Hamilton Hall (JD Wetherspoon), EC2

This Wetherspoon’s is named after Lord Claud Hamilton, who was chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company in the 1900’s who originally built Liverpool Street station. It is the former ballroom of the old Great Eastern Hotel, which is where the fantastic interior décor comes from. But to be frank that’s the only thing that is fantastic about the HH. Yes, the beer choice is usually very good but in my experience the quality is a lot closer to hit and miss than excellent. The food is the usual Spoon’s menu , which has been OK on the couple of times I’ve eaten here. The service is laissez-faire at best , And it never seems to have any atmosphere, irrespective of the size of the throng.. But in saying that there were plenty of people in on this Sunday lunchtime munching on the roasts and I couldn’t fault the pint of Ringwood Fortyniner I had. So I would recommend it as a handy place to meet before moving on, if you have a short period of time before a departing train. But otherwise, there are much better establishments a short walk away on Bishopsgate.