Belushi's, Greenwich, SE10

Ordinarily I wouldn’t be seen dead entering a branch of Belushi’s, especially one which prominently displays women of a dubious age on its homepage, but this was originally the Prince of Orange, dating from at least the early 19th century, but presumably rebuilt. Summed up perfectly by Steve and Roger but certainly not by Alan Monks, no trace of the original pub remains. It’s essentially a sports bar with too many TVs to count, including personal ones to booth seating, United Nations bunting, shades of grey colour scheme, walls papered with pages from music magazines to give the impression that this is some sort of legendary live music venue (five electric guitars are bolted to a wall and ceiling lights are fashioned from snare drums), tubular steel furniture, table football, with menus and sauce bottles to tables, the whole mélange clearly aimed at the army of students that prowl the streets of central Greenwich, except that it was nearly empty on my Thursday evening visit at nearly 10.00pm. No real ale of course, a couldn’t-be-arsed young barmaid serving me only once she had deigned to finish her conversation with another customer, with a half of Gamma Ray at £3.75, which perhaps the students can’t afford. Obviously, I won’t be returning; the Morden Arms is just over the road.

Official site of Belushi's - www.belushis.com

Official site of Belushi's - www.belushis.com

Belushi’s is an L shaped pub with plasma screens throughout for showing live sport via Sky Sports. Standard draught products are available from the bar and food is available all day. The menu consists of burgers and sharing plates and the mains come in at around £9. This pub is directed at the local student population and is staffed by backpackers, who seemed friendly enough. Due to bad planning the only lager available during my recent Wednesday afternoon visit was Heineken which I did not finish due to it being flat. This place is fairly typical of the Belushi’s chain which I am not a massive fan of so I do not plan to return anytime soon.

Really cool place with lots of personalities. A lot of the nights are focused on younger people i.e. students, and this place is bar far the best in Greenwich for students! Cheap beer, friendly staff and DJs/live bands and Karaoke! I used to avoid this place a few years ago but the new management have really turned this place around. If you sign up for a VIP card online the prices are very good generally. They always seem to be running some promotions too. i.e. 2for1 burgers, cocktails and shooters on Tuesday I would highly recommend for people who want a bar with a bit of attitude and personality.

Randomness Guide to London - Belushi's entry

Randomness Guide to London - Belushi's entry

Situtaed adjacent to Greenwich station this was previously known as the St Christopher Inn. Now part of the Belushi’s chain, there really isn’t anything here that warrants more than a desparate pint whilst waiting for a train. The functional interior has modern furnishings and presents itself as little more than a den of keg beers and lagers, late night DJ’s, 2 for 1 burger offers and multiscreen footy, all aimed at a student / backpacker crowd. Unless you qualify for the student discount offers, the place is actually quite pricey. There are stages at both ends of the pub for live music, one with a large Who mural hehind it and the other with an ad hoc poster display. At one time this was a thriving Theatre pub but whether the theatre is still a going concern I’m not sure - there is little evidence of it being used for that purpose. There are plenty of better pubs in the vicinity and if you can’t find them, best to take advantage of the station next door and go elsewhere.