The Greyhound (JD Wetherspoon), Bromley

When you first go in this looks like a small compact pub but when you get to the back it opens up into a larger back area.This is a clean and comfortable jd but then again it is fairly new. A good range of real ale on.

Contrary to what is said below this is not a shop conversion but an original pub, probably Whitbread as an old beer guide shows it selling Wethered's Bitter and Flower's Original. Having said that, the interior does look more like a shop conversion than a pub as it is long and narrow with an extended area at the rear. It's only been open as a Spoons for two years and is a much pleasanter place than the Spoons down by Bromley South Station some half a mile away. There are two banks of five pumps with no doubling up but sadly two uninvited guests, Doombar and London Pride. With the two usual GK beers this left six proper guests which were Warwickshire Churchyard Bob, two WJ King, a Clarence & Frederick, a By the Horns and a Westerham beer. I went for the Churchyard Bob (£2.29) which was in very good nick. This was my favourite of the four SE London Spoons visited on the day.

Greyhound page at the JD Wetherspoon site - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Fairly new addition to the Wetherspoons empire (dating from 2011). The 'L'-shaped bar is much larger than the facade behind the front patio would suggest. Usual furniture and decor. Unusually for the chain, it has a semi-open kitchen. Forgot to count the number of handpumps, but they were all on with several interesting guests (including Arundel Old Scrooge, £2.09) in addition to the usual suspects. Overall, you will know what to expect, and it does it reasonably well, but I got the impression that some of the staff weren't quite up to speed.

Greyhound page at the JD Wetherspoon site - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk