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    Hickory's Smokehouse Chester

    4.2 (51 reviews)
    Open • 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Hog Mac N Cheese
    Ali T.

    I love trying out new places. Finally back in the area and decided to give this place a chance. I had heard good things about it, so was excited to try it out! For our starters, we had the pulled pork nachos! We shared it among three people, which we could have probably ordered a second one as it wasn't that large of a portion, however, it did leave us hungry which was good since we were about to have a big meal! I had the Hog Mac n Cheese. If you know me, you know that I am a Mac N Cheese lover, so for me to say that this was good Mac n Cheese, I do honestly mean that! I would most definitely order it again! Pro tip: the Mac N Cheese comes with half of a pretzel (should be a whole in my opinion) but you should definitely dip it into your Mac n Cheese! Yum!! I had also ordered the mango and passion fruit tea as well. I was surprised to find that there were bits of fruit in it. It was refreshing and went well with a good old American meal! Would highly recommend coming to this place! But if you think it might be busy, do book ahead so you don't have to wait!

    Grecia C.

    Was surprised to find this Texas smokehouse while visiting England, but it was a very nice establishment. Great staff, good music, good food. You can smell the BBQ from the road Food was very good although was not impressed with the grilled prawns. Everything else was excellent. Even my mother in laws vegan option, which was surprising to find at a bbq place.

    Smokehouse Platter
    Kiki P.

    We shared the smokehouse platter for two (between three), with a side of mac cheese and creamed corn. O M G. It was huge. And delicious. The brisket was the best. Along with the sauce. The sausage was my next favourite. But it was all delicious. I'd go back in a heartbeat. And the grape soda was soooo good. And one of the best mac cheeses I've had.

    Apparently we went 'big'
    Toby S.

    So I'm in a bit of a 'discussion' with my house mates on this place. One may feel it's his new mecca for BBQ. The other feels it's great, but due to it being in Chester and us living in Manchester it won't become a regular haunt. Me... I feel it's the same quality as Reds True BBQ in Manchester city centre, this caused some intake of air through clenched teeth by the above two mentioned attendees who have now decided I am a heathen and must never speak of BBQ again :) I am a big fan of Reds True, sooo the above was not negative I did enjoy Hickory's very much, it's good american style BBQ, and we apparently went 'BIG' according to the waitress. Walking up to this place I really like how it looks, the building is an unusual shape refreshing from I suppose being a city boy surrounded by reasonably tall buildings. but I'm guessing you don't care about my walking into a dreamland, purely what I put in my face in dreamland. Between three of us we go The Cubanos - wafer thin ham, stringy cheese, pickles & mustard served on a toasted buttered sub... deeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious Shrimp Po-Boy - Ragin' Cajun fried shrimp with seafood sauce... Tasty But Toby you said you went big, you've just talked about two regular sized sandwiches They sandwiches were sides, to... Smokehouse Platter - Baby back ribs, hot links, jumbo beef rib, kansas style ribs, beef brisket, BBQ pulled pork, fries BBQ Pit beans with Pork n beef rib tips Burnt Ends - chunks of smoked beef brisket in crispy cajun rub Oh and I nearly forgot the Sandwiches came with Fries as well The Waitress did point out we'd ordered a lot of food and that the platter though advertised for 2 people she'd seen 3 people struggle with it, so with all the side orders we'd gone big. We simply replied 'we're hungry' and so it began. We demolished everything set before us and we didn't come away hungry, it was a great start to a day of drinking around Chester. It was all tasty, it was all great. Burnt ends weren't what I thought they were going to be, but they were delicious and need to become a bar snack across the land NOW. I did really enjoy Hickory's and if you're in Chester it's an utter must. I think I'm happy enough with Reds True BBQ being in my home town though to not feel the need to make a regular homage to Hickorys... but I will definitely be back

    M&m shake
    Penny L.

    While vistiing my best friend in Chester, I decided to choose here to soak up the wine. On entering , this place was packed, luckily there was only a 30 minute wait for a table. Sidling up to the bar the drinks menu was reasonably priced on the cocktail front. The barman was not cheerful but we ordered a m & m milkshake and a mojito.. both were really tasty for the price ( not more than a fiver!) It was not long before we were guided to our table. Which consisted of a red leather american style booth and a packet of complimentary popcorn . A waitress with a newbie waitress came over and asked if we wanted her to go through the menu and explained she was training the other waitress. Ethusiastically she talked through it all and you could tell she had revised the menu. The choice was immense with customisable items from salads, burgers, ribs , hotdogs, wings, nachos & meat platters.. To begin we selected the pulled pork nachos to share for £6, we almost went for the platter but my friend advised it was huge. Instead we ordered these sausages with burnt ends. Not long afterwards the nachos arrived with the same friendly service who whipped our empties away. The portion of pork was really generous on the nachos and was so succulent and smoked to perfection. I was so glad we opted to share one! Next came the mains.. once again the portion was HUGE I wish I had opted to share this one too! I ended up leaving the tasty fries, salald and half of the chunk of bread and one sausage,, it was just too much! the burnt ends were in yummy bbq sauce and was divine. The sausage was good, when I bit in it I think it was cheese that came out of it?? Overall I had heard mixed reviews about this place but I honestly think, coming from Manchester, the portions are excellent value for money and everything was tasty and the waitresses were perfect. Apparently you can even sit outside and they will give you blankets :) Highly recommend this place!

    Macaroni & Cheese
    Annie K.

    Hickory's has a great location, and the outside seats are best. The burgers are tasty, but the Mac-n-cheese is really the main event. Good for groups and dependable food.

    Delicious grape soda !!!
    Amy W.

    Lovely American style food! Never disappoint every time I go here. From the burgers to the ribs everything is delicious & the daily deals you can't go wrong ! The cocktails are delicious, if you don't drink a grape soda is a must! Great location right next to the riverside, you can sit outside or inside - heaters outside and they provide a blanket if needed.

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    Great little BBQ place. Reminded me of Texas Roadhouse! If you like a good steak, spice, and American flavor this is the place for you.

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    Review Highlights - Hickory's Smokehouse Chester

    “The cocktails are delicious, if you don't drink a grape soda is a must!”

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    Burger Shed 41 - Chicken burger (from website)

    Burger Shed 41

    4.0(4 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Burger Shed 41 is a typical hipster American burger place, the kind of place that opened 3 years…read moreago in London and is now (happily, within reason, a trend in all the UK's other cities). The burger here (I got a cheeseburger) was very good. Chicken and veggie options went down well too. The only disappointment was the poutine, the cheese was a bit sickly. Price wise, it's coming in around £10 for a burger and fries, so it's not the cheapest lunch but given the calorie count better as a treat in any case.

    A nice little find in the centre of Chester. Really cool interior, plain and simple but effective…read more They have managed to squeeze lots of tables into a short space but you don't feel too cramped. They have an open kitchen which I love, always good to see the chefs preparing your fresh food. The menu is pretty straight forward, burgers and hot dogs and selection of fries and sides to go with them. The food was reasonably priced, the drinks were a little bit expensive but the milkshake I had was delicious. We called in advance to see whether they could accommodate our friend with a dairy allergy and they couldn't of been more helpful with the suggestions they made. The staff were friendly throughout the whole experience. The only let down for me was that they forgot my milkshake, I waited quite awhile as I know they take longer than most drinks but It was quite apparent they had forgot, it wasn't too big a deal though. If you find yourself looking for somewhere casual to eat in Chester this place is cool and the service was fast.

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    Côte Brasserie - Chester

    Côte Brasserie - Chester

    4.7(3 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Cozy place, food was so delicious, service was so quick and they gave us two free glasses of…read morechampagne when they knew I'm celebrating my anniversary with my partner.

    29/5/17 Food…read moreStandards Agency Rating: Awaits an inspection. The interior has low stone arches; so mind your head. There is an upstairs too, but I didn't venture up. For me (with hearing issues) there is not enough soft furnishings to soak up some of the sound, so in the end I removed my hearing aids. There wasn't any loud misic it was just general restaurant chatter. Before I booked I checked out the menu, and is very much in the style of Bistrot Pierre. Bistrot Pierre was founded in 1994, and the COTE series of restaurants was founded in 2007. However, the latter have more sites. They automatically add 12.5% to the bill. I'm happy to pay this if confirmed by the staff that they actually do get the money. Nevertheless, I'd prefer to decide upon my contribution. Before I start about the choices, it was an interesting observation subsequently checking the bill to see that my 11 yo chose the most expensive items that appeared on the bill. Also, is it waiter for all genders these days? Has this hit the languages that have masculine and feminine for objects, and people? I'm going to distinguish between the two by Male Waiter (MW) and Female Waiter (FW). Starters: 2 x Calamari (£6.50 ea) - £13.00 2 x Crab Mayonnaise (£7.75 ea) - £15.00 1 x Prawn - £15.00 Mains: 3 x 7oz Fillet Steaks (£19.95 ea) - £59.85 (2 with garlic butter at £1.25 each - £2.50) 1 x half chicken, garlic butter (extra) £11.50 + £1.25 - £12.75 1 x Steak Frites - £11.50 Sweets: 1 x Creme Brulee - £5.95 1 x Tart Aux Citron - £5.75 1 x Iced Berries - £4.95 1 x Praline Crepe - £6.25 Drinks 3 x Coca Cola - (£2.60 ea) - £7.80 4 x Bottles of Kronenburg (£3.80) - £15.20 1 Cranberry Juice - £2.30 3 x 125ml Lagarde Blanc (£4.25 ez) - £14.25 (cheaper to have had the bottle, will she never learn?) 2 x 125ml Lagarde Rouge (£4.75) - £9.50 1 x Cafe American - £2.30 Service Charge - £24.58 TOTAL - £221.18 Now for the loss of the star: Fillet steaks ordered as follows: Me - Blue Daughter - Rare Son - Medium Unfortunately, it was discovered a bit too late as that garlic butter had been applied and I didn't want garlic butter. We got: Me - Medium Daughter - Blue Son - Rare They were delivered from the kitchen by two MWs. The FW offered me a free drink (I declined), as they couldn't un-cook my steak. We all enjoyed the steaks, but they are supposed to be locally reared and aged 30 days. I have had better aged steaks that don't ooze blood..... However, they were tender. There was also errors on a nearby table: First they brought out one plate of Steak Frites, when two was order, and they thought the old ladies wanted to share.... Not so.... They were told the additional one would take 7 minutes. Quite rightly they asked for the one available to be taken back and both brought to the table at the same time. When their bill arrived, it had 3 steak frites, instead of 2..... I am not quite sure why these mistakes happen: our steaks, and the ladies' steak frites.... Would I return to Cote Brasserie - YES.

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    Coast to Coast

    2.0(1 review)
    0.1 mi

    I can't say that I'll be returning here again any time soon. I'm not going to sit and berate the…read morerestaurant, but it simply wasn't up to scratch. Staff would often shout and ask us questions from across the room, a drink was spilled on one of us (when they were finally brought, having been sat on the counter for 20 minutes after they had been poured (we recieved our food before the drinks)). The food was only lukewarm, and at times tastless, especially the ribs that I had. Granted, it wasn't all bad. Staff were perfectly friendly and hospitable. The gentleman serving us told us not to have a particular item off of the menu (the sliders) as they tasted cheap, so this is a bit of a grey area here. I really do appreciate the fact that a staff member told us not to have a particular item as it would leave us dissapointed, but the fact that they would have such little faith in it so as to call it 'cheap'. That is a fair enough point, though, when they cost £17+! For dessert, I had a Cookie dough Sundae, which again, was rather lacklustre. The whipped cream to top it, tasted rather sour, and then rather than have a number of cookie dough balls scattered throughout the entire sundae, it was just two massive... globs [for lack of a better word], placed under layers of tasteless ice cream. The food itself wasn't awful, it was brought incredibly quickly and was served with a smile at all times, but I think that just about sums up this place to be honest. Friendly staff with the best of intentions, who still have a fair way to go to get to where they should be. Were this a small family run restaurant I might return at a later date to see if they had improved. But as it is just a small link in a large franchise, I can't see head office being too bothered if this link closed down as a result of being unable to make the required changes. There are several places in the vacinity where you would probably be better off, though it wouldn't be fair of me to name them. Overall, only go here if you simply want food instead of an ennjoyable experience, or the local places are all booked up.

    Ye Olde Kings Head - Chicken burger

    Ye Olde Kings Head

    4.0(8 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Another place I thought I had reviewed but obviously not…read more. Set next to another favourite pub of mine (brewery tap) lies this gem.. The last time i came here they offered large tasty pies like the Pietanic and offered no card payments.. their menu has now changed..no pies :( Anyway this is full of character..with low lying beams..dark, curious and stunning windows. Anyway we retreated back here after finding our favourite restaurant fully booked. The menu is limited with one main fish dish and just one veggie one? Two steak salads were ordered to begin. Comparing this to Solitas I thought it was passable. I Prefer my steak still mooing this was well done and a tad chewy and the salad leaves covered in olive oil.. it was okay for the price. Mains :I fancied some traditional fish and chips..my dad selected the chicken burger . Presentation was good and my haddock looked like a battered shark...huge!! Perched on top of tasty homemade chips and perfect mushy peas. My dad loved his chicken burger stating it was fresh and all homemade. Desserts again were limited.. I had a Eton mess..really tasty bit pricey for what it was..my dad a large slab of sticky toffee cake.. Overall this is a hidden a gem and a good place to retreat when it's busy..with friendly staff, limited but tasty approved food.. two starters, mains, desserts and two round of drinks came to 50 quid..not bad..

    Very nice staff. Went in to warm up with my baby and mom and have a meal. It was great and we…read moreenjoyed our meal next to the fire. They tended to our table and made sure the fire was burning. They were very nice and attentive to all their customers. We will be back next time we are in the UK.

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    Hickory's Smokehouse Chester - bbq - Updated September 2026

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