The Brache Beefeater

You know exactly what you're getting when you roll up to this Osborne Road stalwart, and sometimes that's precisely what you want. The breakfast menu runs until proper late - none of this 10am cutoff nonsense - so you can nurse that hangover with a full English well into the afternoon. The steaks are genuinely decent for a chain, cooked how you ask for them, and the Sunday roasts do the job when you can't be bothered cooking. It's not going to win any awards, but the staff are sound and you won't leave hungry or skint. The location makes it handy for a quick bite before heading into town centre, and those opening hours mean you're sorted whether you're after an early breakfast or a late dinner.