Admiral Codrington, Chelsea, SW3

Upmarket pub, as you would expect from the area. Island bar, but there is a particularly inconvenient cellar hatch which has to be roped off at frequent intervals. Modern dining room to the rear. Difficult to find a spot just to have a pint during the evening, but there is also a side patio if the weather's OK. Two handpumps, offering Doom Bar and Pride (£3.60). (NB - Review dates from April 2012.)

This one still has a bit of pubbiness left in it compared to some places in the area though of course they're far more interested in getting you into their Michelin listed restaurant. Certainly during the day there's a fair cross section of, I guess, people who work round here using it as a pub, though I suspect things change as the day progresses and it fills up with locals who don't do any work in the accepted sense of the term. There's wood panelling and a fireplace that looks like it gets used on occasion, and the outside area is pleasant on a sunny afternoon. Pleasant enough spot to have a pint but we're well into £4 territory here.