Brunning & Price in Cheshire West and Chester

Great beer garden, parking nearby on the race course and fabulous food.

An absolutely amazing pup, fantastic food, highly recommended

We took friends from Australia and Anglesey, and everyone enjoyed, the food, drink and atmosphere. Highly recommend this venue overlooking Chester racecourse.

Great ambience in this place. Lovely outdoor area to enjoy nicer weather. Great views across racecourse

Just popped in as pitstop on wall walk. Very nice looking establishment.

Great pub, this is part of a brunning +price chain, which did consistently good food. Good choice of beers, wines and spirits. Some private dining rooms. Great outside space with the obligatory tractor. Drive undercover seating with a separate bar. Very limited parking. Ideally situated for the racecourse or going into Chester.

Really good experience and very nice atmosphere

Went for a drink, but food looked so good coming out to others, decided to stay and try it ourselves. The game suet pudding was excellent, alot of filling, full of flavour and the mash and very lovely. My wife had the fish and chips, giant fish arrived with homemade chips and mushy peas. Didnt have room for dessert and very good portions. Very relaxed place, good service. Will definitely be going back when in chester

Love visiting here. Whenever we're in Chester we wander along and have at least a drink. Not cheap but everything excellent quality .

Perfect location looking over Chester racecourse. Huge gardens and outdoor terrace. Good food, very friendly staff. Best selection of beers and other drinks.

Great location in Chester overlooking the race course, can get very busy.

Great pub. Didn't eat but had drinks outside. Lovely atmosphere and great service at the bar. Will defo go back there...and will eat there too. Food looked delicious.

Love this place, always exceptional, best pub garden in Chester

Popped in for a drink to cool down. Really nice pub. Lovely old building great choice of drinks and the menu looked good

Fabulous beer garden when the sun is out

Fantastic Sunday afternoon starting in the garden facing the race course sat in the sun with a cold beer ..

What is not to like about this place, the food is outstanding, we have not had one bad experience yet, brilliant food, drink & friendly staff happy to help, also caters for Gluten Free. This is out 3rd visit to this establishment & we will be visiting one more time before we leave Chester, but will return again as soon as we can book another trip to the area. Thanks to the full team, great service & food. 👍

Friendly service and delicious food in a lovely setting.

Great food, drinks and variety of choice. The rooms are spaciously laid out with the option of a private dining room if required. The decor is homely and traditional (Brunningham Price standard decor). The staff are friendly and attentive. This place is well located with a car park. For Chester this is a real bonus! There’s free Wi-fi and a great outdoor space for all year round seating. Has to be one of my favourite places to eat. The voucher scheme is a great idea too. One free per main meal purchased. Six are redeemable against a meal to the value of £12 which can be used Monday to Friday. Update: Lots of places to eat at outside. An outside bar and lots of covered seating. They now have a parking eye in the carpark where you have to log your car reg on the iPad in the entrance to avoid getting a fine.

I cannot thank the Architect enough! We had one of my friend’s hen party dinners with you and we were so impressed. I dropped off a few decorations the day before and when we arrived, we were shown to our private room and everything was perfect! The staff went above and beyond. As always, the food and drinks were amazing and such great quality. Thank you for a perfect evening!

The atmosphere and service were exceptional. Although the food was great, there is room to improve the presentation.

Been here several times and always impressed.. food is so delicious and all the staff are very friendly with great service

Great food, superb atmosphere and location!

Lovely venue with perfect atmosphere - great selection of wines and fab staff. A must visit!

Lovely food, a really nice atmosphere and the staff were great

Fantastic bar/restaurant in great location ..in Chester town centre. I thought this bar was brilliant... great staff plus good food. A must to visit if your in Chester at all

Lovely atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. Food was very good. We were served by Laura with a smile all evening such a lovely girl which added to our enjoyment. Will certainly be back

Went for drinks on a Thursday evening. Was exceptionally busy due to nice weather but served quickly and prices reasonable. Lovely location and lots of outside seating

We booked last night for seven guests, and we all had a wonderful time there. I highly recommend this place—the team was great! Thank you!

My best friend, a vegetarian, and I met at The Architect for lunch on Saturday afternoon. The place was hopping busy - definitely make a reservation if you plan to go here! - but otherwise than that, it was great! The food was very good, and there was a good selection for vegetarians. Both of us had to stop ourselves from licking our plates! I especially loved the tea set! The only downside is the very limited on-site parking. Otherwise, I highly recommend this restaurant/bar!

Visited when on a day trip from Birmingham, a fantastic spot opposite Chester race course. There is plenty of seating both inside and outside with a good range of beer's. Will be back in the summer ☀️

We celebrated a 60th birthday in one of the private dining rooms. The staff were so so helpful and went above and beyond to make sure the night was a great one from start to finish. Nothing was too much to ask, the celebration and food was great.

Bit disappointed the architect is usually a nice place to go but as soon as we walked in staff behind the bar weren’t really welcoming just cold glares, the food was ok until I found a hard object in my food idk if it was plastic or a bone but once brought to the waiters attention (discretely) he had a bad attitude about it and made us feel worse and asked us if we wanted a free drink rather than offering so we declined and left after our mains. My boyfriend and I work in a hotel and we felt the service wasn’t very good and we left feeling awkward.

Only had a couple of drinks in the afternoon

The guys that looked after us did a really nice job and it made our special occasion for a big birthday really a nice time.Food was delicious and we especially enjoyed being able to have our own area.We would be really happy to come back, the only thing I would say is a downside is the small carpark as some had to park over at Linenhall.But on the whole, friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere

Smart gastro pub with extensive outdoor seating and garden.

Lovely outside patio area, dog friendly

Enjoyable experience. Great food, good range of beers including alcohol free

Fantastic food and very prompt service considering it was so busy. We hired a private upstairs space for a baby shower and the room was beautiful. A super big round table and very friendly and efficient staff! Compliments to the chef- wonderful food!! And we are vegetarian and vegan and had great options. Thank you for a lovely afternoon. Definitely recommend a visit. ☺️

Fantastic venue to celebrate our wedding

Amazing food and gorgeously building. All staff were so friendly too

Absolutely brilliant. Fantastic food, service and a gorgeous private room. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you!

Excellent all round. Dogs welcome too 😁

Very nice place, atmosphère and great food.

Had a very pleasant lunch, the sausage and mash was excellent. There's a very relaxed atmosphere and the staff are amazing.

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. A bit on the pricey side but you get what you pay for and we always have a lovely meal here. Clearly labelled gluten-free options too.

Great service, and lovely food. Had a lovely evening in great surroundings.

Truly excellent. Highly recommend. We were a walk in and managed to get us a table. Food is another level and reasonably priced considering the quality. Will come again

Attentive service and lovely food in a welcoming atmosphere with beautiful views of sunset over the race course

Excellent pub, close to the race course. Great beer and reasonably priced

Always a delight. The staff are always excellent, as is the food. They are very consistent. I take my kids every Christmas, and they never let me dow. Superb.

Lovely place, we only had drinks but will defo be returing for food as it looked and smelt delish. Staff were lovely and friendly. Outside area looks like it will be beautiful during the nicer weather

Excellent food and service in a very comfy ambiance!! Thks!!

Fabulous place for food and drink, very spacious, great outdoor spaces too.

Warm and welcoming, nicely decorated, good food great service Different dishes, and a good range of drinks

Family and friends from around the world meeting up

Well recommended. Christmas meal was superb.

Disappointing food for the price. Since being sold this chain has increased prices and reduced the menu options. £18 for 3 average sausages and a scoop of mash is too much.

Great food and service. Nice atmosphere. Would recommend 👍

Great location, friendly staff and easy to communicate with, great variety of drinks, great outdoor area, dog friendly. The food I wasn't impressed, the burger was average even with the extra topping, the Sunday roast was ok .

I gave this place 5* about a year ago. Tonight it was rubbish. The food had that uniform look of food prepared elsewhere and reheated. The chips looked like oven chips. And it all looked like it had been dumped on a plate by McDonald's. Our little group has resolved not to return. Last year the place was packed, this year it was deserted.

This is the fourth Brunning and Price establishment we have visited and they never fail to deliver a good experience. This was a visit on a city break so unfortunately will not be a regular place we visit, which is a shame.

Fantastic freehouse, we went just for drinks. Sat outside under the dome with ample heaters, excellent service from bar and security staff who open the door as you go in. Highly recommended

2 members of my party have ended up with food poisoning, couldn't enter until bang on the booking time. The waitress rolled her eyes at us when we asked for the Xmas set menu. The general Xmas feel of the restaurant was lovely.

Fabulous food and service was very good. Had roast beef dinner and it was cooked to perfection.

Very enjoyable evening. Good selection of drinks

Fabulous meal, brilliant service, great atmosphere 👍 Dog friendly as well

From previous experience, I was very impressed with , food service and price

My friends and I were visiting Chester for the weekend. We booked the Architect purely based on online recommendations. We were delighted! The food was delicious. The venue was beautiful and stunningly decorated for Christmas. The service was friendly, helpful and efficient. (A young lady training to be a paediatric nurse) . I am lactose intolerant and she was helpful and reassuring about my food choices, speaking to the chef). There was a lovely ambiance but we were still able to hear one another’s conversation. We loved it!

Fab service and the best Crimble dinner in the city. Always so Christmassy with the lovely decorations. See you again on the 23rd. 🥰

Went for a works do, Food great, service faultless.

Amazing and special experience with the family all helped by the food and service that was provided we can't thank you enough for making the evening most enjoyable for all of us so much so the kids were relaxed and had such a beautiful time together!

Fantastic pub, great location by the racecourse, beer garden is perfect in the summer, inside is cosy in the winter. Good drinks selection, food was excellent. One of my favourite pubs, always a good experience here!

Beautiful period building excellent food and service.

Very busy place, even on a Sunday, very tasty plates of food , dog friendly, only downside very small car park available on site

Crispy beef salad is my go to food from Brunning and price. This one was lacking flavour. Something was missing

Great meal, great service, great atmosphere. Thank you

Very cosy and welcoming place. Good food and beer

Just wanted to thank Fran for sorting out my details for a very important business meal I have in December that my spell checker decided to sabotage. Thank you ❤️

Nice pub on the periphery of the walls of Chester excellent range of beers and gins etc ..comfortable and ideal for group hang outs..

Love the food and the service is second to none.

What a great upmarket gastropub! Perfect for next to the racecourse and well worth the visit! The barman gave a great service with a couple of tasters of the craft beers in quite unique tester glasses!! That was appreciated as I did choose a beer at £7 a pint! Lol A great place to drink and looks like a wonderful place to eat - especially for an upmarket business lunch etc. Fabulous!

As always, superb food, served by well presented wait-staff in a convivial atmosphere. Would recommend this fine eatery.

The only slight downside was that the toilets are up a lot of stairs. There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor, but we need to ask the (very helpful) staff. For the quality of the food, the atmosphere and the staff I thought it was really good value.

Great restaurant with super staff

Went for lunch with a party of 4 today and everything was fine except for the food. Very poor for a Brunning & Price pub and nowhere near the standard of the Grosvenor Arms, Aldford.

Really lovely building, view and staff

Superb pub restaurant with lovely decor and excellent food had the lighter bite to fish cakes and a few nice pints

I love the decor of this pub, the old residence of the architect that designed the courts. I had a lovely soup to start (although had a few vegetable fibres in the soup), followed by the pork belly which was mostly ok, but the crackling was a real let down - how can you serve pork belly without proper crackling?? which suggests foods all delivered in bulk and simply heated up in kitchen which, for a relatively prestigious feel, was a disappointment. But overall enjoyed my visit.

Cosy individual rooms throughout the pub. Excellent food and atmosphere with friendly knowledgeable staff. Well worth a visit

Lovely location, Sunday roast very nice

Lovely pub, delicious Sunday roast and great service!

Good food nice place,but quite expensive for what you get sausage and mash £20 come on guys ????

I don't want to review this gem. In case I can't get a table when I call to book ☺️

Perfect spot for drinks after work. Excellent terrace with views over the race course. Very popular and place was buzzing when we were there. Bit of a queue at the bar.

This is a lovely location, probably one of the best in their chain. Food is excellent and the smaller dining area makes it seem more than a pub.

such a lovely lunch- the food was delicious and the service was excellent

Had a bad experience in a Brunning and Price pub in Shropshire earlier this year and had given the chain a wide berth in consequence. Risked the Architect and faith has been restored. Food, beer and service all excellent.

Top notch food. But it's the experience and atmosphere made by the staff that sells it. One of the best places for a good family meal in Chester

Ate outside, but it is well worth a look inside also. A unique dining experience will be had