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Nº 841 in 1330 in Cheshire West and Chester

Nº 153 of 252 British in Cheshire West and Chester

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Meg, Fran and Hattie were absolutely lovely. I had a great lunch here and would highly recommend their lunch deal! Definitely worth a visit while in chester

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Leah Cruikshank . 2025-04-03

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A must place to visit if you're in Chester. Great and friendly staff.. Great dining area. Good selection of drinks. Food is outstanding and large portion sizes. You have to try the mega mix grill ( omg )

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Dave Roberts . 2025-04-03

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First time in this Sports bar 23.3.25 (7.45pm) - SO noisy, couldn't have a conversation. The food was excellent (we had the 5 assorted platters for £21). Unfortunately we had the misfortune to have to speak to the young (student?) girl behind the bar. It's obvious she thinks the job is beneath her- NO greeting,NO smile, just a look of disdain NOT a good advert . The duty(?) manager (Leanna?) was lovely - very customer focused

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Sylvia Pilgrim . 2025-03-31

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Brilliant service as always. Can't fault the place, good atmosphere, friendly staff and always have a good meal from here. Absolutely faultless...Meg, Alisha, Fran and Hayden are an asset to the team

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Damian Myzylowskyj . 2025-03-26

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Amazing welcoming staff as ever ! Food was great and arrived very promptly - all allergies catered for and even got checked on during our meal ! Well done team red lion !

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Phil Goodman . 2025-03-25

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Lovely place, staff were amazing can’t wait to return

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Megan Lowery . 2025-03-25

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This pub has got to be one if the worst pubs I've ever been in in Chester verr smelly toilets fl Lat Peroni. would not recommend a visit. Give it a miss

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Steve Ward . 2025-03-25

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Amazing atmosphere and lovley staff

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Lauren Bailey . 2025-03-25

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Great food, fast service and friendly staff

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josh allman . 2025-03-21

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Actually the best pub in Chester has music has tvs and really cheap pints and food but the quality is top tier. Every meal I’ve had here cheaper than Wetherspoons but 10x better.

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Michael Atyeo . 2025-03-21

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I LOVE THE RED LION its my absolute fave pub, great food and good prices :) lovely staff and good vibes

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Ashleigh Taylor . 2025-03-17

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absolute banging place for students especially very budget friendly

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Caitlin Godsil . 2025-03-17

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Great pub. Nice they have student deals, food is decent and lots of TVs for sports

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Matthew Cavallaro . 2025-03-15

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Good selection, great atmosphere

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michael o . 2025-03-13

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Just went in for a drink, great atmosphere, good time had by all.

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Dawn Cole . 2025-03-11

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Alisha and lol best barmaids ever!! Amazing and atmosphere is amazing!!

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Elle Bradbourn . 2025-03-09

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so great! really cheap drinks too. love it! wednesday socials are the best here X

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x_ Abigaill . 2025-03-05

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Great service with very friendly staff and good atmosphere. Definitely reccomend.

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Evangeline Searle . 2025-03-05

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Harrison and Hayden are amazing!!!!

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Lillie Hawes . 2025-03-05

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10/10 service from harrison and hayden #legands!!!

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Toby Chestnut . 2025-03-05

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amazing service from Harrison and Hadyden!

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Amelia Stainer . 2025-03-05

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had excellent service from bar tenders Harrison and Hayden!

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Abigail Taylor . 2025-03-05

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Great pub. The girls in this place are run off their feet but crack on. Alicia was fantastic and has character. Good work girl

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Ken Kennedy . 2025-02-28

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The Red Lion on Northgate street was one of the many historic pubs we visited on our two day stay in Chester.The Red Lion offer a superb food and drink's range and it's in a superb area of the city centre. Dating from the 1600's this superb pub was one of the first pub's we visited and what a pub to start our day off.Its housed in a very distinct building that looks amazing when it is illuminated in the dark.The interior of this pub is modern and clean with superb items throughout it's whole interior and excellent seating options. These are the pubs that me and my twin go to all the time as there historic pub's and it may be haunted.They offer good cask ales and there in lively areas.We visited early in the afternoon and it was fairly busy but me and my twin where served quickly.When we visited here we had Carling brewery lagers which were perfectly served and were very well priced. Its an excellent old world pub in a fantastic area of the city centre and it's well worth a visit.(This is my 2nd review of the Red Lion). Opening Hours. Monday-Sunday-11.00-Onwards.

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Stephen Kelly . 2025-02-25

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Friendly staff. Good range of beers. Good for sport on TV

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Richard Jones . 2025-02-23

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Great pub, friendly atmosphere and bar staff fantastic!

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MentalMatt1234 . 2025-02-22

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One of the best pubs in Chester if not the best great atmosphere great staff the only thing that let's it down is allowing dogs on the seats not very hygienic especially for a pub serving food

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tony massey . 2025-02-22

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Good place, shows live sports and awesome bar staff

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PROBYN PLAYS . 2025-02-22

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Friendly staff and good food😋 Great place if you fancy a Friday night bang✨

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Harshada More . 2025-02-21

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It’s good for students and have a good chill time to have with friends!!!!!’n

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Nitin Chandrashekharan . 2025-02-21

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Had a very good meal, we both had double Mighty Meat Burgers (recommend) 2 good burgers on a bun, I had chips & my partner had salad we also had Calamari Strips. The service was really good, the young lady on the bar was friendly & happy & wanting to help. Price was good, nice & quiet at the time we went in. Altogether a good food experience. Will definitely be going again.

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Katherine Waldron . 2025-02-19

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Food, spectacular. Hayden, Meg, Loz and the rest of staff absolutely spot on. Would definitely recommend! Id give more than 5* if possible

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Journey18783512206 . 2025-02-17

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Went here today and had a fantastic time very friendly pub with great food good and quick service. Looked after by Meg who is a brilliant host.

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William Fry . 2025-02-15

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Good food and service, well priced and enjoyed the evening.

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Martin Coyle . 2025-02-15

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Great service, staff were friendly and attentive. Food was fantastic and beer was spot on. General manager was brilliant. 5 stars

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Sam P . 2025-02-15

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Amazing service from Meg and Lauren, the food cooked by Hayden was excellent, will be back very soon

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donna shepherd . 2025-02-15

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Visited the Red Lion for lunch and it was great food, friendly service and value for money, my burger was delicious, will be back again

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Francesca Trebbi Tindall . 2025-02-15

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Lovely food, kind and friendly staff really enjoyed our meal and generous portions. Very good service and waitresses were lovely with smiles all round. Highly recommend for a meal out. Very good service front put in to all dishes, plenty of options to and good prices! Definitely will be going again! Plus right in the centre of Chester so handy if you just want a quick lunch while shopping! Also dog friendly. Very impressed considering large variety to choose from quick service and great prices!

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Milena T . 2025-02-15

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Lovely lunch at the Red Lion, great food, service and prices, also clean and friendly vibe, will definitely visit again.

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88fett . 2025-02-15

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The bar staff , especially a girl called Sophie were really nice and welcoming :)

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Dominic Hanna . 2025-02-15

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Great atmosphere and service. Lively sports bar with good beers and reliable pub grub menu. Plenty of early evening dinners being served and although not dining myself. Plenty of clear plates around.

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Paul Harvey . 2025-02-13

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Called in for a bite to eat and a few drinks with some friends, the moment we walked in we were greeted with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The staff were amazing, quick service with a personal touch. We ordered fish and chips and some burgers the food was piping hot and fresh. Definitely be back here when I'm next in the area. Well done everyone

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Michael Carr . 2025-02-12

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Good day, good food, reasonable priced drinks

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James Guy . 2025-02-07

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Absolutely loved the service from Meg, Alicia and Fran, they were so efficient with their service couldn’t fault the place. Can’t wait to be back again

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Michael Davies . 2025-02-07

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Used to be a good value pub. I think now "normal punters" are paying a premium to fund the student discount scheme. Most expensive round of the day, today, but hey I feel sure they will want local people to drink there when the students go home.

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Glyn Lloyd . 2025-02-07

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Once again brilliant service from Meg, Alicia and Fran, they looked after us throughout our visit. Can't wait to see them next time

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Peter Oliver . 2025-02-07

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The food I received at the red lion was outstanding and Rachel, the chef, went above and beyond. I will definitely be returning!

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Francesca Roberts . 2025-02-06

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Terrible food, waited over 30 minutes and it was cold and burnt bacon when it arrived

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Sallyjord1 . 2025-02-05

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Always amazing service from Meg and Fran

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Ellie Steer . 2025-02-02

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Meg and Sophie are absolute gems!!!! I love it here

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Eleanor Haighton . 2025-02-02

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Sophie has great service deserves a pay rise

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Ezekiel Thomson . 2025-01-31

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Best salt n pepper chicken wings ever!! The chef so kindly made and brought them over, lovely chap, & lovely service from rest of the staff as well.

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Tayane D . 2025-01-19

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Unbelievable place to visit! Came highly recommended and I couldn't recommend it any more!!

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John Skelhorn . 2025-01-12

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Amazing pub, friendly staff. Genuinely nice atmosphere would recommend. James G

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James Gilchrist . 2025-01-04

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Brilliant boozer, friendly staff members would recommend #splittheg Peace Out xoxo Queen slay very demure and cutesy vibe 10/10 super mindful menu cooked very well #mentalhealthmonth #lgbtquia+ #feli

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Frontend Solutions . 2025-01-04

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Fab food and lovely service. Would recommend

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Holly Lambe . 2025-01-04

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First time here at the red lion Chester, lovely clean and inviting atmosphere, all the sports and good range of draft beer and spirits on the bar, food was well priced and good value.

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tom hezza . 2024-12-27

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Friendly helpful staff, great prices and great proper pub food

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Danii Adlam . 2024-12-27

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Meg and Leisha provided great service, great value drinks and excellent food, will be back again for more

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Jxseph Kony . 2024-12-26

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Great Christmas Day at the red lion. Staff friendly and welcoming. Great atmosphere

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Katie Whittle . 2024-12-25

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Fast service. Lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff. Good prices.

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Judy Stones . 2024-12-23

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Fantastic as always, great little pub with the best staff 😊

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Alex Howard . 2024-12-20

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Quick service and friendly staff. Will 100% recommend

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Charlotte . 2024-12-19

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Myself, my daughter and my mother came here for lunch. We had the pleasure of meeting the chef, she was amazing. My 2 year old daughter has many dietary needs and the chef was so helpful and caring towards her. She made some extra vegan things for my daughter to try as she is fussy aswel as vegan (not by choice). It was such a pleasure eating here, all the staff were really nice and helpful with food choices amongst everything else they were doing. Very friendly pub, clean and comfy. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back when in Chester. 100%.

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Naomi abia . 2024-12-19

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Harrison was absolutely fantastic at the Red Lion! His energy and enthusiasm really stood out, making the atmosphere so much more enjoyable. He was attentive and friendly, ensuring that everyone felt welcome and had a great time. Whether it was engaging with guests or keeping everything running smoothly, he truly excelled in every aspect. It was a pleasure to see someone so dedicated and passionate about their work. Overall, Harrison's presence made the experience unforgettable! 😜😜

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Bob John . 2024-12-17

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Sophie made the experience at red lion amazing, very attentive and my drink was delicious

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Scorpinatt . 2024-12-12

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Fabulous visit once again, the pints were amazing with the service from Lol, Meg, Alicia and Fran was excellent. Will be back again very soon

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Darren Griffiths . 2024-12-12

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Expensive on the drinks. We were one of the first tables in and we were the last to get our food. The pieninordered was rock hard and I could only eat the middle.

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vicky kaye . 2024-12-10

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Great old fashioned pub with good selection of drinks, quick table service good pub grub with friendly helpful staff and footy on as well. Very busy even mid week so either book a table or wait at the bar. 👍

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Ian . 2024-12-10

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Good Beer, Good Food, great service, boisterous students on the day we visiter

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Patricia Ann Fletcher . 2024-12-05

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Supporter of live music so good in my book!

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TheGet BackBeats . 2024-12-02

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Called with the sole purpose of using a multi venue gift voucher up. Impressed that staff knew what to do with it without any hassle. We were enjoying the relaxed atmosphere and not really aware of time passing but eventually queried our food order. Staff quickly came to tell us there had been an issue and the order had not gone to the kitchen. From that point on the food was very quickly received, was hot and delicious. My chicken and ham pie was great, peas nicely cooked, not over done and fries crisp and hot. My partner thoroughly enjoyed his chicken burger. Staff couldn't have been nicer and were very sorry about the delay, which can happen anywhere. The food was great value, menu choices varied and sometimes you just want good, unfancy, nice food. Pub had a good friendly, bustling atmosphere and serves smirniff ice which is a bonus as not everywhere does.

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Bertie Bird . 2024-12-02

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Hayden is an absolute delight!!

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Devanggi Topiwala . 2024-11-24

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Dropped in for a pint of John Smiths. Good beer and friendly atmosphere. Will return for a meal next time ... and to see the barmaids socks with hearts on which she displayed with a little dance. It's staff like that who make you feel at home and give the pub it's friendly atmosphere.

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Dave Ellison . 2024-11-22

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I visited here with some family today and waited 1 hour for food after ordering, as well as informing the staff that me and my girlfriend both had an allergy upon ordering food at the bar. We received cutlery after about 40 minutes of waiting, a further 20 minutes past without any sign of our food, so we asked a staff member if they could check on our food, after asking we were informed that there would be a wait due to the allergies. We did not think that this was acceptable as the area was not busy at all, there were tables who came in after us and ordered after us who had received and finished their food before we had even received cutlery. As the lady who informed us about the wait walked off and said “unless you want to have an allergic reaction” under her breath, however it was loud enough for us and a number of other people to hear this. This made a number of other guests look over at us making us feel uncomfortable and very judged, this should not have happened and as a direct result of the comment made towards us we decided to leave as myself and girlfriend did not feel safe eating here. As staff members of Mitchell and Butler we do understand the importance of allergy safety and appreciate that areas need to be cleaned before cooking, but this should not be used as an excuse for food taking over an hour to arrive and being treated as rudely as we were. We paid for our drinks and left, would not visit again, the staff member in question was rude and no apology was offered at any point. The rest of the staff looked as though they would rather be elsewhere rather than at their jobs. The service was very slow and I felt like we were an inconvenience to be a customer in their buisness. I’d appreciate to hear your comments and feedback on this issue and that customer service training is required for this employee as no customer should be made to feel uncomfortable and unwelcome in any buisness no matter what their dietary requirements are.

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Jack Jarvis . 2024-11-20

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We’ve been here so many times and this is why today visit is hard to report. Made order for 4 adults an 1 child. Was not told pre order there were any issues. After paying and walking away I overheard bar staff telling another person after ordering a pizza there was a 30min wait. We waited for approximately 1hr 20 mins for the food this was not once interrupted by staff to tell us why and apologise for the wait. The fact we had a child who was eating, didn’t help them to keep us updated. Finally food came and everything was cold,we got offered a free round of drinks and 3 of our dishes were taken back for fresh. After about 10 mins the nachos came back,still the same and was told the steak Philly were being cooked. Another 10 mins past and the staff member came back and told us that they were very sorry but they’d ran out of panini’s !!! This was the final straw we requested a refund for the food we didn’t receive. The food we did get wasn’t up to the normal standard. My son had the Tacos which he said were warm but was so hungry he ate them…..tonight he’s not stopped being sick!!!

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Rachel Williams . 2024-11-20

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Cheap and cheerful, as you would expect .

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holly strong . 2024-11-19

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Came In for a burger whilest shoppin, friendly staff and great food, highly recommend

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Daniel Wild . 2024-11-14

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No nothing has changed still a great pub food excellent staff brilliant all helpful and friendly 👍👍👍 they all go above and beyond 2 help you 👌👌

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Eric Rogers . 2024-11-01

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Popped in for a late lunch whilst out & about in chester and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food considering it's reasonably priced ( for chester city centre). My mixed grill & my partners steak meal were cooked just how we liked and good portion sizes the inclusion of a pot of pepper sauce each was a nice touch - we will definitely return next time we're in town 😋

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mark Dickenson . 2024-10-26

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This place is excellent great food and excellent quality drinks 🍸 👌 and all the staff were excellent Happy atmosphere and nothing was to much trouble for the staff who were all excellent 👍👍 Megan fran alisa jess 😀 👍

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Eric R . 2024-10-25

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it was 2:30pm on monday when we visited, there were 2 other tables in the pub, the place was quiet. we ordered on the app, food and drinks for 3 of us. we went up to the bar and asked for table water for 4, and the girls behind the bar treated us as an inconvenience, no customer service attitude or initiative between the pair of them and faces like slapped arses. we waited 20 minutes for cutlery to be delivered to us, and one of the girls had her vape in her hand with her mouthpiece touching our cutlery, absolutely disgusting. we waited 30 minutes for 3 meals, considering it is pretty much all fried it took a ridiculous amount of time. to be fair my burger which was grilled was also burnt, didn’t complain at the time due to having to leave soon, and wasn’t going to wait another 30 minutes to rectify this issue. after the food had been given to us, there were no apologises for the long wait or even an “enjoy your meals” the service was nonexistent.

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Sophie Meakin . 2024-10-21

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Brilliant place staff are lovely and helpfull and very friendly be good if all the pubs was like that

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Gary “Bird rescue” Rob . 2024-10-20

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This pub does the best fish and chips in Chester, the staff are also very friendly especially Alicia and Harrison both serve with a smile and do a great pint. 100% recommend

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Kevin G . 2024-10-12

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Absolutely amazing service from Alicia and Harrison best bar staff around both definitely need a pay rise. The whole atmosphere of this pub is one of the best in Chester all staff are so friendly.

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Michael D . 2024-10-12

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Been there again and love it rachel Rachel the chef good cooks 5✨nice polite bar staff Jess an Megan always service with a smile off um sports all day everyday

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Peter Clegg . 2024-10-11

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Order a mega mixed grill, cooked to perfection, highly rated , top chef well done , amazing staff made me feel welcome and chef didn't mind making me a poached egg instead of fried

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Ashley B . 2024-10-10

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Had a good time loving staff megan always smiling always makes us feel welcome brilliant cook the food was extremely good an didn’t have to wait to long for the food lovley Rachel brought it down for us

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Raquelle C . 2024-10-10

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Slightly expensive for what it is, but good pints, bar staff are very quick and get through a big crowd with ease, and there's a couple of little tables outside... There's not much funnier than getting drunk and watching the evening/nightlife of Chester walk by...

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Dominic Allen . 2024-10-09

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Best place i come to with my pals x

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lucinda ward . 2024-09-20

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Atmosphere was great and enjoyed a mighty meaty burger. Will be returning!

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Hattie Benton . 2024-09-19

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Great food and staff super friendly

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andyh234 . 2024-09-19

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Lovely food, good vibe and show live football recommended, Hayden is the man !

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jack cane . 2024-09-19

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Great food, amazing prices and definitely worth the visit. Highly recommend to any student in Chester! Lovely staff, excellent service and delicious food!😋😍

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Jemma Sturrs . 2024-09-18

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great staff and variety of drinks

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Amy-jasmine Cooper . 2024-09-18

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It's kind of a business vibe bar. Got busy, and the music was turned up too loud to my taste. It's not a disco. Open until late when we were there.

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Ben . 2024-09-13

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Fantastic food, fantastic service, and a fantastic time, what more could you ask for. The team were great, Hayden, Megan, and Fran were absolutely fantastic, thank you very much.

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Isaac Hartley . 2024-09-09

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Yes, lovely place meals were alright 👍 nice place to pop in for a quick bite to eat .

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Philip Jennings . 2024-08-26

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Good atmosphere, good food, good price

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Irene Sanchez . 2024-08-22

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Very friendly staff especially Megan, very happy nothing to much trouble great pub

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Kev Griffiths . 2024-08-16

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