RichWalk

Afternoon, several of us are going to Chester this weekend for a mates stag do. Can anyone recomend the best pubs/ clubs to visit, and if possible any ones to avoid!

Thanks in advance

Rich.

MattW

Don't go to Chester, it's crap, get down the road to Wrexham. Much better town centre, loads of pubs, good clubs.

If you must go to Chester, a bunch of lads are sure to get a fine welcome in "The Snooty Fox"

yoza

Didnt like:-

Weatherspoons
Scruffy Murphys
Brannigans

Did like the last one we went in but was too pished to remember the name.

RichWalk

I take it thats one to avoid then Wrexham's not posh enough mate, in true SN fashion we will be arriving in private helicopters, then driving to our chateau, in 9 Macca F1's..............

RichWalk

Cheers Yoza, good start so far, 4 not to go in, and one good one with no name!!

unclebuck

There's one in an pld Canaside building that has a live music venue as well. Nice sitting out by the water. Then inside for the live stuff when it opens (about 10pm). Can't remember what it was called though.

Stueyb

I used to live in chester. It can be a tw*t of a place to go drinking with all the bus fulls of scalls from across the water. Wetherspoons is ok for starting off but you really are limited in choice. There is Telfords warehouse , which is good if u can get in (**** bouncers). Its out the way but pretty cool, as well as the George & Dragon (very nice pub, bit expensive) There are other various little pubs that you can use to break up the manotiny of walking, like the boot inn, student haunt but pretty good.

There is also a yates, with another pub opposite, both get very busy, quite pricey but if your desperate. There is also a firkin down by the canal, thats good and cheap and you can actually hear people speak as well as the ability to play the Jenga game with huge blocks (looks like floor joists to me )

As for nightclubs, well, theres Rosees (sp) or RBs as its now known. Personally I hate the place but hey ! Alternatively there is a late bar called Loaf ( I think ) thats open till the wee hours.

Stueyb

Thats telfords

MattW

Yep - not a bad place. Used to go there a lot when I was <cough> younger. The boat is nice too.

The centre is crap tho', you'd be better finding another venue mate.

yoza

If you know where Brannigans is, then go to the opposite end of the town 10 mins walk towards the racecourse.

There are pubs/late bars on both sides of the road leading towards the racecourse, and in both tiers of the buildings.

They tend not to be full of 'snarlers'.

One of the bars at the start of our run used to be a medieval prison, with the cells still viewable. The next one is a bar with the largest selection of bottled beers Ive ever seen, then the one after that is very modern loads of stainless steel, and chequer plate and they specialize in cocktails and guest beers. Im **** with pub names, I just go in and drink, if I see any of the lads today I will find out what the area is called.

Maybe someone else know where Im on about.......

The loaf has just been metioned, this is one of the late bars we use. It is modern and mellow, there are two floors and its always full of biatches.

MattW

Watergate?

yoza

Thats the name of the area, I think, now what are the pub/bars called ?

Nice one that was about to 'do my head in'...

RichWalk

Cheers lads, keep um' coming!

MattW

Here ya' go Yoza!


List of all known pubs in Chester
Abbotsford Court Hotel (17 Victoria Road)
Alton Lodge Hotel Ltd (78 Hoole Road)
Anchor Hotel (High Street)
Bawn Park Hotel (10 Hoole Road)
Bear & Ragged Staff (High Street)
Belgrave Hotel (61 City Road)
Bells (1 Boughton)
Bromfield Arms Hotel (43 Faulkner Street)
Brookside Hotel (2 Grange Road)
Broxton Hall Hotel (Whitchurch Road)
Bull & Stirrup Hotel (Upper Northgate Street)
Calveley Arms (Whitchurch Road)
Carden Park Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (Cheste)
Carlton Tavern (1 Hartington Street)
Cherry Orchard Inn (Chapel Lane)
Chester Bells (21 Grosvenor Street)
Chester Court Hotel (48 Hoole Road)
Chester Grosvenor Hotel (58 Eastgate Street)
Cheyney Lodge Hotel (79 Cheyney Road)
City Walls Hotel (14 Stanley Place)
Commercial Hotel (Northgate Street)
Crabwall Manor Hotel (Parkgate Road)
Cross Foxes (25 Boughton)
Custom House Inn (67 Watergate Street)
Dee Miller (Kingsway)
Dene Hotel (95 Hoole Road)
Duke Of Wellington Inn (Marsh Lane)
Eaton Hotel (31 City Road)
Edwards House Hotel (63 Hoole Road)
Egerton Arms (Hermitage Road)
Eversley Hotel (9 Eversley Park)
Fagins (21 Newgate Street)
Farndon Arms (High Street)
Fat Cat Cafe Bar (85 Watergate House Watergate Street)
Frogg Manor Hotel (Nantwich Road)
Glann Hotel (2 Stone Place)
Gloster Lodge (Hoole Road)
Greyhound Hotel (High Street)
Grosvenor Arms (Chester Road)
Grosvenor Pulford Hotel (Wrexham Road)
Hamilton Court Hotel (7 Hamilton Street)
Hoole Hall Hotel (Warrington Road)
Hotel Romano (51 Lower Bridge Street)
Latymer House (Hough Green)
Leahurst Court Hotel (74 Hoole Road)
Lockstock & Barrel (Canal Side)
Mollington Sportif Club (Parkgate Road)
Northgate Arms (Victoria Road)
Oaklands Hotel (93 Hoole Road)
Off The Wall (12 St. John Street)
Pied Bull County Inns (Northgate Street)
Red Lion (Church Road)
Redland Hotel (64 Hough Green)
Rowton Hall Hotel (Rowton Lane)
Royal Oak Toby Hotel (Warrington Road)
Ryans Irish Bar (98 Foregate Street)
Stamford Bridge Inn (Tarvin Road)
The Albion Inn (4 Albion Street)
The Bache (76 Liverpool Road)
The Bear & Billet (94 Lower Bridge Street)
The Bears Paw (Dicksons Drive)
The Bird In Hand (Church Lane)
The Black Dog (Whitchurch Road)
The Blossoms Hotel (St. John Street)
The Boathouse (The Groves)
The Bridge Inn (111 Tarvin Road)
The Bridgewater Arms (16 Crewe Street)
The Bunbury Arms (Little Stanney Lane)
The Cavendish Hotel (44 Hough Green)
The Centurion (Oldfield Drive)
The Cestrian Hotel (21 City Road)
The Chester Town House (23 King Street)
The Corner Pin (High Street)
The Cross Keys (Lower Bridge Street)
The Curzon Hotel (54 Hough Green)
The Dublin Packet (Town Hall Northgate Street)
The Egerton Arms (94 Brook Street)
The Eight Rights (Gawer Park)
The Engine House Tavern (111 Boughton)
The Falcon Inn (Lower Bridge Street)
The Falthion & Firkin (75 Watergate Street)
The Farmers Arms (Huxley Lane)
The Faulkner Arms (48 Faulkner Street)
The Foxcote Inn (Station Lane)
The Frog (164 Liverpool Road)
The Gamekeeper (Newhall Road)
The George & Dragon (67 High Street)
The George & Dragon (1 Liverpool Road)
The Georgian House (131 Boughton)
The Golden Eagle (Castle Street)
The Goshawk (Station Road)
The Green Bough Hotel (60 Hoole Road)
The Greyhound Inn (Seahill Road)
The Grosvenor Arms (32 Handbridge)
The Kings Head (Main Road)
The Kings Hotel (14 Eaton Road)
The Letters Inn (High Street)
The Limes Hotel (12 Hoole Road)
The Little Oak (101 Boughton)
The Liverpool Arms (Northgate Street)
The Lock Vaults (Hoole Lane)
The Lord Byron (Shelley Road)
The Marlborough Arms (3 St. John Street)
The Millstone Inn (Hawarden Road)
The Mount Inn (The Mount)
The Nags Head (High Street)
The Nags Head (Chester Road)
The Nightingale Inn (4 Hoole Road)
The Oddfellows Arms (Frodsham Street)
The Old Harkers Arms (Russell Street)
The Olde Cottage Inn (36 Brook Street)
The Plough Inn (Plough Lane)
The Queen Hotel (City Road)
The Railway (119 Brook Street)
The Rake & Pikel (Chester Road)
The Rake Hall Hotel (Rake Lane)
The Red House (Dee Banks)
The Red Lion Hotel (Church Street)
The Rigger (Ince Lane)
The Royal Oak (Faulkner Street)
The Royal Oak Inn (Kinnerton Lane)
The Saltney Ferry (1 Mainwaring Drive)
The Ship Victory (47 George Street)
The Shrewsbury Arms (Warrington Road)
The Shropshire Arms (45 Northgate Street)
The Spital Vaults (Spital Walk)
The Swan Inn (41 Main Road)
The Village Tavern (Bypass Road)
The Watergate Inn (Watergate Square)
The Waterloo Inn (67 Boughton)
The Wheatsheaf (Heath Road)
The Wheatsheaf (Parkgate Road)
The Wheelwright Arms (Ince Lane)
The White Horse (66 Handbridge)
Union Vaults (44 Egerton Street)
Westminster Hotel Chester Ltd (63 City Road)
Westminster Park (126 Lache Lane)
Weston Hotel (82 Hoole Road)
Wetherspoons (92 Foregate Street)
Yacht Inn (Parkgate Road)
Ye Gardeners Arms (33 Christleton Road)
Ye Olde Kings Head (49 Lower Bridge Street)

yoza

Excellent...........

A bottle in each, anyone?

Tearz

Got to say i love the vodka bar in chester, "Revolution" I think it's called

Depends if it's yer cuppa tea or not tho i guess

can second loaf is good crack, tho remember it's a little pricey?

MattW

Now THAT would be a stag do!

NACRO

Town center wise I'd recommend "The Falcon Inn" as mentioned earlier and the one on the lower city walls the name of which I cannot remember

yoza

A little off subject, but if you need to take a break for a bite to eat I reccomend The Globe on the canal front.

Book first though as it is very popular.

RichWalk

Thanks again, there are some pretty decent drinkers going, but I doubt we can cover the whole list!!

CC

i like :

revolutions
r&bs (when I can get in, they have a policy of not letting doormen in)
branigans. yes its cheesy and a very mixed crowd but if u want a good old laf...

dislike :

loaf, bit too noncy for me
wetherspoons, good atmosphere but no music!! come on!

most other places are ok.

agree that wrexham is better, believe me chester on a fri/sat night is not posh!

i go to liverpool now, mainly society and garlands, unbelievably fit women and no trouble, ace music.

MattW

Told you, told you

RichWalk

OK, OK, Wrexham is better, isnt my choice to go to Chester anyway, think the lads reckon we are going drinking with the lasses from Hollyoaks!