Rose & Crown

You're on Sheep Street, one of Stratford's best-preserved medieval thoroughfares, and the Rose & Crown slots in perfectly with its half-timbered charm and welcoming red door. This is the kind of pub where regulars genuinely outnumber tourists—a rarity round here—and you'll get a proper pint poured by staff who know what they're doing. The food's unpretentious but solid: think traditional pub fare that won't disappoint, paired with Greene King's reliable ale selection. It's got the bones of a proper old coaching inn, all creaking floorboards and low ceilings, without feeling like it's trying too hard to be quaint.