Half Moon Reviews Summary

Location & Parking

Pros:

• "It's a good location and has its own car park, which is free if you are staying there."
• "Great location near the town, bus and train plus Abbey."
• "Centrally located and opposite Sherborne Abbey."
• "Nice location to sit and chat with views across to the Abbey."
• "Great location, just across from the Abbey and near the station."
• "Great location in a cute little town."
• "Great value and location if staying in the local area."

Cons:

• "Nice room pub no fault of their own but abbey next door. Church bells ring 4 times an hour all night with room being very hot and stuffy window was open so couldn't sleep for the constant bell ringing."
• "Pulled into the car park to pickup some friends who had been in the pub. A few days later had a parking charge from a company called parking eye? demanding £100."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Very happy atmosphere bar staff was really helpfully."
• "Couldn't fault the staff, extremely welcoming & helpful even though we're new to the area & had never been to the half moon before."
• "The pub staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are very welcoming."
• "Lovely young man called John and a lady called Katie kept walking around bringing the meals with such a positive attitude towards other staff and customers."
• "Was served by Maria today and was well attended to."
• "Staff were wonderfully friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Centrally located and opposite Sherborne Abbey. Large pub, but table service is slow."
• "It's a pity a comprehensive review cannot be left due to the impatient and ill-tempered waitress serving outside patrons initially ignoring us."
• "Went for a pub lunch with my friend to catch up, thinking that The Half Moon would do us well. Sadly we were very disappointed, the staff were very unprofessional."
• "The waiter who served us was very weak, he didn't ask us where we wanted the food when it arrived, he messed up my drink order and didn't ask us for another drink after the starters."
• "Got moved tables a couple of times because they weren't organised enough to put reserved signs on tables."
• "Sticky tables and staff seem more interested in chatting behind the bar than serving customers."
• "The 1st time we went, the mayonnaise was rubber and a member of our family was poorly for a few days after, we tried again but the food was mediocre and the service was abysmally slow with no apologies or discount and they even brought out the wrong main course too."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was lovely. Plenty of it and hot."
• "A curry and a drink for £8.50 is a great budget date night."
• "Really lovely local pub with restaurant. Great food at wetherspoon prices!"
• "The food was great."
• "Roast dinner tasted good. Lovely red cabbage."
• "My steak was cooked to perfection!"
• "Food is always amazing and just an all round great experience!"