The Watergates

Located on Watergate Street, one of the most central streets of the charming city of Chester, in England, this pub is a very good choice for dinner or a few paintings taking advantage of the stay in the city. The place is very spacious and has a very cozy atmosphere with very comfortable armchairs and a horse-drawn decoration between the typical wood of the English pubs and a more modern air, mixing chairs and tables of different styles, with good lighting. When food has a wide variety of products in your letter. From the typical English chicken feet with mushrooms or vegetables, which are accompanied by garrison to the typical sunday roast, the typical roast roast they make in the English houses on Sundays and which consists of roast chicken accompanied by potatoes and with a variety of vegetables. Of course they also have burgers, fish and chips and more traditional dishes such as stews or grilled meat and accompanied by garrison as well as a variety of desserts. To ask only you have to look at the letter and get closer to the bar where, saying the table number you take notice and they charge you whatever you ask. Once you do that, you take the drinks and sit down and enjoy your dinner.

I have never experienced rude staff and bouncers like it! Had a great day at the races with a group of couples, walked in here, place had a foul smell, staff attitude was disgusting. Lady bouncer with glasses needs to have a serious word with herself. Ruined our night. Advised at all costs!!!!!

On a day trip to Chester, we decided on a pub lunch and found The Victoria Pub just next to the High Cross. The pub layout was traditional, with low ceilings, thick wooden beams, and uneven floors. It had a unique atmosphere. There was no welcome, as such. I asked where we could sit, and I was told, pleasantly enough, by a rushed member of staff. Despite this, the staff, overall, were kind and helpful. I ordered a traditional lunch of cod, chips, and mushy peas, with a side of “crusty” bread, while my wife had steak and ale pie and chips, with a side of onion rings. After a short wait, the orders arrived. The chips were a good size, a reasonable amount, and tasted good. The mushy peas were sweet and tasty (I hope they were homemade). The fish was nice; however, the batter was quite greasy, meaning the fish itself didn’t “crumble” it was a bit moist. Although it appeared to be a good size, it was disappointing to cut 2 or 3 cm from the end before eventually getting to the fish. Two slices of bread were included but were not from a crusty loaf. For my wife, again, there were a good amount of chips. The steak and ale pie may need redefining as I don’t think “pie” is the right word. It arrived in a traditional steak and ale pie dish the meat was nice; however, it got lost in the vast amount of gravy that was in the dish, which also made it difficult to eat with a knife and fork. I think the qualification for it to be a pie was the thin, dry rectangle of pastry laid on top of the gravy. The onion rings were from a frozen pack rather than being made fresh. Overall, we weren’t looking for supreme quality. We wanted a pub lunch to see us through the journey home, and that’s what we got. For that, it’s suitable.

Lorna behind the bar was so attentive and couldn’t have done more for us. The food was served quickly, it was hot, well priced for what you get and very, very nice. The beef in the pie melted in your mouth.

This was a lovely pub. The bar staff were talkative and helpful. The roast beef and the potatoes were to die for. We got offered fresh ham and it was lovely!!! It was an overall great experience!