Half Moon Inn and Country Lodge in South Somerset

Despite any negative reviews our stay was superb! Personally I've never felt so genuinely welcome and as a family, staff made us feel extremely welcome; nothing was too much and service was always considerate and personal. The rooms were mega comfortable, breakfast had ample choice, the bar had some fantastic choices, dinner was superb, there's ample parking and the area where your rooms are were quiet and private! Without a doubt if we were in the area again, this is where we would stay and we would happily recommend 🙂 Thank you 🙏🏽

Really good food, some places you get a huge portion, some places you get quality, I felt this was one of the rare times you get both. Lovely ambience, soon got busy as the evening went on. Staff friendly and pleasant. I had the rack of ribs and it was delicious, taste good but not sickly like some places do. Only downside to the whole place was no designated disabled parking, or if there was not clearly marked enough to find. Will definitely go again. Very enjoyable.

Staff are friendly and the food is amazing.

Visiting our Son in Yeovil and decided to stay here instead of the premier inn. The rooms were basic but had everything you need for a night's stay. There was a bit of noise from neighbours closing doors but overall, for 80 quid it was a brilliant choice for us and only 5 mins from our lad. The place moved up a level when we popped back for the Sunday roast. It was packed but the friendly staff cleared a finished table quickly for us and we ordered the roast beef and the roast pork. It was a superb roast and the quality and quantity of food was staggering. My Son couldn't finish his roast as it was huge. Highly recommended and we will be booking again for our next visit.

Very friendly pub more than happy for us and a few of the boys to come in for some drinks even tho was a big group of us , lovely atmosphere and good to meet the locals will make this a regular stop when down from London

Excellent Gastro pub and sizable portions for the right price. Dog friendly with very friendly staff. Well worth a visit.

Great stopping point for the Monarch's Way

Reviewed before and the standards are just as high. They don’t open until midday though. We got there at 10 past 12 and within half an hour the place was packed Staff are very friendly and there is adequate staff levels. Despite being so busy our meals were produced quickly. The place is very clean and tidy and a great atmosphere. Chicken Ham and Leek pie with dauphinois potatoes and vegetables. Great size and very tasty. The menu is the largest I have ever seen, so there is something for everyone. Toilet very clean air blower and paper hand towels. All the signs of going that ‘bit further’ with everything. Good car park. Nice location in village. All adds up to less stress.

Good local Inn with plenty of rooms. Friendly staff. Breakfast is well taken care of with freshly baked croissants and toasts. Dinner knows an extensive menu with plenty of choice and is good. I never felt or heard any complaint from me or any collegue I was there with and we visit regularly. No table service. The rooms have reasonable WiFi, especially for UK standards. The beds are fine, never had a bad sleep. Showerwise the rooms could be better, the water pressure in some cabins is rather low, avoid the higher numbers if possible.

Great food and comfortable accommodation. Staff are friendly. Pub is cosy with beer of tap and from casks

Lovely staff food great no need to book walked in amazing lunch

Lovely meal and friendly staff. However, it was very strange to be asked as the waitress gave us our meal if we would wanted to order desserts. How would you know if you have room to fit a dessert in when you hadn't started eating your main? But other than that food was delicious and filling so no room for dessert.

Fantastic location and very pop, great menu choices, quick service order at the bar and dog friendly too

Excellent sunday lunch and great service

First visit for Sunday lunch, will definitely return service and food quality excellent , couldn't fault it

The food is always wonderful here 😋

Stayed here due to being caught in a flood.. Brad was a very helpful person the food was nice and the room was small a little worn but comfy had everything you need thanks

Never had such a choice of dishes anywhere. Fast service. Staff very friendly. Always busy. Had lasagna beef with salad and garlic bread, good price and very filling. Change to our favourite venison stew, which is excellent. Pub does not open until midday, don’t know why. They also have Motel attached to the pub. Not exactly our local but worth travelling to . Just a bit squashed tables, but you can’t have it all

Food here is always amazing. Our goto eat out!

We have tried roasts at different restaurants all over, and they all pale in comparison to The Half Moon. The food is consistently outstanding, huge portion, and it’s a lovely atmosphere. 5 stars — just amazing, this place. Highly recommend.

Good pub serving excellent food and good beer

After 1 bad visit ,which was my fault for not double checking ingredients. We have been back 4 times with out problems and great food .. And will go again

Good food and plenty of it service a little lacking though

Superb food as always, a packed pub is a pub worth going to!

The pub is pleasant and has a lovely feel to it.The food was really tasty and portion size was massive.The only criticism I have is that the staff do not come across as overly welcoming they are not rude but they pretty much sit you at your table and that's it don't check if ok don't ask if you require puddings after your meal .

Have been three times since Christmas so think that says it all . Twice for a Sunday roast and once for the lunch menu on a Saturday . Food and service is outstanding . The roast comes in Small medium and large . Such a good way of doing it . I always go for medium and you get so much value for money . They are very quick . Good old fashioned country pub I love it here .

Very wide choice of food well prepared on site. Efficient staff. Great country pub withca warm atmosphere. We visited twice during our week at Mudford.

We visit here quite often and popped in today for Sunday lunch. I ordered the small at £9.99 and hubby had the medium at £12.99. We each paid an extra 75p for a Yorkshire pudding. Mine came with a small slice of turkey, 2 roasties, a teaspoonful of cabbage, a few carrot sticks and a tablespoon of cauliflower cheese. Hubby’s was the same but twice as much. Extras could be ordered: roast potatoes £3.99, cauliflower cheese £3.99, stuffing 75p. When the waitress came to check if all was ok, we asked her if my small amount of turkey was normal; she said yes. We won’t be returning for Sunday lunch.

I have been visiting this pub for many years and the food was always amazing and reasonably priced. However since the new landlord has taken over the quality and quantity of food has lowered. The portion sizes have been reduced, no dipping bowl provided as I was having spare ribs. My Mum's vegetables were cold and the cottage pie was mainly potato. A great shame.

Food always great, home cooked with care and love even just the sandwiches/baguettes and lighter bites are brilliant portions and we'll work the value for money. This is a firm favourite from lunch to dinner and have been countless times and always an easy decision if wanting good quality food and a old pub atmosphere as opposed to a restaurant. Suitable for couples, friends and families, larger tables are available also for larger groups.

Had the light bite menu many times and always a great meal and the excellent value. The last time we went we were very disappointed as the portion sizes have been reduced to what would be a child's portion, won't be returning....

Proper lovely grub, whats not too like, cosy atmosphere, large portions, give here a go. Superb.

Too many tables not enough space.

Fantastic meal here. Excellent service

Excellent food staff brilliant has accommodation not used but looks very nice. Can't recommend this venue enough.

Well priced comfortable rooms and tasty breakfast.

Food was awful burnt chicken and it was obvious that the waitress knew it was burnt as they avoided coming to our table. Unbelievable that it was sent out of the kitchen it was inedible , won't be going back.

Good comforting food (and extensive menu) in a pleasant rustic building, a local gem. Came for a meal, did not stay at hotel.

I had the Brie to start tasteless and obviously from freezer to fryer but I can relate to that. We both had steak one sirloin one rump. Sirloin was ok. The rump I sent back as I asked for well done, put my knife in and blood spurted out. Came back steak had been heated while rest of plate was kept under hot lights. Within a minute I was asked if it was better I replied I've only just got it back. The steak was still too bloody for my taste but I ate as much as I could. I informed the waitress of this her reply was oh sorry. Finishing our very flat pints and talking the waitress returned to clean the table next to us and sprayed me with cleaning fluid! I looked at her she said I tried not to get you. Will not be returning attitude of staff leaves at lot to be desired, no apology no intention of trying to make anything good. They take your money up front or you can leave your card behind the bar. Terrible experience

We had a good meal. The serv⁸ice is good and visit at least monthly if not more. You do not need to book, and as we retired, can pop in on the least busiest times.

Never had a bad experience, my guests have thanked us for our choice of venue, will return again. Well worth a visit.

Great service & food & great rooms 👍

Great little pub, half an hour from Dorchester and about an hour from the Tank museum in bovington.

Just had Sunday lunch, it was lovely and reasonably priced

Reading the menu online it looked like a traditional pub grub. Not too fancy, but I imagined cooked very well. How wrong was I. We started with deep fried Somerset Brie and loaded potato skins. Now they mention it’s Somerset Brie, but don’t mention where it comes from in Somerset. I suspect the reason for this is that the plastic wrapping didn’t say, when opening the freezer and reaching for this tasteless lump os cheese. The bacon and mushroom loaded skins were just as bad. Frozen, of course. But these weren’t the crisp thin potato skins I expected.. these were like a large skin on chip with greasy undercook bacon and a couple of fried in oil sliced mushrooms. The bread role was also completely tasteless and I suspect again is either frozen or part baked. I had the steak and mushroom pie. The filling to be fair had some large bits of meat and no fat or grizzle. However the constancy was that of a fray bentos pie, strangle gelatinous. The puff pastry topping, also individually frozen and cooked to order. Was tasteless and anaemic in colour. The potato Dauphinoise was overcooked, dry and covered in cheese. The sliced potatoes had turned to mush. The veg looked very sorry for its self and looked like and tasted like it had been reheated or cooked a while back. Which was a shame as they look fresh not frozen. The saffron sauce, with prawns and salmon wasn’t much better. It had a very strong bright yellow colour and had maybe six frozen shrimps thrown in and just put over the fish and I sort of stuck there. It had a manufactured taste and no saffron to be found. This had to be scraped off and pile to the side as it’s taste overpowered the salmon. It wasn’t a nice meal, poor ingredients and too many frozen elements. I wouldn’t recommend.

Had a great meal with wife ,going back in a week for daughters birthday with grandparents.

Would certainly recommend for the Sunday roast dinner . Although it is not a carvery the size of the portions were amazingly generous and almost too much to manage to eat all of it !!! Choice of 3 meats but 1 of each if you wish . The vegetable portions were generous too and tasted freshly cooked and not dry like you would get when sat under heat lamps at a carvery - which is what made this sunday dinner more tasty . Again would certainly recommend and great value with plentiful portions and fresh tasting vegetables.

Been here a few times. Always been good for service and food. Can be busy and as you cannot book a table, it's hit and miss as to whether you can eat here at busy times but nonetheless, worth dropping by on the off chance. Try the venison casserole, its awesome!!!

Great food. Was super helpful with my partners and eldest child's dietary requirements. In laws stayed in the rooms for a weekend. They loved it. Clean, tidy and comfy beds.

Lovely place to eat out. Really great food. We return time and time again as never had a problem with any meal

Wanted a table for 6 but not allowed to book. Who wants to turn up on a first come basis with six plus people. Idiots.

Me and my wife to be decided to come here for our valentines evening meal. BIG MISTAKE the main man in charge was very rude & crude in many ways to and about my future wife. he was making very sexual noises at my partner while eating our meal. our meal was cold and also late arriving. we were charged £25.65 for 2 pints of cider we questioned this with the landlord / manager and were told that his figures were correct and then he tried accusing us of being liars THIS WAS MEANT TO BE A ROMANTIC EVENING. constant glaring and snarling while we were eating from the owner . do not visit here it is appauling.

Very popular pub/restaurant. Extremely long menu so we had problems choosing but not disappointed. Excellent value but can get busy. Especially popular with families. Seems to be open more days than other local pubs. However we had problems trying to book a table. Does not take bookings?

Basic room but would have been 4 stars except the radiators weren't working when we stayed. An electric heater had been provided as a backup which was fine for the bedroom but our bathroom was still cold. Staff were good and the continental breakfast was excellent.

We have been coming here for many years but never for Sunday lunch so decided to give it a try put very disappointed.roast potato poor 1 parsnip hard green cabbage under cooked . cauliflower and turkey nice but then mix veg ( like you would put in a shepherd pie) Very disappointed!!!

I dont often write on tripadvisor but i would like to express my opinion as it is a free country. im a middle aged lady and my husband is around the same age we do love travelling around somerset and eating out.we have visited some good and bad hospitality establishments over the years. But me and my partner were quite taken back by the half moon in mudford. we felt unwelcome at times and me and my partner are very chatty people but we felt staff and management were unpleasent. also reading a lot of other reviews going back to 2019 it doesn't seem we are the only ones with concerns about rude staff and management. anyway when we arrived we said hello to the people behind the bar and got completely ignored . we said hello a second time and a faint hi was replied in a sarcastic manner. we ordered drinks and sat in a very squashed enviroment with an older gentleman (owner) looking me up and down in quite an unpleasent eye rolling way. we eventually ordered food my husband had meat and asked it to be well done but when it arrived at the table it was like it was still alive. gosh my hubby and me have severe intolerances and need our food cooked well as we requested to the lady who took our food order. but this was overlooked and ignored by rude staff. we requested the meat to be cooked well and this was not what we asked for we were grunted at and told if we were not satisfied to go elsewhere. not really a friendly professional buisness at all. after our main meals being totally messed up we decided to have simple desserts we didnt think anything could go wrong we informed the lady again we had severe nut allergies. and we were served nuts minutes afterwards by the same person we informed. gosh my partner said lets just pay and go but the lady tried charging us for 4 meals even though it was just 2 of us . not a reccomended establishment at all. very rude staff and manager me and my partner were shocked beyond belief. there was a family sat next to us with a very young child around 4 or5 and the staff were calling the child a noisy little brat anybody with children they dislike kids intensely.

prima hotel om te overnachten. restaurant ook goed. Jammer maar geen cooked breakfast.

My mum booked here to stay whilst visiting family in Yeovil. It was a beautiful place. Very clean and well kept. They were only here a couple a days but loved it so much will be staying here again.

Good food service still needs to be friendlier

Lovely pub, great food (a little more expensive than chains, but food more than makes up for it), room comfy and well priced ( in our room it was a case of mind your head on the telly when using the table to make a cuppa, the only reason I gave 4 not 5 stats - sorry)

A favourite place to eat when visiting my parents. Fantastic food & really friendly staff.

Booked this lovely pub in order to meet up with cousins. Accommodation and facilities were clean and adequate. Pub grub was very good and reasonably priced for evening meal. Breakfast was included in accommodation cost which was also very good.

It's a shame really. The food here is great and good value. I've eaten here on 3 seperate occasions recently and never left hungry or unhappy with the food. Unfortunately, the staff just seem miserable. Not once have we been made to feel welcome, they rarely seem to smile or strike conversation. Perhaps the business takes for granted it's good reputation on food in the knowledge that people will come back. For us however, the service is as important as the food and value for money, and since we have received this level service on 3 occasions we are reluctant to return. Such a shame.

Enjoyed a short stay in very nice room. Warmly welcomed and very nice light breakfast a bargain. Would happily stay again.

Visited here today for a Sunday roast. Very beautiful from the outside and a typical British pub on the inside. The children’s menu and food was really lovely. Staff are friendly and helpful. There isn’t table service, you have to go to the bar to order your food and drinks. Small to medium dogs are welcome “at the managers discretion”. There isn’t a vegetarian roast available unfortunately but they did have 4 vegetarian dishes to chose from instead, chilli, lasagna, curry and cauliflower cheese. Amazing selection and variety if you’re not a veggie though! Decent size car park. Would recommend and visit again.

Cleaning very important for me ,toilets and bathrooms were dirty

Great village pub, food was excellent as was the service. Helps to live a few doors away to have an excuse to visit regularly 👌

We dropped in here for an evening meal and overnight stay on our way to Exeter. We were blown away with how popular it was, the great menu choice, the prices which are about 25% less than where we live in Sussex/Kent. Main meals were large, tasty and perfectly cooked. We shared a dessert as we were so full - again this - the Eton Mess was excellent. Room was clean, comfortable and quiet. We both slept so well that we in fact over slept! Both of us need soft beds or we wake up in pain - so these must have been soft as had no aches the next day. We had not pre-booked the continental breakfast - but it looked rather good with yoghurts, cereals and prunes, peaches, etc in juice.

Very quiet when walked in friendly staff behind bar ordered drinks we were told menus on tables and please come to bar to order food visited before and menu was basically on boards sometimes difficult to read especially when people were sat or stood in front of them so I favour menus menu good but nothing like the choice we had had in the past food arrived quickly and it was fine nothing wrong with it service good just miss the choice

A regular choice for us, especially on a Sunday. We had an 'iffy' roast a few weeks ago but decided that maybe chef was off ill or it was 'just one of those days', we returned again recently and it seems that it wasn't a...

Absolutely lovely staff and lovely food....the room was also very nice, and very clean

I accept, though disapprove of the practice that a pint glass of beer includes the froth, but the half-moon stops filling the glass below the top of the glass without the vacant space being filled with froth! So short measure however you look at it!

Amazing food, cozy atmosphere, good staff.

Good points: Room was the right size for a short stay; clean, secure and warm. Good working TV, nice bathroom and easy to park. The pub itself looked cosy, we didn't have dinner at the pub though so i can't comment on the hot food....

Lovely old pub with nice food, helpful staff and a good selection at the bar been coming here for many years.

Fabulous food and a charming warm, comfy room... highly recommend the food too, save room for pudding and try the biscoff cheesecake with salted caramel ice cream, made on site, to die for!!

Fantastic food. Reasonable prices. Staff are friendly and polite. Venue is excellent also. So good I wrote this review before leaving

We stayed overnight. The room though small, was clean and tidy with a small but very adequate bathroom. Very comfortable. We ate in the restaurant and the meal was excellent. BBQ ribs lovely and tender, and the venison casserole as good as any I have...

Very nice food @ a very good price. Lovely old pub. Room very nice and only £65 for the night would highly recommended for any one wanting to break there journey up.

Absolutely lovely lunch out with my children. Welcoming atmosphere. Service was friendly and efficient. Food truly delicious! I ate from the light bites menu, a generous portion, filling, very tasty meal. Fair prices. 100% recommend. We will certainly eat here again.

My chicken starter was chewy where it had been cooked from frozen. Then my steak was absolutely horrible and chewy. When complained I was made to feel very uncomfortable but because you have to lay before you’ve eaten there’s no way of getting any money...

Lovely to be back in our local pub food outstanding as always

A nice hotel close to Yeovil. Clean rooms at a handsome prince.courteous and helpful staff

We have been to the Half Moon twice in the last week, it’s only just reopened after being shut for the majority of the last 15 months. Both times we had a 2 year old with us and the childs menu is very good and...

Always lovely fresh cooked food

Great to see the Half Moon open once again

Food quite nice Quite a varied menu included vegans etc Staff helpful Nice atmosphere Felt quite friendly

Amazing food at a very reasonable price. Our favourite place in the area 😍

Huge portions of very tasty food

Service and food both very good seating cramped tables cannot be booked while larger tables remain not taken

Pub molto pub. Piccolo accogliente caratteristico. Menù a parete. Patatine ottime. Servizio ok. Prezzo giusto

Expected it to be busy for a Saturday night but found there were tables to be had between 6pm & 8pm. Good choice on the menu and not a long wait.

This place was lovely. Came with my family. Had scampi which was lovely but the area where we were sat was a bit cramped. It was cosy though. Staff were a bit moody as lady just dropped plates on table and left to get others. Lovely though, recommend it !

I’ve been a patron for as long as I can remember, standard and quantity of food have deteriorated to a point where we were disappointed, steak was always superb but on this occasion it was tough, small and fatty, in our party of five we...

Lovely food in a warm and cosy environment

I've been here numerous times in recent years, but this was for the first time with this particular friend. From the vast menu, I opted for the garlic mushrooms to start and the pork stroganoff for main, whilst my friend chose the soup and chilli...

Never had food like it. Best I have ever had. Jeff and Suzanne Rigden.

Four of us went for late lunch, it was still quite busy. Ordered taken at bar by a pleasant member of staff. We ordered scampi, chicken and leek, and beef and ale, with a pastry topping and a camembert panini, all with chips and salad....

Nice food . Little cramped staff bit moods

Food was usual high standard but staff seemed like they didn't want to serve you. Desperate Dan's seemed to have got smaller which is disappointing.... use to recommended to everyone now it seems like for the money you can have better.