This is probably the best cocktail bar in the north west you've never been to! Hidden away…read morealongside Wakiki on watergate street my first visit here was short lived as fashionable lateness had cost me last orders. Howevver we promptly returned the week after and immediately fell in love with the place. What an incredible experiance. First thing you notice is the size of the place. (Tiny) It genuinely feels like a hidden bar from the prohibition era with incredible decor and music that suits the Blues/Jazzy environment to perfection. Being here is like traveling back in time to the 20's when alcohol was illegal and small secret bars like these were littered across America. The theme is consistent with the menu hidden inside a book that's handed to you upon arrival. So mesmerized were we with the vibe and conversation the cocktail taste bud memories are hazy at best. (I'll leave you with a visual of the cocktails we had. One was lemon based the other strawberry based?) This is THE perfect place for those who like sophisticated conversation with your aptly aesthetic cocktails. It's not noisey, it's not busy, it's just right. Definitely worth a visit. I'll certainly be returning.

After being handed the drink menu in a Bible I was hooked. I wish this was the Best Kept Secret in…read moreChester but unfortunately it is a popular place to be so get there early; grab a table with some friends; sit back and enjoy the atmosphere. My one criticism would be that may be the music is too loud but that's that's it. They have an extensive cocktail menu however if there's something not on the menu just asked for it and you will receive. All in all, this is one of my favourite places to go in Chester

If you're from America, imagine if a Chili's and a Mediaeval Times had a baby... most of the old…read moretown is a tourist trap and seems like Disney had its way with it. The food here was very undercooked. The 4 times we were lucky enough to get service, we had 4 different servers who were aloof at best. (And, we tend to be hyper polite because we are Americans and know the stigma of being jerks). Ultimately ... Good venue but I'd grab a drink and that's about it if I could do it again.

Although I last visited a number of months ago, i recommend the restaurant due to its kind service,…read morecalm day time atmosphere, yummy food, and pretty outdoor seating that sits perfectly in the sun :)

Was bit disappointed that although they do a kids menu there was no kids dessert menu.everthing…read moreelse fine.

The idyllic canal side location of this pub attracted us as soon as we saw it…read more We were looking for lunch after a big night out the night before, so their just serving the fairly common Hobgoblin meant that I was not tempted to go for a hair of the dog, not even the blinking lights on the pump clip could seduce me. There are a couple more pumps unused on this particular Friday lunchtime so maybe they serve some more beer sometimes? We shared a tasty soup for starter, the richness of which meant I could already feel that I was filling up even before my big chilli cheese burger arrived. I somehow still managed it though. It was pretty darn good and the chips that came with it were as like fish and chip shop chips as any I have encountered in a pub before. Service was excellent. The girl who served us was helpful, friendly and attentive.

Established in 1643, the year Newton was born, Ye Olde Boot Inn is an ancient drawer of a pub,…read moreslotted into the timber-framed buildings surrounding it. At some point or another it has been a Royalist meeting place, a Victorian brothel and a 1920's gambling club. Not bad for such a small tavern. With its complete lack of music, quiz machines, fruit machines or drinks you've ever heard of, the pub really is a step back in time. You expect to see buccaneers clustered round the tables muttering darkly or a Navy official to be dropping the King's shilling into flagons. Definitely worth a visit if you look for time travel in a pub, which I do.

It's an old Sam Smiths boozer in the middle of Chester where you can get cheap pre race or pre…read moredinner or pre lunchtime alcohol. This place is so authentically old that you really do feel a Blackadder esqe ghost is going to be behind you in the mirror when you go to the toilets. There is not much seating so be prepared to stand but it really is a lovely old tiny pub. I

Can't fault either the food or the service at this restaurant. I've visited for brunch and dinner…read moremultiple times and have always eaten amazing food and received a very high level of service. Great cocktail menu as well as some well thought out nonalcoholic drinks which I appreciate. The building has two entrances and the inside is beautifully themed. Some stairs and no lift (to be expected in the older buildings in Chester) but there's access to the downstairs floor via the entrance from St Werburgh Street.

I've been to multiple branches of The Botanist throughout my travels and sadly this branch is…read moreprobably the worst I've been too, it's located in a good location close to Chester Cathedral in the city centre. The location is fairly small, it sadly doesn't have a lift meaning if you can't handle stairs there is only one low table on the ground floor, as most of it is high bar-style seating, to make matters worse this table is more like an outdoor bench as the bench-style backless seating can't be moved, which would make it hard if someone requires back-support or perhaps is a wheelchair user meaning it makes it hard to get to the table. I sat downstairs, they had no problem reserving the table for me which was reserved well in advance to make sure I got a table with a large stand on the table however it was really unpleasant being on the lower floor, I felt forgotten about and while the staff were friendly, it was frustrating having to feel like I had to go to the main bar to order and then to pay, to make matters worse I wasn't given a final bill which meant I was originally overcharged when trying to pay at the bar, luckily I'd noticed the price seemed a little high as they didn't knock my 40% off, despite it is an ongoing promotion at all Botanist locations (I've never had this problem before), if you prebook - now I know mistakes can happen but the fact I wasn't given my final bill/receipt makes me wonder if I was overcharged for anything else. I ordered my regular Botanist order, the Chicken and Chorizo kebab, again unlike every other location the staff didn't offer to pour the garlic butter on for me, now I have no problem doing it myself but I'm confused why the staff didn't offer when they offer at every other location. The chorizo I found to be chewy and virtually inedible, the onions were also bland and tasted raw, while I would have also liked a little bit more chicken. Not including the discount, I certainly don't think the service in general or the food quality warranted anywhere near the price and I was only happy to pay it due to the discount (after it was applied of course), while the decor is okay it also isn't unique and innovative if you'd have told me this wasn't a Botanist restauraunt even though it had multiple signs and the same menu, I probably would have believed you. 2* - A slightly generous rating given the circumstances but as the chicken was good quality and it is a nice place for drinks, while it certainly isn't for food in general.

A true chef on board here, tastefully prepared sharing boards were delicious from King prawns to…read morecornflake battered fried chicken. There's something for everyone. But the house made sticky toffee pudding rivals Gordon Ramsey's at Hell's Kitchen Vegas, delightful. We couldn't have been happier with the service and everyone working here. Open late, fun crowd, quiet spaces, happy staff and stellar menu seven days a week.

If you are in Chester and want some great food then this is your place. It's a venue with a…read morepub/restaurant feel providing inside and covered-outdoor seating options. It rains a lot in Chester so being able to sit outside under cover in a spacious area is a plus. Lots of high top tables around. Wait staff was a hit and miss. We started with a young girl who was ridiculous but when the fella took over for us, it was much better. (The first waitress wasn't rude. She just wasn't attentive ... at all. lol) Squared away with seating, beers, and mixed drinks we started ordering. It was odd but great to see lots of healthy and cool dining options. We had a cauliflower dish that was the BEST cauliflower I've ever had along with a different seared tuna taco topped with pickled radishes that was delicious. The skewered Thai chicken was good as well as the traditional fish and chips. What's most interesting is this place is billed as a pub like eatery but felt more like a restaurant with a slight pub feel. Cool décor inside and out, clean and hip. Female restrooms on the top floor which are quite a hike when you've been drinking--- just sayin. Great location and prices were decent.

My wife and I are on a tour of England, Scotland and Wales. Yesterday we were in Chester, England…read moreand on our own for lunch so we chose this restaurant. We dined with four of our friends and we all seemed to like the entrees we chose. I had a half order of fish and chips and it was very good, and plenty of food for me. My wife had some sort of vegetable lasagna and she thought it was very good. Our friends also seemed to enjoy their choices. The pub has an inviting atmosphere, a good selection of beers, and the wait staff was very attentive to our needs. Overall a very nice experience .

Just 483 years old, The Pied Bull has been a Chester landmark for centuries and expectations were…read morehigh for this historic inn in the center of one of England's most beautiful cities. I could have sworn that parking was available and included when I made the reservation on Booking.com, but reading the fine print on the morning of arrival, the reservation stated: "we no longer have on-site parking", indicating to me that they did include parking recently, but do not any more. I called and was told that we would have to park a few blocks away in the shopping centre garage at the rate of £10 per day, bringing the total price for two nights to £144 ($204). The place has tons of potential with a prime location in the center of town, nearly 500 years of history, their own on-site brewery and beer garden, a restaurant and decent accommodations. A few of the male front desk staff (Tom and Richard) were friendly and helpful, but unfortunately the woman who apparently "manages" the inn was neither a people person nor presented a professional image. A man and a woman sat in the restaurant on both the days of our stay who were obviously involved in management of some sort who were chatting, drinking coffee, crunching numbers on their computers and accessing staff and the POS system, but they seemed to care less about the guests who were complaining about the noise on the street the night before or the problems with breakfast I will elaborate on later. They heard obviously everything that was said, but seemed, like the apparent manager, to care less. No wonder this place is a mess. Room prices are not exactly cheap and food and bar prices are also too high with burgers and pies running in the £12 ($17) range, so we decided to eat elsewhere on both of the nights we stayed at The Pied Bull. If prices were cheaper and if inn guests were to receive a 20% discount on food, maybe someone would actually eat there, something I failed to observe (someone actually eating lunch or dinner) during our two-day stay. When I saw the "penthouse suite" we were given, I have to say I was impressed. It was a very nicely appointed two-bedroom suite with large rooms and massive bathroom overlooking one of the main streets of Chester. We were quite pleased and it seemed like a good value, until 3:00 AM anyway. At 3:00 AM on Thursday, January 25th, 2018, Chester University students started leaving the bars drunk and extremely loud, singing, screaming, crying and puking on their way past our hotel, the Pied Bull, back to their dorms. This was a Wednesday night by the way and the ruckus went on for almost two hours, keeping me awake the rest of the night/morning. We asked to change rooms the next morning, something we were hoping to avoid because this was one of only two hotels where we would be spending more than one night on this road trip, and were given a much smaller room and bathroom down the adjacent side street and away from the main thoroughfare. The hotel staff apologized (once), saying that they would report the incident to the university police, but I got the feeling this was just lip service because we were told by other guests (the noise was the topic of conversation among numerous guests at breakfast that morning) that the same exact problem had also occurred the night before. We were not offered any compensation whatsoever for our sleeplessness or trouble, having wasted more than an hour of our day repacking, lugging the suitcases down two winding flights of stairs, and unpacking once moved to our new, less than ideal room. Breakfast was also a huge disappointment with guests queueing for the single toaster (six slice, but only one person able to use it at a time) and coffee, sugar, cups and plates quickly disappearing and not being replenished. The "full English breakfast" on the first morning consisted of a single egg, one tiny triangular, processed, deep-fried "hash brown", some English bacon (ham), a single sausage, and one lonely sauteed mushroom (we took a pass on the baked beans and tomato as well as the black pudding - aka "blood sausage"). One employee taking and delivering orders and replenishing the breakfast buffet (coffee, yogurt, bread, butter, and jam) was obviously not enough. Had the noise not been a problem and if we could have stayed on our original, very nice suite (or had been compensated for our troubles), I would have probably awarded an additional 3-4 Bombs. However, that NOT being the case ... CombatCritic Gives The Pied Bull 4 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better!

The Cellar bar is a lovely place to visit in Chester. Great choice of drinks whatever your tastes…read more Good spirit selection, 4 lines of Cask Ales, which are constantly rotated and changed. Various lagers, Ciders and beers on tap and a great international bottle selection. Staff are all great and have some awesome banter. They host a great pub quiz that is good fun but also not too easy. If you are staying in any of the City Road hotels this is a standard replacement for any of the hotel bars. They Also have a "Cellar Bar" which is used for functions and live music. Not such a great selection but it has a great atmosphere.

A lovely beer bar, lots of choice beyond the four real ales. My love of cascade caused me select…read morethe Boggart cascade. Despite the fact I surprisingly couldn't much taste my favourite hop, it was still a lovely beer. They have a whole collection of quality international bottled beers if you can't find something on the bar to tempt you. Nice feel to the venue, lots of beer stuff covering the walls.

LOVED our experience at this restaurant! The restaurant was beautiful and comfortable. The drinks…read morewere yummy and the food was AMAZING. One of the best fish and chips I've ever had! (Sorry no food pics, it was gone quickly). They helped me set up a bigger party and was even able to accommodate us arriving an hour early! The staff was attentive and the prices were very reasonable too. Fun bonus- they allow dogs! Can't wait to go back on our next trip to Chester!!

Out for a stroll and stopped in for a pint. Ended up having a nice meal there too. Nice ambience…read moreand friendly staff.

Wow. Just wow. Was…read morewandering around Chester with some friends one afternoon. I'm from California & live in Toronto, Canada - you can tell Californians because when we live other places we whine about not getting a good burrito. Yes, but I'm in Chester - I wasn't expecting anything or trying to emulate 'home' - we were just walking by & a bit hungry so we popped in thinking it'd be kitschy & cool. Wow. Srsly. The food is a mixture of cuban, spanish, mexican, brazilian, etc. I had a burrito. I would actually rate the burrito a bit better than most of what passes in Toronto. The service was awesome, even tho I hadnn't quite tuned my 'English' ears yet (was needing translation). However the margarita was world-freakin-class. I was expecting some sort of margarita mix/tequila mixture, but it honestly tasted like fresh lime and tequila - like an authentic margarita. It - was- awesome. I doubt I'll have many chances to visit Chester again, but if I do, I'm totally hunting down this place. For expats who might be in the area: check this out for your burrito fix! Wait, now I want to visit Chester again soon and get all around their menu. nom nom nom

Fiesta Havana is a bar with a lively atmosphere in the centre of Chester. It has a fantastic range…read moreof cocktails from mojitos to daiquiris, a great place to visit on night out. There are also non-alcoholic cocktails like Raspberry Ripple too, I plumped for an interestingly titled cocktail called 'Dave'. They all come in fancy glasses so you can do your best Del-Boy impression with the parasols and cherries! They are not cheap though at £5+ for some, so perhaps a place to visit for one round only. There is also a dance-floor in the centre of a good size, which I'm sure was packed later in the evening. Fiesta Havana also does food too, but although we enquired the wait time was too long, by virtue of its popularity. The dishes that came past us looked tasty and were predominantly tapas.