Rake Hall in Cheshire West and Chester

Excellent food pub just outside Cheshire Oaks shopping centre.

Having eaten here before, we brought friends for the first time. Service, food, atmosphere were all excellent. Great service as always from all staff, thank you. Keep up the great work , all the best Mike & Michelle

We had a fantastic meal, beautiful food and lovely friendly staff. See you soon ! Thanks very much.

Gorgeous food, beautiful setting and lovely staff. We've been for a celebration meal tonight as I'd just finished 15 months of cancer treatment today. My two daughters mentioned this to staff and they were very kind and generous. Thanks for helping to make it a lovely evening!

Lovely pub in a nice location. Slightly pricey.

Met with family for Sunday lunch, the lunch was OK pretty average but before meeting with family I went to the bar and ordered a glass of coke and small glass lager total cost six pound something , I said to the girl serving take one yourself , however she then says I will have this is that OK, having offered to take a drink I wouldn't go back on my word but was flabagasted when hers brought my bill up to £14 this was double my original bill. It taught me never to offer a tip again and I would tell people who visit there to be careful when kindly offering .

Always a great Sunday lunch. Dug friendly

Very busy on wet evening, however staff found us a table and we had delicious main and sweet courses. Very dog friendly. Staff excellent.

A really nice, welcoming pub. The staff were really friendly and attentive and the food was fantastic. I think the price of our meals was justified by both the amount and quality but I still wouldn't have said it was expensive.

We were staying at local caravan and motorhome site and walked to the Rake Hall and had a lovely meal staff very welcoming very dog friendly and we will go again and recommend to any 1

Great venue, excellent beer garden when the weather allows.Good selection on the menu, something for everyone.plenty of staff all very pleasant and attentive.

The building and interior are wonderful reminiscent of a stately home, the food was very good with good portions and reasonably priced. Will visit again.

Food and staff are absolutely amazing, we visited twice in 1 week it was that good 🤩

Absolutely perfect Sunday lunch. Pork and beef cooked to perfection, and sticky toffee pudding was delicious 😋

Fantastic food and service, lovely beer garden.

So me and my Wife got Married Today and headed over to Rake Hall with our 2 Daughters and her Friend for a Wedding meal with my Father in-law and Mother in-law. My Mother in-law and Father in-law have eaten at Rake Hall a few times now and they really like it, So we arrived and parked up in the decent size car park(3 Disabled spaces right near the Front Door to the Restaurant). What a lovely building, The immaculate lawn, Fish pond, Beer Garden and the exterior of the building are beautiful, So we headed inside as my Mother in-law and Father in-law were already inside waiting for us. A Waitress took us through to the dining room to our table, Lovely Interior, Rustic Charm with modern Dining tables and chairs, Very well decorated and an absolutely beautiful setting, The walls have old photos of Chester and the fixtures and fittings are in keeping with the building. So after several minutes the waiter came and took our drinks orders(Me, My daughter and her friend ordered 3x Pints of Estrella larger, Wife and her Dad shared a bottle of Red Wine 🍷(Merlot), Mother in-law opted for a Gin and Tonic and my other daughter opted for a Pint of Coke with Ice). Drinks were Served in quick time and the pints were ice cold, crisp and a fantastic pint, My Wife and her Dad really liked the Merlot, Mother in-law really enjoyed her Gin and Tonic. For Food We opted for a few Starters Pate on toast with an apricot chutney, King Prawns, Curried Cauliflower Soup with rustic crusty bread etc, Again Food was very well presented, decent portions and delicious. For Mains I ordered the Beer Battered Fish and chips with Mushy Peas and homemade Tartar Sauce, 4 of the group ordered Rump Steak Baguette with a Dijion Mustard Mayonnaise which came with a side of chips, Our Daughters friend opted for The Steak Burger which came with a side salad and Chunky chips. Honestly again the Food was top draw, Very well presented, Tasted absolutely delicious, Generous sized portions, The food went down an absolute treat. Then due to us having our Wedding cake 🎂 with us we cut it and started plating up the Wedding cake for our group and others in the Restaurant who joined in congratulating us. Honestly I completely see why Rake Hall has a fantastic reputation, Well deserved, The Setting, The Grounds, The exterior, The Interior, The Food, The Drinks, The Service are all exquisite. On Google my reviews have over 27,000,000+ Views, If you want a lovely upmarket Pub/Restaurant, With a lovely ambience, Rustic Charm, Fantastic food, Fantastic drink, Fantastic service etc. Book Rake Hall - You Won't be Disappointed. 5☆ 5☆ 5☆ 5☆ 5☆ 5☆

We've been here several times always booking a table in advance, however as it was a sunny day we decided to try our luck with the outside tables. Firstly disappointed that we could not open a tab because we were sitting outside and apparently lots of untrustworthy people sit outside. No table service because they don't do table service outside, so this meant ordering at the bar and paying in advance, if we wanted another drink then trailing to the bar again in the middle of our meal. Starters were fine, king prawn cocktail and buffalo chicken wings. Decided to order a 9oz rump steak, when it arrives it looked great and was a very thick piece of steak. That's where the pleasure ends. I could barely cut it even with the steak knife provided. I had asked for medium rare, however it was rare and barely warm in the middle. Because this was our wedding anniversary lunch I tried not to complain about it, and soldiered on as I didn't want to make a fuss. I eventually gave up and when the waitress came to collect the plates I said it was really disappointing and I couldn't cut it all never mind eat it. The waitress took it away and I was offered some tickets to get £12 off a main course in our next visit. Based on this experience I'm not sure there will be a next visit. We usually go to Rake Hall as a treat but it didn't feel like a treat, we could have gone to any old pub and had the same probably for less money.

I've been here many times here but never had a chance to enjoy the garden. Fortunately, we got the weather and relaxed in the beautiful garden. Really recommend.

Nice food but a weird odd older guy with serious attitude issues was behind the bar - rude and totally disrespectful and a discredit to an otherwise nice pub

What a little gem this place is. Great inside but lovely gardens too. Food was great and the welcome and service was first class.

A great pub with helpful, enthusiastic staff and some decent food offerings. Plenty of choice where drinks are concerned and dogs are very welcome, which gives the bar area a nice homely feel. If you don't want dogs around, there is a restaurant where they're not allowed, so everyone is catered for. All in all, a lovely place to spend the evening.

A very warm & welcoming environment. Delicious food with the added benefit for us of the majority of the menu being gluten free. My husband has recently been diagnosed as coeliac so eating out somewhere that carers for this dietary requirement is sometimes difficult but not at The Rake.

Disappointing Sunday roast. Chewy beef Chewy (over-herbed) potatoes Carrot was black at the end and past its ‘best before date’ Tiny smear of carrot & swede mash, though the waitress brought us more when asked (and we weren’t charged) Over cooked beans & mangetout Our 1st visit. We usually go to the sister pub, The Red Fox. Sadly nowhere near as good as the food at The Red Fox. Disappointing.

Our party enjoyed a really good meal, if not slightly over priced. The prices for the mains themselves were actually OK, but the dessert was £9 per item and this felt a bit on the steep side. The service was really good and even on a busy night the food came out in good time and was hot

Best roast I've had in years.. plenty of quality food great beers

It's a Brunning & Price pub so there's a level of expectation here, and the place doesn't disappoint. Lovely garden space, nice atmosphere, very pleasant staff, well decorated, clean & smart. Food is good, as you'd expect from B&P although when busy can be a touch on the cold side, make sure yours is hot on arrival. Highly recommended, by far the nicest pub close to Cheshire Oaks.

Excellent service by Alexis, did not feel rushed at all. They went out of their way to accomodate by friend and her special diet. We were there gor 4 hours nattering as there was a lovely atmosphere and we felt so comfortable. The only downside were the amount of dogs although we were not sitting near them, if you are frightened of dogs you could be uncomfortable as there was quite a bit of barking. Owners of dogs take note not everyone is comfortable around your pet. The staff handled it very well.

Great food and drink with good service and a nice friendly atmosphere.

Nice place food good service good plenty of options of food, seating outside,bar area or restaurant

Not visited in a few years, now under new ownership. Decor smart, good choice of drinks, food great prices in tandem with good food. Recommend a visit.

Food wasn't the best. Part cold, part overcooked. Dealt with well by the front of house staff but food let it down

I do find choices limited. Only fish dish is fish & chips. How about salmon or sea bass? Like crispy beef salad but too hot for me, maybe do a milder version? Fish cakes used to be a favourite of mine but not there. Ordered orange gin & tonic but wasn't asked about my choice. I sent it back as I didn't like the taste and I got the one I usually drink. Service was fine.

Special thanks to Emma who gave amazing service which was the cherry on top for my mums birthday meal! Food was amazing! Big shout out to the chefs!! Thank you so much!

Just enjoyed a wonderful roast here, absolutely beautiful! Staff are very welcoming and attentive. Very reassured eating here as a Coeliac, fantastic gluten free options and staff spoke to me before I ate showing excellent knowledge and awareness. Will definitely be coming here again!

Brilliant service lovely staff and best pub food I've had

Love this place. Great food, great staff. Hope they pay their staff well as there a really good bunch.

Am a regular at Rake Hall usually once or twice a month and the food and service never fail to deliver. Everyone of the team are friendly, will make a point of saying hello if they recognise us. Highly recommend.

Dom was front of house and Megan was our waitress, both were fantastic. We have eaten here four times now but just looked at some of the reviews and i thought they were talking about another place as it definitely was not our experience. We recommended rake hall to our friends and they loved it. The food was excellent and service was superb. Will be going soon.

Beautiful meal, great service, friendly and polite staff, would definitely return again 😀😀

Great food excellent service lovely sharing starters would always recommend the Rake happy days.

Lovely food but I’m sorry the older gentleman behind the bar is the rudest person I have ever encountered at these kind of pubs. I went to order food for myself and a friend and couldn’t see a table number. When I got to the bar the gentleman asked me for my table number to which I replied I wasn’t sure, I asked if I could tell him what I wanted first and pay (so I could remember the order) and was told very rudely that he would not take my order until I provided a table number. No please or thanks or sorry. When I went to retrieve the table number his response was ‘that wasn’t so painful was it’. I have been in customer facing roles for years and never in my life, even on my bad days did I speak to customers like this. It’s a disgrace and it seems your old boy needs to move with the times and needs some training in order to keep up. Such a shame to have someone like that in such a beautiful setting.

Very nice country pub, great food, very helpful staff, and a huge garden with loads of space for kids to play.

Booked a table a Rake Hall, to start with we were greeted by John who gave us a lovely warm welcome. He said our table was ready, even though we were early. It wasn't an issue getting a drink from the bar first before being seated in the Library room. This is where we were introduced to Lorelle, our waitress. She was also very friendly, professional and nothing was too much trouble. Our starters and mains were exceptional. We couldn't manage a desert as the meal was so filling. We were then able to retire to the bar area, where we were able to have a couple more drinks, completing a very pleasurable experience. We will definitely return 😀 Michelle and Mike

Great food plenty of choice very relaxing

Nice place, plenty of parking. Went for a Sunday roast. I like dog friendly pubs but would prefer to be asked if I want to sit in an area with other people's dogs present. Dinner was fine but i found for an average dinner it was a tad overpriced, especially when you add sides to the meal. Desert although tasty was again average and a bit small. All in all a nice place to visit once and a while but for me , a tad overpriced.

Great food, very well cooked and presented. All staff friendly and attentive. Well recommended

Food was OK but a little pricey for the standard loved the choice of ales

Great place to eat. Pricey but worth it.

Service was excellent. Appropriate amount of time in between courses led to an enjoyable meal.

The food was unreal! I got the pork ribeye which was cooked perfectly and the sides all full of flavour and complimented each other well. Will definitely be returning, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff.

Lovely place, beautiful setting. Staff were friendly. Sadly Food was a bit of a let down. Pate was delicious. Deep fried Brie barely warm on the outside and hard ( very cold) on the inside. Steak and mushroom pie looked delicious! Tasted delicious but too much gristle from the cheap meat and the giant carrot really should have been cleaned( roots and dirt lines) before cooking it 🤷‍♀️ We were going to have pudding, but chose not too based on the previous courses.

Great venue, great food and service. Excellent craft beers. Lunch was awesome the 1st time we visited and I ordered a variety of starters which were all excellent. The 2nd time we visited was for dinner and we had a reservation as they are always fully booked. I had the fish and chips which was mediocre, could be because the kitchen was too busy? We were a table of 8 and half of us weren't entirely blown away. Unfortunately the waiter only checked on us once our meal was finished (I only had half of mine). In future I will go for lunch rather as I found service and quality of meals better.

Food is always lovely, lovely staff.

Another great Brunning and Price pub, perfect quieter stop for Sunday lunch after shopping at Cheshire Oaks.

We went for the first time last weekend with the kids for a nice Saturday night meal. Cater brilliantly for a higher end, pub grub experience and atmosphere. More than happy to take the children with us but also have a great night out ourselves. Our server was brilliant, really nice guy and he seemed happy and relaxed - enjoyed his job. A credit to the management team. Food and wine was lovely! We had 3 courses- my cheeseboard got devoured by the whole family- winner! Only ONE thing was, half way through our meal we were all ROASTING and couldn't sit in the room we were in any longer. The side room.we were in was hotter than anywhere else in the building and we had to move for our last course. Lovely change of scene outside though with the outdoor heaters and blankets- great touch and we look forward to going back!

Lovely setting, lovely food and lovely staff ❤️

Great food, and a wide variety of beer

We've been going to Rake Hall for the past 30+ years, more so when it was the Hungry Horse. With 5 children, the play area and space outside were fabulous. When it closed, it was sad to see a lovely building not in use. Fast forward to today, WOW WOW WOW. All my children are now grown up, and we are now able to return to visit this beautiful place. A restaurant that holds lots of amazing memories brought back to life ♥️

All staff we’re absolutely first class. We booked into the restaurant last minute on a sunday, they accommodated us. We arrived and asked to sit in the bar area (quieter for our child with additional needs) that was no issue. A kids food order was rushed through with colouring in etc. we’d barely finished ordering food before cutlery arrived at the table. All the food was lovely. Staff even found a lost scarf and phoned us to let us know. Managers, bar staff and servers could not do enough for us. Thank you.

Excellent place to go staff very attentive and pleasant ,we had a small problem with 1 one of the meals but the manager I think she was Natalie dealt with it very swiftly and professionally she is definitely an asset to the company . We are regular visitors as we live near and is a great place to come to xxxx

Really nice restaurant, lovely atmosphere, exxcellent service and delicious food!

The ambience, food and staff are always consistently good. Weve been quite a few times now and are never disappointed. We would very highly recommend The Rake. Every dietary requirement is covered!!

Brunning and Price pubs are always excellent. Rake Hall is a credit to them.

Ordered a fish cake starter which after a long wait arrived but was stone cold.

As a nervous transgendervwoman the staff made me feel really welcome and at ease.

Nothing special, food was a Ripp Off Steak sandwich and chips was mediocre at best 🤔🤔 Won't be rushing back here any time soon !! On a positive note the staff were Uber friendly 👍👍

Lovely place and people, quick service, but unfortunately food was bland. It may have been the day, or maybe it just wasn't to our taste. It happens.

Very friendly staff, nice food and excellent service.

Disappointing visit. We visited for Sunday lunch and it was a catalogue of errors from start to finish. To start off, our drinks order was wrong, the barman rectified it straight away and was apologetic which was fine. Our starters arrived, my son's calamari was put down in front of him and slid off the plate all over the table, waitress used her hands to put the food back on the plate. I was a bit shocked but said nothing. Our mains arrived, my roast dinner had stone cold parsnips puree on it and the side of cauliflower cheese that cost £6.25 was inedible. My husband's burger was ok but his chips were soaked in fat as though they had been warned up. I would usually give the venue a chance to rectify this however we didn't get one table check throughout our visit, not even when we paid were we asked if everything was ok. It definitely wasn't worth £98.00. We won't be visiting again and feel this venue let the Brunning and Price chain down.

A lovely venue, great atmosphere, one of my favourite places

Love this for food and getting together with fur friends xx

Lovely restaurant with great food!

Excellent staff and service, lovely grounds, immaculate everywhere inside (toilets especially clean, which speaks volumes about the staff and management ethos) Food varies from lovely to mediocre but that's probably subjective (except the roast lunch / dinner which is outstanding by any measure) pretty expensive for what you get (except again the roast) but probably worth it for an occasional treat. Dogs and family welcome. Definitely one to go back to. The private dining room upstairs looks very classy.

Lovely place. A bit on the pricey side for Sunday lunch but lovely meal and excellent service. They do need to fix the door leading to the toilets though as it kept banging. Would definitely go back

Great service from very friendly staff. Only had a few starters but they were very good.

Attended Rake Hall for a private party. Room host John was amazing and very attentive. Food was outstanding, biggest battered fish I have seen in a while. Excellent value for money, will be booking again.

Amazing Looking Interior, Extremely Cosy. Food Was Brilliant And My Pint Of Coke Was Actually Full To The Top! Lovely Staff, Would Highly Recommend, Well Worth The Money.

We've had a few visits to Rake Hall over the last few months. Absolutely fabulous place, lovely staff and friendly atmosphere. The food is always beautiful. Kid friendly too, which is a bonus.

wonderful place especially with children!

Very nice meal one meal was 5 minutes behind the other's but other than that very good food and service.

Nice place, good food, reasonably priced.

Excellent, look forward to returning

Beautiful place, fantastic food and service, would highly recommend, we're coming back tonight!!!! Our greyhound was made very welcome too!!!

Always a pleasure to dine at Rake Hall. Atmosphere and food is great. Staff are exceptionally helpful and kind. Thank you all!!

Have been to The Rake twice in the last month, fantastic food and service, will definitely be back.

Good food and loverly location...I took six members of the family for dinner.

1st visit to the “new” Rake Hall, absolutely fantastic - I cannot recommend enough the overall service from staff, the country-style decoration and food. Great value for money and looking forward to returning.

Rake Hall used to be a Hungry Horse, now it feels like a fancy upgraded Hungry Horse with five times less food and three times more expensive.

Nice pub with good quality, well kept beers and real open fires, I hope they are swept regularly!

Thank you to Alan and the staff, lovely pub, fantastic service and food as you would expect. Dogs loved their gravy bones too 🤣

As usual very good meal and service. Lovely building.

Stopped in for lunch on Tuesday. 2 people, 2 courses. 2 glasses of Coke which just tasted of soda water. Starters - 1 x Wild Boar & Rabbit Pasty and 1 x Potted Trout With Crab Butter. The Pasty was tiny. It was more of a canope and appeared to be bought in. The trout lacked seasoning, and could've done with being under the pass lights for a minute or 2 to soften the butter, as unfortunately, it was ice cold and with every bite, you end up with a block of butter in your mouth, which is unpleasant. Main Courses - 1 x Venison Pie With Colcannon Mash and 1 x Hake. The Pie itself was delicious. No fault at all. However, the Colcannon Mash was a let down. The Mashed potatoes tasted like they were bought in, rather than made in house. The Hake was barely even lukewarm and didn't taste fresh, I also pulled 6 bones out of it, so it hasn't been prepped properly either and the samphire was stalky, which is a sign it's old. We also ordered a side of onion rings which were simply disintegrated. No waiting staff checked on either course and didn't even ask when clearing the plates. Poor food and poor service from start to finish and relieved of £76 for the displeasure. Would not recommend or return.

Highly recommended. Food and service were absolutely on point. Fabulous experience on my furst ever visit.

I had an incredible experience at Breakfast with Santa! The staff worked tirelessly and were incredibly welcoming. The event offered fantastic value for the money. I would 100% recommend it to others.

Great food and very pleasant staff will be going again

We booked Breakfast with Santa for 6 of us on Friday 22nd Dec. We had the most brilliant time and I cannot praise the time we had with you enough. The whole event was outstanding and the team that looked after us made it a really special day. I thought it quite expensive when booking but after the event realised it was really good value for money. Our grandchildren were so well treated - gifts tailored to them and Santa was a star. Well done and thank you so much

I'm coeliac (Gluten free) and great care was made, the food was really excellent

Beautiful place. I’ve only been for a hot chocolate with my friend on a girly catchup, but it was lovely, with a small square of very coconuty flapjack. Politw staff, efficient service and beautiful and clean inside. I’d definitely return. :)

Difficult to comment. The food was excellent, very very good. The place was also nice and the staff friendly but I think we were just very unlucky as the food we ordered apparently did not go through the system to the kitchen resulting in us waiting for close to an hour.l to get our food. Going there midday meal, to save us cooking the hour was a little bit far too long. However, the management stepped up and did not charge us the three lime and soda drinks we had while waiting but also took circa 50% of the bill (price of the food we ordered). Must say fair due to them. That they faced their mistake so well. As I said above, the food was very very good, well excellent. Will go again and must recommend to everybody.

Lovely place, great team, food very good and excellent service.