The Half Moon, Durham - pub details
Address: New Elvet, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3AQ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 8139)
Durham (0.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Outside seating, Credit cards accepted
Pub suggested by Cobbo on 29 May 2004
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 27 users)
> Local guide: County Durham pub guide
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City, Durham (0.0 miles), Swan and Three Cygnets, Durham (0.0 miles), Hogshead, Durham (0.1 miles), Shakespeare Tavern, Durham (0.1 miles), Varsity, Durham (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Half Moon, Durham
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| If you want a perfect example of..... ....bad space management, then get yourself in here - if you can and it's not too crouded! Good beer, ther's no denying that, but a bar that on a busy weekend night is woefully understaffed and yet the bar area and the space behind the bar dominate the pub and take up about 40% of all available space. The 3 servers in all that space, struggle to keep punters glasses full, and refuse to even try serving at the back end of the bar, making customer through-traffic and the perception of even more overcrowding amd jossling. You will be cramped, and yet there's plenty of scope to push back the bar and create more, or heat the garden/patio area overlooking the river and house customers out there. They'd love it in the autumn evening, get some outside heating. Has so much potential with a little thought for the cattle-crated paying customers, at least let them breath. TW1 - 30 Oct 2008 21:05 |
| Well known traditional Durham pub at the end of Elvet Bridge with an outside drinking area at the back looking out on to the river. My initial impression of this pub on a Sunday afternoon visit was not good - the bar at the front was busy and dominated by the loudish football screens, but I quickly found a much quieter part at the back down a few steps. A subsequent visit the next day gave a more favourable impression. The traditional atmosphere is enhanced by a number of old black and white photos of Miners Marches ( 1958, 1983) taken from the pub and several Bass mirrors and a curved mahogany bar in the lower bar. Its a Mitchell and Butlers pub and 3-4 real ales were on - Bass, Timmy Taylor, London Pride and Bees Knees from the local Durham Brewery. The pub is Cask Marque accredited and clearly takes real ale seriously. This is one of the pubs that people tell you to visit if you're in Durham and I'm not about to tell you differently. JohnBonser - 22 Sep 2008 17:31 |
| To confirm what gillhalfpint suggests, the beer garden over the river is indeed lovely in the summer. The pub itself is also good, and is the only place in Durham that I know of to always have a guest from Durham Brewery on tap, usually one of their lighter ones. Inside, the Half Moon is fairly old-fashioned, with a split-level horseshoe bar, lots of polish on all the wooden surfaces and plenty of 'Bass'-etched glass. A TV with Sky Sports seems to be the main concession to modernity, though this is not intrusive mst of the time. Apart from the Durham Brewery guest, regular ales seem to be Bass (£2 a pint), Landlord and London Pride, all cheaper than most city centre pubs, which attracts a pleasant mix of 'town' and 'gown', thankfully without any real friction (as compared to, say, Yates' or Walkabout). A solid 8/10 for a good, all-round, wet-led pub. pablos13 - 13 Aug 2008 16:01 |
| Always excellent ale, and a reliable supporter of the wonderful Durham Brewery. Can be dominated by sport when matches on the big screens. Very crowded Friday evenings. But go there for the beer and a genuine Durham welcome. billpollard - 26 Jun 2008 23:45 |
| Enjoyed a new beer for me from Durham brewery at this lovely riverside pub. I had a wander outside and the garden area is very long down to the river, and must be lovely in the summer. gillhalfpint - 30 Apr 2008 21:49 |
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