Stanley Arms in Cheshire West and Chester

Nice local bar, friendly pub on outskirts of town

Cheapest beer in town very friendly customers

Nice proper old fashioned boozer

The whole pub is disgusting needs complete redecoration. The staff are very rude and have terrible attitude problems. Will never enter the place again.

Absolutely disgusting place Dirty from the start Staff very rude Wouldnt recommend this public house to anyone Thats visiting chester

Cheap and cheerful. Well supported, clean and had a good community atmosphere. A real authentic vibrancy!

Nothing special on tap but if you like the general commercial lagers you will be happy. Given a plastic cup at around 12 o'clock nowhere near football time so wasn't happy. As I always say, give it a try yourself.

Some very friendly regulars, we were bought a drink by a stranger and we left one behind the bar for him!! Service was a bit slow due to it being busy but other than that we enjoyed it.

Pleasant staff and cozy atmosphere

Friendly cozy pub, staff welcoming

Not had food but place is friendly

Great service and a perfect pool table/jukebox area

Typical British locals pub. Not many pubs cheaper than spoons these days but this is. Good location and frequented by locals.

Local pub used by locals. Cheaper than spoons. Says it all. I liked it. others may not.

Very local residents pub. Seating outside but mainly seems to be for the smokers as fag butts everywhere. Beer was cheap. There is a pool table . Toilets not the most desirable. One out of order, one the toilet didn’t lock and one that just looks shoddy . Very old building just on the outskirts of Chester centre . No I don’t think I would go back, as at times as I felt very uncomfortable.

Ok pub. Were a lot of flies around in our visit.

Friendliest pub I've been to in ages! And great value. Both bar staff and locals were very welcoming and the drinks were much cheaper than the same drink in a pub across the river!

Love these proper little boozers in Chester. Lovely atmosphere.

I was on route to work when my car broke down. Fortunately it broke down next to the pub! The regulars helped to push my car to a safe place so as not to cause an obstruction in the road. The bar-lady got me a coffee and was most friendly. Everyone in the pub where really friendly. I would definitely visit again; but preferably under better circumstances! I have huge gratitude for all that helped me. Service was excellent 👌 Highly reccomended Thank you 😊 P.s. RAC came and I got towed home!

Great pints n friendly locals n staff. A pint of Sam Magel £3.60. Suits me

I've been here a few times on pub crawls etc and have found each experience to be generally very good. Atmosphere is fine, relaxed and good natured. Pricing is fair and the bar staff are very pleasant: serving quickly and with a warm smile and a bit of banter. What more could you ask for! :) I'd have no hesitation in recommending to others.

A real, down-to-earth pub. It was a new bar lady's first night. Donna did brilliantly. Friendly, attentive, and efficient.

Cheaper than most , city pub . All the usual suspects in attendance ( real people) Sport, Karaoke & lager outside seating an interesting place to watch the world go by

Proper 'local' pub. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere.

Nice pub very clean friendly staff would definitely go again

The Stanley Arms Pub is a fantastic little pub I always look forward to visiting on any trip to Chester I take. This is a traditional pub , a nice interior,pubby decor and furnishings ,a cool looking serving bar,tv's to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub all housed in a wonderful looking building. We were here on a Thursday afternoon ,pub was warm as was the welcome from the barmaid,we ordered Carling lager,served chilled ,we grabbed a table were we just chilled out and took in the great pub we were in. Carling lager is not my usual tipple,more a real ale and craft beer fan myself but I must say the lager was cold and sparkling and very tasty. We really enjoyed our lager's in here before we moved on and as on every other visit to The Stanley Arms Pub we had a great time. The Stanley Arms Pub is easy to locate along Brook Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Thursday,11am till 11pm. Friday & Saturday,10am till 2am. Sunday,11am till 11 pm. A great pub,well worth checking out if you're in the area.

Very good to hear from your lovely people in your lovely pool. Table pub

Pleasant atmosphere, relaxed atmosphere

The Stanley Arms on Brook street is without doubt one of the best local pubs we visited in Chester on a two day city break. This is a superb looking pub that has a well kept multi-roomed interior with lots of good seating options throughout the whole pubs interior and nice decor and furnishings. This is a pub we have visited so many times over the years as it offers a great range of drinks and is a proper local pub.on our trip to here we had a few glasses of lager from the Carling brewery which where perfectly served and well priced. The Stanley Arms is well worth a visit and is very easy to find from Hoole Way bus stop its a short walk.(This is my first review of the Stanley Arms). Opening Hours. Monday-Thursday-11.00-23.00. Friday-Saturday-10.00-02.00. Sunday-11.00-23.00. Nearest Bus Stop. Hoole Way bus stop.

Great friendly pup . Relaxed atmosphere

Lovely, quiet pub. Very friendly Bar Lady. And, most important, very Dog-Friendly

Disgraceful pub & staff. Unclean & rude licensee. Seen aggression & violence from bar staff & customers will not be returning

If you want a nice cheap beer this is where you go

Good atmosphere and selection of beers. Needs a little modernisation but otherwise ok.

Great pub not far from station 🙂 great pints

Worthingtons on draught, the dream.

Really enjoyed the Stanley Arms yesterday. Good price drinks, full of characters. Very helpful landlord Mike and chirpy front of house Sue xx. Will visit again soon. Keep up the good work folks.

I went in for a few quiet drinks with my friend Sarah. The staff & landlady were unfriendly & unwelcoming. They had a scruffy appearance & were all dressed in tracksuits which I found odd that they weren’t in a staff uniform. The landlady was rather rude & I will not be returning to this pub again. Rather shocking for a Chester pub which are usually very nice & friendly

Covid19 secure pub great service

Good point, airy ,outside seating,central, nice service 😁

Good local pub. Average prices. Clean toilets.

Not been in Stanley Pub for years.very welcoming,friendly atmosphere

Located along Brook Street is The Stanley Arms Pub,a pub I always look forward to visiting on any trip into Chester I take. A traditional authentic interior, nice decor and furnishings, the main room is dominated by a solid wood serving bar and there's plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub, its a nice pub to unwind in. My twin brother Stephen and I were here on a Thursday night, pub was busy with a great atmosphere, greeted warmly by a very pleasant member of staff who served us a pint of lager each ,these were served in excellent condition being iced cold and sparkling and we just chilled out and took in the great pub we were in. My lager was superb,a crisp,refreshing iced cold lager that certainly cut through the thirst, very easy to drink,a delicious brew indeed. We really enjoyed our lager's in here before we moved on and as on every other visit to here we had a great time. The Stanley Arms Pub is easy to locate along Brook Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Thursday, 11am till 11pm. Friday & Saturday, 10am till Midnight. Sunday, Midday till 11pm. A great pub ,one I highly recommend you visit if your in the area.

Great pub . Great staff. Good fun

Top place. For a night out or just a quick one

Smashing little pub with friendly staff

Went to this pub on Saturday 3rd August with my 2 sisters and both there husbands, had drank 1 previous glass of wine with a meal so was far from drunk! On arrival my sisters put there bags in the lockers provided so that we could have a dance to the karaoke, this how ever did not happen as we asked for a song and was refused the chance to sing or even purchase any drinks at the bar by the very unprofessional and rude manager ‘tom’ this man then continued to give us abuse and told us we are not welcome at the pub and that are faces don’t fit! We are not from Chester (thank god after the way we was spoken to) Tom then told us he is going to ‘ruin are night’ by putting us on a so called ‘pub watch’ this means he had taken photographs of us without any consent and sent them around the area to try and prevent us getting into any other bars. Unfortunately for Tom his plan of ruining are night didn’t quite work as we were welcome with open arms into the other bars were they were laughing and joking with us about how over the top and pathetic the Stanley arms actually is! And that this happens to a lot of people who visit there. A family of five actually left the pub after telling us they will not spend another second/penny in there after hearing the way this rude man spoke to 3 women. If you are looking for a warm welcome/friendly bar to have a drink in then avoid this pub at all costs, this is the last place on earth you want to be. Below are pictures of Tom what I did in-fact ask permission to take because as you can see he is smugly smiling for them.

Always have such a laugh here love this pub x

You can get a warm welcome awaits get a drink and meet new friends

Decent but quiet place. Draught bitter was served a bit too cold

Dead at midday but nice enough, probably pretty good at night

Angela and I went into here for a bit to eat, after just checking in at the hotel. So, one outside said food coming soon and another one said food being served from local produce. Confused, we decided to pop in and ask. The guy behind the bar was really polite and welcoming, he said the kitchen was closed, but they could do us something. We asked for pie and chips on a small menu, he did respectfully say, I don’t think we can do that. Then a lovely lady no problem I’ll sort. I must considering the kitchen was closed, we steak and ale pie, all being a small piece, but I’m not complaining, fresh broccoli, fresh cauliflower and beautifully tender peas and homemade chips from proper potatoes(spuds) to me. The flaky pastry was probably the I have ever had, bloody gorgeous. They did not have to do it, but we really appreciated They staff and the customers was really friendly. Thank you very much.

Friendly bar staff and Management. Had a great evening.

Poor reception grumpy bar staff

Low key, chilled and good prices - very handy if you're staying at the Mill and looking for a game of pool or two.

Good staff ,would definitely frequent again..

Pub with pool table and reasonable priced beers

I had never visited The Stanley Arms before and due to a massive let down I needed a venue to host my three daughters birthday party... Well what can I say? Tom and his staff were fantastic! They couldn't do enough to help me and it was a fantastic evening.. Every one thoroughly enjoyed themselves and I can't thank Tom and his wife enough.. Great place.. Great atmosphere and reasonably priced drinks.. Thank you once again. The staff even coped with the 200 balloons that were dropped off for decorations and set up everything for me :)

Walked in around 11am on a Saturday watching Chorley, just wanted a drink before the game. On arrival landlord disgrace of a man lied and said they were closed. Then when we questioned why people were in, were told he didn’t like the look of us for no reason, we had coats and trainers on, wouldn’t mind but not exactly an up market pub from the look of it. Anyone going to Chester avoid this bar as the landlord is a joke and to judge someone on apparanrance is laughable, go to the town crier and closest Wetherspoons.

Cheap night out great fun on the karaoke just needs seats recovering

The atmosphere is fantastic in here really good the service was good.

Great service and brilliant prices

The Stanley Arms Pub is a pub we always tend to drop into as it's on the way into the city centre and it's a nice pub that serves some great beers. The pub is quite nice,a beautiful exterior ,it looks like what a pub should look like,the interior is a bit more lived in ,a nice serving bar, tv's to enjoy the sport and there's plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub, it's a lovely back street pub. We were here on a Saturday afternoon, pub was busy with a good atmosphere, we noticed they had Wynchwood Brewery hobgoblin on draught and at £3 A pint great value for money, we got a nice positioned table near the tv were we just chilled out with our real ales and just relaxed and planned out the day ahead in this beautiful city. I really enjoy the beers brewed by Wynchwood Brewery especially the hobgoblin gold ,it's such a good session beer,very easy to drink, it is in fact one of my favourite real ales. We both really enjoyed our real ales in here before we moved on and as on every other visit to here we had a great time. The Stanley Arms Pub is easy to locate on Brook Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Thursday, 11am till 11pm. Friday & Saturday,10am till Midnight. Sunday, Midday till 11pm. A great pub and if your close by well worth a visit.

Such a wonderful little bar nice selection of drinks and ace staff

Great pub on a Friday night out with friends with karaoke and very friendly staff who remember what you have ordered previously at the bar.

Brilliant night, great music an friendly pub

Great place friendly staff and customers.

Landlord not nice but wife is ok

Nice little place could do with some TLC

Good to see Stanleys back under good management after many years!

Great pub ,Finally we have got it back ! With new landlords Tom and Cheri at the helm, All drinks are well kept and well priced. Rif raf not tolerated, Starting food very soon. Well worth a visit.

This place looks great from the outside but disappoints when inside. There was not a good smell on entry but we thought we would give it a try. We wish we hadn't. To hear locals loudly swearing their heads off is just not good enough. God knows what other tourists will think. We won't be going back.

one closed train station. nice location but absolutely awful, dirty tables and bath room, poor customer service. I did choose wrong type of the bar. Won't return

Went in last Friday. Very poor service, barman hadn't a clue. Put as much beer and lager in the drip trays as he put in the glasses. Licensee that is your profits. Meaningful staff training is urgently required. I was served a pint of cask ale in a stemmed lager glass that was after he tried to pull a pint from the pump that wasn't in use, he managed to get an inch of gunge in the glass before moving to the correct pump, still using the same glass. Luckily for my health he did swap to the overgrown wine glass. When I eventually got the pint with a 3 inch head on it the beer was quite drinkable. I am a retired hotelier, publican and am a CAMRA member. I cannot recommend this pub..

We stopped in for some drinks walking from railway station to Chester. The place is charming looking on the outside and we couldn't resist going inside. Service was good and beers great. Thanks to Stanley arms for the 5 star experience.

The first impressions of any establishment is important, all I can say is why oh why would you have such an obnoxious person behind the bar, no wonder the place was not well attended. Tried to order a round of drinks but this proved too much for him. It's almost as if it was our fault for asking for a drink. Only giving 1 star as I can't give none, avoid unless desperate

I stopped here for a beer whilst in Chester the pub is alright but nothing special the pub is located along a busy street in Chester so easy to find

El Stanley Arms Pub es un pub fabuloso que siempre hacemos un punto de visita en cualquier viaje a Chester que llevemos.

Good pint good laugh good night out .

for a place that keeps coming under new management, this guy tom is 100 percent the guy for it now, such a warm environment when its open, would recommend this place to anybody.

Just not very well run, no atmosphere, poor beer. Apart from that, perfect in every way.

Location on the town end corner of Brooke Street results in a oddly shape for a bar, nice drinking spot but nothing special for anything other than an an old fashioned night out

I had a drink a pint of larger and left half a glass as it was flat and not very welcoming in there places like this should be used for group gatherings for younger people to discuss problems issues they may have these places should be government funded get rid of these dives.

Visitamos este pub en el pasado y no pensamos mucho, pero después de un día en Chester fue en nuestro camino de regreso, ¡qué diferencia! Tenía un verdadero alboroto pero muy amable y acogedor. ¡Los nuevos gerentes Tom y Cherie ciertamente están trabajando arduamente para hacer de esto una pequeña joya! Muestran todos los deportes principales, tienen lo que parecen ser las mejores noches de karaoke los viernes y sábados, ¡y están planeando mucho más! Agregue a este perro amistoso y usted tiene un gran lugar que me parece que va a ser, con toda razón, un gran éxito.

Great pub with good value drinks and always a warm welcome. This pub changed hands a few months ago and is really back to its best run by a lovely couple. The place is busy with karaoke on Fridays and Saturdays

Absolutamente asqueroso . Y gente realmente grosera sirviendo. Además no cctv ya que mi teléfono fue pellizcado de aquí y no pudieron encontrarlo más el bolso de mis amigos

Great boozer, friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. Would go back any time.

So much better now with new landlord and lady a lovely couple a good pint would recommend this pub all day

Lovely pub , Tom and Sheree lovely people , friendly welcoming pub , well worth a visit , thanks for a great night

Este lugar es como un pub completamente nuevo desde que se volvió a abrir. Está dirigido por una pareja encantadora que está orientada a la familia. En comparación con los propietarios anteriores, es refrescante ver a la gente realmente preocupada por sus negocios y clientes. Como resultado, este es un pub al que puedo llevar a mis hijos y estarán felices y a salvo, también es amigable para los perros y generalmente hay un tazón con agua y una galleta para perros para mi acompañante favorito. El pub parece mucho más concurrido con muchas caras nuevas ahora, esto debe ser el resultado de que la nueva administración no haya permitido que las personas que le dieron a este lugar una reputación tan mala anteriormente. Los precios son muy competitivos y el lugar es muy limpio. Todo el deporte está disponible y hay karaoke los fines de semana que atrae a una multitud. En resumen, este pub es un tesoro, dirigido por gente amable que se preocupa por sus clientes.

The Stanley arms in Chester is now under new management as of 29/03/2018 there is live sports daily. Beer at great prices and food and live entertainment to follow shortly. The pub has also had a slight change in decide so I have posted the most recent ones on here to have a look through.

I used to come here years ago and it was shocking.

Used to be good 5 years ago. Bit scruffy now

Disgusting service, no drinks available on a Friday night what was available was off, will NEVER return and strongly advice others not to even waste their money and enter

Ordered a beer, it was undrinkable. Staff were rude when we asked for a new drink. Dump.

The Stanley Arms Pub is yet another great pub that we visited on our two day stopover in Chester.

a lovely pub in a quaint setting the food was very good and inexpensive the service was very good and friendly

Worst pub I have ever been in, didn't even finish our drinks it was that bad,truly awful dive of a pub.DONT EVEN THINK OF ENTERING THIS SO CALLED PUB!!!

A good local pub serving quality beers and ales, atmosphere was nice very busy, did not have the food so cannot comment, would visit again.

No stars from me. But I have to give one, so I can post this review :-( The 'new' management/bar staff are ignorant and unwelcoming. No 'please', and no 'thank you' at any point. It is as though it is too much effort for them to put down their phone or magazine, just to get served. I implore you to avoid this pub like the plague; at least until a 'newer' and improved management comes along.