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Orleans Smokehouse, Upper Norwood, SE19
SE19
SE19 3DS
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 3 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about Orleans Smokehouse
Visited 26/01/26. Visited previously as Beaulah Spa on 13/05/24.
No cask. Keg offering of Bud Light, Brooklyn Pilsner and Stonewall Inn IPA, Madri, Peroni, Sharps Atlantic Pale Ale, Neck Oil, Inch's and Guinness.
Bit of a trek this one (OK not if you arrived by Uber from previous venue and left by Uber for following venue). Outside car parking and what clearly looked like outside seating at the side / rear. Inside the bar area is to the left of the entrance and there is tall stool seating on a tiled skirt in an otherwise herringbone patterned block wood flooring. A corner fitted tan leather studded banquette to the far end of the bar counter supporting a few tall tables provided the extent of the exclusive bar seating here. The ready of the venue around the bar area and beyond the entrance was turned over to seating for diners. Quite like these sorts of bar as a fill in if passing but won't be back here for any reason unless there is a further change of ownership! When i said i would be amazed if there was another review in the 11 years following my review on my previous visit, i was clearly excepting myself!
On 30th January 2026
- rating: 4
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David Walton left this review about Beulah Spa
OK this is definitely into the camp of tick box exercises. I trekked down the stretch that is Beulah Hill to this Harvester restaurant. It has a bar at the side of the restaurant with an array of shiny taps that positively seemed to welcome drinkers. The bar is a pleasant carpeted area with nice lighting so as a venue absent quaff consideration it does tick boxes positively. Lovely and very welcoming bar staff adds to the positive experience.
It falls down, as totally expected on beer choice. Wingman the session IPa from BrewDog as about eclectic as you would get here. Default to a pint of Guinness and it all felt OK!
If anyone does another review of this venue in the next 11 years I would be utterly amazed. There is nothing near here, you will not encounter this place on your way somewhere else. There are no interesting drink choices and so unless you are a fan of ticking off both venues on here and Harvesters you are unlikely to follow my post. Actually the restaurant here was really busy at 7.30pm on a Monday evening so plenty of people do trek here!!
On 13th May 2024
- rating: 4
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Pub SignMan left this review about Beulah Spa
This is a large Harvester’s pub at the top of Beulah Hill. On entering, the bar is to your left, with a large, rambling restaurant extending some way to the right. My visit wasn’t timed very well, arriving in the middle of the lunch service to a chaotic scene of families waiting for tables to become free and impatient children testing their parents’ (and my own) nerves to the limits. The bar area had become some sort of ad hoc holding pen for anyone without a table, with just me and one other clinically depressed looking bloke trying to enjoy a pint. The room is carpeted with some sofas at the front and banquette, high stool and standard seating in the rest of the room. The walls are painted in pastel shades with some floral wallpaper in places and black and white photos hang alongside various framed pressed flowers and leaves. The pine bar back had some mock cask fronts which were made to look as if they were dispensing wine straight from the barrel. There was some music playing in the background but this was drowned out by the cacophonous kids and, had the weather been better, I wouldn’t have thought twice about taking my pint outside to one of the numerous picnic benches.
No real ale on the bar, so a choice had to be made between keg Tetley’s and Old Speckled Hen. I plumped for the Hen, which actually tasted pretty good, although I was admittedly gasping for a drink at this point. The lone barmaid did pretty well coping with a relentless queue of thirsty punters.
It’s a typical Harvester’s, so if you’ve been to one before, you should know what to expect. Understandably popular with families, but not unreasonably unpopular with me - if you want a decent pint, keep going into Crystal Palace, there are plenty of decent pubs there.
On 23rd February 2013
- rating: 2
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