The Prince Albert

Head up Clewer Hill away from the castle crowds and you'll find this neighbourhood favourite doing exactly what a good pub should: pouring well-kept cask ales, serving straightforward food that doesn't pretend to be something it's not, and attracting the kind of regulars who actually live here. The Prince Albert has that refreshing lack of faffiness—no craft cocktail menus or Instagram-bait plating, just reliable pub grub and a proper bar. It's the sort of place where locals genuinely want to spend an evening, not somewhere you're shepherded through as part of a tourist itinerary.