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The Half Moon Inn, Durham

86 New Elvet
Durham
DH1 3AQ

Phone: 01913741918

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Oak Tree (Mitchells & Butlers)

Served areas

Durham Central

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Strongers . left this review about The Half Moon Inn

The Half Moon Inn has a wooden floored L-shaped front bar area where banquettes under the front windows area faced by an L-shaped serving counter that supports standard and premium keg alongside four hand pumps that were drawing Wainwright, Leeds Pale, Bass and Landlord. A television was airing muted daytime Sky Sports while some background music played. To the right of the counter some stairs descend to a sunken back bar with a curved rear facing counter that faces banquettes across the rear wall. I thought the service was friendly and I enjoyed a pint of Bass, so I see no reason why I wouldn’t return next time I’m in the city.

On 6^th February 2026 - rating: 7
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hondo . left this review about The Half Moon Inn

Split level interior with a riverside courtyard. 4 real ales.

On 13^th May 2024 - no rating submitted
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Will Larter left this review about The Half Moon Inn

I didn't take detailed notes of my visit, for a reason that will become clear, so I refer anyone interested in the physical attributes of the pub to previous reviewers. There are four nationally known brands on the hand pumps, with Wainwright, Bass, Landlord and Doom Bar at the time of my visit. I went for the Bass, but a quick tug at the pull showed that the barrel had run dry, so I went for Landlord, which was fine, but my days of being impressed by this beer are long gone. As I sat down at a table near the front window I noticed that the man sitting at the next table was the same man who had fallen asleep in the Swan & Three Cygnets 15 minutes earlier. I noticed he had a fairly cloudy beer in front of him, so I took the opportunity of our recent acquaintance to ask him whether that was Bass he had there. He confirmed it was, so I suggested he should get it changed, as a fresh barrel was being pulled through. He declined, saying that the beer was all right. I can think of several pubs I have been in where the barman or licensee would have been over like a flash to replace his beer, as they must have known who they had served the last pint to. Their failure to properly look after their customer left a bad taste in my mouth, though evidently not in his.

On 25^th May 2022 - rating: 5
[User has posted 4674 recommendations about 4283 pubs]

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