Edward Moon

Fantastic food here. I had a lovely Pork roast, my wife had the Duck.

We chose this restaurant based on previous Unilocal reviewers, and we are happy we did. We had a delicious meal of salmon and steak. The restaurant was warm and lovely. Our server (sorry, don’t know his name but he was a handsome man who appeared to be of Indian descent), was the best server we’ve come across in all of our travels. The price of food was also decidedly inexpensive considering that Stratford Upon Avon is such a huge tourist destination.
We suggest you book your table. Since we were there on a weeknight, we got kind of lucky getting a table.
The only negative aspect was that the facility was quite warm and the fan above us did not work. Other than that, it was a great experience.

A fantastic experience, from start to dessert. Very friendly staff with great service. The food couldn’t have been better, and everything suggested was topnotch, especially the banoffee pie.

Walking the streets of a 16^th century village is hard work and it builds a great hunger and thirst. And here on the main street is Edward Moon’s, looking like a 19^th century brasserie on the outside! Lunch is served.
Pleasantly greeted and brought to a table by the window, where we could watch the world walk by as we enjoyed our meal. A nice list of specials on the blackboard, plus a «special» menu with the regular menu. My traveling companion opted for the scampi, which was cooked in the English style of a breaded fish nugget and served with chips. I went with the two course meal, choosing a pâté and relish starter and a burger as my main. The pâté was quite strong and the relish cut it well. The burger was a bit on the plain side as were the chips.
No draught beers, but they did have a reasonable selection of bottled offerings. I chose the Leffe, a Belgian favorite.
The prices were decent, especially considering this is a fancy sit-​down restaurant on the ‘main drag’ of Shakespeare’s village.

Really nice spot in a surprisingly-​ordinary town. I would have thought such a historic place would have a wider range I restaurants to choose from. That said, there is such a constant crush of tourists that ye-olde-McDonald’s is perhaps the best fit after all.
Moon’s had a good value Sunday lunch chalk-​boarded outside, and there were plenty of well-​dressed elderly people dining inside. Older people *always* know the best places to eat, it’s a truism the world over, so in we went.
The Moons Sunday Special was 2 courses for £9.95. I had the tomato and basil soup, with a very generous and very tasty cheese and onion quiche. It came with a decent side salad, and I added a bowl of chips; yummy. I had a look at the a-​la-​carte menu too, which had a decent selection.
Very friendly staff in a not-​over-​the-​top ye-​olde-​tavern, married with delicious, hearty food at good prices make Moons a good choice when touring this beautiful part of the world.

On vacation in the UK, we walked the streets in Stratford-​upon-​Avon, looking at menus in windows. The variety and interest of the entrees at Edward Moon’s was best, so we went back for dinner. Wow, are we glad we did, because it was the best meal we had in the UK!
It’s great when the biggest problem you have with a restaurant is too many delicious meals to choose from. I chose «The Duck Supper,» and my wife loved the Spitfire Pie. One of our friends had Barry the Butcher’s Best Bangers, and we all loved our meals, including the appetizers. Again, there were so many wonderful items to choose from, we wish we had time to go back.
Our waiter, a black man from Paris, was extremely helpful in choosing food and wine and had a wonderful, jovial personality. The Château Courac Cotes du Rhone was excellent. Although we may never be able to visit Stratford-​upon-​Avon again, we would return to Edward Moon’s in a heartbeat!

We were staying at the Legacy Falcon Hotel just down the road (opposite where Shakespeare popped his clogs at Nash’s house) and met a couple who’d returned every year for the last 5 years and dined at Moon’s so decided to check it out.
It’s a really nice and cosy restaurant with great food. Being so close to the hotel and me and wife #1 (that’s first wife, I’m techie so version control) ended up eating here several times.
Let’s start with one of the specials they had on — steak in peppercorn sauce. Now, imagine a really chilled out cow chewing on it’s cud along the banks of the Avon minding it’s own business. The chef heads in to the field and shaves it’s ass and puts a few rare slices on to your plate. A good vet could resuscitate it. Succulent doesn’t do it merit. I’ve had more trouble cutting through butter with a hot knife than this beef. Utterly awesome and not a bit of gristle in sight from this ultra-​chilled cow buttock that by some miracle found it’s way on to a plate in front on me.
We also tried the duck roll starter (hoi sin sauce, pancakes, crispy seaweed aka. cabbage) — utterly amazing, especially considering it’s an English food restaurant. Wife #1 also tried the chicken paté and said it was to die for, presumably waiting until after you’ve eaten it before going to meet your maker.
Then there was the duck main course which was also amazing. How they found a duck with so much lean meat on it I have no idea. It seems this place is incapable of making bad food. Highly recommended eatery, especially if you’re staying within staggering distance of the place.
My only quibbles are:
1. The dauphinoise potatoes are a tad too cheesey — they should be creamy, not cheesey. The cheeseyness sometimes detracts from the otherwise perfect meals. Hence 4 stars.
2. They should relocate to Warrington so I don’t have to travel for 2.5 hours down the M6/​M40 to get good food.
Tip: Book in advance if you want to ensure you get to experience this place. It’s always packed — even at lunch time.

3 times a charm! We thought we’d be safe scoring a table for 4 for dinner at 5:30 PM, but apparently we forgot about the theater crowd in Stratford. After being turned away from 2 restaurants we found a good meal at Edward Moon.
My meal…
Appetizer: Crab/​shrimp cocktail. It was covered in mayo (ick!) and therefore inedible. Don’t order unless you’re a mayo fan.
Entrée: Seabass. Covered in lots of cream, but fortunately I liked this cream sauce a lot more than I like mayo. It was also served on a bed of spring onion risotto, which was even better than the actual seabass.
Dessert: The Americans at the table decided on apple pie– go figure. While the one Brit at the table decided on some sort of banana pie. Both desserts were equally incredible, but the real winner of the evening was the hot chocolate with irish bailey. By far the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had… and it helped me sleep like a baby on the train going back to London right after our meal.