This is a proper old city of London boozer, only in Chester, that has a really good reputation for its food - it’s a great meeting place over a pub lunch, and at different times you’ll find half the commercial and professional heart of the city in there. It’s a very social place with a lovely clubby atmosphere, and you’re pretty much bound to meet someone interesting.
A date for your diary: from Saturday 6th Feb until Sunday 14th Feb we are having a Beer and Bangers Week (well, a week and a bit, anyway), featuring 12 different sausages with a variety of gravies, 20 different guest beers and 15 ciders. You're never alone with a sausage.
Recommendations:
Good Pub Guide 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AA Pub Guide 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
Good Beer Guide 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009
Michelin Guide: Pubs 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Egon Ronay 2006
Which? Pub Guide 2004
Alistair Sawday 2008, 2009
CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year 2007, 2009