The Architect in Cheshire West and Chester

Really lovely building, view and staff

Visited for a drink on the 18/10/24, surprised to see so many dogs in the place, especially when people are eating! As a couple were leaving, their dog cocked it's leg right by a post by the bar and urinated! No problem with places allowing pets, but maybe keep them outside, not for me, I'm afraid!

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

Went for Sunday lunch recently. It was OK but nothing special. My vegetable side included half a carrot and one sugar snap pea pod :) TBF, very busy, child friendly so lots of families. Probably leave it a while before I go back as there are so many restaurants in Chester.

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

Lovely place with extensive indoor and outdoor seating. Good selection of beers and well kept ales. Really good pub style food, with friendly and efficient service. We would definitely visit again.

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

Just had the sea food linguine, which was devine, but there was not enough linguine in the dish, so I was not satisfied. This is a shame as pasta is not expensive and another cup full would have made the dish perfect. Not good value for money. Also it was a boiling hot day and every candle inside was lit which seemed like a waste?😮

Ordered fish and chips. Very few chips and the main problem was the very small size of the fish. I’ve experienced the same problem at other venues in this group. At £17 It should have been a lot better. I do not have a big appetite and was left still hungry . Two staff members asked the usual “was everything ok for you “. This is totally meaningless unless some redress is given.

Honestly one of the most bizarre experiences I’ve ever had in a restaurant. The service was exceptionally rude - taking the mickey out of our ability to work out the bill and how much each person owed as well as ripping Everton for being useless. Weird if you want a tip!!!

Nice restaurant where you can also sit outside. I recommend reserving a table in advance

Very nice meal here today. Good choice of ales. Service excellent too and dog friendly.

A great pub overlooking the famous racecourse, with friendly attentive staff, offering a wide selection of fine wines and beers, along with a delicious and varied food menu. We try and visit whenever we're in Chester. Happily recommend the Architect to all. Top tip : Book a table to avoid disappointment, especially on a weekend.

Great place to sit out in the sun, huge patio and garden. Unfortunately we did not eat but it looked really good. Large selection of drinks, Beers, wines and spirits.

Nice place and reasonable food for the price. Unfortunately the staff need some training were young and inexperienced. We waited quite a while to be served and on one occasion I was asked what drink I ordered and I had to show the waitress and I still got the wrong drink.

a fantastic, charming place to eat and drink

We were all happy with our meal, and the service. I would definitely recommend the Architect to family and friends.

Best views, brews, food and friendliest staff in Chester.

A very ornate, comfortable, and well planned establishment. It retains the classy features of a 'well to' do country house. It has a large, welll maintained garden with extensive outdoor seating with views across the racecourse.

Stopped here for an impromptu Sunday Lunch absolutely delicious. Great wine too.

I was sober so so caught the barman pouring slops in my pint so quickly asked for another beer which was much better. Good atmosphere as it was races day and with music on, was a good afternoon in the large garden

Fantastic location weather did help prices very reasonable and couldn't fault food or service

Expensive drinks, didn't eat there as too expensive for our tastes and budget, but lovely surroundings.

Good brew pub with a selection of pub favorites. I enjoyed my IPA and my fish and chips - sound pub quality.

Excellent as usual. A really well run pub. We had two vegetarian and one roast on Sunday and there were 3 empty plates. Love the atmosphere inside and the gardens are simple and beautiful. Busy all the time we were there which is always a good sign. B and P are amazing and do wonderful things with their pubs.

Zoltan is the best person to represent this company! The customer service provided is incredible. I came here with my family, and I will be returning thank you Zoltan you made our experience !

Visiting the area and asked our host to recommend a location where we could buy her dinner. This was her choice. Service was friendly and swift. A celebration bottle of fizz was delivered but no offer to pour the contents, which would have been nice. All of us attending were 'guys' which was not offensive but as we offer a forest of grey hair probably over familiar. Food was very good and the bill inoffensive. We would go again, so all less than positive statements above did not put us off.

Organised lunch here for a special aniversary. Lovely, Victorian house on the edge of the city. A nice, busy. but not too noisy ambiance. Good, sensible length, menu, supported by a very much better then usual wine list ( Seem to use Tanners of Shrewsbury, so expect class) Excellent service with just the right amount of attention. Some while since my wife and I have had a "long lunch" and this just the place to have one. Very Enjoyable!

Came here for dinner and unfortunately found the food to be average. We'd heard really good things about the architect, so it may be that we just had a one-off bad experience, but the food we felt wasn't up to the hype. I went for the piri piri chicken burger. The chicken was cooked nicely but had zero piri piri flavour. At least I couldn't taste it at all. It also had the smallest amount of garlic mayo, which I just couldn't taste. The coleslaw was nice and very creamy. I put it on the burger, and unfortunately, due to no piri piri flavour coming though, it turned the burger into a creamy burger, which wasn't too pleasant. The fries were OK, but nothing special. My wife went for the ragu pasta. I tasted it too, and both of us felt there was too much sauce. More pasta was needed. The sauce was so acidic that it wasn't pleasant at all. We had a side of onion rings and have to say these were delicious. Definitely recommend them. Overall, with tip, we paid £60, which we felt was overpriced for what we got. The staff were very friendly and quite attentive, although we did need to wait quite a while at the start to get drinks, which was a little frustrating. I actually went looking for the staff to get the drinks ordered. The venue is lovely, really enjoyed being there. We may try again on the basis that we just made poor decisions, but given the number of places to eat in Chester, we aren't sure we'd go back.

Great place to hang out with family and friends and enjoy a drink. Wonderful atmosphere.

Nice place,well decorated inside and pleasant summer terrace but closed to have dinner.We ate there,reasonable price if you consider just going for a single course

Lively establishment, pleasant food, spacious, great beer selection for all tastes. Directly opposite Chester racecourse, fabulous gardens for all ages. Park just opposite by the law courts and River only 3 minutes walk.

Didn't eat just had a couple of drinks

Very nice restaurant area with separate rooms for large groups and private dining. Food is consistent and menu varied , great range of ale from the bar. Attentive staff and great outdoor area with canopy. Live music big beer garden and alway popular spot in Chester.

A fantastic, well-kept, and classy old mansion with large grounds that offer both covered and open air dining & drinking areas. It's literally a 5 minute walk from the city centre but feels more remote. We had drinks outside overlooking the horse racecourse before dining inside - you can dine outside also. The food was well presented and reasonable value. I would definitely recommend visiting The Architect if you are visiting Chester.

Really very nice place, food was good, but not too notch, the steak was overpriced for the quality of the steak itself.

Lovely venue with covered terrace and lovely gardens. Not far from Chester Racecource.

Had a excellent meal was celebrating my partner's birthday with the family. Pictures put forgot to take the dessert which was excellent

All Brunning and Price pubs are terrific and The Architect is no exception. We have just moved to Chester and luckily it will be our local. Hal and his team have got things just right. The building is historic and full of character, the service five star, the beer is good, the wine good, terrace and garden lovely and the food choice very interesting and well cooked and presented. The Architect is from all angles the perfect pub. Aren't we lucky!

My wife and I visited this establishment yesterday to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, Wow from start to finish the team went above and beyond to make our day extra special not to mention the food which was fantastic, my wife had the Ribeye steak cooked to perfection and I had the Braised shoulder of Lamb which just fell off the bone, both meals very well presented, we both noticed that every member of the Architect team were upbeat and very professional throughout our visit. Thank you so to Sam and your amazing team for making our day so very special, we can’t wait to dine with you again in the very near future Kevin and Nikki x

Our group of 7 really enjoyed our experience. The food was really delicious and the atmosphere was great too.

Been twice this week with party of seven. Amazing!

We came across you on our walking of Chester Walls. You have a wonderful place, lots of atmosphere, excellent food, lovely staff all in a wonderful building. Loved to pick up your info sheet with the history on too.

We came after hearing such good things but the food was sadly disappointing. King Prawn cocktail starter had regular little prawns and only 2 king prawns, should just be called Prawn Cocktail. We then had the mixed roast, pork delicious but the pink beef was really chewy. The crackling from the pork had no colour like it usually does and tasted awful so we didnt eat it, not sure how it had been cooked, but not under a grill. Yorkshire puddings were flat and crunchy and not as Yorkshire puddings should be. We ordered cauliflower cheese that was so dry we sent it back. Got another which was better but not amazing. Not sure why a decent chef would even let that leave his kitchen. Think the food is produced on mass and left to stand. For a Sunday roast lunch it was very disappointing and not worth the cost. Much nicer Sunday roasts locally. At least the wine was good and as expected. All in all not a good meal and wouldnt return, too many other places to choose from in Chester.

Lovely building, tasty food and away fron any riff raff

Lovely ambiance and old fashioned decor and fixtures and fittings. Great beer garden and outside covered area. Nice cask ales selection. Update... fantastic food.

The fish was super batered, and the roast beef was too tough. Suzi was really nice. The venue is ideally in a race day. The ambience is beautiful, but the meal is super average

Spot on pub. Good good. Friendly staff. Great location. Lots of room in the garden.

A very tasty 3 course meal in ideal surroundings. Would definitely recommend

Lovely place on the edge of the racecourse. Great food and drinks at reasonable prices

Fabulous place overlooking racecourse with huge beer garden..

Just came away from having a meal here feeling very satisfied and vert happy. Everything from the booking of the table to being served with warmth and expertise. To have the most well cooked food . And to top it off our little doggy was made to feel very welcome too . When we visit Chester again we will be mist definitely paying this restaurant a visit .

Lovely pub/restaurant. Didn't eat but food.looked lovely. Menu great. Massive outside area. Opposite Chester race course. Inside lots of different rooms. Great place

Lovely place, delicious food especially the nut roast (best ever), crispy beef salad and calamari but all dishes first class

Came here for a few drinks with friends in the beer garden. Firstly was served and ID’d by a lovely gentlemen who had good manners and service. The second ‘gent’ who served us was rude and blunt. My boyfriend went up to get the next round in and the guy at the bar made each and everyone of us leave our table so he could ID everyone, even though we had been ID prior. I asked him why he made us all leave our table to get ID’d when we had already been ID’d and served alcoholic beverages and he replied ‘ye but you haven’t been served by me have you?’. rude, blunt, condescending and just no need.

Very large pub with plenty of seating. Excellent food and service .

Upmarket bar with a chilled out vibe. Friendly helpful bar staff. Great food and a lovely outside seating area overlooking the race course. Worth a visit.

Excellent service meal superb and service very good

Great beer garden overlooking the racecourse with a good selection of food and drink

Nice place, but allways under staffed on nice weather days, long queues at the bar

Only had one drink and sat outside, but the whole place shouts quality. If the food is as good as the dining rooms look then it will be great. It is the perfect summer pub with views over the racecourse.

Very nice food and lovely atmosphere. Had a slight problem with one of the Main courses (chicken bone) that was quickly and professional sorted by the Manager…. We could fault him! 5 stars from us.

Exceptional service every time!

Very disappointing, fish and chips for £17, burnt over cooked chips and fish. Very poor quality , expected better for the money.

Excellent place beautiful surroundings great staff very friendly and great food

Alarge pub and restaurant near the race course, with a large outside area. A good range of we'll kept cask beers and an excellent food menu.

Always excellent food and good service. Great location as well.

Visited Saturday night. Excellant in everything food exceptional. The shoulder of lamb melts in your mouth. Highly recommend.

What a super place to eat. Great buzz, lovely staff and the food was delicious.

Great place to eat by Chester race course.Plenty of room inside and out!

All you come to expect at a Brunning & Price establishment. A total of 8 cask ales to choose from, an extensive menu including nibbles, starters and mains, and an amazingly well manicured beer garden. Thomas Harrison (the architect) certainly left his mark on Chester designing this as his own home and the Grosvenor Bridge across the road.

Always been a favourite of ours 👌🏻

Busy , even though not a race day, would probably avoid on a race day. But great food and drinks choices. Excellent service, very well run with good staff.pricey but worth it.

Didn't have food, though plenty of people eating, a favourable sign. Oh but what an atmosphere, dreamlike.

I believe I missed another great whisky tasting a few weeks ago hoping I will come to the next where do you advertise this please

Nice place to relax, lovely garden. Nice atmosphere. Great location. Didn't try the food, so I can't comment.

Food is absolutely lovely but the service let it down Kept having to look out for a,waitress to get their attention. For mint source. Then salt then the bill

Beautiful setting but food was very poor. Maybe we landed at a bad time but I ordered Sunday roast and I tried a little of everything on my plate but left almost a full plate of food. The roast potatoes were rubbery, the veg was hard and stringy, roast beef was hard and inedible but the huge Yorkshire pudding was delicious. Sadly the only thing I could enjoy. I don't like giving negative reviews but I feel this is a fair and honest review based on my experience last week

Would recommend this Lovely Pub to anyone visiting Chester. Food was great at a reasonable price. Staff were friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was calm, relaxing and comfortable.

Lovely place, great atmosphere and ambience. We came for a light lunch and the food was very tasty, plus sitting in the garden with lovely views. Did rain unfortunately by the time the food came(typical UK weather). Still enjoyed our afternoon.

Great food, great service and that was on a very busy day after Chester Half Marathon.

The weather was lovely so we could sit outside and enjoy the food and drinks on the terrace. Also liked the picnic field!

A bit on the noisy side, but an excellent choice of cask ales and good food.

I attended the whisky tasting event. Never done anything like this before, but I thought it would just be something interesting to do. It was a really good and enjoyable thing to do with friends. Mr Gresty was fantastic, very informative but in an approachable and informal. I am far from a whisky connoisseur, but was surprised that I could taste the difference between each of the samples. Really enjoyable event, great setting and a fantastic host in Mr Gresty. I hope to be at the next one.

Last nights whisky tasting Paul Gresty was really informative and enjoyable would go back again when they do another

First class service from start to finish even though the place was rammed due to it being lovely sunny day Really good atmosphere and highly recommend

Great place, lovely garden and amazing food.

Excellent service, very clean and friendly staff. Food is good but menu could be a little better and more top restaurant food. Lovely patio area outside and beautiful gardens. Family friendly and allows pets

Only had some drinks, good pint, chillaxed place, gorgeous outside space... and overlooks racecourse 🌞🌞

Food was not as good as I expected. The chicken was overcooked and hard ? Why half a egg? .Not good for that money .Should have been better for the price and standard of hotel.