The Crown & Sceptre

Head up Petitor Road and you'll find yourself in the quiet residential corner of St Marychurch, where The Crown & Sceptre sits doing what it does best: being exactly the kind of pub your mates actually want to go to. This is where you'll see the same faces on a Friday night, where the landlord knows what you're drinking before you ask, and where the jukebox plays something decent without trying too hard. The 4.6-star rating from nearly 200 reviews tells you everything—people genuinely rate this place, and they keep coming back because it's genuine.