, the sort of atmosphere that makes you want to linger over a second drink. Service is attentive without being fussy, which frankly feels rare these days.