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The Man in the Moon was a [[Category Wetherspoons|Wetherspoons]] pub in [[Locale Stanmore|Stanmore]]. According to the April/May 2016 <i>London Drinker</i> magazine, it closed down in February 2016.
[[Category Wetherspoons|Wetherspoons]] pub in [[Locale Stanmore|Stanmore]], in the Good Beer Guide. According to the 2009 Good Beer Guide, they serve Old Rosie as well as real ale.
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[[Kake]] visited early on a Friday evening in October 2008. I got here a little after 5pm and there were quite a few people already in - groups and couples as well as a couple of examples of the ubiquitous lone male Wetherspoons drinker. No piped music, nice buzz of conversation. By 6pm there were seats free, though perhaps not entire tables, and conversation was very lively but not even approaching rowdy.
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[[Category Wetherspoons|Wetherspoons]]
pub in [[Locale Stanmore|Stanmore]].
There's very little natural light inside, but it doesn't feel gloomy; the booths around the edges have spotlight lighting, and the ceiling in the main part has backlit panels of stained glass depicting the man in the moon himself. The tables, the bar, the glass privacy screens between the booths, all seemed very clean.
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It's been in a couple of editions of the [[Category Good Beer Guide|Good Beer Guide]], and tends to have a real cider on as well as real ale. There are six handpumps on the front of the bar, and five more round the side.
They have six handpumps on the front of the bar, which on my visit had Greene King IPA, Marstons Pedigree, Abbot Ale, Rebellion Red (&pound;2.10/pint), O'Hanlons Firefly (&pound;2.10/pint), and Conwy Honey Fayre. Five more round the side of the bar, possibly only for advertising purposes.
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There's very little natural light inside, but it doesn't feel gloomy; the booths around the edges have spotlight lighting, and the ceiling in the main part has backlit panels of stained glass depicting the man in the moon himself. Glass privacy screens separate the booths.
Service was friendly and polite. They even brought me cutlery with my panini instead of making me get it myself.
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[[Kake]] first visited early on a Friday evening in October 2008. When I arrived a little after 5pm there were quite a few people already in &#8212; groups and couples as well as a couple of examples of the ubiquitous lone male Wetherspoons drinker. No piped music, nice buzz of conversation. By 6pm there were seats free, though perhaps not entire tables, and conversation was very lively but not even approaching rowdy. Service was friendly and polite; they even brought me cutlery with my panini instead of making me get it myself.
On the strength of this visit, at least, this pub appears to be an example of the ideal Wetherspoons.
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Real ales available on this visit were Greene King IPA, Marstons Pedigree, Abbot Ale, Rebellion Red (&pound;2.10/pint), O'Hanlons Firefly (&pound;2.10/pint), and Conwy Honey Fayre.

On another visit on a Thursday evening in April 2011, it was pretty full at 7pm, though there was a fair bit of turnover so people weren't left waiting for seats. A flatscreen was showing news with the sound off and subtitles on. Real ales this time included Marston's Old Empire, Rebellion Zebedee, and Shepherd Neame Royal Wedding; the cider was Thatchers Cheddar Valley.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: This pub appears to be an example of the ideal Wetherspoons, though perhaps this is because Stanmore is a fairly posh area. (And the ale selection isn't as wide as at some larger Wetherspoons.)

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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], [[Kerry]], and [[Ewan]], April 2011.</div>
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 3 October 2008. Opening times and food info taken from the 2009 Good Beer Guide.</div>
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category='Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2009,Good Beer Guide 2010,Pubs,Real Ale,Real Cider,Wetherspoons'
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summary='Now closed; was a Wetherspoons pub in Stanmore.' summary='Wetherspoons pub in Stanmore, in the Good Beer Guide.'
opening_hours_text='9am-midnight Mon-Thu; 9am-1am Fri-Sat; 9am-midnight Sun'
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summary='Now closed; was a Wetherspoons pub in Stanmore.' postcode='HA7 4EB'
summary='Wetherspoons pub in Stanmore, in the Good Beer Guide.'

Wetherspoons pub in Stanmore, in the Good Beer Guide. According to the 2009 Good Beer Guide, they serve Old Rosie as well as real ale.

Kake visited early on a Friday evening in October 2008. I got here a little after 5pm and there were quite a few people already in - groups and couples as well as a couple of examples of the ubiquitous lone male Wetherspoons drinker. No piped music, nice buzz of conversation. By 6pm there were seats free, though perhaps not entire tables, and conversation was very lively but not even approaching rowdy.

There's very little natural light inside, but it doesn't feel gloomy; the booths around the edges have spotlight lighting, and the ceiling in the main part has backlit panels of stained glass depicting the man in the moon himself. The tables, the bar, the glass privacy screens between the booths, all seemed very clean.

They have six handpumps on the front of the bar, which on my visit had Greene King IPA, Marstons Pedigree, Abbot Ale, Rebellion Red (£2.10/pint), O'Hanlons Firefly (£2.10/pint), and Conwy Honey Fayre. Five more round the side of the bar, possibly only for advertising purposes.

Service was friendly and polite. They even brought me cutlery with my panini instead of making me get it myself.

On the strength of this visit, at least, this pub appears to be an example of the ideal Wetherspoons.

Accessibility: Two steps up to get in.

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Last visited by Kake, 3 October 2008. Opening times and food info taken from the 2009 Good Beer Guide.

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