Limited access for repair works along Canalside
Please be aware that, currently, access to the pub will only be from Russell Street & down the steps from City Road due to repairs carried out by Welsh Water (expected until the end of the year, check with the pub). Diversions will be in place if you are making your way from Canalside (see map for details).
Please do not hesitate to give the pub a call for additional directions, or if you have any questions.
Cheers, Paul and all the crew
Welcome
This is a proper old city of London boozer, only in Chester. It's a great meeting place over a pub lunch or dinner, ordered from our daily menu, and at different times you'll find half the commercial and professional heart of the city in here.
It's a very social place with a lovely atmosphere where you're pretty much bound to meet someone interesting.
We have been listed in the ‘Top 10 Whisky Pubs' in the Good Pub Guide, several years running.
See you at the bar,
Paul and the Old Harkers Arms team.
Menus
Our passion lies in finding quality fresh ingredients and preparing, cooking and presenting them in a modern but unpretentious way. Our menus have a spine of classic British dishes complemented by more exotic influences from other parts of the world. We upload them to our web site each day so that you may peruse them at your leisure.
- Good Pub Guide1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- The Sustainable Restaurant Association's Food Made Good Standard
- Coeliac UK AccreditedWe are proud to have the processes in place to meet this standard and serve gluten free food safely.
- Good Pub Guide - UK Town Pub of the Year2015
- CAMRA Chester & South Clwyd Cider pub of the year2016
- Good Beer Guide1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- AA Pub Guide2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
- Michelin Guide: Pubs2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- AA and VisitEngland - Visitor ReadyThis badge displays a commitment to operating safely so consumers can visit with confidence.
- CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year2007, 2009
AllTrails have kindly created a circular walk from the pub to help you work up that thirst/appetite. You can view the walk details via any of the routes below. (varying levels of tech savviness required -Ed)
The Old Harkers Arms and Chester City Trail an AllTrails walk
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