The William Morris (JD Wetherspoon), Hammersmith, W6

This is another 'spoons (I know it's Lloyds No 1 branded, but there's no real difference) a stone's throw from the Plough & Harrow. But this one is a bit superior in my opinion. There's an enormous space inside, but it's divided into separate areas because it stretches between King St and Lyric Square, and thus seems a little less barnlike than the majority of 'spoons. But everything else in here is typical 'spoons - prices, furnishings, decor, and customer base. I had a half of Darkstar Meltdown (£1.20), and although a bit of an offputting name for a beer, it was absolutely superb. But Darkstar ales usually are. I fancied a tuna baguette, which seemed OK for £4.79, but the barman said that I get chips or salad for the price (chips obviously), and if that wasn't enough I got a pint (Twickenham's Autumn Red this time) included. Great value, but I think that from a "drink sensibly" perspective an option to but it without a pint might be an idea. This pub provides everything you expect from a 'spoons.

I really don't understand how a geezer that flogged a few rolls of rubbish wallpaper to B&Q could get lionised by having a pub named after him. He must have been pretty stupid as moving from Waltham Forest to Hammersmith could never be a good idea. The pub named after the man is officially a Lloyds No 1 despite being advertised as Wetherspoon on the outside and having an interior that is typically a Spoons. It's a low ceilinged room with very little natural light which makes it quite grim, but if the beer's OK who cares? There are signs around warning not to leave bags unattended, which is a bit off-putting. There are ten pumps with a fair selection of ales which would have been better if they were all available. They were GK IPA and Abbot (no Ruddles), Yeovil Ruby which had gone off, Young's Special, Hobgoblin, Hawkshead Cumbrian 5 Hop, Three Castles Autumn Daze, Bingham Brickworks Bitter (Available Soon), Twickenham Yakima Valley ABA (Available Soon) and Portobello Carnival. I went for the Cumbrian 5 Hop (£2.55) which was in excellent condition. It is rather a grim interior and the beer choice was not as good as the one down the road, but it's not a complete disaster. The Swan, a GBG listed Nicholson pub is literally next door so those who don't like it here can swap over and pay a pound or more extra for a pint. It's very handy for the Hammersmith & City and Circle Underground station, where I made my escape eastwards.

I find this place really depressing - it's dingy, grubby and needs a bloody good clean and is probably one of the gloomiest 'spoons I've ever visited. On the good side, of course, is the normal decent range of well-kept ales of the chain. Overall, however, well below average.