Crown & Goose

You’ll need to arrive early doors at this compact Victorian watering hole in order to snag a table. As the night wears on, it gets full to the brim with an animated crowd. Nevertheless, the cheery bar staff rarely seem perturbed by the queues, speedily pulling pints of Portuguese Sagres, Adnams Bitter & Aspall Suffolk cider, or masterfully navigating their way through the hordes to deliver international dishes from a confident kitchen. Salt & vinegar battered pollack & chips sticks to home turf, while crab & salmon fishcakes with mango & papaya salsa, or lamb kofta burger with tzatziki, take their cue from more far-flung realms. Sunday roasts get the stamp of approval too. On Wednesday nights, you can catch live comedy acts for a fiver in the upstairs room.