The best restaurants in Stour Valley North Braintree East of England

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

Absolutely wonderful little pub! Brilliant Landlord! And the best kept Real ale I've had in 25 years! Well done Gavin.

I was looking for somewhere local for my wife and I to visit and have a couple of drinks. By total luck, my research found this wonderful pub. It, along with the village it is in are the absolute quintessential country setting we dream of finding. There is an excellent selection of wines, beers and spirits to choose from. After making our choices, we could not ignore the great range of home cooked food on offer. We chose the cheeseboard to share and then a couple of deserts. The selection of cheese was not just out of the fridge and portions very generous. The wonderfully fresh and trimmed celery sticks along with ample bread and excellent biscuits made this a sumptuous feast which we both enjoyed. The apple and blueberry crumble along with the sticky toffee pudding were both a total delight. We will be back very soon to sample more of the great food on offer here. If you are looking for that chocolate box representation of a great English village pub with thatched roof and olde world interior, then pay the Half Moon a visit.

We have visited this restaurant a few times - for dinner and lunch over the past few months. The food is lovely and the service is excellent! We can not fault the food - had the pork, the fish dishes and a Sunday roast too - which there is lots of! Daisy and Fran have both served us on different occasions and they are both happy and helpful and so polite! We will be back soon. Keep it up.

Dodgy people avoid dodgy hygiene avoid dodgy food avoid , A total waste of space ruining the area pentlows loss only served to ruin the area with a bent landlord