Belushi's Hammersmith, The Press Box

Wish I could a give negative rating but unfortunately I cannot. We had a rather disappointing experience with this pub. We arrived and we took the table which was not initially reserved. There was no reservation on the table, so we naturally sat on the table that was free. However, about 30min into our visit, the woman (who claimed to be the manager, I’m not quite sure if she was, but very well) just came to our table and placed the reservation card and informed us that we needed to leave because they had reservations for later, despite the fact that we were enjoying our time and had not been told about any upcoming reservations when we arrived. We actually went in early so we could get a free table to watch the game. And we were so excited as it was also a very special day for us. We had even tried to book the place earlier but it was not allowed. While I understand that reservations are important, the way it was handled felt abrupt and unprofessional. We had just settled in, and it would have been courteous to inform us about the reservation situation upfront rather than suddenly asking us to leave. The woman was particularly very rude and was not ready to reason and started raising her voice when we were calmly trying to discuss with her about this situation. She started arguing with my husband and asking him to leave like we were some nobody’s. This was very disrespectful. It left a bad taste, especially considering we were there to celebrate and watch the game. We were told we could move to another table if it was free and there were some free tables later when the reserved party arrived but they never offered us those tables and we were asked to leave. I don’t know if this a Xenophobic case but we really felt disgusted with how we were treated. This is the worst experience ever.