Reviews
Duke On The Green, SW6
My lovely local. 
Daniel H. says:
This is my local pub and it's an absolute gem. It transformed - butterfly like - from a shabby, smokey old man's pub into a magnificent pub serving great ales and brilliant food (part of it is a restaurant, and they serve bar food).
Everyone will compare it to The White Horse: I think it's better, since fewer people know about it (despite it being just over the green).
Only downside I'd say is the slightly budget A-level artwork that seems to be dotted about the place (e.g. some of the glass tables). This is more than compensated by original Victorian tiling which has been restored very well.
The White Horse, SW6
Ale, fish and chips, signet rings. 
Daniel H. says:
I really struggle with the Sloaney Pony moniker: it's horrendous, and does live up to its name - as Lucy says - with the Clientelle.
However, I started eating there recently and the food is absolutely brilliant, including the best fish and chips you can get in SW6. It's just that you have to go on a Sunday to avoid the crowds and Hackett shirts.
Amazing array of ales, and a great place to take your dad, especially if he has a beard since it's the home to many CAMRA meetings. He'll feel right at home.
Summer is best for The White Horse given its great outdoor space. Otherwise it'll be better after the smoking ban since it always had a bit of a dark smokey lustre for me which was a bit of a put-off.
Builders Arms, W8
My old local 
Daniel H. says:
This place used to be my local and it is still one of my favourites; not because there's anything particularly special about it but just a nice, bright, airy bar with a little bit of outside space.
It's also off the beaten track, so it is definitely a locals' bar (a good or bad thing, depending on your view of Kensington residents).
Bierodrome, WC2B
Beers that don't taste of piss
Rik L. says:
If you like your beer to be a little more different to the standard pub fare of Stella, Fosters and Carling, then Bierodrome is the place to go. They mainly sell Belgian and other European beers that are so obscure that you try them based solely on their strange names. I tried about 5 different beers and all of them were much nicer than the beers on offer at the local Wetherspoons... i.e. they don't taste of piss.
The bar is very relaxed and pleasant, and has a very modern interior with its brushed metal bar and spacious seating. It's a great place to be very European - sit back and enjoy your selection of weird-sounding beer, rather drinking as much as physically possible and fighting the nearest person.
The Drapers Arms, N1
Quite Pub Escape from Upper Street
Max J. says:
Beautiful pub hidden away north of Islington's Upper Street, a great place to escape the crowds particularly on a Friday or Saturday night, though definitely only if you're looking for a quiet low-key atmosphere. Has a great restaurant, especially if you can get a table upstairs in the double fronted dining room which is sparingly and stylishly decorated to fit the age of building. We dined with friends at Christmas on a busy night, food was excellent all round, though the service was extremely slow - it took us 40 minutes to order our mains,
