The Half Moon (JD Wetherspoon), Stepney, E1

Large Wetherspoons with different areas and an outside space. Good beer

This is indeed an oddly shaped pub, even by Wetherspoon's standards. You enter into what is a standard ‘spoons conversion – this one from a theatre apparently – but the main pub area, and which contains the only bar providing any service, is to the back and the right. It’s almost as if two pubs have been bolted together somehow. There’s also a fair bit of outside seating, which seemed quite popular when I visited, although it’s still February. Furnishings are the usual ‘spoons mix. On the ale front, there were two of the usual suspects on, plus three guests, which is particularly good for a pub of this size. I too didn’t note the ale we had, but I do recall that it was a rich and flavoursome 5% strong ale, and cost Alan £2.99 for two halves, which is expensive by ‘spoons standards. This pub’s OK for what it is – a standard ‘spoons – and as long as you’re content with their style of pubs then this one will do nicely.

The Half Moon is a largish Spoons that is very handy if getting on or off a tube at Stepney Green. Once through the grand looking entrance there is a largish oblong shaped room with the bar facing,the seating in this area is normal tables and chairs,we stood at the bar,but nobody came to serve us,a local kindly told us this bar is not in use,the newer part of the pub is to the rear right,this room is similar in shape with the bar facing,this room also had mainly normal tables and chairs,it was also a lot bussier,probably because the bar was in action in this room. There was a decent choice of real ales on the bar,but i dont have the faintest idea which drink i had,but it was a nice drink to end my East End crawl on. I was happy enough drinking in this Spoons. Pub visited 19/2/2014