The Great Spoon - JD Wetherspoon

You'll find yourself on Cranbrook Road in the thick of Ilford's everyday rhythm, where The Great Spoon pulls in everyone from office workers grabbing lunch to regulars settling in for the afternoon. It's a proper Wetherspoon—which means decent value, a sprawling menu of burgers and pies, and usually a decent crowd whatever time you pitch up. The sort of place where you can nurse a £1.99 pint and not feel rushed, or smash through a breakfast for under £4 if you're there early enough. Nothing fancy, but that's precisely the point.