The Cornish Pasty is sort of my go-to place when I have friends coming in from out of town and I want to take them somewhere fun. Almost all of my friends give me the "Duh" face when I recommend we go eat at the Cornish Pasty.
"What's a cornish pasty?" If I had a nickel for each time I heard that question asked, I'd have enough money to... I dunno, I'd at least have enough money to buy a 40 of Mickey's. Or a can of Sparks.
There are so many different pasties you can choose. Everything from Mexican to Greek to traditional American fare to the classic bangers and mash British faves. And they're all good. A lot of their better ingredients are homemade. Each pasty has love baked right into its flaky crust.
I don't each there as much as I used to, mostly because I sort of exhausted myself, but I love bringing friends so I can relive my experience of the first time I went there.
Everyone else has pretty much already said it, but this is absolutely one of the best places to go eat. If you've never been, you should really go. The food is great, the beer is great and the whole atmosphere is so damn jolly you can't help but, at the very least, enjoy yourself with friends for the night.
Quite legitimately, this is about as good as it gets.