“The kitchen is on song” at this “brilliant gastropub” in a side-street near Ravenscourt Park, long known as one of the capital’s best, thanks to its “proper”cooking and characterful interior, complete with “roaring fire” in winter, and small outside terrace. Service – historically a weak point – is “attentive and accommodating” too.

From the moment you step through the door of this archetypal Victorian corner pub, you’ll feel like one of the locals

This friendly, wood-lined Victorian pub has all the things that come with gastronomic ambition