It's the nation's local. Students, couples and families, stag and hen dos, old fellas and young lads and lasses, if you like a drink, chances are you've had a few in Wetherspoons.
But which is the cheapest Spoons in Greater Manchester? In the interests of public service journalism I decided to find out.
According to the UK Cheap Tipple Finder website - using a pint of Carling as the benchmark - it's the Robert Shaw in Westhoughton, Bolton. Brilliantly named after the locally-born, Oscar nominated actor who starred as the grizzled, seasoned shark hunter Captain Quint in Jaws, the pub opened in 2002.