The Half Moon Midhurst in Chichester

Superb Sunday roast, nice topside of beef with all the trimmings. Friendly Staff, good service, would definitely go again.

Was contacted about playing music at the pub at short notice, said yes, then it was cancelled. They asked if we were available this weekend, again I said yes. Have tried to contact pub to confirm, left messages on email and mobile ( landline doesn't work), and very discourteously, there has been no reply...

We had the most delicious, well cooked, hot and tasty Sunday roast at the Half Moon. The welcome into this pub is the warmest, kindest and most sincere we’ve experienced for a long time. The wine is very good value and tastes good. Above all the food is excellent. The portion is huge, with a fantastic selection of vegetables all included. The meat is good quality and the Chef is very happy to accommodate dietary requirements and restrictions. All in all a very happy Sunday lunch! Great value, warm environment, clean with lovely hosts. We’ll definitely be back … very soon!

Lizi and I were out on a road trip and we’re looking for a place to eat. I had driven past this place before and always wanted to pop in. So we did, on Sunday 17th Sept at about 1;45pm, just on the off chance that they may have a table. We were made to feel so welcome by the young man who served us, then by the Lady who I believe may have been the Landlady. The food was magnificent and be warned reader, the portions are huge. We highly recommend this lovely place 😊

Don’t drive past without calling in! Our first visit, we will be back. Excellent service and great food, the place is immaculate inside. Congratulations👏

Had a lovely lunch here. Warm welcome, great food which was well priced and presented. Really like the new decor. Would recommend.

We had heard from friends that it was under new management and the food was really good. We popped in on a Saturday afternoon and had a meal which was superb.. Freshly cooked and very good value, worth a visit. Lots of space in the side and back garden, pool table and Pac-Man indoors along with a nice large seated area inside. Toilets immaculate. Very welcoming. We will go again.

The staff were friendly, food was excellent. The portions are big, we were very happy and excellent presentation, tasted delicious. Staff were attentive. Couldn't of asked for better food or service.... oh and the prices ate very good too.

Lovely place we stumbled upon, on our way back from Bognor Regis. Lovely friendly welcome on arrival. Food was outstanding all freshly cooked, you could clearly tell the chef takes pride in what he cooks. We will be returning again for a Sunday Roast. Give it a try it is well worth a visit xx

After a long walk all we needed on a Sunday was a roast lunch. We had driven past the Half Moon on the way so thought we would give it a go. I am so pleased we did, the pub has recently changed hands and the food did not disappoint. Now I love a roast, this exceeded even my mums! Huge selection of vegetables , all perfectly seasoned with generous portions. The most delicious home made stuffing hall that accompanies this roast was the icing on the cake. We highly recommend a visit. Service was very friendly and everywhere was spotless. The girls running this pub deserve a huge pat on the back. A much needed addition to midhurst !!

Yesterday 30th October I drove back from Somerset to East Sussex and stopped desperate for a coffee, quick lunch and the loo! The charming general manager served me and could not have been more polite and efficient. He made me a couple of wonderful instant coffees - the coffee machine was out of action . I ordered chicken goujons and garlic mayonnaise which came with a salad and was delicious. The toilets were very clean as was the pub. When you are driving 200 miles and you stop you want the whole experience to be quick and easy and relaxing; all of which this was.

Food was ok typical pub food nothing to exciting pub was freezing no heating on No ambiance in pub at all Bar staff was pleasant

Very impressed!!!!! Me, my best friend and our children went to the half moon in midhurst and the service was brilliant and the food 🤤😍 oh wow!!! I had the steak and my friend had the pulled pork burger, dirty fries and slaw. Absolutely amazing. Steak cooked to perfection 😍 I actually finished my friends fries after trying her fries. Kids loved there meals ( sausage mash and peas) puddings are delicious Must visit 😍

Each Sunday for the last few months I've explored various places to eat Sunday lunch in the South Downs. Many places have been very expensive or the food average or the service lacking or some combination of these three. The Half Moon hosted by Rosemarie has been an exceptional experience. Both the service and standard of food have been consistently fantastic. And exceedingly good value for money compared to other local places. I highly recommend Sunday lunch at this venue and would especially praise the turkey (followed by jam roly poly!)..

Return here for the 1st time since new management took over. Had a wonderful dinner. Fresh potatoes homemade Yorkshire pudding. Meat was lovely and tender. Fresh veg as much as you wanted. Crackling was fantastic. Had apple crumble for pudding was 2nd to none. Very friendly and helpful staff. Couldn’t ask for more. 🍴

Came to the pub recently after seeing that they had a new chef onboard. We were greeted immediately by rosemary who was very welcoming. We had 2 young children with us and this wasn’t a problem. Rosemary got us a high chair and took our order. We thought we would try the pies as have always been big fans. The kids had pasta. After about 15 minutes the kids started to get a little fidgety, next thing rosemary comes out with their dinner saying the chef thought the kids might like theirs first. This was amazing and really helped settle the kids so we could enjoy our evening. We had chicken and leek pie and it was presented very well. I honestly could not fault this food. Served with chips or mash and veg which gave us options. Honestly very impressed with the service and will be returning to try more of the new chefs food.

We had been meaning to try this pub for a long time, having seen their marketing posts on facebook about steak nights - which included VEGAN steak (brilliant, as I no longer eat meat!). So we managed to book in on the last night of Eat Out to Help Out. Upon arrival, we had to wait at the bar for 10 minutes before we got served. We eventually got served, but weren't asked if we wanted ice etc. the cocacola tasted like plastic and gone off. We sat down at the table, which was sticky and pretty grim. We were then told that they'd run out of steak.. on steak night.. I then found that they had taken the vegan option off of the menu too. The only vegetarian options both had spinach and mushrooms in. There's more to life than mushrooms. I did query this on their fb page, but I was ignored. Hence this rating!

Do you change your vegetarian and vegan menu often as we have to ask on the day what is available. There are more and more vegans now a days.

Recently became under new management and been redo rated and revamped. Wow what a difference! Clean and nicely revamped. Friendly, welcoming staff. Great food. The steak was amazing and a very large plate full. Would recommended going. Great family restaurant and garden and very child friendly. You won't be disappointed

Wow - what a great pub meal. Reasonable prices but with excellent quality and quantity. All food homemade, including the most delicious ice cream. Rosemarie was an excellent host and we will certainly go back soon. Highly recommended.

What is the point of advertising all the Covid-19 precautionary measures if one gets seriously filthy and unwashed mugs still boasting the dried-up marks in the shape of previously uses.Following a ten mile walk in the otherwise beautiful countryside we were looking for a cup of tea. I paid £5 for two teas but we left them untouched and went to our car and had teas in the village.Any landlord/lady should know better!

Second night on the trot the food is delicious ,had Lamb Shank tonight wow it was great .my wife had the same and my son had the burger he ate everything ,same as the night before ,well worth a visit ,under new management Rosemary is so helpful sir all the other members of staff

Firstly this pub has been taken over by a lovelyLady called Rosemary, so give it a try and under new management which I don’t think people are aware off . She is very welcoming and has been busy redoing the garden area which is lovely and enjoyable to sit and have a good catch up with family / friends .She has also updated all the inside , we went there tonight for our dinner re the 50% off trying to help the food industry and OMG the food was amazing . Both my son and I had prawn cocktail which was so big and presented beautifully.Then the mains my sons was like man v food and he dimolished it.Would def recommend trying as you will want to go back and eat again once you tried it . We def will .Well doneRosemary your doing a fab job. Happy customers x See you next week for me to try something else maybe the lamb shanks

Really lovely pub ideal for the family or for meeting new people. Afternoon lunch and sunday carvery is amazing!

A bit tired on the outside but other than that I had a good experience here,I had the roast beef and a colleague had the turkey,good portions very good value for money,lovely dinner,we where served by Abby and I think Kerry was her name toke our desert orders really friendly staff,definitely be back.thank you for a pleasant experience..

Very pleasant meal nice atmosphere.Against. Slow service. As I was pushed for time I had to rush my meal. All in all not bad.

I can't belive this place has been allowed to go on this long the place is filthy. Looks like a saloon from mad max. The bar looks like there especting some kind of exorcism at least there's a sigh of being ready for something. From what I've heard about the kitchen I would rather have captain hook give me a free prostate exam then have a free mea here. At least you can see if his hooks clean. Keep hoping be under mangment like it was years ago but no such luck

Had a wonderful Sunday lunch here. Always pre book. Fantastic meat very tender. Great selection of vegetables. Friendly staff always accommodating.

Checked the website to see when it was open and it showed from 12noon till 11pm on Sunday but when we arrived at 3.30pm the restaurant was all in darkness and no one around. So we didn't eat there!!

Friendly place to stop for a refreshing pint or game of pool. Sunday Carvery is brilliant value with some of the best roast potatoes I have ever eaten.

Absolutely atrocious. Preordered 5 nut roasts at Christmas, they served supermarket own frozen ‘nut cutlets’ and charged £10 each meal. THere was no vegetarian gravy available, the chef ‘forgot’ to get some, and the staff weren’t that apologetic. The vegetables were so over cooked and mushy they wouldn’t even stay on your fork. The landlord hid in the back room because he didn’t want to manage the situation and left the elderly dinner lady to take any complaints. Charged my elderly grandmother £50 for these sad excuses for a meal, which they had plenty of time to prepare for. The environment was not clean, the light in the bathroom was intermittent and you couldn’t see properly. Just awful from start to finish.

First time been here for Xmas day lunch. Had Turkey, Gammon and Beef. Good portions of tender and moist meat. Selection of cooked veg not over cooked. A super lunch and as usual v friendly staff. Thank you

Tim B's comment about loutish group in the public bar is out of place in today;s society.I have been a regular here for quite a long time and enjoy a pint and chat with these customers, who are hard working men and women, who enjoy a laugh and joke together. Perhaps I was there and maybe I'm tarred with the same title 'Lout', better than being a TNG. Oh! for the record I'm a church organist and professional musician!!!Go to this pub often on a Sunday for their excellent carvery. Because of the numbers that flow through the door for this experience the staff have to work very hard to keep up with all the orders, but usually everyone is satisfied.

I was here for lunch today the restaurant is very clean, well presented and the staff were very helpful. The carvery was very well presented and very nice. The pub is on a main road so very convenient for passing trade. The parking is ample but covered in trees and plants so cars were covered in dew but other than that a very good restaurant

We always look forward to visiting for the carvery. Good portion of meat and veg a great selection and not over cooked. Love the roast spuds and a really tasty gravy

After a full on camping weekend we drove past this pub and saw a blackboard outside saying ‘breakfasts served for £6’. It was still quite early on Sunday but we thought why not? We pulled up and the pub looked closed. There were two people outside who obviously worked there and my boyfriend asked if they were open. They weren’t sure if they were but said did we want breakfast. We did so the (turns out) chef said he’d make us some. We went into the pub and sat down. We saw a coffee machine so ordered two coffees. The landlady(?) then made us two weak, instant coffees and we were gutted as we’d not had a hot drink all weekend. We were charged an extra £1.50 each for them too! So the breakfast didn’t include a drink. The chef then told us he had no beans - which was ok - but really?- if you’re advertising it outside. The food came - it was hot and tasty. No toast sadly (another breakfast given surely) but it did the job. The chef was very polite and checked if we’d enjoyed the food. A little music would have helped as we were alone in there and it was deathly quiet. It all felt a bit odd and I think I’d have preferred them to tell us they weren’t open as they clearly weren’t ready for customers. Not sure we will go back.

We have been here a few times and every visit a pleasure. Staff are v friendly and welcoming. The carvery is the best. Vegetables cooked just right and always 3 choices of meat which are tender and tasty. The roast spuds are perfect and hard not having a plateful!

Went here for a Christmas meal with a coach firm, was made welcome. First two meals came, seemed ages before the rest came. The food was delicious, pub was olde worlde in style and was a bit too dark for my taste. We were well looked after and the cook came out and asked if meal was ok which it was. Pulled the crackers and wore the hat and laughed at the corny jokes inside! The pub has a good reputation for roasts and it is well deserved.

Booking over the phone was great. Really helpful and friendly. On arrival we were greeted with a warm smile by the landlord (I assume. Tall man, blue t-shirt) and directed the the dining room. We walked in and immediately asked if we had booked. No 'hello' or 'welcome'. Ordered our drinks and sat for around 15 minutes. Stood up to go for the carvery and we were asked if everything was alright with our meal. This was getting strange now. The food was amazing though. Beat cauliflower cheese I've ever had in a restaurant. The chef actually came over and asked if everything was alright with our meal. Which was appreciated as no one had bothered until he asked. I understand when it's busy it does get hard, but there were only 3 other tables. The dessert was hands down my favourite bit. I asked for the Apple pie and asked if it would be possible to have custard and cream. I was told no immediately and was informed it didn't go together. I was very surprised by this. Having worked in the industry myself for many years I've been met by many requests and always catered for them if I could. I did end up getting both, but I suspect that was because I was over heard saying how rude it was. I was ignored for the rest of the meal by the waitress. Excellent food but customer service training would not go amiss. I won't be returning purely because of the service I received

Very odd atmosphere in this pub. Staff, bar the landlord who was friendly enough, all seemed generally disengaged and / or stressed / rude. We were actually told off by the lady who greeted us for moving tables (even though the man who showed us through said we had a choice between two). Then when she took our desert order later she told us she was due to finish her shift so she couldn't wait for one person who was away from the table changing a nappy (she helpfully suggested that we could use the sofa in the main dining area to do this next time as everyone else did....). The waitress, who served us desert, left stacks of our dirty main dishes in the centre of the table and simply served our deserts around them - no intention whatsoever of clearing them or the other empty tables around us. Never experienced a meal quite like it! Serious customer service training needed in this place!

The Half Moon does very affordable, and excellent, carvery on Sundays.

Tres de nosotros nos llama para un almuerzo en un pub tradicional en el puente de mayo el lunes y no nos decepcionó en cuanto a la comida; el buen jamón tallada y las salchichas eran especialmente buenos. El pub actualmente carece de ambiente pero, espero, con el tiempo el bastante nuevos gerentes/inquilinos (? Atraerá a más visitantes) y construir una buena reputación. Ha sido arriba y abajo a lo largo de los años y sería bueno verlo de vuelta en el!

El personal nos pareció muy amable y acogedor. Cuando visite por segunda vez nos recibieron como si fuéramos viejos amigos. Volveremos de nuevo para el domingo. valor asados Mejores patatas asadas que tuve en un pub! Precioso jardín posterior para los días soleados de verano.

Fuimos a la Media Luna en Midhurst por necesidad, porque otros bares, en el tiempo, en la ciudad eran "Lo siento, ningún Chef: Cerrado cocina"

Fuimos a la Media Luna después de un largo paseo por una pinta y aperitivos. El personal era antipática y no podría importarle menos, hicieron un punto de este. La pinta que pedimos era mediocre y probado como si habían sido encontrados en vinagre. . . Interior era un estado de los clientes, a pesar de no visible. La barra estaba cubierto de charcos de líquido que la persona que nos hizo un punto para colocar nuestra comida. Las mesas de dentro no había sido despejada de comida o vasos. Basta con decir que no nos quedamos mucho y no recomendaré este pub.

Utilizamos para ir en el Half Moon, pero en los últimos años ha habido una cuota de nuevo terratenientes. Todos ellos nos han dado una oportunidad, pero su estado arriba y abajo, por desgracia. Pero nosotros tratamos hoy y qué transformación y su buzz volver! ! Es lo que domingo asados pub ha necesitado por mucho tiempo. Es lo suficientemente grande para asegurarse de que no se sentaba en la otra y funciona realmente bien. La comida era genial, fresco y excelente relación calidad-precio. Los postres eran 10 / 10, con una gran variedad. Regresaremos de nuevo y dejaremos que la gente sabe lo bueno que es ahora.

Visited with my husband and two friends for the Sunday carvery. The food was excellent beef, gammon and turkey cooked to perfection with a good variety of vegetables. We all went for a pudding also really good. The staff so friendly made us feel very welcome. Good value for the price we paid. Will go there again.

Basic lunch time menu. Log fire and friendly welcome but lacks understanding of basics of food preparation, such as hot plates, ensuring fat hot enough, so the chips, fish etc are not oily.

My friend and I made a snap decision to stop for lunch at The Half Moon,welcomed by the staff and our order taken.Sat down with my friend chatting about our day and food arrived promptly and was a good sunday roast Staff made sure we were satisfied had a sweet and chatted to the barmaid.Really good all round experience and if passing again would happily go in

It is going places food is very good landlord is very friendly love it very clean and tidy pub nice garden plenty of room

A brilliant pub and a good pint of cider! Thank you. Will be back very soon for the Sunday carvery! Highly recommend it.

We had a excellent meal here can't speak more highly of it. Typical pub grub. Will visit again the owner has only just taken over the pub If they keep this up they will be onto a winner

Very ordinary menu. Limited selection of choices. Had scampi - heavy on the chips, light on the scampi! Nice secure garden rather spoiled by the rat traps. No Wifi

Had originally booked lunch at another hotel in Midhurst, but on arriving discovered that there was no car park. Moved on to here and had a perfectly acceptable meal. Fairly basic pub grub, but well presented and very reasonably priced. No complaints at all.

Particularmente não gostei do lugar e nem da comida. Poucas opções de pratos e ruins...... O pior pub que visitei nesta região.

We went to this pub as a family and had pre booked it. We were a large party and they were able to accommodate us on Easter Sunday. Upon arrival it was clear we were the only ones there apart a few in the bar area. The table was set and two high chairs were at the table as requested. We were told at the time of booking that there was only a roast dinner available which actually suited us anyway. There was nothing else available apart from deserts which were actually very good! Presentation could have been slightly better (ice cream had been slapped on) but the taste is what mattered. The roast was reasonable and hot! The only comment would be that the peas were from a tin and the roast spuds had been pre-cooked and re-heated but if you're not expecting a coach load of people then I can understand why. The owners made a real fuss and regularly asked if everything was ok. They put on an Easter egg hunt which the kids loved and they really wanted us to have a great meal at their pub. What was missing was a little bit of warmth, back ground music and a few locals drinking the beer and ale. The toilets were spotless and the tables were very very clean. I think that with a bit of support from locals, a bit of heating, more varied menu with a small choice of starters and fresh peas then this pub could be good. The garden is a good size and there's ideal parking space for bikers for a drink etc. I just hope that this isn't another one of Britain's pubs at risk of closing as unfortunately there are enough already closing.

If your just after a swift pint then maybe this is the place but i was very dissatisfied with our experience! You walk in and are presented with a strange odour and a cold dark atmosphere made it clear we weren't going to be there for long. With a very small selection on the menu and having to send the food back not only once but twice due to the stuffing balls being still frozen! doesn't make it into one my top places to eat. We went in there for a meal which was excellent about a year ago but i believe since then it has changed hands. Personally i wont be going there again.

I had booked as it was Good Friday we were the only table booked and arrived at 1.30 the landlady followed us in and told us to sit anywhere we liked and asked if the lights could be put on. We had my elderly mother with us plus daughter with small child and baby. We sat on a round table and were told that the menu was on the board in the bar. There was only a choice of about 4 dishes but the landlady said that we could ask for anything else and the chef would see if he could oblige. My husband and I decided to have gammon but was told there was only one gammon!!! The rest of the food our table had was good and hot but my gammon was like a thick bacon rasher. The staff were very friendly but the pub itself needs updating and a good clean. The toilets were probably the best thing about this pub.

No atmosphere, and cold. Even the real fire was struggling to keep going.We sat in the public bar as we were told by the landlord it would be warmer!Food was a choice of 2 meals!No background music to lift the mood.We were the only customers yet when the food came, we still had to wait while the landlord went back to find our cutlery and any condiments.No sign of any plumbers vans etc as we were told - workmen were sorting the heating!But I was told this once before when I visited too!

I called in at the Half Moon on a Wednesday evening as I was working in the area. I had passed the Half moon on a previous occasion and thought that it looked really nice from the outside. A proper country pub.. My favourite kind.I'm going to try and be constructive and not just lay into it so please do not think that I'm exaggerating. It really was this bad, in fact, I have to say that I can not remember the last time I have had a meal as bad as this, even from a greasy road side burger van or a kebab shop. I almost feel sorry for them and having run a successful pub in the past, I kind of want to help them sort it out! On arrival I was looked at by two people who were stood in the door way smoking. I said hello as I walked past but there was no response. After walking in to the empty pub I discovered that the woman who was outside was in fact the bartender. She was dressed in jeans and a hoody and it was blatantly obvious that she has no knowledge of how to deal with non local customers in a front of house role. I'm sure she is a nice person, however she needs a lot of training. I asked if they served food and the response I got was... Errm, yeah, when he's back from the shops there will be food. (It's almost 7pm for God sake!!!!)I noticed that out of the "extensive" range of real ales that was advertised, most seemed to be off. I settled for the IPA. It was good, the right temperature and it tasted fresh. I was the only one there so I was pleasantly surprised.After getting my beer I went through to the lounge bar area and took a look around. The place has some really nice character features but it's in desperate need of some decor adjustment and tlc. This obviously costs money and I can understand why it's in the state it's in but as a starting point..Please please please get rid of the set of hideous white leather sofas and arm chairs! I will come and burn them free of charge!The menu - well I don't think I have ever seen All day breakfast (1 sausage, 1 bacon, 1 hash brown, 1 egg) on a pubs evening menu, EVER! The rest of the offerings are just as terrible and I can sadly say that I have seen better menus in kebab shops. It was evident that everything was going to be out of a packet and deep fat fried!I was going to go for "curry" but the type of curry was unknown so I changed my mind and went for the hunters chicken as that seemed like a safe bet. What can go wrong with a chicken breast, bacon, cheese and bbq sauce?I was presented with a plate that contained a mountain of brakes chips, a token kebab shop-style side salad (undressed) and the chicken. The chicken was the icing on the cake. It was about the size of a farmers market sausage roll. It was totally sauce and cheese less, wrapped in thick bacon and then deep fat fried. Apart from the pool of grease it was swimming in it was totally dry and actually, if I wasn't the sort of person that can eat almost anything, I would have said that it was utterly inedible. I did have to leave half of it as my cutlery couldn't cut through it where the fryer had removed all traces of moisture. I also found a chicken bone in there which from a chicken breast is quite strange. I'm hoping that it's not 4 day old roast chicken leftovers.I decided to skip desert as it was all from a packet and it was pretty much what was on my school dinner menu 20 years ago.. Jam rolly polly. Spotted dick etc.There is no excuse for serving utter rubbish like that! If you are going to do simple pub grub, DO IT WELL!Luckily I wasn't asked if my meal was ok otherwise I really would have lost it.It is such a shame to see pubs like this, it has real potential to be great but as it is I will be amazed if this pub is still trading in 6 months time!

Brilliant staff and atmosphere! Tasty food with strong happy serviceWould deffinately come againGo to the Halfmoon!:)

We visited here a couple of months ago on our way through the area. Decent enough place with friendly enough staff. Can't comment on the lunch menu but we had a sandwich was sensibly priced and a decent enough size. Would call in again.

We were made to feel most welcome. Food and service was fantastic. Would highly recommend. New owners so wish them all the best.

My friends and I popped into this pub despite, being warned that it wasn't great. If only we had listened! Not only did the locals greet us with a 'there be strangers in town' silence, the staff were actually worse! By 11:00pm we were told to 'hurry up and finish' our drinks as they were closing. The 'delightful' bar woman hung over us, checking her watch and making us feel totally unwelcome. The worst atmosphere and service imaginable.

Good pub food, friendly efficient service. Went alone with my dog and was made very welcome. Bear in mind if you have a dog that you can only eat in the bar area or patio. This was fine though.

Came for a meal with some colleagues. Fresh home made pies made to order, fantastic home made burgers, local sausages, fresh whitebait (why ruin them with coatings?) baked camembert and an excellent pint of London Pride.Will definitely be back!

Came here for a work meal as a joint birthday and farewell and it was brilliant! Good service and great food! The food was brilliantly cooked and by the end of the main course I was fairly full (unusual for me and I didnt even have a starter!) and so were the rest :)Definitely coming back, may even bring my partner for a meal out soon :)

We booked a family lunch here as there are some lovely walks in the area. However, we were thoroughly disappointed with the food and the service. Whitebait came out without any coating as did child's chicken dippers (basically a plain fried and sliced chicken breast) The "mushroom risotto" was a plate of boiled long grain rice with mushroom sauce poured in the middle - not what is expected with the great choice of pub food available nowadays. Service was slow and because of this drinks needed to be ordered with separate trips to the bar (no soda water or grapefruit juice) We had to ask several times for cutlery and still ask again as not enough came out. The toilet's were grubby and in need of redecoration (not just due to the leak as the sign claimed.) We certainly won't be returning.

We had a very dissappointing meal today at The Half Moon pub in Midhurst. Terrible food, terrible service.

This is not really a review....more to let people know that new people have taken over and ,at the moment it is not open for food. I believe Samantha is fulfilling work commitments and they should start food service in a week or soWe popped in for a drink and were given a friendly welcome....the log fires are still burning ! !

Was recommended by a friend as heard it reopened so popped in for a Sunday roast and it was fantastic. Warm log fires, lovely relaxed atmosphere. Had the beef which was cooked just the way I like it. Would definitely recommend.

This pub is now CLOSEDBeen run on a shoe string for too long and lack of proper staffing made it an unviable business, maybe it will rise again in a new guise.While it was open I spent many happy hours talking with the locals, didn't eat there all that oftenbut when I did I was always quite satisfied with the food and service,

We go to this restaurant every time we go to Midhurst and have not been disappointed at all. We are a group of 4 seniors so only have the smaller portions, but these are really more than enough for us. The food is first class and the selection is terrific The service is second to none and the staff are extremely polite and very efficient. We as a group would recommend this restaurant and think it should have a Michelin star.

Arrived for Lunch ordered starters and mains, eventually starters came then mains one hour later. Orders mixed up, chips instead of new potatoes, scampi instead of Cajun chicken, veg consisted of disgusting overcooked peas no other veg available, only one member of staff available to serve drinks , wait on etc , asked to see Landlord or wife told they had gone shopping. Change of meal offered but all we wanted to do was eat up and get out. Will never set foot in pub again but felt sorry for the one member of staff trying to cope front of house . Good job we had cash as card machine was out of order!! Not surprised .Keep away.

Just come back from trying to get lunch here. Don't usually do a Tripadvisor review so quickly but this was such a bad experience I want to warn others. If you read the reviews you will see that the last decent one was November 2013. Downhill all the way since then. New owners perhaps?4 of us went there and ordered 2 ham sandwiches on white bread and 2 bacon and cheese paninis, There were only 4 other people in the restaurant, and they were all eating so we didn't think we would have to wait long. After 20 minutes the barman came to our table with a ham sandwich and a tuna sandwich, We said leave the ham, change the tuna. He said sorry he'd got the order mixed. So we waited again. We decided to eat the sandwich. It appeared to be "artisan" bread, in so far as you couldn't tell if it WAS white or brown, more beige. What you COULD tell was that it was stale. The ham was at least two days past it's prime - it had been decent ham at some point, but had gone over. So we waited to see what the next one was like. Nobody came to apologise for the delay, and after we'd waited for 35 minutes my husband went in to see what was happening. He met the barman coming out. With a prawn sandwich! Said, we ordered a ham sandwich, and where's the Panini? The man apologised about the sandwich and said the kitchen had got it wrong, and that the Panini were just being done. We waited again, and after another ten minutes decided to call it a day. There was no-one at the bar, so we knocked on the kitchen door, and told the barman we'd like our money back. At which point the owner? Manageress? appeared and told us that they worked on a ticket system, that they served meals in turn, and that we hadn't waited long. She even emphasised the point by looking at the bar tab and saying " Look, I can prove it, you didn't put in the order till 1.27!" It was the 2.10. So, we were wrong, it was only 43 minutes! Her attitude was VERY unpleasant, and she obviously resented being asked for a refund. There WERE another eight people in the bar by this time, all eating, I think they were probably friends or family who got priority service. However, I have worked in several restaurants over the years, both cheffing and serving, and I know that in a well run ( or even adequately run) kitchen cooking lunch for eight and making 4 sandwiches ( which is all a Panini is) is not difficult and should NEVER take that length of time. If something HAD gone disastrously wrong in the kitchen, then a smiled apology and the offer of a free shandy would have kept us happy. And as for serving grey ham on stale bread, what were the kitchen staff thinking of?. I would really strongly recommend that you avoid this pub. It is the pits.

Very welcoming and friendly staff.My meal was not to my liking and immediately was picked up on and I was offered another choice and free drink and dessert.Location easy parking all Well worth a visit

Changed hands a few times but well worth a visit, good food, beer and friendly polite staff, give it ago!!

My partner and I visited this pub on the off chance that they served breakfast. It was around 11am on a Saturday morning! We were in luck!, they were still serving and what a fabulous breakfast it was. We opted for the traditional size, I think you would have to be hungry to consume the large breakfast. We were served with good quality bacon, sausages, black pudding, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms and plenty of toast, butter and jam and also we asked for a 2nd coffee each that was included in the price. If my memory serves me well, I think we had change out of £15 so good value for money. The staff are friendly and polite. We will be back to try a couple of steaks when next in the area, we have received good reviews from our friends!

We have visited the half moon many times in the past and always enjoyed good service friendly staff and very good food. What has changed miserable unfriendly staff and food that was so seasoned with pepper it burnt your mouth. Long wait for food and other customers complaining about service and food taste. Never to return unless under different management.

I had the beefburger and although it was large, the meat tasted disgusting. It was pretty dead when me and a friend when there for a late lunch. Nothing wrong with the service, but the food is not up to scratch.

We have visited the Half Moon many times over the last few years.But, recently it has gone downhill.On our last visit, both the service and the food was very disappointing.Would we visit again? No definitely not. Unless we hear from others thatthere has been a large improvement.

This pub is reminiscent of a traditional Inn, a place where travelers can call in for food and drink as they make their way.We were unfortunate enough to call in on a Monday when the chef/cook was absent and the manager was standing in the kitchen, as a result I fear we did not see the best of the food, but none-the-less here is a true and accurate account of what we experienced.The steak and ale pie from the a-la-carte menu was home made, and the filling very good, if the pastry was rather heavy. The pie had been rather over warmed up, and showed traces of scorching. The beef curry from the specials board was 'lovely', the rice which accompanied it rather bland for my West Indian wife's taste, I suspect that may be a cultural thing. The cajun chicken, also from the a-la-carte menu was VERY spicy. The chips were superb, and the 'peas' were petit-pois and perfectly cooked. Which makes a great change.Desert, however, was a big disappointment. The bread and butter pudding from the specials board was very poor. It was too dry, not enough of the integral custard mix, and one portion came out burned and inedible - no excuse for that, we were the only diners and the manager must have seen he was sending out a seriously sub-standard portion?On the plus side, the staff maintain (and I see no reason to doubt them) that the food is homemade, as distinct from being the awful bulk factory made freezer to microwave stuff one so frequently encounters. The portions were enormous. The prices were rather on the top heavy side, and the pub atmosphere left a lot to be desired, perhaps because we are a mixed race family? We do encounter a lot of hostility for being a white man with a black woman.Would I visit again? I doubt they will let me after this review. If you are on the road, it is probably worth a visit, but several miles before (or after depending on your direction of travel) on the same road (between the A3 and Midhurst) is the half moon at the village of Sheet which is far superior.

A decent local pub without major pretensions to any thing else. OK pub food and OK prices and drinks.

We ended here by accident as the pub we had planned to eat at looked terrible and we were certainly glad we chose to try the Half Moon. There is a good choice of starters under £5 & most mains are under £10 with daily specials. The portions are all very generous and I would be surprised if many could manage three courses! I had the chicken & leek pie which was the best pie I have had in a long time. Big chunks of fresh chicken breast in a tasty leek sauce and served with mash veg and gravy, just perfect comfort food for an autumn evening.The staff were very welcoming and the is a sofa at one end of pub to relax in. We will definitely go back.

Found this pub on the internet as a convenient place to meet up with some friends and had a really good meal.Beware the pies are MASSIVE - unless you have a big appetite go for the 1/2 pie option. We all had a different meal and all were very really good, with fresh veg to go with the mains and all served piping hot. Too full for a pud afterwards.The menu is varied and the usual sort of things you would expect from a pub. Gastro this isn't but that was what we wanted so it suited us fine.Friendly staff made this a pleasant lunchtime stop.One thing to be aware of is this pub isn't in the centre of Midhurst but just outside.

I have used the half-moon for well over a year now, and 'Not impressed' may or may not have noticed me among the 'loutish group' in the public bar. Better not to come again is my comment to him, he obviously is an upper class snob and drinks pre-dinner cocktails with his little finger sticking out. This is a pub for all and a lot of young, middle aged and pensioners come hear to enjoy the sfood, which is relatively cheap by local standards. Drink is not that pricey either which is why workers use the pub and meet their friends in the evening and at weekend. Service is usually good, busy times can mean a little wait but much less than other places I have been to. They do a lot of fund raising for various causes mostly initiated by the landlord (Dave) and those same people 'Not Impressed' called loutish!!! Good pub! Try it and see!

I came here with a group on 12 October 2013. There is a fair choice of food - but like another reviewer said - it is basic and has a boil in the bag sort of quickly put together feel to it. Tasted ok though. Good size portions. Not a bad price.The staff were not very attentive, they seemed more interested in attending to the public bar area round the corner, rather than the restaurant side where we were. My beer got half pulled then completely neglected till the woman re-appeared 5 minutes later and I reminded her I was still waiting for my drink. Yes, she'd been round at the other bar watching the lads playing pool.

Had a really lovely meal...the steak pie is absolutely full of meat and the vegetables perfectly cooked. Nothing was too much trouble and we had a lovely relaxed mealAfter lunch we went out to the garden...beautifully kept and completely secure...important with small children.A lovely British pub in a lovely setting. We will definitely be returning !!

We always go to this pub from Chichester as its a warm frendly pub and the roast is spot on and so is all the other food and puddings so we will never go to another pub apart from the halfmoon in Midhurst

excellent meals excellent service friendly atmosphere. will not be using any other pub in midhurst area this is by far the friendliest with excellent menu choice and home cooked meals

We went yesterday and had home made Steak and Kidney pie in Guinness ale and it was a corker. Pies were the best I ever tasted! We picked this pub from Trip Advisor as we were all meeting in Midhurst and nobody was disappointed. Choice of potatoes, mash or fries with the meal with assorted vegatables... My wife had lamb shank which was equally nice. Dessert was Eton mess for me and I wasn't disappointed. Specials also on the board. Log fire and a cosy atmosphere. Good for kids not that we had ours!

Visited on the strength of the reviews and have to say this venue is not what it's cracked up to be. The food seemed more boil in the bag and rather cheap frankly. Gave up and found a much better venue in the town centre. The whole experience was not improved by the rather loutish group hanging round the public bar area.

Ate here with my daughter last night. We both enjoyed our very well cooked and presented meals and have decided that this is the place to eat when in Midhurst. Staff were very friendly and the pub is very clean and so much to choose from on the menu. Would recommend to all.

met with friends from Crawley down as this is an intermediate point between them and us. We met here previously and thought it was a very pleasant place to eat. We were made welcome and were told to make ourselves comfortable until our friends arrived. The meal was very well presented and enjoyable.

I came into the pub this evening with my family. It looks stunning since it has been re-decorated and gives the pub a homely feel as well as making it look bigger. The food was wonderful especially the "hunters chicken" which was divine although lots of it. There is a big variety of food and drink which is lovely meaning there is something to suit everyone. The staff are friendly and extremely helpful. The service was very quick even though the pub was very busy. My family and I will defiantly be visiting on a regular basis.

We stopped off in the Half Moon after a walk in the country. The pub is nice and clean, with a good selection of beers (Fosters, Guinness, Stella, and a couple of Ales). The service was very friendly and efficient. We all had starters and large roasts, which were both very large portions. The price is about what I'd expect to pay, so all in all a very nice meal. Located just outside Midhurst.

Often visit the Half Moon and it never fails to please. At the prices they charge you wouldn't expect haute cuisine but they consistently serve good wholesome food. As well as an ordinary menu they offer a small appetite menu and a snack menu at excellent prices. The portions on these menus are always very generous! Good friendly service with a nice atmosphere.

An over extensive menu is always a bit of a put off to me. The food was okay, although it was obvious that my steak had been cooked in a pan that was insufficiently hot from the start. The service was quick and friendly, even though we got other diners' meals twice before ours arrived.

Good food, good service, great value. Can recommend this - particularly the Sunday lunch and beer battered haddock which arrived fresh as the day it was caught! Particularly good was the fact that the food is served on hot plates - a thing of the past nowadays.

We met at The Half Moon on Saturday 26th May for a meal with family, 9 of us altogether. Good choice of menu, lovely food, huge portions, nicely presented, served very quickly by friendly, helpful staff. We all enjoyed our meals and the relaxed atmosphere.