I've been seconded to Hammersmith (work-wise) for the foreseeable future, and was initially dismayed by the set of choices ranging from the food court at Hammersmith Tube to the (lack of) variety among sandwich shops up Hammersmith Road. Since summer has broken, I've been quite pleased to discover a number of good pubs, including three gastros. Havelock, as has been mentioned, serves good beer. Unfortunately, they don't take plastic so eating was not an option that night. The Queen's Head on Brook Green Road has a very interesting menu, but it's more of a winter place - very dark, low ceilings, ... My current favourite is the Cumberland Arms on North End Road. Good food, good beer (Deuchars IPA, plus others), and backgammon. The just got wireless, too. Picnic tables for al fresco dining. Menu varied enough both on a given night and over the week to always have something interesting and appealing. Simple food, done to high spec and with quality ingredients. They even do good soup. Our team has designated it as our Away-From-The-Client meeting place. Now if Drapers Arms (near home) and Cumberland could engineer a rip in the time-space continuum, I'd never leave.