We stopped in for a late dinner after a very long two travel days coming to Chester from New…read moreOrleans, Louisiana. I'm very well used to being disappointed by lack of flavor in "Louisiana" or "American Southern" food outside of the actual American South. My entire family and I were extremely pleasantly surprised at just how good and genuinely authentic this food was. I got the "louisiana hot" chicken burger, which actually was spicy, and well seasoned, and delicious. The regular fried chicken basket was some of the best seasoned chicken my brother has had in a while. Veggie burger, cobb salad, and brisket sandwhich all got positive reviews. The only thing my brother noted is the "georgia sweet tea" is nowhere near as sweet as we make it back home! But that's totally negligible, because the delicious meal and welcoming environment was wonderful. Highly recommend.

The food was amazing! As an American these were spot on!!! The brisket was melt in your mouth…read moretenderness!!! The burgers were lovely and the chips were hot and crispy with fluffy interior! The service was wonderful and lovely our server was on top of things and took great care of us. I definitely would go again! Great for a date or a nice family dinner. Or Saturday night!

Not even allowed to sit down and mind my own business for 5 minutes without being approached with a…read morevague ''oh ye lets go mate'', and it's only when I ask they say ''mate your too drunk'' with the vague reasoning of the manager having full access to the CCTV. So either the manager torments their customers without reason, or the bouncers do. Either the way the lack of reasoning prior to one being asked certainly sets a worrying precedent. What lesson am I supposed to take from this? If I wasn't on my own, but instead wildly coming onto people and/or dancing then I would've been fine. As someone who also works in a nightclub, I understand what its like working till 4-5am, hence why I have 0 tolerance when it comes to rude customers, but on a busy night (aka. Fridays & Saturdays), are you seriously telling me that of the, what looked like 100 or so customers to prioritize leaving... they went with the guy who was sitting on a table, alone, minding his own business for 5-10 minutes at most (if it was an hour one could argue that's a different story, whilst his friend was expecting him to join him on the dance floor shortly. Evidently, if I had more than 2 drinks (one of which being water), crazily shouting at others, spilling half my drink on the floor, struggled to walk, and came onto people non-stop, the manager/bouncers would have deemed me ''not too drunk'', because as I'm sure wel all know; those aforementioned actions are very acceptable... Is that the message I'm supposed to take from this? Whenever I have gone clubbing since, I've been told my paranoia and shyness has become all the more apparent, but how else should I feel when one is damned if they do and damned if they don't? When for all I know, I'm being singled out for my autism, because some presumably don't understand that we (might) behave differently, the change in my expression should not be a surprise in the slightest

Let's not be pretentious about this place, it is a dive but who cares? I don't know Chester that…read morewell but all we wanted was some beer and a screen to watch the rugby and this place did one better and was showing the cricket too! I didn't eat and we went mid afternoon so we missed the drunken night rush so I can't comment on this but it served it's purpose for a Saturday afternoon beer. If I find myself in Chester again in need of somewhere to watch sport I would probably return but if you are looking for a cosy pub with good traditional food this isn't the place.

Great pub that pours a proper Guinness and has wonderful food. The staff is attentive and friendly.read more

Great atmosphere, even better Guinness, the live music on some nights, the Irish music is always a…read morebonus. Great place for watching live games popular with Manchester United fans but you have to get there at least two hours before the game to get a seat. PS. The atmosphere is a real craic as they say

Kind people. Cozy environment. Cold beer. No complaints here. Enjoyed our time and would visit…read moreagain when back in Merseyside.

Being good at pool/snooker is said to be testimony to a misspent youth. Clearly I'm an angel, if my…read morehit-and-miss form is anything to go by. But where better to seven-ball your brother, or completely miscue and hit the white off the table towards your fourth pint, than Rileys. I could easily spend a weekend here, shooting pool and sinking beer, if my puny bank balance would allow. There's an array of pool tables, and a few snooker tables for the hardcore, to choose from, US and English. The cues are a better standard than you'll find in any pub, and the baize, while not Crucible standard, is usually in pretty good nick too. It almost invariably proves cheaper than playing anywhere else, unless you're with someone extremely slow, as you can play for an hour for just over £6. Riley's often has offers on too, so you can get 3 hours for the price of 2. Even though I'm a bit of a chubber there's normally adequate room for queuing, but if it's particularly busy and the balls dictate you sometimes have to wait for a second to allow someone else to take a shot. TV's showing the latest sports results/matches are a bonus.

Good pub great for live football and rugby well worth a visit.read more

For being such a large, bustling city, Liverpool has surprisingly little to do after nighttime…read morehits. Unless it involves drinking, of course. Tired of wasting nights at our regular hangouts, BF and I decided to try somewhere new. He'd been to Pogue Mahone's many times before, but I hadn't. Most of my pub experiences in Liverpool at that point had been either been in hole in the walls or in trendy, studenty places. None of them had really impressed me. Pogue offered a really nice alternative. Warm from the blazing fire, we ordered Guinness and sat down in the big arm chairs around the fireplace. The pub had an old-timey, homey feel to it- exactly what you picture when you imagine an Irish pub. I like the decor, especially the dark wood and scattered bookshelves- and I really want to steal their idea of using Jameson bottles for candle sticks. It's not a big, thumping night spot but it has a fun energy that is perfect for the nights when you want to drink (possibly heavily) without getting into a fight. Someone mentioned once that Pogue Mahone has live, traditional music on some nights, but I haven't caught that yet. Either way, I am really tempted to make this my regular watering hole, especially since they have quiz and curry nights on Monday, the true way to my heart.

There's a heck of a Scouse/Irish connection, and nowhere is that clearer than in Liverpool itself…read more My entire family's from the Mersey and I know for a fact that somewhere along the line our clan goes back to the green, green grass of Ireland. So Pogue Mahone fits right in on Seel Street. It's an Irish bar, and the live music is often traditional, with the atmosphere very cosy. This is exemplified by the wooden walls, giving it the feel of a warm cabin. Irish bars should be like Mulligans in Manchester as opposed to your Waxy O' Connor chain - you want to feel transported to a different realm, heck, a different time even. And stepping into Pogue from the hectic bustle of Seel Street really feels calming and soothing. The bar is decorated by Irish football shirts, and the crackling coal fire in the main bar is a definite draw in the winter months. The owners and staff are Irish born and bred which adds to the authenticity of the place, and occasionally you'll find proper stew on the stove, free fry-ups for early punters and of course the quintessential Irish bands.

Great 'proper' pub. Amazing prices and not just by Chester standards - couldn't believe how cheap…read morethe beer was and a lovely pint as well! The staff are friendly and efficient whether you're a regular or not. Close to being a sports bar however, so if you're not into football or willing to tolerate the multiple screens showing it, then it may not be for you. But if you don't mind and just want a realistically priced pint in a pleasant, traditional boozer, give this place a try!

What I like best about Liverpool star Jamie Carragher's business venture is the addition England to…read morethe title of this very run of the mill sports bar. I'm not sure what I am expecting from a sports bar except a good selection of screens but maybe I yearn to find somewhere that lives up to the standards set by Cheers? At Cafe Sports, however, nobody will know your name. It's possible that Mr Carragher would think that a wet mid-week afternoon was not the best time for me to get a good flavour of the place but I have seen this place on a Saturday night and I'm not sure that's a side of the establishment that I want to reflect! It's just bland, Sky Sports News on every screen just strikes me as a bit desperate - we need sport, any sport, even hockey news! - To be fair to the place, it does what it says on the tin and I'm sure Cafe Sports will be a good venue for the World Cup but as somewhere I have visited outside of a notable sporting event it doesn't really have much else to offer.

Considering the fact that this is a Sports Café you'd expect wings, nachos, burgers, wedges, all…read morethe stuff you'd imagine munching on when you're watching a good game. However what's unusual about this place is that you can get proper traditional Brit main meals here. I should have noted the England in the title, huh. Guess it's less an American Sports Bar, more a pub spliced with one. Neat! The homemade scouse takes pride of place on the menu but you can also find fish and chips, bangers and mash, cottage pie, even a chip butty or a gargantuan Yorkshire pud filled with roast beef and spuds, gravy and veg. Believe me, come here when you're ravenous because otherwise you'll be so packed full you'll want to fall bobos. You can even get breakfast here if you pop in during the morning, and it's not all fried eggs and sausages and ketchup, there's fresh fruit salad and a super muesli packed with all sorts of goodies too, so even the health conscious can enjoy a bit of sporty action in the AM. Smoothies are available all day and are deliciously tangy and pulpy. Puddings are classics like fudge cake, carrot cake, banana split and sticky toffee pudding and come highly recommended along with their sorbets and yoghurts. The place is packed full of lots of tasteful sports memorabilia and there's a plethora of TV screens so no one misses out on the nice sporting view which is rather excellent. Seriously, if you need a treat I'd say it's one of the best places to watch a game and chow down on some stodge or get a smoothie and superfood fix. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm not even that into sports.

Place is always great for a few drinks with anyone your with, food is good and prices are decent!…read moreDeals like burger and pint for £8-£11, always got a performer on the Friday and Saturday and great for watching football, boxing, American football. If your lucky to get a booth at the back of the bar you'll have your own screen on the table with charging slots which is helpful! Staff is all friendly and helpful