
Irish pub
Whelan's Croydon Menu & Prices — South Croydon
13-15 Selsdon Rd, Croydon, South Croydon CR2 6PW
- Rating
- 4.4 ★558 reviews
- Price
- £20–30per person
- Open now
- Closed
Menu
Menu sectionThe Memphis Board for Two
The Memphis Board for Two4 dishes
- Memphis-Style Pork Ribs£65.00
Choose any two, mix and match or double up: Memphis-style pork ribs, sweet-tea & black-pepper chicken, or Beale Street rib tips. Served with three Southern sides, Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, sliced white bread and the Southern Soul sauce-and-pickle caddy.
- Sweet-Tea & Black-Pepper Chicken£65.00
Choose any two, mix and match or double up: Memphis-style pork ribs, sweet-tea & black-pepper chicken, or Beale Street rib tips. Served with three Southern sides, Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, sliced white bread and the Southern Soul sauce-and-pickle caddy.
- Beale Street Rib Tips£65.00
Choose any two, mix and match or double up: Memphis-style pork ribs, sweet-tea & black-pepper chicken, or Beale Street rib tips. Served with three Southern sides, Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, sliced white bread and the Southern Soul sauce-and-pickle caddy.
- Black Soul Smoked Beef Chuck£15.00
Coffee-spice rubbed, cola-spritzed and slow-smoked until tender.
Handhelds3 dishes
- Black Soul Maple-Bacon Steakburger£18.50
A 170g steakburger with maple-black-pepper bacon, molten pimento cheese and Tennessee chow-chow, finished with Whelan's Black Soul BBQ and crispy tobacco onions in toasted brioche.
- Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich£17.00
Crisp buttermilk chicken brushed with Nashville hot oil, with sharp mustard slaw, sweet pickles and cooling comeback sauce in toasted brioche. Choose your heat: Southern, Hot or Hotter.
- Southern Soul Hot Honey Mushroom Sandwich V£13.50
Southern-tempura oyster mushrooms lacquered with Southern Soul Hot Honey, with mustard slaw, dill pickles and vegan comeback sauce in a toasted bun.
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Southern extras4 dishes
- Southern-Seasoned Skin-On Fries£4.00
Skin-on fries with Southern Soul seasoning.
- Four-Cheese Mac & Cheese£5.00
Mozzarella, Red Leicester, mature cheddar and smoked cheese.
- Mustard Slaw£4.00
Cabbage, carrot, red onion, mustard, cider vinegar and celery seed.
- Scotch Bonnet Honey-Glazed Cornbread£4.00
Buttermilk cornmeal with a Scotch bonnet honey-maple glaze and whipped honey butter.
Something sweet3 dishes
- Banana Pudding Sundae£6.00
Silky Southern banana pudding layered with vanilla wafers, caramelised banana, whipped cream, salted caramel and caramelised banana crumb.
- Warm Peach Cobbler
Cinnamon-spiced brown-sugar peaches beneath a buttery golden crust, with vanilla cream.
- Tennessee Fireside Sweet Potato Pie
Silky Southern sweet potato pie with warm spice and a buttery brown-sugar crust, finished with burnt-honey cream.
Built for the table3 dishes
- Southern Soul Wing Flight£19.50
Twelve wings, three flavours: four Memphis Dry Rub, four Whelan's Black Soul BBQ and four Nashville Hot, with dill pickles, peppered Alabama white sauce and comeback sauce.
- Black Soul BBQ Beef Loaded Fries£19.50
Crisp fries buried beneath smoked beef chuck, molten four-cheese sauce and Whelan's Black Soul BBQ, finished with sharp slaw, crispy onions and spring onion.
- Tennessee Tailgate Nachos£18.00
Tortilla chips loaded with smoky beef-chuck and pit-bean chilli, four-cheese sauce, piquante peppers, Tennessee chow-chow, comeback crema and spring onion.
Choose two Southern sides4 dishes
- Four-Cheese Mac & Cheese
Mozzarella, Red Leicester, mature cheddar and smoked cheese.
- Southern Braised Greens
Savoy cabbage and kale with smoked turkey and pepper vinegar.
- Brown-Butter Candied Yams V
Sweet potato with brown butter, orange and warm spice.
- Scotch Bonnet Honey Cornbread V
Buttermilk cornbread with Scotch bonnet honey and maple butter.
Game Day bites3 dishes
- Memphis BBQ Chicken Skins£4.50
Glass-crisp chicken skins dusted with Southern Soul Memphis seasoning, with sharp Alabama white sauce.
- Hot Honey Pimento Croquettes V£6.50
Crisp, molten pimento-cheese croquettes with cooling black-pepper ranch and a drizzle of Southern Soul Hot Honey.
- Charred-Corn Hush Puppy Poppers V£6.00
Bite-sized hush puppies with sharp house pimento cheese and Southern Soul Pepper Jelly.
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Smokehouse plates4 dishes
- Nashville Hot Chicken & Malted Waffle£17.00
Crisp Nashville hot chicken over a golden malted cornmeal waffle, finished with hot honey, whipped maple butter and sharp pickles. Choose your heat: Southern, Hot or Hotter.
- Memphis Dry-Rub Pork Ribs£23.50
Slow-smoked St Louis-cut ribs finished with Memphis dry rub, with Whelan's Black Soul BBQ on the side and two Southern sides.
- Tennessee Cornmeal Catfish Fry£20.00
Catfish fried in a crisp, highly seasoned cornmeal crust, with Southern Soul chow-chow, hot-sauce tartare, dill pickles, charred lemon and two Southern sides.
- Tennessee Smokehouse Bowl£20.00
Creamy smoked-cheddar cornmeal with pit beans, braised greens, sharp chow-chow, crispy onions and Scotch bonnet cornbread. Topped with Southern-tempura oyster mushrooms (included), sweet-tea & black-pepper smoked chicken (+£4) or Black Soul smoked beef chuck (+£6). With the mushrooms, the greens and beans are vegetarian.
Always included4 dishes
- Beef-Dripping Southern Roast Potatoes
Fluffy-centred potatoes roasted in beef dripping with roasted garlic, thyme and Southern Soul seasoning.
- House Pickles
Bread-and-butter pickles and pepper-vinegar onions.
- Guinness & Bone Marrow Smokehouse Gravy
Our signature Sunday gravy, with bone marrow, Guinness, rich roasting juices, thyme and black pepper, poured generously at the table. Alcohol-free gravy is available for children on request.
- Smokehouse Mushroom & Onion Gravy V
Rich, deeply savoury vegetarian gravy with roasted mushrooms and caramelised onions.
Make it a feast3 dishes
- Black Soul Smoked Beef Chuck£20.00
Coffee-spice rubbed beef chuck with a cola spritz and Whelan's Black Soul BBQ.
- Extra Southern Fried Chicken£12.00
More of our buttermilk-marinated, golden Southern fried chicken.
- Extra Smokehouse Gravy£8.00
Because Sunday gravy should never run out.
Sweet things1 dish
- Tennessee Fireside Sweet Potato Pie£7.00
Silky brown-butter sweet potato custard with warm spice, orange and a hint of Tennessee whiskey, in a brown-sugar crust with burnt-honey cream.
Smoke-fried wings3 dishes
- Memphis Dry Rub£11.00
Smoked paprika, black pepper, garlic, mustard, celery salt and brown sugar: savoury and peppery, with the dry-rub character of Memphis barbecue.
- Whelan's Black Soul BBQ£11.00
Guinness, molasses, tamarind, cider vinegar and smokehouse spice: sticky, smoky and bittersweet, with a deep malt finish.
- Nashville Hot£11.00
Cayenne oil and Southern Soul hot seasoning, with bread-and-butter pickles and comeback sauce. Choose your heat: Southern, Hot or Hotter.
The Full-Time Feast6 dishes
- Black Soul Smoked Beef Chuck£65.00
Black Soul smoked beef chuck with Black Soul BBQ jus, six smoke-fried wings in one flavour, Nashville hot chicken tenders, four-cheese mac, Southern-seasoned fries and Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, with mustard slaw, house pickles and the Southern Soul sauce caddy. Made for sharing through the full game.
- Six Smoke-Fried Wings£65.00
Black Soul smoked beef chuck with Black Soul BBQ jus, six smoke-fried wings in one flavour, Nashville hot chicken tenders, four-cheese mac, Southern-seasoned fries and Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, with mustard slaw, house pickles and the Southern Soul sauce caddy. Made for sharing through the full game.
- Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders£65.00
Black Soul smoked beef chuck with Black Soul BBQ jus, six smoke-fried wings in one flavour, Nashville hot chicken tenders, four-cheese mac, Southern-seasoned fries and Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, with mustard slaw, house pickles and the Southern Soul sauce caddy. Made for sharing through the full game.
- Four-Cheese Mac£65.00
Black Soul smoked beef chuck with Black Soul BBQ jus, six smoke-fried wings in one flavour, Nashville hot chicken tenders, four-cheese mac, Southern-seasoned fries and Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, with mustard slaw, house pickles and the Southern Soul sauce caddy. Made for sharing through the full game.
- Southern-Seasoned Fries£65.00
Black Soul smoked beef chuck with Black Soul BBQ jus, six smoke-fried wings in one flavour, Nashville hot chicken tenders, four-cheese mac, Southern-seasoned fries and Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, with mustard slaw, house pickles and the Southern Soul sauce caddy. Made for sharing through the full game.
- Scotch Bonnet Honey-Glazed Cornbread£65.00
Black Soul smoked beef chuck with Black Soul BBQ jus, six smoke-fried wings in one flavour, Nashville hot chicken tenders, four-cheese mac, Southern-seasoned fries and Scotch bonnet honey-glazed cornbread, with mustard slaw, house pickles and the Southern Soul sauce caddy. Made for sharing through the full game.
The Sunday centrepieces3 dishes
- Sweet-Tea & Black-Pepper Roast Chicken£24.50
Sweet-tea brined, roasted until deeply golden and basted with honey, thyme and black-pepper butter.
- Southern Buttermilk Fried Chicken£24.50
Crisp, deeply seasoned fried chicken beneath a craggy golden crust, with sharp house pepper vinegar.
- Southern-Fried Oyster Mushrooms V£24.50
Golden oyster mushrooms in a crisp, Southern-seasoned cornmeal coating, with house pepper vinegar.
Game Day handhelds1 dish
- Memphis Pressed-Pork Bellywich£17.50
Applewood-smoked pressed pork belly, crisped on the griddle and lacquered with Memphis barbecue glaze, with mustard slaw, dill pickles and crispy onions in toasted brioche.
Bar bites2 dishes
- Charred Sweetcorn & Brown-Butter Hush Puppies V£6.00
Crisp hush puppies served over house piquante pimento cheese, finished with Southern Soul pepper jelly and spring onion.
- Beale Street Rib Tips£9.00
Applewood-smoked pork rib tips, sweet-tea braised and charred beneath a sticky Memphis barbecue glaze, with house dill pickles and sliced white bread.
Southern sides2 dishes
- Tennessee Pit Beans£5.00
Slow-cooked, smoky and slightly sweet, with molasses, charred peppers, smokehouse spice and smoked meat.
- Braised Greens & Pepper Vinegar£7.00
Seasonal greens slow-braised with smoked turkey, garlic and onion, finished with house pepper vinegar.
Little Soul (12 and under)1 dish
- Little Soul Sunday Supper£12.50
A smaller centrepiece with roast potatoes, one Southern side and gravy. Children's chicken meals come with alcohol-free gravy.
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