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The Half Moon has won the best pub in London award at the National Pub & Bar Awards 2018. Quite a change from when it was slated on the forum not so long ago! A college estate pub the best in London. Well well.



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Despite Pubs closing every day, there are over 7,000 pubs in London.


Now, I have not been to all of them and I doubt that anyone else has.


But I think it would not take me too long to find a better Pub.


Not been to the Half Moon since it's re-opening, or the Dog for that matter.

Probably get round to it at sometime. I mainly go to The Pub to meet people I know.


DulwichFox

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> But I think it would not take me too long to find

> a better Pub.

>

> Not been to the Half Moon since it's re-opening,



If you haven't been to the Half Moon since it re-opened, how can you say "I think it would not take me too long to find a better pub?"


They have done a really good job on the refurbishment, bringing the place up to date without wrecking original features. It is much nicer than it was before, in my opinion.


It may well deserve its award. I just want to know who voted, and what the criteria were.


Fullers is a hell of a lot better ale than Youngs, in my opinion. I haven't eaten at the Half Moon, though the restaurant part looks lovely, but the food could hardly be worse than you get in Youngs' pubs (or at the Dog) :))

Blythe Hill Tavern won SE London Pub of the year, again.


The Ivy has also won in the past.


http://sel.camra.org.uk/


Despite some issues with 'craft ale' I occasionally drink in the Canopy at HH. Refurbed aint my cup of tea. The Alleyn's Head, another M&B place like the Dog, seems to do it better.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> But camra is surely focussed on real ale offerings

> as a major factor in their decision....?



Then there's even less reason to give the HM the award! It's not London's best pub and frankly isn't even the best in the area...


I did see One Armed Keith at the bus stop by the old post office last week...

This would be an almost impossible category to judge, probably more so than restaurants. Pubs mean different things to different people. Atmosphere/clientele/garden/children/no children/food/good food/pub food/craft ale/wine selection/tv screens/no tv screens, then list goes on. Horse for courses etc.
But the 'Best pub' awards are not run by CAMRA. Both the Blythe Hill Tavern and the Ivy House deserve their CAMRA awards as they're excellent real ale pubs. By contrast, the 'Best pub' awards are run by the "National Pub & Bar Awards", an industry organisation that includes American Budweiser among its sponsors.

A good ten years ago three of my faves were shortlisted for the Time Out best pub award. The Seven Stars close to the Royal Court of Justice, the Royal Oak at Borough and the Greenwich Union. The first is very much changed and I've long since fallen out of love with the Meantime Brewery. Royal Oak is still ace.


Things don't stand still.

malumbu Wrote:

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> A good ten years ago three of my faves were

> shortlisted for the Time Out best pub award. The

> Seven Stars close to the Royal Court of Justice,

> the Royal Oak at Borough and the Greenwich Union.

> The first is very much changed



??? Bloody hell, what have they done to the Seven Stars then??


I haven't been there for while, but it was one of my favourite pubs of all time :(

malumbu Wrote:

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> I fell out with Roxy in the 7 stars which at the

> same time was expanding and losing some of its

> charm. At one time I felt a proper regular Sure

> it is still good.



Crikey, which bit has expanded? Please don't say they've put a room upstairs!

Jules-and-Boo Wrote:

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> Does the Half Moon have live music?

>

> I'm a bit worried about telling everyone about the

> real best pub in London in case it loses it's

> specialness (which is mainly because it's such a

> secret and everyone who goes is authentic).


Go on, you can tell us, I won't go, promise - you'd hate it if i did - I'm so inauthentic it's not true.


ETA: I love the Nell Gwynn when I'm in town - scruffy, small and full of poseurs - it's fab.

Whats wrong with the EDT?

Sue Wrote:

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> Bob Buzzard Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Does anyone still go to The Bishop, and when?s

> the

> > last time anyone actually from ED was in the

> EDT?

>

>

> I sometimes go into the EDT to use the loo, does

> that count? :))

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