A night out on the town is complete only by popping into a JD Wetherspoon pub - and it's not that hard to find one, wherever you may be.  

Cardiff 's certainly got its fair share of Spoons, and here's what punters have had to say about them on TripAdvisor. Here's how every one in Cardiff got its name and here's something you've probably noticed about the pub — which costs up to £30,000.

We've also shown how they fare in terms of the city's 1,153 places to eat , as featured on the site. Here they are, ranked from best to worst.     

1. The Mount Stuart

Ranked 333 of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

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Easily the highest-ranked Wetherspoon in the city, this two-storey building was once the site of the long-time offices of Mount Stuart Dry Docks Ltd.

Originally built in the 1880s, it's now part of the old dockland area that has been redeveloped as Mermaid Quay.

The former dock building is named after the Marquesses of Bute's ancestral home on the Isle of Bute and it was most recently home to a Harry Ramsden’s restaurant.

Where is it: Landsea House Stuart Place, CF10 5BU

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2. The Great Western

Ranked 457 of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

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Built in 1879 and called the Great Western Hotel, this pub was taken over by the Wetherspoon chain who kept the name.

Where is it: 64 St Mary Street, CF10 1FA

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4. The Prince of Wales 

Ranked 507 of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

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Built in 1878, this used to be a theatre  - the second Theatre Royal to be built in the capital after one the other side of the city centre burned down the year before.

Set over two floors, it is a traditional cheap watering hole before revellers hit the nightclubs of St Mary Street and Mill Lane.

Packed at weekends but only just over a fifth of reviewers ranked it as excellent.

Where is it: 81-83 Heol Eglwys, CF10 1FA

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5. The Central Bar

Ranked 558 of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

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Students often head here on their way into town for a cheap pint.

The name of the pub in Windsor Place comes from the Central Congregational Chapel built on this site in 1901.

Where is it: 39 Windsor Place, CF10 3BW

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6. The Gatekeeper

Ranked 627 of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

The Gatekeeper pub, Womaby street, Cardiff.
 

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Located near the site of one of the five gateways through the medieval city walls, the pub can be accessed from Westgate Street and Womanby Street.

It was originally called Wales Gate and became known as Blounts Gate after a former gatekeeper.

Where is it: 9-10 Westgate Street, CF10 1DD

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7. The Ivor Davies

Ranked 885  of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

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Named after the actor, songwriter and composer Ivor Novello, who was born David Ivor Davies in 1893.

This boozer in Cowbridge Road East fills up with Cardiff City fans on a matchday.

Where is it: 243 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, CF11 9AN

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8. The Aneurin Bevan

Ranked 993 of 1,153 Places to Eat in Cardiff

The Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff

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Even if you haven't been to this pub you may well have driven past it on the A470, where North Road becomes Manor Way.

The pub is of course named after the Labour MP for Ebbw Vale who created the NHS in his role as Minister for Health.

Where is it: Caerphilly Road, CF14 4AD,

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The Ernest Willows

Ranked 499  of 886 Restaurants in Cardiff*

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Ernest Willows, who was born in Newport Road in 1886, was aviation pioneer Ernest Willows who was born at 11 Newport Road in 1886.

The first man to fly over Cardiff in 1910 and the following August took 10 hours to travel from Cardiff to London, at the time the longest flight ever made in the country.

The pub is in bustling City Road and caters for patrons from all over Cathays and Roath.

Where is it: 2-12 City Road, Roath, CF24 3DL

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* The Ernest Williows has been ranked in a slightly different way by TripAdvisor, in the "restaurants" category, while all the others are ranked in the "places to eat" category. As such, it's not strictly in last place on this list.