Belushi's, Camden - pub details
Address: 48-50 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 8014)
Mornington Crescent (0.2 miles), Camden Town (0.2 miles), Euston Square (0.6 miles)
Camden Road (0.4 miles), London Euston (0.5 miles), Kentish Town West (0.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music
- Food served
Pub suggested by don on 21 May 2004
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> Current user rating: 2.5/10 (rated by 25 users)
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user reviews of Belushi's, Camden
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| I had to wait a while to be served so I did a quick scan of the place and decided to have a half. The barmaid was very pleasant when she finally arrived and proceeded to explain that the pints were almost half price. So I was supersized into having a pint and I had to stay longer. There is no real ale, but there is John Smiths Smoothflow, Guinness, Strongbow and plenty of standard lager. There are a few screens with the ability to show Sky and Setanta and there is also a pool table tucked around the corner at the rear of the pub. It’s basically an American themed pub full of Australian backpackers – I’ve decided that this was my one and only visit. Strongers - 30 Sep 2008 16:15 |
| It is with an extreme sense of sadness that I recently took the decision to no longer visit Belushi’s, which was a regular haunt for me and a number of my friends ever since we first moved to London to go to university around 8 years ago. Back then Belushi’s was always guaranteed to be a great place to go: cheap drinks in a place with a great atmosphere, cheesy music and happy vibe. Cheap, cheerful and good fun. We continued to frequent Belushi’s after we left University, as it reminded us of the good old days, and was still a good place to get a drink, catch up with friends and enjoy a fun night, inexpensive night out. Around a year ago things changed for the worse. Perhaps I should preface the following comments by describing myself and my friends as it may put the inexplicable change in attitude in a better context. I am a 25 year old guy working in the city in a decent, respectable job. My friends are all in similar positions, after graduating from university we are now all working or training for professional qualifications. We all have money to spend, and we are all nice people, a mix of guys and girls. Every time we go to Belushi’s we are well behaved (our getting paraletic drinking days are behind us now!) and are just there to have a good time. We regularly spend three figure sums at the bar over the course of an evening, and pump money into the quiz machine like pound coins were going out of fashion. You would think that we are the exact kind of clientele that would be welcomed at a venue like Belushi’s, but for some reason around a year ago the attitude of the place changed, and it has been getting worse ever since. We now have problems every time we visit the place, with inexplicable dress codes and incredibly rude bouncers. I was thrown out of the venue on a recent trip (probably to be my last) as I was very, very rudely told to leave the venue due to the fact that I was wearing white trainers. This is after I had been there for 6 hours celebrating a friend’s birthday having personally spent over £100 on alcohol and food. God knows how much we had spent as a whole group. The manner in which we were spoken to by the bouncers was disgusting – as they ordered us to leave, and then made me suffer the indignity of having to confirm that I had ‘understood what they were saying’, being told I should ‘speak to them properly, who did I think I was?’ Unbelievable. Not once did they say sorry, or address us politely. Just rudely marched over and told us to get out with an obvious sense of satisfaction. On another occasion we were ID’d by the bouncers who knew full well that we were over the age of 18, with one of our party completely bald, and some of us dressed in work clothes. Again the door staff seemed to take a sadistic pleasure in asking us to speak to them in a manner they deemed appropriate. Absolutely pathetic. On a different occasion we were told we could not leave the bar until they had finished IDing another group coming into the venue. Never before have I be told I could not leave just because other people are coming in, and there was clearly enough room and no trouble was going on. Another power trip. I could go on, there are many other instances. I have myself had personal experience of working in nightclubs as a promoter, and have visited hundreds of venues across the city both professionally and in a social context and I can safely say that the Belushi’s bouncers are the worst I have ever come across. The incredibly rude, unprofessional and aggressive door staff are one of the main reasons contributing to the downturn in the quality of the Belushi’s experience, but their attitude has seemingly permeated throughout the whole venue, and the place has got worse in almost every respect. The food is now awful, the toilets are completely disgusting, and the fun has been completely sucked out of the place. Ironically the only people that go there anymore are the rowdy local rude boys who pass through the security as their trainers are the right colour, but create an oppressive atmosphere that is the complete antithesis of what Belushi’s used to stand for. It is sad to say it, but I cannot see myself going to Belushi’s again unless I hear that they have completely reconsidered their policy on how they treat their customers, and most importantly, until I hear that the management has started to run the place again instead of the door staff who are currently holding the place hostage. Tim, London kingoflondon - 27 Feb 2008 15:28 |
| Awful. Terrible. Full of Australians who can't take their booze. At least it gives them somewhere to go away from anywhere I'm likely to be, I suppose. Dannysigma - 18 Jan 2008 12:25 |
| The notices clearly stating zero tolerance to drugs and violence is not the most welcoming of things to see in a pub and I have no doubt that late at night this place is a bit of no go area, especially given some of the comments below. That said, as somewhere for a meeting place or a quick early pint (in my case pre Koko) it is a reasonable place that won’t burn a hole in the pocket like some other pubs around here. A short walk along the sheet metal path leads to the bar although don’t expect anything too exotic and sadly, in my case at least, nothing in the way of Real Ales. The place has a bit of a worn, tatty and slightly slapdash approach to it with the walls and ceilings cluttered with notices, old movie posters and even a set of traffic lights. The tables are littered with freebie magazines, papers and flyers for various events in and around Camden. There are several TVs showing multi channels but the screens are far too small to be of any practical use (unless they have a big screen tucked away somewhere). The blue sofas match the exterior colour scheme and there are high backed stools for people who prefer something a bit more rigid. I have certainly been in a lot worse places and have no major issues with the place. It is cheap and cheerful and when quiet, friendly enough. That said I wouldn’t necessarily make it a regular stop. RogerB - 6 Aug 2007 15:25 |
| I've only ever been here during the day, so I cannot comment on the reviews below reporting a ragey night out. Very standard beers (shitty lagers and alcopops), very standard quality. Last time I ate here I had to chase the staff twice for a steak that turned up after 40 minutes tasting like it had spent the whole time being slowly boiled with a bit of old cardboard. Inedible and truly fucking awful food. If you're stuck in Camden and want to see the All Blacks game, you're better off going to the Tup. Pylene50 - 21 Apr 2007 00:04 |
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