The Fat Cat

Good beer and conversation are the two main ingredients for this no-frills free house. The Fat Cat is a mecca for beer aficionados, with a friendly atmosphere in two homely bars and a raft of real ales served in tip-top condition from the taproom behind the bar. The head-scratching choice - up to 22 every day - come from Dark Star, Wolf, Crouch Vale and a host of local micro-breweries, perhaps Woodforde's or Cotleigh. Soak up the beer with simple bar snacks like beef and Guinness pasties, sausage rolls, pork pies and baguettes.