The Half Moon in Southwark

I came to The Half Moon pub with some friends to try out their Sunday roast. Between us, we ordered the chicken , pork , beef and nut roast. Firstly, the Yorkshire puddings and gravy were delicious, as well as the potatoes but there definitely wasn’t enough. One of us got 4 potatoes whereas the rest of us only got 3. Two of us had the sirloin of beef roasts and the beef in both of our roasts was tough, chewy, hard and dry. We both had to leave a lot of it behind because it just wasn’t nice at all and when it comes to a roast , the meat is the most important part to get right so it was pretty disappointing considering it’s £23. Regarding the pork, it was also dry but still has good flavour. The chicken and nut roast was also just okay. Overall, the roasts weren’t bad but they also weren’t that great considering the price. I would come back but just for drinks and not for roasts as there’s a lovely outside area. Service was decent too.

Bar guys very lovely, restaurant staff questionable. Rude and discriminatory, after ordering food (which was expensive and dry) we moved to the restaurant section with our food. The kitchen supervisor then came over and told us very rudly to move as we've been there longer than 2 hours without food. There were two other tables which had been there for longer than us and hadn't ordered food. When we pointed this out to the supervisor he was hostile and rude and said he would refuse to serve us. The manager then refused to ask the other customers to leave even though they hadn't eaten and we had. The resturant was complety empty and we were made to leave and it was very humiliating. We were there with our family and newborn baby and we have been to the half moon pub many times for drinks but we have been made to feel so unwelcome. Were all really horrified by how we have been treated.

The staff was rude and disrespectful. Served me food with hair inside and refused to change it or refund it. Would not recommend

I had the best best time getting wedding-ready at The Half Moon Hotel! As soon as we arrived we were greeted by friendly bar staff while we had some lunch. Check in was super easy and we were allowed in early which was fab. I was in the Armstrong suite with my MoH, and my parents and family had other rooms (Duke, Schmitt and Scott). All rooms are gorgeous. So unique and lovingly decorated. Armstrong especially luxurious and very very heavenly! I felt like a queen in the room. Breakfast was delicious. So much choice and coffee tasted very good. A nice relaxed atmosphere - good for steadying the wedding nerves! The communication between myself and Ann-Marie was fantastic - she was so thorough and detailed. It really put my mind at ease and the whole weekend stay went so smoothly. There is an excellent hairdressers just outside where I had my wedding hair done - highly recommend called Aitch. Checking out was sad but we have excellent memories and my morning getting ready there is something I’ll never forget. Thanks to everyone at the half moon for an unforgettable weekend! Darcey and Wynter family x

I was saddened when this pub stopped its long tradition of live music some years ago but understand market forces and hoped for a decent dining experience after staying away for so long. Briefly, poached prawn starter with crab Rose Marie had little or no evidence of crab either visually or taste-wise with one tiny shred of the listed pickled tomato. Veggie burger was tasteless, nut roast was sloppy. Beef roast was okay and the battered haddock and chips was good. When the bill came, there were 4 mysterious strawberry daiquiris on it (£42) which we obviously queried. A new bill was brought to us with the same drinks still on the bill AND some Aperol spritz as well! After some 15 mins the correct bill was brought to us. Get it together guys - on both sides of the kitchen door.

Expensive gastro pub Great Helpful and friendly staff.I was there yesterday Due to our dear friend, John Armstrong, passing I away with family and friends. The food was good and the drink, The only thing I could say was the toilets were clean but there was a smell like I need a better clean. A Air freshener I don't know something apart from that. Good keep up the great. ☘️

Poor service, mains in dribs and drabs 15 minutes apart. Asked for salt NEVER CAME! :(

Rude bar staff served who are not dog friendly despite the other customers loving saying hi to dogs. Back garden closed so you have to sit by the main road. I’d recommend giving it a miss and going to the Florence where are you are welcome.

Gorgeous pub in the heart of Herne Hill, really nicely decorated with a lovely atmosphere. Good food and wide selection of drinks including variety of beers-on-tap. Thanks for a lovely roast last week!

Beautiful building. Great location. Room was very nice if a little small (Bean). They were very stressy at the bars closing time though, which they started cleaning around us at only 10:30.

A fascinating building with furniture quite old. The service was excellent as was the food. A good place to stay.

Pub has been nicely restored but it was £7.25 a pint (!) so not a price I’m willing to tolerate. The food was seriously overpriced relative to quality/portion, and there are just so few actual tables for what is a huge space. Herne Hill not short of good better priced venues so will be visiting them in future.

Staff was adorable but the room was very noisy (we heard the police all night long) and it was a bit far from the centre of london. Maybe we were just unlucky, if you happen to go there avoid the Cernan room at least.

Nice and friendly staff. Beautiful pub. Great selection of alcohol. 5☆☆☆☆☆

My review is of the hotel, and The Half Moon as accommodation for a wedding party. I hope I can help a couple avoid the stress, confusion, and unprofessionalism of this place. A comment I'm shocked I haven't seen about the hotel rooms is that they seem to not have double-gazed windows, or if they do, there is no sound absorption. I stayed in the Grand Suite and couldn't believe how loud the street noise was. Traffic and bin lorries full of crashing glass sounds were shockingly loud. It was commented on by my family as well as the hair and makeup artists that helped me prepare in my room. That aside, I reserved several hotel rooms for our family and ourselves, with different check-in and check-out dates. The check-in process was a huge mess - my cousin arrived first and they gave him the room that was for my sister and mother. After we corrected that, the front desk gave my sister a hard time because they didn't seem to have her correct check-out date. The night before my wedding, I received an upsetting call from the front desk claiming that no one had checked in for one of the rooms I had reserved. I explained that they would be arriving the next morning. And to top it off, there was a huge confusion ON THE MORNING of my wedding as my brother and sister in law arrived to the hotel and the staff told them they did not have a reservation, which they did. It has been almost 1 year since these events and our experience at this hotel is a sour memory from our wedding, something that should have never happened. This hotel is incapable of handling wedding accomocations, be warned. Edit: Hi Anne-Marie, I left a lot of other negative details out of my review for the sake of it's length. It's sad you have to lie about our dog, who was a happy guest at our wedding reception. There are many other reviews commenting poorly on the experience at your establishment and unprofessionalism of your staff.

Amateur hour - come here if you want to be served by a bunch of chumps who don’t understand the concept of legal tender. One star for the tasty buffalo wings. But beware as you can’t pay for the wings with cash or card depending on how low the staff’s IQ is trending Response to Ann-Marie: I didn’t understand how this pub was so highly rated on Google maps. But if you doctor honest reviews … the rating stacks up. Cheers

Hyggelig pub med et godt kjøkken i Herne Hill i SE London. Vi har bodd her tidligere, i 2021, og stakk innom for en sen lunch.

Guter Service, gute Küche. Die Atmosphäre im Restaurant war sehr angenehm. Der Service sehr aufmerksam. Die Küche leistungsfähig ohne lange Wartezeiten. Der Beef Burger ist zu empfehlen mit super frittierten Chips. Die Gäste angenehm. Die Weinkarte gut sortiert.

Good selection of beers. Awful food. If you’re going to charge those prices AT LEAST add a garnish! £16.95 for a burger and chips. Very disappointed.

Room lovely food absolutely terrible not cooked steak very tough and bloody .. breakfast had 3 long hairs in it… felt sick a this… toast not toasted like bread .. salmon out of a tin disguised with mountains of sickly sauce .. when expressed not happy to lovely waitress…chef heard saying didn’t care about social media to staff…seen on phone when meant to be working terrible won’t want to stay again unless much better chef ..

Visited for the first time and ordered a meal before watching live music. Service was extremely slow. We tried to order the baked Camembert over the app but couldn’t so went and waited ages to order it at the bar. I had the Caesar Salad which was quite possible the worst I’ve ever seen or tasted. Not to mention it was a starter size portion. It had next to no salad leaves, tiny morsels of chicken which you had to hunt to find amongst all the chopped egg on the plate and a very strange ‘uncovered in the fridge food taste with the iceberg lettuce’ The starters all arrived with the main course and the Camembert was nowhere to be seen until we asked where it was and it showed up 10 minutes after we’d finished our horrible meal. I’m Sorry to write a bad review but above is only the truth.

I turned up after travelling for almost five hours on the train and was met by a helpful member of staff when I asked to check in. Due to the layout of the hotel above the bar they showed me to my room 'IRWIN' They quickly explained all I needed to know about my room and left me to it which was great until I started looking for the fridge..... for those staying in the Irwin room its hidden in the filing cabinet. I laughed to myself when I found it knowing I should have looked there earlier. The room was a lot bigger than you would normally expect from those above a pub which meant that a huge bed was able be placed in there without compromising any walking space around the sides of it. Tea, coffee, coffee bags and an espresso machine all provided along with a number of posh looking chocolates neatly placed on the desk. Great touch. The bathroom was a decent size with a shower and a free standing bath. Decor was quirky as in they have used old restored furniture, filing cabinets to give it character instead of standard boring same style in every room. The bed had a firm mattress which is something that I like and the pillows could be moulded into any shape you wanted that made you feel comfortable. A decent pillow always makes the difference. If you like your room to be silent then it might be advisable when booking to ask for one to the rear of the hotel. There is a set of traffic light right outside the front and as its London a lot of people use motorbikes. When they are all stationary at the lights they can be heard along with the odd train passing by as Herne station is right next to the hotel. It wasn't an issue for me as I'm used to this type of noise but just wanted to let you know if its something that may bother you. Breakfast was great. (full English) If there is something you don't fancy from it they will change it for anything else that is part of that breakfast. (Extra sausage instead of mushrooms for me please!) Herne station I mentioned earlier has a direct train into Victoria that takes just over ten minute so close enough for anyone wanting to visit London but not stay in the city centre. Overall a great place and I'm already due to stay there again in three week. I'll be straight to the fridge for my free beer now I know where you've hidden it.

Popped in for a pint with a mate. The bar staff were totally engrossed with helping someone sat at the bar solve a crossword puzzle rather than offering any service. When we finally got served the bar guy didn’t make eye contact or react when we both thanked him. Just a nod would have been nice. We might not have been there apart from the fact that he wanted our money. Very unfriendly.

It’s not super expensive but it is pricey enough that the basics should easily be met within the price point. Frankly, it never feels like money was well spent when one could have done it better oneself... 1. Anticipate food allergies - how hard is it to offer a gluten free option/substitute in a major metropolitan city in 2021? A bit of foresight. Put yourself in your customer’s shoes and start there. Buy in a gluten-free Yorkshire. It’s not rocket science. 2. Have the food - roast lunches in this case - show up cooked (undercooked root veg isn’t a thing anywhere except in farm yards - it’s just hard and cold). If you describe your roast beef as pink on the menu - make sure it is pink, not grey... Potato’s had an eighties school dinner vibe... Likely lethal if thrown... 3. If you cannot get the food out at a quick enough pace, it really (!) sticks in the craw when you start table-turning. After all, it’s literally your establishment’s own fault if your patrons can’t get through their meal in time because the team messed the order up and took an age to get food onto the table. And look - let’s make something clear - it was only carvery for godsake. Very disappointing. Looked like chaos in the kitchen. Servers walking around looking bored on the restaurant floor. Hospitality is a tough gig. You have to love it. There was no love here. I really can’t see us coming back. Ever.

Awesome Roast - like I’ve never tasted before. Visited last Sunday to celebrate a family meal and forthcoming birthday. Have to say the I have never looked forward to a Sunday pub toast but this one was simply out of this world. Absolutely can’t fault it. I had beef and pork. The plate simply looked amazing and when digging in the vegetables were the freshest and tastiest I have had. The Yorkshire pudding was sumptuous and we were also given a plate of the very special vegan puss too. The staff throughout the whole evening could not be faulted. Service with amazing smiles even behind the mask. Well done to all the staff. A place not to be missed and at £16.50. You could not ask for anything more.

Poorly managed, the existing supervisors (or those that claim to be) are rude and unprofessional in general. Had an awful time there. I feel sorry for the staff, bore witness to one lady berating other members of staff literally because there was nothing to be done, which makes no sense, if there's something to be done they aren't doing their jobs.

One of my local pubs that I have always enjoyed visiting but the service let down our experience last night. We were given a 2 hour time slot which would have been fine if we were told about this when we entered the pub. Not knowing we were on the clock to order the food we took our time (and some of the party were running late) and then after 20 minutes of trying to get a waiters attention we were told we only had 20 minutes left and couldn’t stay any longer. I understand things are time restricted right now because of Covid but if you simply let people know at the start of the reservation about the time restrictions it would have saved on the unfortunate outcome of our evening. Also checking on tables regularly would have helped too. I would recommend the Florence or the Commerical if you are looking for better service nearby 👍

This is a large restaurant and with distancing the tables are well spaced. Ceilings are high with doors and windows kept open. It is not a particularly attractive place but the food is good. Beefburger containing tasty and lean meat with great triple cooked chips. The service was quite slow and you had to get the attention of staff. However it was on a night with the £10 off! There is also an uninspiring outside terrace for sunny days. Overall I enjoyed the experience and the bill for 4 with drinks was £84 including service but with £40 discount.

Full disclosure, I have a background in managing pubs which in addition served food. In brief, shocking service, loads of staff whom are running around & not actually managed by a GM. Thirty minutes for actual service which I had to request twice with a hungry toddler in tow. Bearing in mind that once was from a GM whom did....nothing. The floor was only a quarter full in terms of covers. The food. A veggie option feta and sweet potato pie that was ridiculously small in terms of a portion. Roasted spuds that tasted like they had been sat on a table top for a decade, utterly underwhelming. It says a lot that the head chef has costed up his plates and serves a miserly slice of a veggie pie that in terms of costing is substantially cheaper then the meat cuts. I am relatively local to this establishment and find it ridiculous that Fullers (the owners) spent a huge amount on a refurb, yet they cannot employ a GM whom can actually manage a team of service staff and a kitchen whom can deliver good food, what they are delivering here is not acceptable. In terms of service and quality of food it really is a case of mutton dressed as lamb. Lastly, drinks prices really are beyond a joke overpriced. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

We stayed here for two nights and had supper in-house on the first night and breakfast on both days. We were joined by two family members for the supper and had a good time. Friendly helpful approachable staff. Food served moderately quickly. Good sized portions and well composed and tasting dishes. The much recommended vegan burger was not available nor the ceviche which was a pity but the substitutes were OK. The puddings were good. The meal for four with one (or was it two?) bottles of a very serviceable Merlot came to about £150 total. We the moved to the bar which had an airy and sort of Victorian feel was quiet but then it was a January Tuesday night. The breakfasts were included in the hotel deal and we were almost alone in the restaurant both days, although our slouch regime brought us down well after nine both days. I’m not sure if other options had been exhausted but the continental spread amounted just to a few croissants and pain au chocolat, a jar of cereal, another of bland muesli and a few bananas, some orange and apple juices and what seemed like some diluted cranberry. There were smallish flasks of coffee and water. No cheese or cold meats etc that you would expect almost anywhere these days. We were however also entitled to the fuller cooked options. On the first day I had the blueberry pancakes with slices of banana, but the two pancakes were over two cms thick and had no flavour and were heavy going. On the second day I had the vegetarian full breakfast which was alright but the mixed vegetable mousse sausages were novel but not much fun. My partner had more enjoyable egge benedict etc which well satisfied her. Given that this is a pub with food and no fancy pretensions, our deal was better than lodge options and the Thameslink station was just across the road we have no significant gripes about the food. We would stay again and wouldn’t balk at eating in.

Came here to eat but the food was mainly disappointing or unexceptional. The braised ox cheek should have been falling apart and tender, but was an unpleasant combination of chewy and gelatinous. Ugh. The accompaniments were okay. The toffee sauce with the sticky toffee pudding mainly tasted of butter and was the consistency of melted butter. Generally I expected better given the price and billing. My other half said it was probably all cook chill. I would hope not but I have tasted much better cook chill food if it was. Service was friendly and decent. The location is good, but I'm not sure I would return.

Had a little Marshall amp Bluetooth speaker in the room, beautiful decor. Small room, but you get what you pay for. Staff were lovely, food smelled amazing (didn't have a chance to eat) and the atmosphere in the pub was great - pretty busy, but not overwhelming.

I went for a Sunday roast and the food was great! However our waitress was not. They offer both single roasts or ones to share. When we asked why the beef and chicken roast for 2 was just double the price but the pork (which we wanted) was over double she just responded "I don't know. What do you want?" She then took my wine menu out of my hands before I had ordered anything! Our table was wobbly and when we asked for some paper to put underneath it, she just walked off (we ended up asking someone else) To add insult to injury she then came over and tried to take away our food while we were still eating it. Everyone else who served us was lovely which was the only reason I agreed to pay the 12.5% service charge already added to the bill. I would return but would avoid her at all costs...

Excellent Sunday roast, the best I've had outside my own home in ages! There was a slight issue with the food (due to them being exceptionally busy) but this was rectified graciously and to a more then acceptable standard. We were also given a complimentary...

Very friendly people working at the half moon. The cook seems passionate about his job, that is why he chooses the best ingredients and the taste is so good.

I went for roast today and was very disappointed with the food. Anaemic roast potatoes, unwashed cabbage, Bisto gravy and vile Yorkshire puddings. Perhaps Aunt Bessie is head chef? Avoid this place. The service was actually good, it's just a shame you pay a lot...

Big family lunch. The pub has been decorated well and has a welcoming feel, staff were friendly. It's obviously a well liked and busy place. The menu was pretty limited, half a dozen starters and any roast you want (including vegetarian). Between us we tried...

Was really looking forward to visiting this iconic pub but.. decor at the entrance bar looked lovingly restored. The rest... hmm ok. Was meeting a special friend that i had not seen for 2 years. 4 of us. Food... 2 roast dinners looked ok, my...

We really enjoyed the atmosphere on a lazy afternoon. The beer was ok, however services can be improved. I asked 2 pints of IPA,The cask was finished during the second pint, missing a good part I asked are you going to top up?The lady look...

Had such a disappointing meal last night at the Half Moon pub. Despite the restaurant being almost empty, the service was poor - the four or five waiting staff spent most of the time chatting to each other and it was hard to attract their...

It's a nice looking pub but the attitude of some of the bar staff let it down. I was waiting at the bar for a drink. The bar waitress was a few feet away, and when she finished serving a customer I caught her attention...

Average food and small portion for a premium pub price. Partner was asked if she had allergies - she has a mild peanut allergy - so they just left half the food off her plate 😂. One way of doing it I suppose, but you’d...

We visited yesterday and left feeling thoroughly fleeced. Round of drinks - 2 pints, a g&t and a tin of pop - 25 quid. Food outrageously priced too including that pork pie - for the price we were expecting it to form part of ploughmans'...

This place has gone downhill. Despite claiming to offer a la carte on Sunday evenings the daytime roasts were pretty much all that was on offer, and what was served was cold and had to be sent back to be reheated. Service was poor with...

Food was ok. Nothing special and not the best locally. However what really annoyed was the poor bar service, inattentive staff and general poor attitude. Not the best bar/restaurant in Herne Hill by some way.

This is my second time eating here. The previous time was two years ago for my mother's birthday when we waited over an hour for her main course and had to keep reminding the waitress that we were still waiting (we were the only ones...

Well, where to start with the cooking and service 'car crash' which is the only way to describe our Bank Holiday Monday lunch. So, let's start with the food since good cooking will always win over poor service - sadly far from the case here....

I have not eaten in the restaurant or used it as a hotel. It is one of my local pubs. It is beautiful with a large outside seating area and great architectural features. A wide range of beers and cider. And thank God! No football...

Victorian Society visit to a Grade II listed pub, with ORIGINAL Victorian interior. If you were a member of the Vic Soc you’d appreciate our excitement: well done Fuller’s for resisting the temptation to rip it all out. And there the excitement ended. Decent service...

The Half Moon is lovely cosy place to dine, my partner and I were recommended to eat here and we weren’t disappointed. Lovely warm and cosy for any occasion really. The vibe and atmosphere is not what I expected from a pub and the decor...

Went last night for a meal with friends. Disappointing starter on a cold plate, main course was the smallest, skinniest plaice fillet I’ve ever had alongside a very salty combination of olives and tomatoes- with no carbs at all. My friends had beef and venison-...

I went for dinner here for the first time and was very disappointed. The starter of smoked salmon was completely tasteless The steak was adequate but came with only a few chips and half a partially cooked tomato The burger was on a horrible cheap...

I have been drinking at this pub for nearly 30 years and it has been through countless changes. It closed for years due to flooding and like a Phoenix has risen from the ashes. Its a remarkably beautiful pub with a lovely 'snug' with beautiful...

Been in the adjacent area of Forest Hill but never stopped by here and ws clearly a miss. This has been refurbished few years back and it is lovely, loads of varied drinking space to suit all groups and all of it very nicely laid...

My wife and I chose the Half Moon as we wanted to be sure to get good food in a nice environment. Fuller’s pub are usually a guarantee of this, and we’d visited here before for a pint since it reopened. We were seated in...

I have used this pub for years and it has relatively recently reopened as a hotel, pub and restaurant. We went for dinner with friends and had a great time. The pub had a buzz with happy people of all ages, a great selection of...

I have visited this pub twice, the first time being an enjoyable experience in summer last year. Last year, we came for a drink and during the week and were able to eat some reasonably priced food and enjoy a pint (apparently during the week...

Usually love coming to this pub, but food and attitude sucks. We received our fish and chips in suspiciously record time and it became obvious why. The batter was a dull brown grey colour and oozing with grease - tasting the fish inside it was...

I’ve previously visited the pub, the man behind the bar with the blonde pony tail had issues with believing our ages and decided not to visit again. Today we came in after a few weeks hoping that we could just have a nice chill pint...

I've come here before and dining room food is good but the barbeque food was cold. I had to go back with my burger and received no apology from the server. In addition the outside bar staff were incredibly slow at serving. Disappointing visit.

Popped in here for a quick lunch with friends. The inside is calm and sophisticated compared the old public house exterior. Food is modern and with a good choice and is well cooked. And there are a number of areas to eat. Staff were efficient...

Ate here last week, big dining room at the back, same menu available in the bar areas if you prefer to do that. Pleasant but slow service which seemed a bit unwarranted as the restaurant wasn’t very busy (although if the place only had one...

Stopped by here whilst waiting to pick up family from the nearby train station. The beautifully carved wooden bar and etched glass windows are truly impressive. Full credit to Fullers for a brilliant restoration job on this historical pub - I’m informed U2, The Police,...

Used to hang out here when visiting my sister, and my son and I have enjoyed a few televised football matches. Yes, sometimes there were a few too many drunks but the sense of history (The Clash played their first gigs here; the hilarious Hattie...

Since I was in the area, thought I'd pop in and meet some friends. Service was friendly and cheerful...unfortunately the food wasn't that great. Only had a burger, but it was a bit below average. Nice building though.

Busy pub at 6.30 on a Friday evening. Bartender rather surly unfortunately. We decided to have a meal there last minute. Restaurant staff very friendly and efficient. Had an excellent burger and chips. Good atmosphere and decor. Would definitely go again.

I have been to the Half Moon for drinks a number of times and have always found the staff pretty unhelpful. I had head good things about the restaurant, so we decided to visit for Sunday lunch. The restaurant was pleasant enough, but food was...

Service was excellent. Food great and very good value for money. There is a lovely atmosphere in the restaurant and the very large bar areas.

I love this pub but Fuller’s need to pull their finger out. The building has been really well restored and there is always a good atmosphere but the service is dire. They are massively understaffed and the majority of the barmen are positively unfriendly and...

We had a party of 12 for a friend’s birthday. Roast dinners arrived looking lovely, but 7 arrived cold. Staff were very apologetic, but not really good for the amount we are paying for a roast

This has been a great new addition to Herne Hill. Went for dinner for the first time this week with their January 20% off deal. Lovely decor. Our waiter was absolutely lovely, the wine list is extensive and reasonably priced. The food is good gastropub...

Went this week with family for a quick meal, lovely food in nice setting. Quite inventive choices. Not particularly great service but good choice of beers.

Went here for a quick lunch. Wife had a salad which she said was nice, burger could have been good but bread was dry and seemed like yesterday’s.

Went here last week for our company Christmas meal only to be told that we should have pre-booked the Xmas menu when we made our booking online. However, this was not obvious when I did the booking - I just entered the date and number...

We had a brilliant party at the Half Moon for my wife's 30th birthday in December 2017. We booked 'The Workshop', which is a separate function room in the garden of the pub. It has its own bar and a really nice vibe. The staff...

I haven't eaten at the Half Moon since the Great Flood, but the roast we had was magnificent. Nice touch was the hot gravy being delivered by Karen half way through. Mulled wine needed work, but the service by Karen was second to none.

We’ve eaten here on a couple of occasions, most recently for Sunday lunch. Great roast with excellent service, will definitely return, lovely atmosphere.

Regularly stay at this lovely hotel recently refurbished to a very high standard. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Breakfasts are freshly prepared, great choice, delicious food and made even more enjoyable by the service from the lovely Karen and Beata who are always...

We made it at last to The Half Moon and I looked forward to my pub fish and chips. The chips were indeed delicious (and equally expensive), though the fish was poor, crispy on the outside but tepid and soggy in the centre. It also...

Popped in was quiet night enjoyed my pint would have had another staff no where to be found so went elsewhere its a good pub &restaurant but you need concentrate on your customers not trying finish early Get the live music back on &show the...

Just had lunch here and whilst the service and chips were very good, the falafel wrap I ordered was one of the worst things I have ever eaten. I should have said something but, being with a large group of work colleagues, I did not...

Had a very good tasty three course meal that met all my expectations. It was a celebratory meal and it was just right. The wine was good and fairly priced. Service was good without being pretentious. Definitely recommend this place if you want real food!...

Went for lunch here with no prior knowledge of the establishment. The back restaurant space reminded me of the wonderful Capetonian style, airy and bright. In the sunshine it was a lovely place to eat. First meal was a sweet potato gnocchi, well made, flavoursome,...

We attended a cabaret evening that The Half Moon hosted as part of the herne hill festival and had a great evening. The singers were all excellent and even had the kitchen staff dancing as they worked. Good food and great service too.

Much effort went into keeping this pub but the result contains few of the componants of a good or acceptable local. The food is hit and miss, the atmosphere studied and awkward. Everything is very expensive even for this part of south London.

So, after enough misfires at "The Dog" down the road in Dulwich we agreed to give the Half Moon a go. Very pleasantly surprised about every aspect of the experience. Happy friendly people, delicious food (the sea bream was excellent) and the pub itself is...

I have eaten here twice.The first time was within a couple of weeks after the pub had reopened.The food was reasonably well prepared, there was a good buzz in the restaurant [although the bar was very noisy and that fed into the restaurant] and the...

The Half Moon used to be the least expensive pub in Herne Hill. They served pizzas which were both cheaper and tastier than the leading pizza chain restaurant opposite, and the pub was renowned for live music; I saw numerous bands perform there over the...

We are local, so very proud of Herne Hill's beautiful Victorian pub, particularly since it was brilliantly restored and brought back to life earlier this year after closure for more than 3 years. This was a third visit and on every occasion the experience has...

Rather a curious one this - went with a group of friends, got a great table in the restaurant area and were given plenty of time to choose our food from a great looking menu. The food was unquestionably of a good standard, dishes executed...

I visited here today with my husband, son and his partner. It was a very hot bank holiday mon and so was very busy. We managed to secure a table outside this is where a point is lost I'm afraid ..... no shade and a...

Four of us had dinner here in the main restaurant last night. We had high hopes as the menu sounded really interesting, but the food itself was disappointingly mediocre - not terrible,just a bit unmemorable and uninteresting - and for around £60 a head (3...

My first visit since the late '60s and, knowing it had had a make over, I approached with some trepidation. I need not have worried. Fullers have done it again. The integrity of the pub has been retained and improvements made sympathetically. The beers were...

This was our second visit to the Half Moon pub, the first had been for drinks only, on a Sunday which had been quite pleasant. We were really pleased to see the kids fenced in section at the back where we could still have a...

It was our first time at the Half Moon, either under this incarnation or its previous one. What a pleasant surprise. The food was good, the prices were reasonable, the service was outstanding, the dining room is light and airy. All in all it was...

As a lot of people have already said the venue is lovely - very big with lots of outside seating which makes it popular and it is quite buzzy. But menu is rather dull- nothing that really made me think - yes that should be...

Like coming in here but some of the staff are so rude &cant even make drinks properly hate the limited food menu in bar +outside wanted eat in restaurant got told was fully booked 5 mins later a group of americans came in no reservation...

I went with my family expecting a lovely lunch except it was the worst food we have all ever tasted, despite all of this we had lovely service from the waiters and a lovely interior shame the food was a huge let down. I couldn't...

Very cold, unfriendly service, seemingly badly trained staff. There are much nicer pubs in the area.

I can't comment on the food or service so this is a bit of a strange review. Went in today with some friends and asked if we could sit down to lunch. Bloke behind the bar pointed to a half empty restaurant and said it...