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Half Moon

10 Half Moon Lane, SE24 9HU Full details & map

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Time Out says Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Jun 30 2010

A late-afternoon visit to the Half Moon can be a sobering experience. The selection of beers on offer - Kronenbourg, Fosters, Adnams bitter - will be as low-key as the atmosphere, unaided by the size of the place. Still, things improve markedly in the evenings, when Herne Hillians descend on this Victorian boozer and the pub's pulse quickens.

While a little tatty in places, it's really a handsome spot, its old-school grandeur having just about lasted down the years. At the end of the bar is a fine snug where mirrors painted long ago with slightly awry paintings of water fowl adorn the walls and a La Spaziale coffee machine gurgles in the background. There's music in the back room, but it's unlikely to be of much interest if you are not personally acquainted with the people who are playing it.

Tags: Pub, Local flavour, South East, Herne Hill

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Half Moon details

Address

Half Moon

10 Half Moon Lane SE24 9HU

Transport Herne Hill rail

Telephone

020 7274 2733

Half Moon website

Open noon-midnight Mon-Thur; noon-1am Fri, Sat; noon-10.30pm Sun. Food served 5-10pm Mon-Thur; 4-10pm Fri; noon-10.30pm Sat; noon-9pm Sun

Credit cards MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 4, pavement ), Babies and children admitted ( until 8pm ), Function room ( 220 capacity ), Entertainment ( open mic 8pm Tue; quiz 8pm Thur; bands 8pm Fri, Sat ), Wireless internet