Pub in Ilford
Great Spoon of Ilford
114/116 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4LZClosest station: Ilford, about 6 min walk4.1out of 5 on Google, from 2,009 ratings
Details last checked October 2024. Things may have changed since.
About Great Spoon of Ilford
Massive Wetherspoon pub with themed curry/steak/roast clubs and meal deals, plus real ale selection.
Large, lively 'Wetherspoon' in former video shop, popular with all ages. Friendly, relaxing and good value. Many 'yards' of books on the shelves in the line of four seat alcoves, along the left side of the pub. Photographs and descriptions of local scenes adorn the walls. Alcoholic drinks are sold from 9am. Meals include daily specials. There is no music, just silent TV news with subtitles. The toilets (except accessible) are upstairs.
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Outdoor Seating: Patio at the rear & seating area under canopy at the front
- Sports TV
- Family Friendly
- Quiet
- Serves Food
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Dinner
- Real Ale
- Cask Marque
- Events: Occasional "Meet the Brewer" evenings
- Beer Festivals: Spring & Autumn
- Disabled Access
- Accessible Restroom
- WiFi: _The Cloud (Sign-in required)
- Good for Groups
- Smoking
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Tuesday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Friday
- 8:00 AM – 12:30 AM
- Saturday
- 8:00 AM – 12:30 AM
- Sunday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
As listed in October 2024. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Wetherspoon
- Price
- 1 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 8518 0535
Photos
Photos from Google Maps contributors, stored when the pub was last checked.
Google rating and reviews
4.1out of 5 on Google, from 2,009 ratings
5 out of 5Tom Bon Google, September 2024
Best of the best. Polite staff. Speedy service. Great selection of food and drinks. What is not to be liked. For those who smoke, and not. Reasonable sized rear patio area. I’m winging it on a rainy afternoon 😄
4 out of 5S son Google, June 2024
One of the best locals around for us. Relaxed, friendly staff, happy and flexible, including accommodating our preferences. Credit to the Chef for consistently producing the crustiest and tastiest fish attractively presented with our preferred jacket potato. 👏👏👏 Only downside is the cigarette smoke filtering into the eating area, customers sitting in front entrance completely ignoring 'No Smoking' sign and with doors open gets very uncomfortable for affected diners and drinkers.
5 out of 5Prasad Prabhuon Google, August 2024
Very nice pub. With a beautiful garden in the rear. Service could be better. But seems hospitality industry is struggling with staff. Over all good atmosphere. Cheap and reliable.
2 out of 5Sherit Nairon Google, October 2024
Microwaved food... Ok service.... Dud atmosphere, surrounded by unearthly looking creatures. But, the Guinness was Ok. Not a patch on Jonos, Oneills, or Ogradys. For Wetherspoons, it was as expected. You get what you pay for. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys 🐒
1 out of 5Muru Sundaraon Google, June 2024
We had really bad experience with the bar staff who saving at the counter, they are not happy to serve to different appearance people, no smile no happy face. They only serve with smile face to regular customers when they see the new customers we are not well come( its seems like) And the regular customers also behave like they own the Bub. No bad comments for food. Food was really nice hands up for the chefs. When we went with family we have been treated badly by the regular customers with bad word and they try to fight with us how ever situation was expected when everyone was having drink…
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in October 2024. See the latest on Google Maps.