The Keep

Walk down Castle Street towards the castle itself and you'll find The Keep doing what it does best: being a proper pub. This is where you'll actually see Guildford locals, not just tourists — the kind of place that doesn't need to shout about itself because people already know it's good. The bar's got solid ale selection and the food hits that sweet spot between gastropub ambitions and straightforward pub grub that doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. It's the sort of place you can pop in for a quick pint and end up staying three hours because the atmosphere just works.