Lloyds No.1 Bar - JD Wetherspoon

You know exactly what you're getting when you push through those doors on Carlton Street, and sometimes that's precisely what you need. The usual Wetherspoons formula plays out across multiple floors - carpeted spaces filled with mismatched furniture, walls plastered with local historical tidbits, and that familiar hum of conversation over clinking glasses. The beer selection does what it says on the tin, with rotating guest ales alongside the standards, all priced to keep your wallet happy. The food menu spans everything from full English breakfasts to curry club nights, executed with the kind of consistency that's become their calling card. It's not trying to be anything other than a dependable boozer in the city centre, and there's something refreshingly honest about that approach.