The Moon Under Water (JD Wetherspoon), Enfield

This is another old fashioned, North London branch of Wetherspoons, set in an unremarkable single storey building along Enfield Chase, which apparently previously functioned as a school, public hall, dairy and restaurant. The pub has an L-shaped layout, with sizable seating areas down the front and right-hand sides. The room is carpeted throughout with low wood panelling and quite a nice colour scheme around the uppers. To the left of the entrance is a good sized space full of basic tables and chairs, which gives way to many high tables and stools to the front right, where the servery can be found down the back wall. The bar also forms an L-shape, with the dark wood panelled counter turning towards the rear, part-way along its length. This front corner is a nice space, despite the uncomfortable furniture, thanks to a very high ceiling crossed by many dark wood beams with atrractive light fixtures hung from above. The servery has quite an attractive gantry and an austere bar back comprising a typical 'Spoons shelving and fridge space topped by a triangular, dark wood pediment with an integral clock. The room runs towards the rear down the right-hand side, into a good sized space with comfier seating options and the whole pub has been decorated with the usual local historic photos and information boards, some nice windows topped with arched panes and a few partitioning screens with etched glass dividers. On the bar, they had the three regular 'Spoons ales and six guests, most of which were drawn from the beer festival range. I tried the Bradfield Farmers Brown Cow, which was in good nick. The staff were all very nice and dealt with a confusing food order mix up caused by someone else ordering food to my table number by mistake whilst I was waiting for my own meal to arrive. Enfield seems to have a few decent pubs that are spread far and wide, so this well positioned 'Spoons is a helpful place to base any crawl of the local area from. I thought the service was great, the beer well-kept and with a good range and the building was far more interesting than I expected on approach. One of the better 'Spoons up this end of the city. Date of visit - 5th October 2024