The Compasses

Walk down Corve Street and you'll find The Compasses tucked into the neighbourhood like it's always been there—which, let's be honest, it probably has. This is the kind of pub where you're as likely to find a builder nursing a pint as you are a couple settling in for the evening. The atmosphere is genuinely unpretentious; there's no craft cocktail menu or Instagram-baiting plating here, just solid pub fare and a respectable selection of ales that actually matter. It's the sort of place locals drift into on a Tuesday, not because there's anywhere else to be, but because it's comfortable and reliable.