The Griffin Inn

You're perched right on Cliff Road where the town gets a bit more breathing room, and The Griffin feels like the kind of place where locals actually choose to spend their evening rather than somewhere they've been shepherded by TripAdvisor. It's a proper hotel-pub setup, which means you get the casual comfort of a neighbourhood spot without feeling like you're eating off someone's living room table. The food's unpretentious—think good quality pub standards rather than culinary surprises—and the drinks selection does what it says on the tin. Staff know what they're doing, and there's a genuine warmth to the place that suggests they're not just chasing footfall from the beach.