The Volunteer

You're walking down towards the river from the High Street, and The Volunteer sits right there on Wharf Street doing exactly what a neighbourhood pub should do. It's got that unpretentious charm that makes you want to linger over a pint without feeling like you need to dress up or make conversation with strangers who look like they're on a date night. The kind of place where regulars nod at each other and the staff actually know what they're doing. Food-wise, it's honest rather than experimental—the sort of menu that doesn't try too hard but gets the basics right. With a 4.4 rating from locals, people keep coming back because it feels like theirs.