The Ledger Building (JD Wetherspoon), West India Quay, E14

After a visit to the Museum of London Docklands next door decided to pop in here for a post exhibition pint. A very pleasant airy building,unchanged from remembrances, but this one continues to disappoint on the beer front. Only one ale available outside the trilogy of doom that dominated most of the pumps, and that was a stout, so not a great offering and no sign of discount ‘spoons pricing here ( as I didn’t have my vouchers it did cost over £5.) . The only saving grace was that we were blessed with a fine sunny March day and the outside terrace area to the front is an excellent afternoon sun trap

Upmarket Spoons in a rather exclusive set of converted buildings facing the dockside. The exterior has a rather lovely set of blooms on the go and the interior is really quite impressive – modern and sleek. The main room is a long rectangle with a skylight allowing in plenty of rays. Corridor has three separate small rooms off it, so plenty of options. Nautical themed toilets are quality. The bar prices were the highest I’ve ever seen in a Spoons outside the airport outlets but context is everything and the 50p Timbo Token softened the blow a bit on my pint of Twickenham Naked Ladies (NBSS 3.5 at £4.54 after said discount) though it was interesting to overhear the staff complaining about the state of one of the other pumps which spluttered and died on my initial order. Overall, I quite liked this one.

A reasonable Wetherspoons conversion of a former dockyard admin building situated on the edge of the Canary Wharf business district. The front entrance has a portico to which you arrive having walked through a large outside seating area. Inside, the main room is a long rectangle with arched and oriel windows on the far end wall, the bar running along one side. Seating directly in front of the bar area is exclusively at high tables with stools, presumably to maximise room. A corridor to one side has three separate small rooms off it, two of which were privately booked at the time of my visit. It was a busy spot, even though my visit was on a Saturday, I presume due to the proximity of the Docklands branch of the Museum of London. Various festival beers were on as well as the JDW usual suspects, prices marked being higher than usual for a JDW. I was served (eventually) by a remarkably disinterested barman with hardly a word being exchanged. An ok building and the obvious spot to go to for a pre or post museum visit refreshment.