Crown & Cushion

Head down Wellingborough Road and you'll find the Crown & Cushion doing exactly what a good local should—pouring decent pints and feeding hungry people without any faffing about. The place has that lived-in feel you want from a pub, where regulars actually know the bar staff's names and there's genuine chat happening rather than everyone staring at their phones. You're getting honest pub grub here, the kind of food that pairs well with whatever's on tap, and they clearly take their ale selection seriously. It's the sort of spot where you can pop in for one after work and somehow emerge three hours later wondering where the time went.