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Submitted on Monday, 7th May 2012
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The Half Moon, Telford
Jackfield
Postal town: Telford
TF8 7LP
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Reviews of The Half Moon (Average Rating: 4 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Half Moon
I've visited Ironbridge many times but never went to this pub before. It's in a lovely position overlooking the Severn, but there's something about it that said, you won't have a good time there. And that's how it turned out. It started off ok, with three local beers on the hand pumps (see photo), but then one of the bar staff called out to me from about three metres away, "you all right?". This has become a fairly standard short cut for, "good evening, sir. I see you're interested in our cask beer offering. What would you like, or perhaps you'd like to taste them before buying?", but surely the server should take a step or two towards the prospective customer, not call out from a distance.
When she started pouring my two halves I saw her rubbing at something on the side of one of the glasses, then pouring my beer. When I picked up the glass it was slightly warm, and back at my table I saw a smear of detergent residue on the inside of the glass. I took it back and showed her, mentioning also that the glass was warm. "That wasn't there before", she said - yeah, right, I go around pubs putting smears inside glasses just for a laugh.
She threw the beer in the sink in a manner that suggested I might be in need of a shower, then poured me another half. The word "sorry" didn't pass her lips; in fact I'm pretty sure it never formed in her brain.
The first beer was Hobson's Twisted Spire, a 3.5% blonde, and although the temperature was right at the second attempt, it was not a particularly interesting beer. My half of Ludlow Gold was a much better beer and in reasonable condition (NBSS 3). Anyway, at least I don't have to come here again.
On 21st April 2025
- rating: 4
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Oggwyn Great left this review about The Half Moon
Recently re-opened after around 15 years of closure by the family that own the Shakespeare on the opposite bank of the river Severn , not the easiest pub to get to , the accsess road is undulating to say the least , the wooden part of the road is in fact a pre-steam railway line .
The pub itself is smaller than it looks , long and narrow inside but side to side rather than the more usual front to back , its all very modern in here and not really to my taste , outside there is a large patio and an enormous beer garden running down to and along the river bank .
Clientelle was mostly mature and well to do with a few middle class families , mostly diners .
Usual keg beers and three handpulls , Rowton Bitter , Ironbridge Gold and Half Moon ale , the Rowton was fine .
Its OK in here if a bit modern and foody .
On 22nd August 2012
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Andy Ven left this review about The Half Moon
This pub first came to my attention in the mid-90s during a charity raft race down the River Severn. It was a traditional riverside boozer and I spent many a Sunday afternoon outside thereafter, following the wooden road from the tile museum. Sadly, it closed (possibly because of its slightly remote location) and for well over a decade I could only reminisce.
Following Oggwyn’s tip-off that it had re-opened I decided it would be a good place to go on a bank holiday lunchtime – and so did a few dozen other people. It was too wet to sit outside so there were very few spare seats indoors. Popular no doubt because of its location and the fact that it is ‘new’. The interior is much more modern than the place I recall. It is now more open plan with seating (wooden pews, burgundy cubes and burgundy upholstered chairs) arranged to maximise the view of the river through the long front window. Stone floor, cream coloured rough plastered walls, rustic wooden shelves, timber bar, wood burning stove and flat screen TV at one end. It felt more contemporary suburban inside than ‘countryside’ except for the coracle hung upside down from the ceiling in the bay window – oh and there were beer mats on the tables.
The clientele were generally middle-aged. There was a kids menu but no high chairs for the smallest of people. Toilets were very clean and modern but compact, although there was a separate disabled toilet.
Cask ales, all local, were Half Moon Ale (a dark amber Molson Coors brew), Ironbridge Brewery Gold and Rowton Bitter. It will probably be popular because of the attributes I have mentioned but my own preference is for the traditional interior. Good luck to them though.
On 7th May 2012
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 30 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 04 March 2015 by Oggwyn Great
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 11 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 04 March 2015 by Oggwyn Great
- Car Park : Yes last updated 11 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 28 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Darts : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 04 March 2015 by Oggwyn Great
- Hot Food : Yes - No service at the bar - wait at table for server - last updated 21 April 2025 by Will Larter
- Jukebox : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Live Music : Yes - See Fcebook - last updated 20 April 2025 by Will Larter
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 04 March 2015 by Oggwyn Great
- Micropub : No last updated 06 November 2017 by Will Larter
- Pinball : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Quiz Night : No last updated 16 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Real Cider : No last updated 04 March 2015 by Oggwyn Great
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 30 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- WiFi : Yes - Not working when I was here - last updated 21 April 2025 by Will Larter
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