Beef & Bird

You're walking down Silver Street in the city centre and you push through the door of Beef & Bird expecting either a gastropub or somewhere trying too hard. Instead you find something refreshingly straightforward: a restaurant that knows what it does and doesn't apologise for it. The menu reads like someone actually cares about sourcing decent beef and cooking it properly, alongside pies and seasonal British fare that feels honest rather than fussed over. It's the kind of place where locals keep coming back because the food's consistent and the room doesn't feel like it's performing.