The Builder's Arms in South Ken is one of those modern, refurbished pubs that old soaks would shake their fists at but is actually an incredibly pleasant place to spend a few hours in. 

Delicious food that is reasonably priced but not pretentious, film nights in the loft on Sundays at 7pm and free comedy on Mondays - this place goes out on a limb for its patrons and has a really good, friendly team of staff to boot.

If this is your local, you should count yourself lucky.