The Plough Inn in Cheshire West and Chester

This proper pub English pub has always been excellent for ales and service in bar/snug/lounge great environment. They have now enhancef their food offerings with an excellent chef providing a full range of excellent meals at very reasonable prices!

A night in Chester and a great little restaurant, French tourism, we ate really well with a warm welcome to boot. 👍😉

Ate outside,pleasant day,very busy advised no tables inside,though looked like plenty,food good ,no issues

Great outside seating if the weather's good. Local beers enjoyable. New menu and new chef has made quite a difference, the food is really good and generous portions.

Excellent place for Sunday lunch and drinks

Passing through the area and just bailed in and had a Lovely lunch,huge portions and well worth a visit.Landlord was friendly and attentive.

Beautiful. Past as we were riding to Chester.what a find.food and staff amazing 👏

It is super to see that food is once again 'on the menu'. A group of us had a superb Father's Day lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Substantial portions, delicious and great quality with friendly staff. Very highly recommended!

We were a party of 4. My husband, my mum (aged 95 & frail) & my cousin recently diagnosed with MND. Tonight we were met by Ella who was wonderful. We were seated in an ideal position and the food was really tasty. Mum had whitebait my husband had steak and ale pie and shared his chips with mum. My cousin had spag Bol from the children’s menu plus mashed potato and gravy - due to difficulties with swallowing. I had chicken supreme. Then we all had ice cream. At all times Ella was smiling friendly and helpful. We’ve had a great evening and would happily recommend the inn.

Lovely location, shame it’s like something out the league of gentleman. One local in particular thinking he’s above everyone else! . . . . ( In regards to the response from the owner, I wasn’t even the young man who was involved in the altercation. I was stood enjoying a drink on my own at the time and couldn’t believe what I was hearing and seeing. )

Worst owner and pub in history, new customer that got spoken to and verbally abused by the owner and regular customers. ‘Regular customer’ pushed in front of a customer at the bar and then he and the manager both verbally abused a young man until he felt compelled to leave. Disgraceful behaviour and won’t be back. Bullying bar staff.

Good selection of drink in a very nice atmosphere.

We really our Monthers day lunch today. Food was really good and the ladies serving were very friendly and efficient. Hopefully won't be too long before we can eat here again. Thankyou

Gem of a pub with fantastic food including a great Sunday lunch. Service was great too

We visited this establishment for luncheon during the week whilst a wake was going onto we sat in another room. We ordered the root vegetable soup and the minestrone soup together with a slice of Welsh rarebit. After a long wait, the soups arrived and were very dry with no liquid in them. The soups were served with the crusty bits of loaves. The Welsh rarebit was edible, however, with the sweet chilli sauce served with it ... from a bottle The sauce and margarine were served in small paper cups. The whole dreadful experience cost us over £25 and was, definitely, not worth the money. The establishment looks very tired and needs a complete revamp to bring it up to standard

Great pub in the Country , lovely atmoshere and great food.A good selection of non alcoholic beers.

Sounds grim. But I think this is meant to be a Karen's Diner?

Fantastic meals. (I had chicken tikka, better half the sunday roast, friends veggie curry was great). Beer and wine both top drawer. A fabulous, REAL local pub. Don’t miss out.

A lovely welcome at this fabulous pub that was very handy for the caravan site we stayed on. A great Sunday lunch at a very reasonable price. The staff were very helpful and efficient and ensured our meal was cooked to perfection. Thank you

Not as good as were told ...not bad but not exceptional

We came here as a family, We chose to sit outside in the cold as the place was too small to accommodate us and our dog for food. Young girl was pleasant but after the older gentleman stopped picking his nose to serve us he was ok. Got our food and my burger was disgusting, I gave it the dog due to there not being any chicken or sausages I could order for him. It was soggy and just not nice. I told the older gentleman who I think was the owner and let’s just say negative criticism isn’t what he likes, basically he called me a liar and him and the chef were mystified as to why the burger wasn’t very nice. I explained I wasn’t complaining it was the burger was soggy and didn’t taste warm. Desserts came ages apart from each other and the apple crumble was cold. His customer service and manners are not for someone who is running a pub. Let’s just say I won’t be returning !!!!!

LOVED this pub, gorgeous place, really friendly staff, beautiful food and great drinks. Will be returning soon!

Very pleasant atmosphere and great choices of draft and ale beer.

What a gem of a place! Stayed here overnight in our Motorhome with my young daughter. Great staff & fab food, highly recommend 👍

Wow, my son took myself and my partner here for sunday lunch on fathers day. My girlfriend works for the local authourity as part of the environment heath/food inspection team.We all agreed the food was absolutely delicious the best we had eaten out at.The staff were very attentive and polite we will definitely be back.

Food was very good. Bar staff and manger were very nice and accommodating

Canny pub good Cider friendly locals.

I have just had a gorgeous 🥰 roast beef Sunday lunch at The Plough Inn Cheshire and it was delicious. Thank you 🙏 to the clever cook Pauline X you are a treasure and the staff were lovely 🤩 too.

I have just had a gorgeous 🥰 roast beef Sunday lunch at The Plough Inn Cheshire and it was delicious. Thank you 🙏 to the clever cook Pauline X you are a treasure and the staff were lovely 🤩 too.

Quiet traditional country pub on the outskirts of Chester. Visited on a quiet Thursday evening and cask ales in good condition. Friendly, funny staff and locals up for a bit of friendly banter. Enjoyable visit. Great place for a bike ride.

We called here with friends good parking lots of outside seating area and a children’s park, nice pub inside shame about the gentleman behind the bar he great my friend at the bar with what do you want and not in a friendly manner personally I wouldn’t have ordered and would have left but we had a drink then left. Customer service for me is big deal when visiting somewhere and we were not made to feel welcome we won’t call again

Went with friends for a lovely lunch. We all had something different and we all enjoyed what we had. Good service, good beer. Highly recommended

Went for a family Sunday roast yesterday with our two young Grandaughter's, at the end of our meal our Grandaughter's were having a little dance near our table not disturbing anyone as the restaurant was almost empty, the grumpy old manager shouted at them to stop and upset them 😡 what is his problem, he needs to retire, not a family friendly pub.

Had a roast dinner gorgeous food piping hot and massive portion will be going again when staying at Lambs cottage Lovely staff

Good atmosphere, lovely food and great service, what more could you ask for?! 😃

The Plough was a little quiet which is a real shame. The food is so good! The Plough staff and atmosphere are wonderful.

Pulled in to the plough inn late at night with our campervan asked the owner could we stay the night he was a pure gentleman and could not be more helpful.

The place had wonderful Christmas decorations and outside a fantastic huge Christmas tree that changed colours, a lot of effort to make this place well worth a visit, been several times and always had a warm welcome, great beer, lovely food, the four of us enjoyed the visit, take a visit yourself, you'll not be disappointed..

Amazing Sunday roast and fabulous home made sticky toffee pudding! Highly recommended

As the title implies, the food was really good and the service from our young waitress excellent. Some of the quotes around the walls were a bit twee but otherwise the place was very clean and well decorated.

Massive portions. Brilliant Sunday roast and lovely service. 10/10

Birthday meal at the plough inn this eve!!!! Overall experience……… Made to feel extremely welcome ✅ The food was unreal ✅ Welcoming and relaxed atmosphere ✅ Value for money ✅ This place is a hidden gem 💎 Felt like we have been going for years and the staff are so accommodating 👏🏼☺️ Even our dog ate like a king 😳 The landlord couldn’t do enough for us (even though he was an Evertonian 😂😂) really nice guy 👌🏼 we will 200% be booking here again!! Thanks for the best birthday meal guys 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Richie

Very nice very good staff good food David is ok as well

Great pub with super friendly staff. Good beers and delicious food. Portions are large so make sure you go there hungry.They allow motorhome/camper van stay overs which is brill. We stayed 2 nights and walked along the canal into Chester for the day. Just over an hours lovely, peaceful traffic free walk.

Horrible experience. Made to feel very unwelcome by the barman who complained to me and my companion that we had sat at a table set for dinner when we were just having drinks. Told us he would need to clean and reset the whole table again. We just got up and left. We only sat there because the bar area was so busy. Won't be going back.

We visited for food a couple of months ago after having been in a few times for drinks and receiving a lovely welcome each time! Food was delicious, generous portions and all home made with a wide variety of choices! We have since visited for more drinks and have food booked in again soon! We drive 25 minutes to get here - that’s how much we love it! Thanks Dave and team for always making us welcome! Richie and Amy

excellent pub 👌 staff food location,beer all excellent 👌

Worth checking opening hours and when food is available but do visit as the maze of rooms are interesting, the beer good, staff friendly and the landlord even drove us home - thank you

We always pay a visit to the Plough when visiting friends in nearby Chester. Very good village pub

Another wonderful visit. Very friendly landlord and staff. A great pint. Very accommodating when allowing the parking of a campervan. Highly recommended.

Me and my family visited on Sunday ( 31st July ) for Sunday Roasts. Food was lovely followed by fabulous desert ( as pictured ) We all had Roast Pork . Service was lovely , we were well looked after. We will be returning!

We visited today for lunch and food was really bad. Chips were really greasy, like they’d been in a fryer that wasn’t hot enough. Same for the wedges and chicken burger that was clearly straight from a packet in to a fryer. Pizza was terrible, way too much cheese on top and somehow the base was both burnt and soggy, like it had been cooked and reheated. Even the soft drinks were tasteless like the syrup had ran out. Certainly won’t return. Price was similar to a gourmet pub but standards were like a cheap chain pub. Staff were lovely and accommodating to our young kids, bringing their food out early as we requested.

Great food and fantastic service. We arrived late as the kitchen was closing but they made an exception and let us eat. Food was fantastic, we both had the American Burger followed by Galaxy Ripple cheesecake. We cleared our plates then sat outside in the beer garden for a while. We will definitely be coming back the next time we are near Chester!

Unfriendly, unhelpful landlord! Girls in bar made up for him but will not be returning and won’t be recommending to friends! And looking at other reviews I’m not the only one who thinks the same!

Local pub for locals. Not made tofeel welcome even though it was nearly empty

Stayed in our motorhome overnight. Unfortunately arrived too late for food but enjoyed an evening of good drink and conversation with the landlord and some friendly locals.

Friendly country pub lovely food.

Lovely atmosphere and very friendly locals!

I hope these guys can up their game on food. I know covid hit independent pubs hard. Went for Sunday roast today. Long story short, beef was terrible, yoorkshire puddings terrible and microwaved. We have been here many times in the past and had great food. I think the chef has moved on. On the plus side, service was lovely and the boss did deduce one of the meals from the bill. Come on guys get it right in the kitchen. Hope to be back one day

I really hope they have enough business. We stopped off here for some food and were amazed with the quality of service and food. With two fussy children they are very picky with what they eat. Both of them ate nearly all of their food! We will happily go here again. The place did seem quiet and I honestly believe its nothing to do with the staff or food quality! It's obviously nice as a customer, however I really hope this place has enough to keep afloat.

We come here once a week for a drink (as we don’t live close) but have never had any food here until today! Food was delicious, piping hot, generous portions. Between us we had steak and ale pie, beef roast and children’s nuggets and chips, as well as starters and dessert! Everything was home made and as mentioned such generous portions! Staff as always were lovely, hospitable and friendly. We just wish we lived closer as it would definitely be our local! Even our puppy got a treat to enjoy whilst we were eating! We will be back ☺️

Popped in for Sunday lunch. Wasn't busy but was told we might just fit you in. Ordered the lamb shank and beef roast dinner. Took an age to arrive. The beef was overcooked and tough and the lamb shank didn't fall off the bone and looked microwaved. £38.00 for 2 meals and 2 drinks. Waitresses were polite and attentive but wouldn't recommend. Sorry

Nice pub, as a none drinker I was disappointed to be asked £1.60 for a half of soda water which is usually free in pubs. So I had an orange juice which cost more but at least cost something to buy in

Called in at Sunday lunchtime May 2022. Nice looking pub, staff were friendly. The steak pie was decent. Unfortunately the braised shortrib was simply awful with a tiny tough amount of beef and sliced potatoes in some sort of not very pleasant cheese sauce. I complained as soon as it arrived. That dish was discounted partly from the bill but should have been removed completely. The pork Sunday lunch had little pork and undercooked roast potatoes.

I ordered the braised beef shortrib pictured. There was a tiny bit of tough dry meat and the potatoes were covered in an awful cheese sauce. I complained immediately. They discounted the price but didn't offer to remove completely from the bill. The steak pie was decent enough. The roast dinner was poorly cooked and had little meat. The pizza also had some strange tasting cheese on it which my daughter (who usually loves pizza and proper cheese) refused scraped off.

Amazing food at good prices. Lovely staff

The Landlord is very friendly and went out of his way to make us welcome and he even gave us a lift back to our hotel, the regulars are good company, highly recommend you pay them a visit

Went to the plough for my birthday with my family, lovely pub and the food was great! The best cauliflower cheese ever!

Friendly landlord, excellent food. G said the steak and ale pie was one of the best he’d ever had! Fish pie was lovely. Can highly recommend

Came to the pub on the way back to Llandudno, we had two chicken burgers and a pint of the "Landlord" and a diet coke. The chicken burgers were excellent and came with plenty of chips. Really nice quiet pub off the beaten track. WOuld...

Good beer, best pie ever, and I've had a lot of pies.

Lovely village pub and restaurant that is dog friendly. As we had a dog we had to sit in the bar fireplace room, the fire wasn’t on unfortunately however the candles and pretty fairy lights made up for it to make it all cosy. The staff were really lovely and made us feel very welcome. We had a nice table to enjoy our meal. The owner even kindly brought our dog treats. The food was good, the service was good and the decor was perfect for a cosy village pub. Thank you for making our evening so pleasant and I would definitely recommend this dog friendly restaurant to anyone in the area.

Worst Sunday Dinner experience we have had! Most of the meal was microwaved. All of it was tasteless, the 1 single thin slice of beef for me and 1 thin slice of pork my husband received were dry & over cooked. Obviously why the place...

Been here in the past and quite enjoyed our visits. This time however the overbearing COVID restrictions spoilt our visit. We were made to feel a bit like we were not welcome, the bar person was not very friendly either, which made the atmosphere worse. He took our two drink order, yet he still managed to give my wife the wrong flavoured bottle of cider. We quickly drank up and left. Not impressed.

Unfortunately not cooking today but still enjoyed a very pleasant drink

Returned to The Plough last night and we had a very tasty meal. Very pleasant staff looked after us well! Tasted the guest draft beer Neck Oil and wow lovely, very fresh and zesty. Would’ve stayed longer but too full with Cajun chicken wings followed by a hearty steak and ale pie and lush gravy 😋😋 Will return soon ☺️👌🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Came last Wednesday for the new menu, and I mustnsay tbe food is outstanding, and the pub is a great place to, well run , we'll cared for and would recommend.

Delightful waitress trying very hard to please but appalling food. How can that be? To switch on the well used microwave is hardly complicated?!? No wonder no one was in. Save your money a microwave meal would be tastier.

They really look after the beer here. I recommend any real ale they have on. Hopefully kids will be allowed back once the last of the Covid restrictions are lifted. Great place to stop off on a rural Cheshire cycle ride. Great traditional pub interior. Worth a visit.

Loved it, gorgeous Sunday roast, lovely people behind the bar...Will recommend it

Lovely food, nice pub,great menu,fresh cooked food, great staff will visit again soon thanks very much

Staying in Chester for 2 nights and found this lovely country pub tucked away from the hustle and bustle. Friendly staff and still operating with Covid Precautions. Table service was efficient. Food was beautiful. Lovely cosy atmosphere. Thank you

It's hard to say. The website says food served. Rang up to book a table fine not needed. Arrived no food served on Monday or Tuesdays!!

What a gem of a place, first time i have visted. The food and hospitality were excellent and surroundings are idyllic both outside and inside.

Best place I’ve been to in ages food was delicious and staff very friendly even held my 7 week little brother so my mother could eat would definitely go again

Superb! Thanks Pauline (manageress) and the lovely Sasha (waitress) Walked there from campsite. (Birch Bank Farm) Took us 40 mins . But we are slow! A brilliant Sunday lunch. What a lovely pub and people, Decided not to walk back! Taxi was a long time...

Ever friendly and always good beer! The food selection is good, though it's pleasant rather than high quality. However the friendly welcome makes up for a lot and we return regularly.

I love going to the plough because it's a beautiful country pub ,very peaceful and quiet where it's located 👍 friendly stuff

Sat outside in the sunshine. There is a handy serving hatch where you can order. Nice pint of real ale as well.

We visited the pub with our dog on the 25th of August. We didn't have a reservation but were given a lovely welcome from the staff and they found us a table straight away. It was reassuring to see that "covid secure" measures are still...

Went for sunday Lunch on 29/08, I had booked for 2 We arrived a bit late but there was no issues, It was busy with early dining crowd, 3 of us Had Roast beef Dinners which were all good with a great veg selection, I...

We made a telephone booking for lunch on 29th August. Nothing was mentioned about their child policy and we didn't ask as we have been there many times over the years with our grandchildren. The very first time we went to the Plough was many...

Was very disappointed with our visit to the plough on Monday 30th August. After ordering our food which was steak and ale pie we were told there wasn’t any. We then ordered fish and chips. The chips were very well done. We ordered another set...

We thought we give this place another go. After going there two years ago and the food was absolutely atrocious Nothing has changed food was cold and unappetising. The management presume husband and wife team do you not have a very good attitude to people...

I booked online for dinner travelling home with my wife after a long day in the BBC Gardeners World show in Birmingham. First impressions was of a quaint old English country pub similar to lots we have ate in before. The landlord was indifferent (Reminding...

Lovely friendly pub with an excellent pint of blonde ale

I must start by saying that I am glad I did not read the reviews on the Plough before I booked and went for lunch as I may have been put off. The booking was made a few weeks ago over the phone and I...

Decent food and good service in a relaxed outside area on the day we were there.

I like this place but the staff need to brush up on the mask exemption rules. Exempt is exempt no need in law to wear lanyards or anything else.

Might have caught them on an off day... Turned up on a sunny day hoping to let the kids play in the garden. Garden was blocked off. Terrace out front was empty - suggested the kids could play there. Landlord said they couldn't using the excuse of COVID, but they blatantly didn't want us there. Left feeling unwanted. Disappointed - looked nice.