The Crafty Half, West Leigh, Leigh-On-Sea

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Crafty Half

Micropub and bottle shop situated on a parade of shops. The bar is on the right-hand wall of the room and all beers are dispensed from KeyKeg.

The full beer list was Brentwood The Crafty Draft, Triple Point Cryo, Phantom Liquid Dreams & Greenhouse, Polly's Pure, Abbeydale Trail Blazer, Neptune Mosaic & Pentrich Soul Doughnut. The cider was Roquette Dry. In addition, there are shelves with many cans and bottles on the left-hand wall and a fridge with more against the rear wall. I was served by a friendly barmaid. Cash is the preferred method of payment.

There is seating both indoors and outdoors on the pavement to the front under an awning. I was the first customer in on a Thursday afternoon. However, a couple of old boys joined me soon after. I returned much later in the evening to grab a takeaway from the Chinese nextdoor to find the place packed with people spilling out onto the pavement.

Wifi is available and I spotted a chess set on one of the shelves. Certainly one of the better options in Leigh-on-Sea and it's listed in the latest Good Beer Guide.

On 5^th October 2024 - rating: 6
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