The Plough, East Sheen

You know that feeling when you stumble into a pub that actually feels like it belongs to the people who live around it? That's The Plough. On Christchurch Road, away from the busier bits of East Sheen, it's the kind of place where regulars have their spots and the staff remember your order. The food punches well above typical pub fare—this isn't just pies and chips, though they do those too. There's proper care in what comes out of the kitchen, with seasonal specials that make people actually plan trips rather than just pop in for a pint.