The Green Man

As they say themselves, the Green Man is so much more than just a pub. Indeed some might say it's not really a pub at all, more of a bar and restaurant, and a rather good one at that, with a plush interior given over to a comfy lounge bar – furnished in retro-contemporary style and serving food, and a classy restaurant serving excellent Modern British food from a fixed-price menu that changes every month. The restaurant menu is admirably short, with just 4 starters, main courses and puddings to choose from – usually a couple of meat dishes, a fish and a veggie option. Imagine starting with wood pigeon or edamame and asparagus salad, moving onto pan-fried sea bass or belly pork and finishing up with panna cotta, rhubarb crumble or local cheeses. There's also a well-priced bar menu if you want to spend less or if you just want something simpler. The bar specializes in cocktails and hosts special events like 'Bloody Sundays' and 'G&T Thursdays'; the restaurant has stripped brick walls yet still manages to pull off a cosy country house vibe; while they've also renovated the pub's old skittle alley as a venue for private functions, the Outhouse. All in all a good place for food, drink or merriment, or indeed all three – either regularly or on a special occasion.