Absolutely delicious fish 'n chips. Came here with some friends whilst jaunting about London and was pleasantly surprised by the light, flaky Haddock I soon found myself devouring. For the price, you can't beat it. The service was super friendly and attentive, and the pub felt like coming home to your grandparents' abode. Lovely joint. 10/10. read more

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Came here for a quick weekday lunch. It seems like a pretty standard pub with good selection of lunch foods. Lots of locals seemed to stop by for their lunch breaks. They have some deals with drinks and food (I forgot to grab a picture!). Their beverage selection is good also. Their prices are great also! We got their fish and chips which were pretty average, nothing to call home about. Overall I would recommend if you're in the area and wanted a quick bite or pint read more

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Maybe it's unfair to judge a pub by only their breakfast fare, but that's all I have to go on. The offer a bad breakfast then I have only to judge them as that an option. Don't come here for breakfast. It's not worth the savings. When we arrived it was empty and seat yourself and order yourself style on your own phone. The coffee machine was also self serve and there are a few options but then you have to wait behind anyone who wants to scroll through any of the choices. I don't know how it works if they want a crowd and there's only one coffee machine. The coffee was fine. I got a Small American Breakfast since it seemed like a good variety of food + got a side of black pudding. The black pudding was bland but I think that's just how that food is so that was understandable. The fried egg was more of an egg over easy because it had a runny yolk The hash brown was fine. The bacon was weirdly put on a cross shape between pancakes. The sausage and bacon were both fine. Nothing great, but edible. The pancakes were definitely the kind that come frozen and are heated up. That was disappointed. I don't even by those for home use because they are flavorless but at a restaurant it's pretty disappointing. The maybe syrup it came with was refrigerated so it was cold and a hot syrup could have potentially brought some life to bland pancakes. I don't like to be harsh but despite the cheap eats, I disliked every part of the meal. This place should just skip breakfast if they aren't interested in it. I'd recommend paying more somewhere else and at least getting some pleasure out of a meal. read more

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Nice place for a quick UK styled meal. We missed the English breakfast, so we decided to try chicken wings and masala chicken with garlic naan. It's authentic Indian food. Nice. read more

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Excellent service. Great crisp / breading on Fish. Cocktail for an extra few pounds! Clean and friendly atmosphere read more

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Wetherspoons is Wetherspoons. So seeing this pub while wandering we decided to give it a try. Remember, this is during the coronavirus pandemic so it was necessary to be careful. The Moon had this all under control. Plenty of space between table outside. Separated entrance and exit albeit through the same door. It is difficult in smaller pubs. Track and trace info taken. Ordering at the bar with staff behind ppe. I felt safe and, I hope, the staff felt just as safe. Service was swift and extremely friendly. The drinks, it's a Wetherspoons, priced extremely reasonably. Nice pub when In the area. read more

Best bar in Piccadilly Circus! We tried several bars in the Soho area, and this is our fave so far! The bartenders are so eager to help; several offered to help - even after the first one had taken my order. (This happened every time I ordered drinks at the bar!) Extensive lust of house drinks; if you want a mixed drink - they will have something that interests you! Well-stocked bar; whatever drink you can think of - they can probably make it. Good variety of beers & ales. Better than average list of gins and vodkas are on hand. Best of all; order and liquor and your mixer is included in the price! I often drink vodka & Monster at home, but rarely find this option in a bar. No prob here! A double Absolut w a full can of Monster Ultra - total price only £6.50 !! Sold! We'll be back!! read more

The Moon Under Water - Porn Star Martini on left; Purple Rain on the right. Both were winners! - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Well, since this pub is located on Leicester Square it is much more appropriate than The Porcupine which happens to be just around the corner (though I though the Porcupine has a better name). Anyway, this pub has this weird thing in that you are not allowed to take glassware out into the area out the front - something to do with their license - but they do allow you to use plastic cups. We ended up just sitting inside, namely because the outdoor area was packed (with smokers, which is not surprising). However what it cool about the location is that you do get a good view of Leicester Square, and the Shakespeare Statue in the middle. As for the pub, there wasn't anything all that fantastic about it - it was okay, but not really all that great (there seems to be a bit of a theme running with a lot of these pubs). read more

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One of many pubs we visited on New Years eve Pub Crawl, I must say location makes this pub more appealing than it should be. Its located in Leicester square area with many tourists. I didn't order any food and my review is based on service and drinks ONLY. Drinks were priced reasonably however service was just okay and almost comical. One of the managers was next to us chatting with a guy which we found out later that was her boyfriend and the minute she saw us talking to him (we were just asking for direction) she turned all bitchy and start slamming dishes around and just looked very bitter. I almost wanted to say something but I found it to be more fun to see her being so miserable over something so lame. read more

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I did not spend enough time here to make a good assessment. It was a quick lunch in London. Service seemed rushed and touristy. Nothing exceptional. read more

The Burger are very expensive but it's lots of food and the new Texts burger is really yummy (too with chilling on carne). My meal was too big to finish. Staff are lovely but the place is always so packed in the evening that it can takes ages to get your food. Good spot for early drinks as part of a night out. read more

The Moon Under Water - Only looks blurt because it was raining heavily when I took the picture. - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Straight forward bar. No extra smiles or words from the bartenders but you get your drinks pretty quickly. Close to lecster square and affordable. What else can you ask for when you're just in the mood for friends and a drink at a pub? read more

This is a Wetherspoons in Leicester Square. Met an ex-Londoner here last night. Had beer and a good chin wag. They ran out of draught Kronenburg and Carling. Not really cool for any pub, especially one in the West End. I don't really like this chain of pubs. One redeeming factor is, occassionally, the toilets - some pubs have quite funky ones (check out http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubs/pub-details.php?PubNumber=1732 and ,http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubs/pub-details.php?PubNumber=506). Not the ones here though. Usually booze n food is cheaper than the pubs around. It's not typical British pub fayre, most of meals are supplied by Brake Bros, or similar - frozen - say no more. Other redeeming factor are their festivals of beer, wine, and others. Most around where I live seem to be full of older people drinking the cheap booze all day. Not the best atmosphere. read more

The most stupidest service staff ever. I am so flabbergasted by the level of common sense shown by their service staff that I have no choice but to post this review literally minutes after leaving this place. I have a cast of my foot right now so take this review in that context: 1. You can only order beer via an app or at the bar. Well if you are visiting from out of the country you are screwed 2. I ask for the menu and this most callouss servers points me to the menu about 6 feet away. She sees me hobbling over to the menu and does nothing. 3. I order a beer at the bar and I am hobbling over to my table with beer spilling ever where . NO ONE Steps forward to help me. I brought this to the manager on duty's attention and he said company policy forbids us from taking orders on the table. I ask a simple question what kind of policy is this. If nothing comes of this, my sincerest hope someone from the company reads this. Ohh yes I realize that the word stupid is quite inflammatory but I stand by it. read more

When I am around Leicester Square I always find myself having a pint or three at the Moon. The staff is always friendly and the food is spot on pub grub. The only down side is that it can get pretty packed, so I like to stop in around lunch time when the crowds are a little less oppressive. read more

Brilliant pub for the Westend and is very viberant with a very mix crowd of young & old in there only problem is pub can get very packed and getting served at the bar can be a nightmare at times when packed with weekend revolvers. I will still say if your in Leicester Square area of town and need a pint this place you can definately put first in your list to start your night off in yeps I would give it a good thumbs UP!!! Lol And for drinks or pint in Westend it's very reasonably priced. read more

Monopoly Pub Crawl - Stop #20 - Leicester Square (Yellow) Next it was into Leicester Square to brave the crowds of tourists and we ducked into the Moon Under Water. I don't quite understand the name but I like this pub. It's nothing special drink-wise, but I find the collection of people it attracts to be quite entertaining. It's also a favourite with crawlers and the staff are well versed in quickly and efficiently pouring a variety of half pints and shots. What makes this pub stand out in my mind is the number of people I talked to about the crawl. Despite the volume of crawlers, everyone seemed a bit surprised to see our crew. We also got a couple of community chest spaces signed here and Matt may have got a Polish girl's number. The bar staff were very friendly and up for a quick chat despite the number of people. The pub also has a decent sized outdoor seating area and clean toilets, two very important things to note when corralling a group of drunks with full bladders! Oh, I wouldn't bother with food here as the menu looked very pub standard and look of the food that went by wasn't super impressive. But it does have Blue Moon on tap which gives it extra points. read more

This is Wetherspoons, in central London. Always busy, always sticky - Always cheap and convenient, no airs and graces, but consistent and a reliable for wasting half an hour. read more

The bar looks nice and the staff is efficient but i was well disappointed at my drink for it was the most distasteful Chardonnay i have ever drank in my life. Seriously, i didn't know wine could taste that bad. I had a good time there but the Chardonnay thing ruined it for me and i couldn't forget about it while i was painfully sipping my way to the bottom of this glass of wine. My friend was really happy with her prosecco and mango mojito so you might want to skip the wine and try that. read more

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Great for a quick bite to eat and drink. A good option for people who don't want to fall prey to tourist traps. Affordable! Great fish and chips and burgers. read more

Large pub on Leicester square that gets absolutely heaving throughout the day. Service takes for ever, although the staff were polite when they did eventually get round to serving you! The beer is relatively expensive for a wetherspoons (over £5 for a pint & a half of lager) although beer in central London is always expensive! Difficult even to get a place to stand inside and a place to sit is an almost impossibility. The place gets so packed that even standing becomes uncomfortable due to constantly being knocked and backed into. The toilets seem miles away and take ages to get to when its busy and 2 urinals and one WC is definately not enough for the size of the pub. 2 blokes getting it on in the only WC didn't help the situation much either, especially not after a belly full of all you can eat chinese food from Mr Wu's!! This is obviously a place that the tourists like to frequent as there are many many better bars around just a stones throw from the square! read more

If you're looking for a bar where it takes ages to get served, you feel claustrophobic and you want to get down with the tourists, then this is the place for you. Being a cheap pub in the heart of Leicester Square, you're guaranteed a bit of a mad rush. It's a good meeting place, but I wouldn't advise staying here for more than a drink or two. They have a standard bar menu, but it gets too crowded to eat comfortably. It's usually full of toursists though, so its a good place to meet people. read more

BLUE MOOOOON! As a California native, I was happy to see this on tap. Apparently there are only 3 pubs in England that have it. Went on a Friday night about 930PM - Packed with younger people. Older crowd sitting near the front, younger near the bar and back wall. Almost got carded myself, but greeted the bouncer and gave him a lovely look ;) Mixed crowd overall, and you could tell who was there to get cheap drinks before a bigger night out and who was there for a good chat. Good place to start, I've learned. Prices are always good here (Wetherspoon's chain pubs) & this pub is perfect if you're going out anywhere near by the square, close to a few tube stations and 2 different cinemas - Saw Johnny English beforehand so went in with a good mood. Left annoyed at how crowded it was. Couldn't even get out of my seat at one point, but I guess that was our timing. I'd say not a great place to sit and enjoy your beer unless you go early enough to snag a table for your mates. I'd also recommend getting a few pitchers so you don't have to get up and get more. When it's crowded, get your beer down and head off to the next place as soon as you can. x read more

Typical British pub very busy on a Saturday lunch crowd but it's in a very busy area. Place was not full of tourist but many locals. I enjoyed sitting outside people watching enjoying a very good chicken Sammie, chips and a pint. read more

Ok so its New Year Eve and have to be honest this place is heaving with people no place to sit (very limited seating) but you can see why the drinks were very affordable and the atmoshere friendly and the staff rushed off there feet and they did not take long to serve me yes would reccomend this pub read more

Horrible experience! Was really excited to order some food. Got kicked out after 5 mins for "ordering too much food?" Outrageous

Not bad vibe but takes too long to get served and is crowded with chavs read more

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This is a nice pleasant pub to go for a lunch time or evening drink. The staff are friendly and happy. The prices are relatively cheap for the location and the food is better than most JD Whetherspoons. I will definitely be revisiting. read more

I'm not a fan of the West End but this pub is great, it's a wetherspoon so almost guaranteed of a decent pint and a burger. Quite small inside and great to sit outside in the summer and star watch as its next to Capital FM. read more

Excellent quality/price ratio. Good atmosphere. Nice employees. They don't have carling but have excellent offers depending on the day

We went here on Wednesday night, and it was quite crowded. That could be a good sign, but it meant that the only unoccupied table was next to a large standing group of very loud, very drunk bar patrons. Not my first choice of seating by any means. We had to order at the bar, and the bartender made fun of my shyness, albeit playfully so. A bit of a role reversal, that, the Brit telling the American to be more assertive and less indecisive. I honestly can't quite remember what I had, and it was only a few days ago. A burger, or perhaps a sandwich. Whatever it was, it was so bland and unmemorable that it's been blotted from my mind. My companions had fish and chips, which was apparently fairly good, and a tuna sandwich, which was bland to the point of flavorlessness. Good location and non-horrible prices, but not much else going for it, in terms of food, service, or atmosphere. read more

not decent experience at all!! Might be just too busy, bar tender doesn't even want to talk to me, ordered my food with impatient staff's, steak is like re- microwaved with salad which only have few leafs without other colour veg (other JD I went always gave me great salad with tomato, carrot etc. except this one)... No one ask me how is the food and every staff look so rush, like 'so busy ain't got time to talk to you', would never come back again! read more