Craft & Company in Cheshire West and Chester

Here's a 5-star review for Craft & Co Bar: --- We ended our night at Craft & Co Bar after a meal at another restaurant, and it was the perfect choice! Tyler and Ed were fantastic hosts with incredible cocktail knowledge. Tyler recommended his own creation, the "Bitter Sweet Marriage," and it was absolutely amazing – a perfect balance of flavors. They really know their craft here, and it made our night memorable. Thank you, Tyler and Ed, for such a wonderful experience. We’ll definitely be back to explore more of your cocktail creations!

Tyler was lovely, the.best guy on the bar and knew exactly what I wanted. Such a good place to go for a good vibe but Tyler provided the best customer service, I will definitely be coming back.

Really great atmosphere, great options for drinks. Some really good non-alcoholic drinks. I find the door stuff a bit angry

Me and my boyfriend had such a great night at Craft & Company. The atmosphere was amazing, there was live music from a guitarist, he was great and everyone was loving it, I would recommend going if you want a great night out!

Issac, Ben, Eloise, Greg, tyler and Ed was amazing, perfect service will be back

What a bar! We visited Chester for one night and stumbled upon this gem of a place, it really made my evening. Whilst walking down the cobbles we heard an amazing singer (George) so went to investigate where the voice was coming from. It was empty so we had a pick of the seats. Thank god we did as 10 mins later, you couldn't move. That amazing voice drew so many people to the bar, it was an incredible night and we met some lovely people too. Bar staff are lovely, service was great and drinks went down well.

Nice little craft beer joint. No cask, but plenty of choice on keg. They serve a few basic bar snacks too. Up on first floor above another craft beer place (Beer Heroes).

Great service and excellent entertainment, the act was on for hours and the crowd loved him!

Great evening here - we worked our way through a variety of the cocktails and enjoyed all of them! Get in early to secure a spot on Saturday night.

Looks like a decent venue, and had good live music playing when we visited. There was a heater above the open door as we entered, but that was the only warmth. Whilst the staff appeared comfortable with the door pegged open on a cold breezy April evening, they didn’t appear to notice all of the customers sat with their coats on. Please close the door and keep the place warm. The heater above the door is pointless. One drink was enough here, and we left to find somewhere warmer and more cosy. A shame, as the venue appeared to have a good selection of craft beers that I’d liked to have tried. I’ll maybe return in the summer.

Great service ,very friendly staff and great cocktails also.Would definitely recommend and we will return .relaxing place to have a few drinks ,bar staff will mix up a cocktail just for you if you let them know what spirits you like etc.

Great pub, with old-world interior tastefully fused with a modern vibe. Loved it.

Enjoyable evening, great selection of drinks and very accommodating. Really appreciated a mocktail which was made unexpectedly as they saw I was pregnant. A lovely surprise. Thank you

went there yesterday and the highlight were the bartenders. Thank you very much Tyler, Sean omally, Boston and Isaac all a great laugh and class bartenders

This is a nice bar to come to. Door men Re friendly.. the dj Johnno was so lovely. His music that he played was non stop bangers.. drinks were reaponsibily priced.. packed venue.

Atmosphere was great. Live music couldn’t have been better, singer was great. However, our bartender- blonde, man bun, young, glasses- extremely rude. Told me to be quiet when I was ordering drinks (I am hard of hearing and gestured that to him) , proceeded to pour them wrong, told me to be quiet when I told him. Was lucky enough to have him serve me a second time. Horrendous. Demanded I be quiet because he could hear me fine ( I am hard of hearing, so speak a little bit louder than normal, especially in a busy bar (like an anyone does?? ) even though I gestured this to him) . He was not receptive and refused to serve me and my partner. I also witnessed him be extremely rude to another customer and demanded she hurry up with payment (after the long while of him making drinks). We had another bartender serve us due to the refusal, who got our drinks promptly without issue. Live singer was brilliant.

Had a great night. Great selection of drinks with a fantastic atmosphere. Definitely recommend.

Great guy’s behind the bar nothing to much trouble only popped in for one early doors ended up stopping for live music what a voice and entertainer he was. Great atmosphere.

The service in this place is absolutely extraordinary staff are helpful, helpful and very outgoing. Cocktails are served quickly if not a bit pricey

Went for a few drinks with friends, sound bar with good selection of draught. Bouncer mike was the highlight funny guy and was making sure the knobheads where kicked out

Not a great experience in our first time coming last night 14/10/23. Took am age to be served. People seem to just barge past you and try and barge in front of you at the bar and seemed to get served before you. Staff okay and quick with drink service once they got your order. Also there was no drinks menu to hand or to be seen anywhere and then anything on the wall was too small to make out. There was live music on and the guy was good but way too loud. You couldn't here yourself think or try and talk to anyone as you was shouting. So took our drinks just outside the front door to be told we had to return inside as we was breaking the law as they didn't have a license for people to have drinks outside. There was an upstairs but it wasn't opened so back inside your like a pack of sardines with very little seating or space. Just not a very comfortable environment. Certainly felt more like a wetherspoons inside as to a cocktail bar.

If you appreciate mixology, if you appreciate a well crafted cocktail with the staff thirsty for knowledge and even expanding on thier craft, go there, go here if you want friendly staff who treat you like a well valued customer, go here if you want fine crafted cocktails. If you want an experience that feels you are thier only priority go between 6 to 8. These guys know thier stuff. We were treated to some great mixing and conversation by Tyler. It will be the bar we head to when we are in Chester again. We didnt have food. However the bar snacks were awesome. They went down with the cocktails. One of the best Martini's made, as well as a delicious paper planes.

Went for drinks and found it by chance. Followed the music as they had live music. Great little find with a fab atmosphere!

We had an amazing time at this place in Chester! The cocktails were fantastic, surpassing those of even fancier venues we visited. The live music added to the great vibe, and the overall atmosphere was incredibly welcoming! If we lived in Chester, this would definitely be my top spot to frequent.

We had an amazing time at this place in Chester! The cocktails were fantastic, surpassing those of even fancier venues we visited. The live music added to the great vibe, and the overall atmosphere was incredibly welcoming. If I lived in Chester, this would definitely be my top spot to frequent.

Great cocktails and live music from George.

Un ambiente acogedor para tomar algo con actuacion en directo, los cócteles buenísimos

Dog Friendly 🐕. Live Music. Good selection of craft beers 🍻. Fantastic service from Fantastic staff

Really nice bar, lovely staff, great pickled onions. Only issue is both beers we had tasted buttery, either two bad kegs on or the beer lines haven't been cleaned regularly enough.

Drinks full of ice, barman rude Don't waste your time or money.

I came to your bar last night. I have a stammer and I twitch. I went up to the bar to order (which I never do because I have anxiety about my stammer, but I decided i was going to try to order) I stammered my order and was very nervous but I managed to say it. The Bar man said to me “you’re sounding a bit drunk there mate” and i explained “i have a stammer” he did not once apologise. I need you to understand that yes this is a mistake, but it is incredibly hurtful. I am also a bartender, i understand it is easy to make mistakes. However, i also understand that i serve a variety of different customers who may have disabilities. My stammer does not sound like i am drunk, it sounds like i have a stammer. I request that your bar team become more aware of disabilities and know what to look out for so this doesn't happen again. This is discrimination and is never right, even if it is a ‘mistake.’ Educate your bar team.

We came across this establishment by luck really, we were looking for our next bar not really knowing where we were going, then heard some really great live singing, so went to investigate. We had the best night, at the Craft and Co. Great seats, great atmosphere, friendly staff and to top it off a very talented singer guitarist named George I think, Just an all round fabulous memorable night. Thank you so much. We will be back. Dawn x

Top places. Great staff and very helpful.

Tyler was amazing, so cute & attentive. Amazing server, recommend when u are at craft! Great vibes in this bar in Chester!

Excellent place to go. Staff are really friendly. We had a great evening there.

Lovely bar, great choice of drinks, plus cocktails. Friendly and chatty staff.

Don’t try and go here as a homosexual partner/couple, we aren’t welcome here as all which i a shame. Since Ive arrived hare with sober heterosexual friends but he was chased by 3 bouncers. I’m genuinely scared to revisit this bar

Awful place. Older short foreign bouncer on the door is a bully. First time drinking here and would not recommend this place to anyone!!! Witnessed an incident this weekend which knocked me sick. Just terrible and hope the poor male and his partner are ok who was abused by the bouncers here this weekend. Shocking!

Great late bar with good DJ and dance space.

Lovely atmosphere and fab gin choice

Good bar staff but the highlight was the bouncer jay told me off politely and was jokes after top guy haha………………………………..

Lovely little bar and the barman did a brilliant negroni sbagliato

Great atmosphere we will be back x

My wife and I met another couple at our favorite Chester wine bar. They suggested trying this place across the street for drinks since they specialize in cocktails. The mojito was very watered down with way too much ice. Therefore, we switched to a bottle of white wine so we can be sure of what we were getting. Not a bad place, but the cocktails we had were just average at best. When the DJ came on, it got too loud for us old folks so we called it a night.

Nice bar. Had a laugh with mates and enjoyed the atmosphere

Great service and great atmosphere, I highly recommend 👌

Great and friendly staff. Good drinks but not that many on offer. Good bogs

Tried to go for a cocktail at 5 on a Friday with my husband. Zero customers in the bar. On arriving we where told they have a dress code. My husband was wearing Chino shorts and a polo shirt so they refused to serve us despite the bar being completely my empty. Used to go every time we were in town. It’s a sunny day. Deck shoes and chino shorts… dress like your from an Olympic village though in Chester and your fine. Shame, used to be a nice little bar.

Sunday Nights are bad. Bouncers are very selective and rude. Older bouncer, shaved back and sides with short hair on top, wired on drugs (can tell from his eyes), disgraceful. Too busy flexing himself in front of younger women and drinking Coke (probably for the sugar rush), to actually give a heck at who he was letting in. Person in front of me could barely walk, he got in, me, finishing work at 11pm, got told no because ‘they don’t serve my kind’, so his gaydar worked then. Absolutely disgrace. He has completely shamed your company which is sad.

Didn't expect to be drinking cans

awesome night . music and drinks were amazing!!!

My twin brother dropped into this craft beer bar located in Watergate Rows,it's a bar we always look forward to visiting on any trip to Chester we take. A speakeasy look to it,moody ,dark lighting creates a cosy vibe,a solid wood serving bar,lovely decor and furnishings and plenty of seating options spread throughout this bar ,all in all a great bar to chill out in. We were here on a Wednesday night,we ordered an ipa each,these were served in excellent condition ,we just kicked back and took in the great bar we were in. My ipa was really good,crisp,well balanced ,hoppy and bursting with taste,it was just so good being in such a lovely bar enjoying a real quality brew . We really enjoyed our ipa's in here before we moved on and as on every other visit to here we had a great time. Craft & Company is easy to locate along Watergate Street up in the famous Chester Rows. Opening hours are; Monday to Friday,open from 5pm. Saturday & Sunday,open from 3pm.well worth checking out if your in the area.

Great beer, great atmosphere - Kona big wave draught.... Sold!

Great atmosphere and staff excellent. Booked a table for 6, water was brought to the table before we had our cocktails and beers. Great selection of draught and bottled Beer and IPA

Fantastic speakeasy bar, with plenty of craft ale & Belgian beers to choose from. Cosy seating areas, friendly and helpful staff. Situated just off Watergate Street, on the upper level.

We came in for a drink one evening before New Year and was surprised at how quiet it was. The bar had no draft on so we had wine instead. Great service and friendly staff.

Craft&Company is an excellent speakeasy style bar in Watergate Row North and was one of the many pubs and bar's we went in Chester on a two day city break. This is the sister bar to Liquor and Co thats situated in Watergate Row South and is an excellent bar to visit to relax and unwind in pleasant surroundings. This superb bar offers a fantastic range of craft beers and an amazing gin range and was one of several bars we went to around this area of Chester. The bar itself is magnificent with great use of industrial style lighting and fantastic use of candles.With many interesting features throughout the whole bars interior and lots of good seating options'Craft&Company is well worth visiting. We had already visited the excellent liquor and Co and Beer Hero's and went into this bar for a few beers.I must say that this bar has a fantastic interior which is as good as its sister bar and you feel you are visiting a high-end cocktail bar.When we went to this fantastic bar we opted to have a couple of craft beers which were excellent and price wise on par with other craft beer bars that we visited in Chester. Craft&Company is well worth a visit and so easy to find from the Stone Cross its only a short walk along Watergate street.(This is my first review of Craft&Company). Opening Hours. Monday-Wesnesday-17.00-02.00 Thursday-Friday-17.00-03.30. Saturday-12.00-03.30 Sunday-17.00-03.30.

Awful bar - very rude and obnoxious door staff. Visiting from out of town and wanted to experience Chester nightlife. Had a lot of fun in Bonobo and went on to Craft and Co. following a recommendation - we were treated very badly upon arrival. It seems to be a very old fashioned bar with very stale values. Would avoid at all costs!

I loved it here and would love to give it more stars, great drinks bar staff are brilliant really friendly. Inside the decor is lovely feels really nice. BUT... the floor is so sticky it's borderline a trip hazard. Seriously if it wasn't for the floor it would be 5 stars.

Nice relaxing atmosphere also one of a few places that can offer my preferred cocktail so that makes it a huge win from me.

Great cocktails, staff are excellent

Superb experience and as far as I'm concerned the best coctails in Chester.

Amazing cocktails, bar staff are very talented.

Nice establishment.. Staff are one of a kind.. Makes the place a great place to be service is 10 out of 10.. Just allways rammed so hard to find seating but other then that highly recommended

Good drinks, good atmosphere and good music

Really beautiful bar. Everything was clean and the staff knew what they were doing. The drinks were perfect. I can't think if a single complaint.

Passed up the inside plan and design. Of coarse my #1 spot is the "women". The lined tiles are entrancing. It wouldn't be the beverages of my pardon to go there but instead the beautiful loo. U late nighters, this spot is opened till 3am on the ends of the week.

love it here, the atmosphere is great, there's a wide range of drinks so you are sure to find something you like, and the staff are all lovely and helpful

Gorgeous setting and atmosphere, excellent service from the staff and gorgeous cocktails. Will definitely visit again!

Highly recommended. Wonderful air con (it was a hot day!), friendly staff and great old fashioned.

They made a beautiful fig cocktail I had previously loved from their sister bar, liquor and Co. Thank you, Josh, for your amazing service and giving me the amazing cocktail I hadn't had before the pandemic. Great bar and also recommended their sister bar.

Beautiful place on the river. Food was ok 3.5 out of 5

Cracking bar. We visited Monday evening when it was quiet. Love the character of the place. Young lad serving was chatty and swiftly exchanged a lager which was lifeless.

My wife's family are from the area, and we came to visit with the kids. Her cousin decided we should have a pub crawl, and I recon it was a great idea. This was our last stop. We fought valiantly, seven stops into the night. But it was a Tuesday night, and I had a big day of hanging outside in the sun coming up (big mistake this pub crawl was hahaha). At this point, we were gassed. It was getting late, and I don't remember the bar (like, behind the counter) being this aesthetically pleasing. Feels like it was quite dark, but that could also be my eyesight dropping... Had a lager, and a G&T. Service was great, the place was pretty quiet, which was great given our state. Looking forward to returning, and sampling more of their selection. Pub crawl out.

Service can not be faulted they opened a tab an the table never went dry all night, great service

The man here is very good at maths. Would come again.

Friendly bar, helpful service, liked the beer selection. Bit dark inside for this time of year, probably better when it's dark outside too.

28/07/19 - I am an avid extra dry martini drinker. Barman, Ryan made sure I was well served. this man is a true asset to the establishment. In a foreign bar to me I am always a little hesitant as I have had many-a bad martini but Ryan has it right, without even saying knew a twist over an olive was the way to go with gin. When my gin of choice was not available, he was knowledgeable on substitutes that may suit my palette and work well in a martini. beyond that, he personally delivered my parties' drinks to the table follows by a kaftan of water and iced glasses, a service seldom seen outside of cocktail bars in London. Granted, this was early evening before the Saturday night rush. We departed the venue due to the anachronistic loud music of early evening disallowing us to converse or even order drinks without hanging over the bar and yelling. Despite this, a bartender with as much time as Ryan was not found anywhere else in Chester, which resulted in my party returning to this venue. I am pleased we did. despite it being race day, the quality of music played was incredible, a good mix of old and new to suit all tastes. My only criticism is the garnish on the martini. As a drink it is inherently understated, so an ostentatious garnish is superfluous. A martini is about substance rather than superficialities. I visit Chester regularly, and drink martinis/Bollinger even more often, I hope you guys invest in him. Oh, and ventilation in the loos need dramatic improvement! The latrines at Glastonbury are more pleasant than these.

Wonderfully friendly knowledgeable bartender!!!

Great place to go. Always a good pint. Bar staff are excellent.

Good place for live music,came her on Friday evening 24/1/20 couple of lads playing Kitch n Josh! Played some great songs and had the place singing along,brilliant choices for drinks and nice friendly service!

Love coming here for drinks quiet or Abit more of a party it's all good

Very cosy bar good selection of gins

Amazing place with impressive cocktails. The bar staff here are really friendly and helpful with drink choices. They have a good variety of gins and they know there stuff.

A must place to go good beer and service and very nice place to relax.

Love this place great staff but keep missing Craig the man of the house who keeps the place running super.

Nice selection of beers, chilled vibe and open until late 👍

Perfect service, live music, plenty of booze, does anyone need anything more from the pub?

Me and my wife went to this cocktail bar on our wedding anniversary as it was highly recommended. We spoke to a bar men who was very rude and condescending. We asked for a drink and he was very rude and discriminating as me and my wife are from the south east, as he immediately treated us like we were trash!. I asked for a franjelico on ice and for my wife a Malibu and coke. Myself and my wife are a business man/woman, to whom owns our own pub/cocktail bar. The way the bar man treated us was un fair and very disrespectful as he pursued to discriminate us for the way we dressed and put on a fake accent as if to be like ‘ us ‘, which was completely inaccurate and offensive. We are highly upset with not only the way we were treated inside the establishment but also by the way we were treated by the door man. He kept insisting that we had taken what was said in the wrong way. If you are on a vacation to the area I would not recommend this establishment to anyone.

Great selection of craft beer and gin

Brilliant. Airconditioning was fab. Drinks selection sooooo good.

Well worth a visit only had a short time here but ticked all the boxes,be back soon to properly enjoy this gem

Great evening out. Help with choosing drinks too.

Great live music and good selection of gin

Josh was a fantastic host, the prices were reasonable, the drinks were refreshing, and the atmosphere was welcoming. I'd definitely recommend this pub

Good beers & cocktails. Live music of variable quality & volume.

Nice bar, lack of atmosphere mid week.

Great quiet place. Had an Old Fashioned with a twist plus a special bourbon whiskey mix for Burns night. My Wife had quite a few cocktails too. We visit every time we're in Chester.

Cosy bar with great beer and cocktail selection. Slight lack of seating but great decor.

Same as the gin bar small and intimate good a atmosphere.