The Hunters Moon in Monmouthshire

We came here after a long hike up pen y fan and we really looked forward to a Sunday roast dinner. We got there and barely even got greeted by the staff, we got sat at our table and then informed they no longer served roast dinner. This was on a Sunday at 5pm so we were appalled that they would stop serving it. Hungry and stuck in the middle of nowhere, we had no choice but to order alternative food. In fairness, the quality of the food was good but what shocked us next were the prices. £17 pounds for a standard beef burger ! How can a Welsh pub in the middle of nowhere get away with London prices ?! Disappointed.

Eight of us went for an evening meal last Wednesday while staying with family just up the road, what a great experience from start to finish, the food was superb and service was great, the landlord was a great laugh, joing in with our evening at just the right level, great sense of humour which made the evening very enjoyable. The varied choice on the menu through all three courses was spot on. Next time we're here from Essex we will definitely be back. Keep up the great work 👍

What a gem in the middle of nowhere. Secluded location but worth the travel from Abergavenny. Food was amazing. Vegan friendly and they also made sure the add-ons to the Sunday dinner were clearly vegan and ordinary. A great all rounder pub!

Turned up when it said it was open...and it was closed! 😔

Fantastic food, highly recommend the game pie and the local cider, we will be visiting again when we stay in the area later next year.

friendly, charming, local pub with great food and excellent service. Would highly recommend

Fantastic country pub to break down at on a wet Saturday lunch time. The staff were friendly and accommodating, and we enjoyed a drink whilst awaiting rescue. Thanks again!

Quite hard to find, but a real traditional pub absolutely loved it, great beer 🍺 great host

I am very fussy about my food This charming pub exceeds all expectations I had a burger and chips as I only wanted a quick snack, thinking I'd leave most of the chips so as not to spoil my tea. I didn't expect the chips to be THAT good. Scoffed the lot. And the home made coleslaw is truly divine They pour a good pint too

Really wonderful Inn and Pub located adjacent to an old cemetery. Lots of charm. Nice outdoor dining; steak and ale pie was some of the best we have ever tasted. Stayed here at end of day 2 walking Offa's Dyke Path. Highly recommended.

Such a lovely, charming pub. We visited whilst staying at Blaentrothy Farm & we’re so glad we did. The nachos are amazing, the burger & chili con carne delicious & the atmosphere & staff are fab. We are sad we were leaving Sunday morning, as the Sunday roast came highly recommended. Booking in advance is advised, it gets busy.

Great pub. Came after Skirrid walk. Food was great and outdoor seating was very good - options under shelter or in the open. Dog friendly also

Lovely pub in a great location. Lovely Sunday lunch that came highly reccommended by friends.. but disappointed that our Beef and Pork were so thinly sliced. Looked almost like pre-sliced meat, so was disappointing especially seeing pics of meals with what I would describe as decent slices of meat. Came away wishing I had had the meatloaf. Vegetables great, but roast potatoes seemed deep fried. No stuffing with the Pork.

Hidden gem. Unbelievable setting. Beautiful views. Great crowd. Good Guinness. Unfortunately no crisps that night. But 100% recommend.

We visited the restaurant on the advice of some locals. We were not disappointed with the food or drink. The only reason for 4 starts instead of 5 was that the menu was quite limited.

Steeped in history, this building was erected in the 13th century, as was of't the way in Britain, to house the masons and other craftsmen who were building the church next door. What is now the bar room was a cider mill in the 19th century, an indentation on the central beam showing where the vertical pivot of the mill was fixed. The inn being known as the Carpenter’s Arms at that time and briefly called 'As You Like It' in the 1900s before becoming the Hunter’s Moon, a traditional name for the first full moon after the Harvest Moon in autumn. The inn is now run as a pub and guesthouse by three generations of the Bateman family, which acquired it in 2013 to restore to its former glory. Well they have certainly done a grand job, keeping all the history including a keystone dated in 1217. The landlord and staff were very friendly and made us so welcome on a Tuesday afternoon. These days rural pubs in the area seldom seem open on Monday + Tuesday but this is open every day and all day! 3 real ales in superb condition and local cider. The menu is exceptional value, and the rear beer garden has a tranquil view across the churchyard. This is a pub not to be missed. Enjoy! And if you are staying, watch out for the friendly ghosts at the inn, including one of a lady who moves across the top of the stairs.

Well worth the slight detour on route to the Green Man Festival.The food and service at this fabulous find certainly needs to be recommended. This family of four were very happy to have enjoyed a delicious lunch in a lovely traditional pub with quality ingredients , excellent choice, friendly environment and superb service. Thank you and highly recommend.

Stopped by for lunch at The Hunters Moon, super friendly landlord and great food. The setting is beautiful with views of Skirrid in the distance and the lovely church almost in the pub garden. We definitely recommend the Nachos!

Called into this great pub whilst doing a walk with our local ramblers group - fast and efficient service - called in for drinks only, reasonable prices - great outside seating too for a nice day that we had - it was a Sunday lunchtime

Fantastic location. Exquisite pub food. Great staff.

Had a really nice meal here today. Would recommend. Friendly happy pub. Didn't stay in rooms so can't comment

We stumbled upon the Hunters Moon while searching for a Sunday lunch spot, and it turned out to be a fantastic find! The cozy atmosphere and delectable food, left us thoroughly impressed. The freshness and quality of the dishes were evident, making it one of the best Sunday lunches we’ve experienced. The lamb was a standout, incredibly delicious, and the gravy was unmatched. Their unique Brussels sprouts recipe, featuring almonds and bacon (I believe), was also an absolute delight!!! The friendly and welcoming staff added to the enjoyable experience. If only we lived closer, we would make it a Sunday tradition to dine here. Thank you xxx

We had another beautiful meal in a beautiful location for my husband's birthday with our friends. We had brilliant night and we all had a fantastic fun. The staff was very friendly and helpful too. We would recommend this place to anyone.

Excellent country pub. Good selection of drinks including wine and cider. The food is astounding. Really great produce and cooked superbly. Can not recommend enough.

Wow the Hunters Moon Inn was a Sunday lunch never to forget. Stunning village setting next to old historic church near the Offa's Dyke path. Amazing service, outstanding food and charming Inn with welcoming friendly staff. Definitely recommend it and will be going back again soon.

Seriously the best Roast lamb I've eaten. Service was quick & nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend.

Classic old pub on Offa's Dyke. Small room. Nice beer and breakfast

Superb atmosphere, food and service

A small, very old pub which is set down some narrow winding roads. We had three really good roasts, one beef and two nut roasts. The portions are huge with lots of different veg. Probably one of the best roasts I’ve ever had in a pub. Well worth a visit.

Excellent pub set beautiful surroundings and lovely owner. Food was amazing. Had two starters consisting of lightly battered salt and pepper squid and creamy mushrooms and a massive bowl of top chips and all was very generous, well priced and tasted amazing. Couldn't recommend this pub any higher.

Wonderful country pub and restraunt near Abergavenny in Wales. Beautiful countryside and very friendly owner/staff and locals. Top notch!

Eating here, repeatedly, was the highlight of a recent trip to Wales. The food is incredible as is the hospitality. It's clear the chef/owners pride themselves on fresh local ingredients and it shines through in the food. Enjoy!

At £90 per night, this was the most expensive accommodation on the Offa's Dyke path route for me. What a ripp off. The double room was tiny and very dirty. There were lots of dead flies on the window shelf and also on the walls where, I assume, previous guests had swotted them. The shower would not drain away and when I removed the plug cover in the tray to clean it was absolutely and disgracefully filthy. This is the dirtiest place I have ever stayed. I did take photographs. The greeting was not particularly warm and the food very mediocre. The hot and cold water taps only worked intermittently which was frustrating. Meal condiments were stored on the floor. Not recommended.

Great little pub in a small village. Somewhat narrow roads to get to get well worth it. Fantastic pub food (nachos and Steak & ale pie) really really good. Pub garden is a very tranquil with lovely towers. Owner/chef is very friendly too. A proud local pub and rightly so.

Amazing burgers staff super helpful

Fantastic kindness and hospitality shown by the owner Chris and the team there. It is a hidden gem. Idyllic vista in beautiful rural setting. Picture perfect. Cannot recommend it more.

Delicious Friday lunch, lots of options including lighter bites and full meals. Some great drinks options on tap. Lovely quiet rural setting.

Wonderful friendly pub in a beautiful setting. Heartedly recommended the sizzling prawns 🤩

Recently I was in Wales for the first time, staying at a nearby cottage that was literally a one minute walk from the Hunter's Moon. The first night my lady and I arrived, we stopped in for a pint and a bite. My mind was blown. The food was so unbelievably good I wish that I'd had more time to eat literally everything on the menu. The day before arriving, I'd eaten at two Gordon Ramsay restaurants in London, yet the flavor that was in the steak and ale pie here at the inn blew those away (including Gordon's wellington!). Not joking at all. My lady had the venison casserole and neither one of us could get enough. We knew we'd be back, and we were several times. The burgers were great, and the chips were outstanding each time. Paired with the Butty Bach, we were incredibly happy. And though we did not catch his name, the chef was incredibly personable and friendly and stopped to talk to us each time we were there. It just added that extra element of care, which was noticeable in the food. And, he even gave us some great recommendations of places to check out in the area after we mentioned we wanted to enjoy being in nature. We came back at least twice more, once for a pint and again for dinner. After seeing and smelling all the wild garlic, we knew we had to try the asparagus, wild garlic and pesto soup. It got better with every bite. The wild boar ragu was phenomenal as well. Every single bite of food we had just made us happy and comforted. Of course, because my lady and I were on vacation, dessert always had to happen. Again, everything was just right. Nothing was too sweet or heavy, just spot on. My only regret is that we couldn't take back the days we spent in London and instead spend them in Wales so that we could have another meal or two here at the inn and enjoy the cozy atmosphere. Hope to be back some day.

One of the best Sunday roasts we’ve had! Delicious!

Very friendly staff and lovely food. Dog friendly as well

Incredible staff and outstanding food. Fun times! Will definitely go again!

Didn't stay there. Only ate there. Excellent food.

Great variety of food, 100% homemade selection of burgers (including vegetarian and vegan). Small rustic pub (might get crowded when busy) with good service - and dog friendly too! My family really enjoyed the food and there’s a little green corner with a waterfall opposite the road that’s fun to explore for kids or our puppy… (Visited 06/05/23)

Great pub, beer and food. Rooms good a d staff friendly. Will be back.

The taste and flavour was amazing. Thank you guys. I felt like I was at home. Really nice staff!! Regards from Mallorca

Went here on a short holiday break. We were a group of 12 including kids. The staff were really friendly and the food was excellent 👌

Always love going to this pub when we are in the area. Such friendly service. The staff are wonderful and it's cosy, we always have a great time chatting with others.

Great space, tasty burgers, dog friendly

Simply the best for atmosphere. Great menu and friendly service. We'll worth repeat visits!!

Pleasant evening with efficient staff.

Fantastic food and excellent service best eating out experience in a long time can't wait to go again.

Loved it. Great friendly village. Good beer and cider. Maybe bit more choice on real ale, but cannt fault it.

Friendly staff and excellent food. Good pub atmosphere. Recommended

Lovely staff, efficient service and great food. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this place.

My wife said "By far the best pub food I've had in years. Maybe ever." Highly recommend coming in for a drink and a meal. Very friendly staff, amazing food, proper old British pub vibes.

Always like a visit to the Hunters! Friendly folk although a 45 minute walk away. Always worth it

Absolutely fantastic place, family friendly, great food and atmosphere

Wonderful find extremely excellent food at very reasonable prices.

This is a real find; the food is wow, nice atmosphere, friendly and they serve food on Sunday evenings and very reasonably priced

Good quality pub grub that's a cut above the rest. Generous portions too! Definitely worth a visit.

We had an excellent meal here, and the service was friendly as well.

Great place to eat - great food and friendly staff

Most beautiful grounds with plenty off different places to sit...very very good food ..a must place to visit and have a drink and food ...donut miss out on it ..

Lovely cider, nice cosy pub. Perfect location for a stop on the offa's dyke path. Very very helpful staff, thank you

Fantastic historical pub. Great selection of food and ale well worth a visit if ever you are in the area. Staff so friendly and helpful

What a hidden gem, we travelled from Aberdare, the food was absolutely fantastic. The staff were really friendly and What a beautiful old pub. We definitely recommend.

Amazing place. We had the Sunday Roast and it’s amazing. Mine was the nut roast, really crunchy but soft at the same time. The people is very kind. They were fully booked but they still managed to accommodate so we could eat after a long walk. The service is great. Highly recommended.

What a gem! You have to come! The food is really tasty, all homemade! We had the Sunday roast and it was delicious. The speciality is the service, the young girls working today were fabulous going the extra mile and with such a great attitude. Truly a great place.

We ate at The Half Moon inn twice whilst on holiday we were staying within a 2 minutes walk from the pub, we pre booked as reviews said it got busy but on both nights it was pretty empty on the Saturday night we were the only people there eating until 8pm. Food was faultless the first visit my husband had prawns to start followed by the pie and I had the sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce the steak was a bit pricey at £29 but was cooked to perfection. They were accomodating when I asked for peas instead of mushrooms, tomatoes and onion rings. The service on our first evening which was a Thursday was not so good I had to get up twice to re order drinks which was a bit odd as there were about 4 members of staff around the bar. Also no one came to our table to check our meals were okay. Was different on Saturday night staff bought us more drinks and asked if our food was okay. We had the Chilli con carne and beef burger both very tasty. Overall we would return as the food was amazing, the pub is a very old pub with a lot of character felt like it could have been a bit cleaner, sticky table and quite a few spiders around the beams which I guess is to be expected.

Great Sunday roast, really friendly staff, in the middle of nowhere. Staff were great with our toddler too. Would definitely return.

Stayed here while walking the Offas Dyke walking route. I was the only guest staying overnight that day. Nice room and cooked breakfast. Had a tasty evening meal there as well. Enjoyable stay.

Excellent meals, decent beers and ciders.

Good food. A lovely pint. Nice location. Ended up going there every day of our recent break. I recommend it.

Lovely pub, great garden and really delicious Sunday lunch. Would highly recommend.

Stunning food abd great local bavrages

Stayed with my partner during our offa's dyke trip! Fantastic spot, beautiful food and cosy room! Definitely stay again on our next trip!

Amazing food, super nice staff and very cool location. The place outside has a very special charme.

Tucked away gem with a selected drinks menu and an interesting range of food choices. Great service and lovely food

Great food, beautiful garden, superb staff! A memorable part of our walk.

Great place in a quiet secluded area,stayed here for one night whilst walking Offa's dyke,great service,very friendly, helpful staff,great food and comfortable accommodation

The home made pie was so good that we actually have discussed driving all the way back there from Bristol just to eat it again:) An Idyllic setting, truly gorgeous, infused with 1000 years of Borderlands memories...Would be very keen to try out all the other things on the menu! :)

Quaint little pub had a really lovely Sunday roast, all the staff were very polite and helpful will definitely go again.

Very warm welcome, food, wine, beer 1st class, excellent service.

A very warm welcome from Jim the landlord, fantastic food with a good selection of beers and wines, with the added bonus of our two dogs being allowed in the bar area with us made the afternoon special... 5 stars to all the staff too.

Only stopped for a pint mid-walk, but place was beautiful and friendly, serving a good pint.

What an amazing pub. Attentive staff could not do enough for us and the place is dog friendly. We truly had the best Sunday Roast ever at the Hunters Moon. We went back later in the week, sometimes a mistake, but again we all had a wonderful meal and the staff were lovely, so not a fluke the first time!! Must try the Wild Bore Sausages - they were amazing... We will be back when we next visit this lovely part of Wales.

Very friendly welcome from regulars and staff. Well kept beer and great food including Goat Curry, lovely to find something a bit different from the usual pub menu using local ingredients.

We hadn't driven out to the Hunters Moon since well before lockdown, but went for a meal last night. I had forgotten how much I like the pub, and we had a lovely meal. Nice choice of menu, all local produce (fabulous wild boar sausages) and friendly service. Good value too. We will certainly be back again.

Very nice people and great service and the food was top notch lovely place

really good food and menu selection

13th century local pub up in the hills, cosy, friendly and delicious. Great menu and fair choice of beers considering location. Book if you can. The tiny road to it is worth the drive.

Excellent friendly pub. Good food and clearly very popular. Will be back.

Roedd yr pobl sy'n rhedeg yr tafarn yn cyfeillgar ac yn defnyddiol, gwasanaeth yn gwych, roedd yr bwyd yn lleol ac yn blasus a wedi cael ei coginio'n perffaith. Hefyd mae'n gwerth sŵn am yr ty bach yn glan iawn. Diolch i bawb sy'n gwaithio yna. Mr Adams

Very welcoming, wonderful food and dog friendly

Great pub. Lovely new outdoor eating space and really nice lunch food

Lovely little country pub excellent food

We love our local pub! The food, the drinks and most importantly the people are wonderful. It's such a warm and welcoming place. We are so greatful to have it and the team running it.

Fantastic pub with great hosts. Do visit if you're in the area.

Great little place to go if you want to get away from it all. A hidden gem.