Half Moon Inn Belchamp in Braintree

What a cracking place! I was on a bit of a Lovejoy filming location road trip ( I'm not into Lovejoy, by the way, I was nominated as designated driver) Anyway stopped at the half moon for a bite to eat... proper home cooked food none of the namby pamby stuff you get in some of the so called boutique pub's proper good honest food 😋 and great service! Thank guys!

Great food, well kept beer, friendly service.

Have visited many times and never disappointed. Food consistently good with very friendly service. Lovely old thatched pub in quiet North Essex countryside.

Friendly traditional pub with good quality food.

Good food, love this place. Quaint building. They also have a really nice garden out the back

Not dog friendly - no dogs allowed inside ..

A proper English country pub, thatched roof, a real fire, real ale etc.

Brilliant service and staff .food great and hot .Will definitely have meals again .Great choice of food and drinks .we'll done everyone.

Wonderful family lunch, service and food excellent

Great choice of food- Highly recommended!

Food and service were both excellent, a very high standard, Would recommend to everyone. We always go there for a meal whenever we are down south.

Lovely pub and I have to say Beth was the best waitress , very friendly and polite. Definitely recommend this pub 🙂

Excellent pub, Excellent food, Excellent staff and a lovely friendly atmosphere. Would highly recommend to everyone.

1st time trying this pub,had two roast dinners,staff and locals were very friendly,will be making this a regular thing

Very good pub food at a very affordable price, hard to beat for value for money, highly recommend

Lovely old pub, lunch was fantastic.

Great food set in such a wonderful backdrop. The bar looks a great place to have a pint. But we had Sunday lunch there and the food was delicious. The service was top notch too. Parking at the back

Lovely country pub, went for the beer festival which was excellent. The burgers were very good, though the buns could have been better.

Consistently an awesome experience. Good food, great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Visited this pub briefly on Saturday as viewing property in the area. It is rather attractive outside but extremely dated and lacking atmosphere inside. We were stared at in silence by the handful of customers standing at the empty bar. When the staff member came out of a back room he immediately told us that dogs are not allowed inside! What is a pub without a dog? We left.

JayEmm organised car meeting - lovely chat - super friendly pub with great service and a great menu Worth hunting out - I will be back :)

Enjoyed an excellent Sunday lunch whilst having a break in the local area. We sat outside with our dog, and enjoyed excellent service with a great view over the village green. The food and drinks were excellent, the staff were also very attentive and friendly. Highly recommended

First time visiting, great food, great service whole experience was good just a shame the table behind in the window opened windows wide on a chilly day creating a draught.

Been here multiple times and the food is consistently excellent. The staff are always very friendly and helpful. Nice atmosphere and very cosy.

Great village pub with tasty food at a reasonable price The owners were very friendly and accommodating.

A excellent range of food options and a good range of beers, all in a great location with friendly staff

Top quality food and excellent service by very helpful and friendly staff

Great place for a meal with family and friends, service and atmosphere is as good as it can get! Very reasonable prices and will definitely visit again.

Was nice to visit this ancient village pub opposite the village green again after several years since my last visit pleased to observe that it was doing a good trade customer wise and not surprised wirh excellent meal at a reasonable price and very friendly staff in attendance

Lovely country pub and lovely meal. Xx

Superb pub, great food, friendly hosts!

We have just had a wonderful Sunday lunch. The food was excellent and the staff great. Definitely coming back. Happy days.

Good food, beautiful place. Nice beer too.

Great food, great choice of beers, lovely staff, what more could you want, excellent

Lamb shanks we had for a birthday meal were amazing and the staff are happy and courteous.

A great pub, with great ales and fantastic food. It may look a fairly average menu but the food is superb. It's a local pub for me and I try to go as often as I can, and the beer festival during the summer was great fun.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Thanks!

Great food and friendly service.

Lovely old quaint pub serving nice food

Went to The Half Moon at Belchamp St Paul. 🌗. It was certainly a better experience than we had when the last people had it. The ladies toilets were not plumbed in and l couldn't wait to leave. Now it is a friendly pub/restaurant. We sat at a table near the small window and just across from the bar. The toilets in both were very compact. Enjoyed a pleasant evening.

Great village pub and a varied menu of home cooked food.

We drop in with 30 plus and Dave and his staff feed us all fantastic

Cider.. Beer.. Hugely tasty, brilliantly seasoned BBQ fare.. ... if you get pi##ed enough, it might even be "Jazz" you're hearing! 🍺🤓 All good craic 🤘🏻👍

Always have great food here. Lovely country pub.

Visited here on a sweltering lunchtime, and what a great find. Lovely old thatched building, with unspoilt interior and pleasant outdoor seating both front and back; very good, reasonably priced food; pleasant and chatty young staff. Only negative? Limited range of real ales, with one of the three being both carbonated and chilled!!! Sorry to be pedantic, but fix that problem and you've got a 5 star winner.

Lovely old fashioned pub and the dinner was very tasty.

Great food very enjoyable good service recommended

Had a lovely meal with friendly helpful staff. Would definitely recommend

Enjoyed a wonderful evening meal here out in the garden. Staff are friendly and welcoming while the beer is spot on. Would definitely recommend.

Great food the staff where very freindly and the prices where good

Lovely rural pub with amazing food. Faultless

Had a tasty Sunday lunch here with family, 5 of us altogether. Staff were really helpful and attentive without being intrusive. Roast beef and lamb both good and a decent size. Sticky toffee pudding was tasty but needed more sauce. Fish and chips a hit with the kid. Chips are big cut ones.

Lovely home cooked food and very reasonably priced. Great little pub and lovely staff. Nice ale too!

Good Ale and A Realy Great Menu

Has a lovely meal there on a Sunday, really lovely food, good service, hope to go back again soon, thanks all

Friendly staff Great food, tables could have more space between them I felt. Just felt little uncomfortable as fairly busy.

Havnt had a meal out for a long time, and the Half Moon didnt disappoint. Fabulous Sunday roast (beef) and lovely staff.

Had Sunday lunch here, 6 adults and 2 toddlers. Food was amazing, staff were lovely and friendly. Very much recommend

Good food and service at reasonable prices.

Absolutely loved the food here, great service, staff couldn't be more helpful, friendly enjoyable atmosphere

Lovely country pub. Cheerful staff. Good food.

A lovely old pub with such obvious care and love taken over the running of the place and looking after the customers. Thank you for the Moonfest and the music. Look forward to move events there

Enjoyed the meal I had there at reasonable prices

Great beer festival,excellent bbq

Wonderful time at the beer festival. Great food too and wonderful staff

Wonderful Sunday lunch with family, food was delicious and very friendly staff

Food was amazing. Large selection cooked to order. Not a long wait. Staff very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend

Excellent customer service as they squeezed us in due to us not booking. Restaurant quality food at pub prices

Stunning little place. The food is absolutely outstanding. Lovely friendly accommodating staff. I would have given more stars if possible. We will definitely come here again if in the area.

Always friendly staff and locals. Food is spot on with large portions for decent prices and great quality cooking. Deffinately recommended, especially at their brand cider festival on august bank holiday weekend

Nice little pub with traditional pub food.

Very nice, food good, a little bit cramped in restaurant

Friendly staff, wonderful food great atmosphere

The food and service was top standerd

Rode past this pub on a bike ride and promised to take my wife. We just went tonight had a lovely meal and some nice drinks (good choice of ales). Service was first class. Lovely setting and great history. Would highly recomend and we will certainly revisit👍

Great traditional village pub. Beautiful building, very friendly staff. excellent choice of food and it was excellent. Would highly recommend.

Brilliant pub. Great beer, lovely staff!

Perfect service at all times and value for money

We are on holiday from Northumberland staying near Cambridge. Had a drive out yesterday to this pub, fantastic thatched pub, great ambience, super food and very nice staff. Well worth a visit 👍

Absolutely delicious food . Very pleasant staff. Excellent service. Have been here many times .

Lovely meal with my family! Great service!

Village pub with a well deserved reputation for excellent food. Great service and super friendly staff.

Beautiful little pub with amazing food. A real tradition pub.

We dropped in during a circular walk from Clare. Despite not having a booking we were made to feel immediately at home and welcome. Covid precautions are properly in place. There’s a cosily embracing and traditional vibe, smiling service, good beer ... and a really good soup of the day with warm bread - and with butter served in a proper dish, not in those awful catering packs. We asked whether slabs of cheese could be added on the side, which they did cheerfully. It’s a lovely spot, worth returning. And for walkers from Clare, it’s half way!

Delicious food, excellent service and a great atmosphere. Felt very.safe in these strange times. Will definitely be back.

First visit. Lovely place with good food and service.

Dropped in for Sunday lunch. Excellent meal but would have liked a better portion of beef. Friendly and efficient staff operating, dare I say, COVID safe. Will definitely drop in again.

Great food, good service as usual. This is what good pub food is all about.

Good home cooked style food. Nice ale choices. Cosy atmosphere. Always enjoy my visits.

Pleasant pub with a warm fire in a quiet village. Great stop on our walk from Clare. Helpful staff and friendly locals. The beer was well kept. We had a big breakfast before our walk so weren't ready for a full meal. Our party unanimously ordered the the stuffed mushroom starter and it was delicious. Bodes well for the rest of the menu.

This was an exceptional pub we do eat out a lot but this had great food friendly staff and lovely beer with a village green setting what more could you want

Excellent food and nice friendly staff.

Excellent, friendly service and delicious food.

Great atmosphere, great food, great English village pub.

Very nice Christmas meal. All courses were pre ordered, no problems, excellent service.

Excellent Sunday Roast!! We came to the Half Moon for Sunday lunch for my mother's birthday. I booked us in here after seeing the great reviews that others had left, and now I can see why. There were 9 of us in total, family plus a couple of friends. We all had the Roast dinner. I had the Roast Beef and I have to say the food was excellent! The portion size was good and everything was cooked just perfect. Most of us had a dessert too. I had the Apple and rhubarb crumble with custard which was also lovely. Everybody remarked how much they enjoyed there meal. The pub it's self has a lovely comfy, cosy feel to it. We will definitely be coming back. Highly recommend... Easy 5 stars.

Good pub good food and good beer

Lovely service, great food, but quiet night, only 3 tables one of which was very noisy. Not the restaurant's fault. Big plus no background music

Fabulous meal here even when we had no booking and they were heaving with people

Outstanding Roast Dinners , close to unbeatable