Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Random news of the day with Real Ale Ray
on the Pub Forum
Detail Pages
The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon), Dudley
Dudley
DY1 1PY
Pub Type
J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
Almost 9 years since my last visit to this town centre 'spoon's, I returned. Little has changed. This is a long, single room with a small section on a slightly lower level to the rear (assuming you entered from the High Street), as there are doors at the far end onto King Street.
The typical Wetherspoon's clientele are here, from groups of young girls on pitchers of cocktails to older men who seem to enjoy stronger strength beers or ciders. As such, the ABVs were on the high side.
Sharp's Doom Bar & Greene King Abbot are the regular beers. Also on was the Greene King IPA and a couple of beers from Byatt's (Regal Blond) & Dockyard Strong Porter. Their XK Dark was clipped, but the barman wasn't sure whether it was on or not. I think it had been pulled through by the time I left. Boxed ciders in the fridge seemed to be popular. These were Old Rosie & Black Dragon.
On 5th February 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
Old-school 'spoons in a rather gloomy, elongated shop unit spanning back to King Street with a small frontage at each end. The dark furniture and carpet, and low-level lighting don't help much either. On the beer front, Adnams Ghost Ship, Great Newsome's Frotheringham Best (£2.46), Old Hooky and Crowning Glory from Theakston supplemented the usual trio of Greene King IPA, Doom Bar and Abbot on the two banks of six handpumps.
On 17th May 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
A straightforward basic Spoons of the ‘long and narrow with a bar on the middle side’ variety. Whilst there’s not a huge amount of interest inside, it nonetheless is welcoming enough and is stuffed with a wide variety of comical Spoons Characters. Service was noticeably good over our three visits, staff being bright, cheery and switched-on. Our one drinking stop found an excellent (NBSS 4) pint of Titanic Cherry Dark, amongst several other genuine guests. Noted the next morning over breakfast that the Greg Davies-alike manager was having a cheeky sample of one of the ales – which might well explain the quality. Whilst it’s hardly a must visit based on the interior the ale and service mean it stands above many of its JDW peers.
On 31st December 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5089 recommendations about 5072 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Al Bundy left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
A by-the-book Wethers. Long and thin with, depending on which way you enter, an extension to one side. 12 handpumps with all ales doubled up, which meant the usual crap plus 3 beers from Exmoor today (Fox, Stag and Beast). It doesn't seem to have the attraction of being any cheaper than the other pubs in the town centre. And apart from Ruddles you won't be paying less than £2.35, which is still not bad.
On 1st July 2017
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3487 recommendations about 3390 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Aqualung . left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
From outside this looks like it will be a smaller Spoons but inside the narrow room stretches back a long way. It's a bit drab and dark as a result but was doing a roaring trade on my Saturday lunchtime visit. The beer selection was not that great. Although there are twelve pumps four were unused and four took up the two usual GK beers. This left two Lymestone beers, Upham Punter and Jennings Cocker Hoop as an uninvited guest.
I went for the Upham Punter which was in good nick but at £2.15 not dramatically cheaper than the Batham's pubs. In fact, the Spoons in the affluent London suburbs of Chingford and Northwood Hills are cheaper than here.
The rather average beer selection and dark shop conversion let this place down for me.
On 3rd March 2014
- rating: 4
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Gill Smith left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
Called in on our way to Dudley Beer Festival, and found it was a typical Wetherspoons. There were no new beers available for us, so we had O'Hanlon Stormstay. This former Department store has made it into the 2011 Good Beer Guide, but there are better Wetherspoons around.
The above was December 2010, and we went there on Tuesday to meet up with a couple for a wander round a few pubs in Dudley area. There were no new ales for us, and we chose Everard's Sleigh Bell and Black Hole Brewery Supernova. Condition ok.
On 2nd January 2014
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1339 recommendations about 1222 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
Situated in the middle of the pedestrianised street, on the left hand side after getting off the No.74 bus. This is the longest and narrowest Spoons I've been in to date. One of the locals told us it used to be a former Debenhams store. There were eight ales on handpump, I went for the Jennings Crag Rat.
On 9th September 2013
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Andrea Hughes left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
As Wetherspoons go, this wasn't so bad, they had a good selection of seasonal ales and the food was okay. We'd spent ages mapping out real ale hostelries for Dudley and totally overlooked all the Lloyds/Wetherspoons! I think there are four in Dudley. But what can you say about Wetherspoons? Some have a range of well kept ales, some don't bother at all, The thing I remember most about our short visit to eat here, was the length of the pub! Is that why the Christmas party in fancy dress needed their own key to the disabled loos because they couldnt manage the stagger to the rear of the pub?
On 28th December 2010
- rating: 4
[User has posted 21 recommendations about 21 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Soup Dragon left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
A rather uninspiring terraced half brick and half blue facaded Weatherspoons.
The interior is Spoons through and through, being a long narrow room set out with tables for food. The bar is to the left on entry and someway into the pub. The decor is the plain, but different coloured walls, with the usual mix of old photos and prints, with a couple of historic information boards. The service was good, the clientele so few you could almost here the silent TVs with Sky Sports, as there was no music either. Oh, and the food was pretty bland.
Beer; tap stuff with Ruddles and Abbots as ever, with three or four more - i had Northumberland Premium Ale which was fine.
I wouldn't rush back, but at least the beer was fine.
On 14th May 2010
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3067 recommendations about 3062 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Danny O'Revey left this review about The Full Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
A typical Wetherspoons, near the centre of Dudley, one long room with the bar to the side, normal decorations and tables/chairs set out in lines. Nothing exciting or different here but offers the usual McSpoon fare, including cheap beer
On 24th November 2009
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1456 recommendations about 1434 pubs]