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The Half Moon, Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1NW
Reviews of The Half Moon (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Half Moon
Nextdoor to Melton Mowbray's famous Dickinson & Morris pork pie shop, this is a rough and ready town centre local which now features in the Good Beer Guide. There are two decent size rooms, the main front bar and a slightly smaller rear bar which leads to an outdoor area.
Bass & Castle Rock Harvest Pale are the regular beers. The guest beer was Robinson's Trooper Day of the Dead. The barmaid assured me that there were 3 versions of Trooper and that this wasn't the original one. I've had Trooper before. This tasted exactly the same and was also 4.7%. Further research indicates that she was incorrect. It is just a different pumpclip!
The Half Moon had a few interesting characters. Some were watching the FA Cup Final in the front bar. Others were watching horse racing from Epsom in the rear. We sat in the rear bar near the doorway, where loud music was completing with commentary from both the football and the racing and the general banter. As we were leaving, one wag asked us to bring our wallets with us next time. I'm not sure there'll be a next time!
On 4th June 2023
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Will Larter left this review about The Half Moon
Strange that the Half Moon's inn sign depicts a crescent moon, which is of course less than half. Whatever, this building looks like an old coaching inn with more than half now used for purposes other than the consumption of alcohol. In fact, what is left would be a similar proportion to a crescent moon. A fairly small front bar and a room behind with a much smaller bar counter, plus a pool table, darts board and gaming machines. The front bar has two hand pumps, serving Bass and Marstons EPA. I went for the Bass, which was deceptively fresh and a nice change after the dreadful beer I'd suffered in the nearby BeerHeadZ. However, it soon became apparent that the glass was a little smelly and the beer had a faint banana-ish flavour. Oh dear.
On 23rd May 2019
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3745 recommendations about 3482 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Half Moon Inn
Fairly basic two-bar town-centre boozer with a narrow frontage. Unusually, both rooms are slightly split level, with a street-level seating / live music area in front of the main bar and a pool table at the back of the smaller rear one. Just Bass (£2.80) on the solitary handpump, but it was worth waiting a few minutes for a fresh pint as the barman changed the empty barrel.
On 21st November 2015
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Beer Garden : Yes - Just a yard really - last updated 23 May 2019 by Will Larter
- Car Park : No last updated 04 June 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
- Darts : Yes last updated 23 May 2019 by Will Larter
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 04 June 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 08 January 2012 by hondo .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 08 January 2012 by hondo .
- Real Cider : No last updated 04 June 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 23 May 2019 by Will Larter
