The Cardinal's Hat

Walk into The Cardinal's Hat and you're stepping into the kind of pub that's been holding court on Lincoln's High Street for ages. It's got that lived-in warmth you can't manufacture—the sort of place where regulars know the bar staff's names and the pints arrive exactly how you like them. You'll find decent real ales on rotation, proper pub grub that doesn't pretend to be something it isn't, and enough character baked into the walls to justify why nearly 1,700 people have rated this place. It's unpretentious in the best way possible, which is exactly why it works.