In the past, my company has us stay in Chester (home of Anthony H.) when we're in the area on…read morebusiness. Chester is a charming and fun city, with the old Roman walls that you can walk on top and around the city and the river side. There's also the Chester Races (The Roodee) that depending on the season, brings a lot of nicely-dressed and sometimes hard drinking folks to town. Anthony advises that the May Gold Cup is a good time to attend. Chez Jules is a nice French restaurant on Northgate Street and is worth your strong consideration.

We were here for their £17.50 Tuesday evening special which includes a starter, main and a bottle…read moreof wine. It's a great ploy to get people in on a Tuesday but it's really opening yourself to a massive piss up mid-week given that it's one bottle per person! Food was good. The best thing we had was the pork belly starter which was supposed to come with boudin blank but came with black pudding instead. Both were rich and the rhubarb was a great contrast. The lamb main was fine but wasn't flavoursome enough. The veggie sides were great through. Green beans, carrots, gratin dauphinois and steamed potatoes. I know this sounds weird but I would have been happy just eating the veg as my main meal. The carrots were so sweet and the potatoes perfectly done. Dessert was croissant and butter pudding. The Tuesday meal deal wine is not great. It's cheap plonk which gets you buzzed but it's not great with the meal. I would actually suggest ordering a bottle of proper wine and then start on the cheap stuff. You can apparen,to bring the leftover bottle home!! The restaurant has great decor ambiance and is lively. However, if you are looking for a quiet dinner, this is probably not the spot as it gets very loud!

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.

In the past, my company has us stay in Chester (home of Anthony H.) when we're in the area on…read morebusiness. Chester is a charming and fun city, with the old Roman walls that you can walk on top and around the city and the river side. There's also the Chester Races (The Roodee) that depending on the season, brings a lot of nicely-dressed and sometimes hard drinking folks to town. Anthony advises that the May Gold Cup is a good time to attend. I took my work team (after a job well done) here once and it's the type of place that Gayle would love too. It's French and elegant with nice dark woods and a very impressive menu.

Called in on way back from Wales. Francs restaurant Chester…read moreLunch £8.95 Early bird dinner £10 Only bottled beer but that's fine. I note that on Wednesday if you order a large house wine it's free refills. My daughter had frogs legs and fries. Just taste like mix of fish and chicken. And leg shaped. Worth calling in, decent price and a change from the usual.

I found Cafe Rouge to have great ambience, and great staff and service. That's where my praise…read moreends. The food is very poor and the menu design is far from note worthy. I paid £8.50 for a six inch steak baguette with some Tesco style "French" fries. My friend had what looked like sausage and mash. If someone had given a bit more thought to the menu, and investigated the wide variety of bistro food ie nutmeg potato instead of mash or seasoned potato wedges instead of frozen supermarket chips. I have to rate this one star as I went there for food and not service.

From the owner: Our chefs and our food are at the heart of everything we do. Duncan McKewan, Executive Chef, is…read moreconstantly checking our kitchens of excellence and liaising with head chefs to ensure all our authentic dishes are the best. We use great fresh ingredients, traditional French kitchen cooking methods and classic Rouge recipes all day every day.

La Brasserie is located in The Chester Grosvenor Hotel. It's the hotel's main eatery for everyday…read moremeals, breakfasts, and basic bar needs. The décor is o.k. There is lots of space. When you enter there is a bar area on your right which offers lots a bar seats and a full bar. On your left and straight back you see tables which accommodate small and large parties. I had a quick lunch here and it was o.k. However, I wasn't impressed with the breakfasts I had here. The service is beyooond slow in the morning. Lots of wait staff on hand but no clear organization or way to accommodate patrons. The first day it took 30 minutes to get coffee. The second day the eggs and toast were cold. When I asked for fresh toast I got the look of death from the waiter. The third day I never received....... anything. I waited for 40 minutes but then decided to leave. For the record I asked for coffee, oatmeal and toast. I ended up asking for a pour from some kind people sitting next to me. Not sure why I got the cold shoulder. Maybe asking for fresh toast yesterday was a real no-no. This hotel is one of the best in Chester. It has a Michelin Star restaurant in it as well as great spa. I think their everyday eatery should do better.

We found this city centre creperie by accident, not design, in the hunt for a good savoury lunch…read more The menu looked perfect and all three of us agreed instantly to go in. It's been a heck of a long time since we were last in Chester. In fact, there was no such place as Starbucks or Costa and a Frappuccino wasn't even in the language it's that far back. Starbucks, a second wave coffee provider, was only venturing into Canada when we were last there. Creperies too were places you'd find only in Brittany and Normandy. The great British public would have eschewed, nay nay, pooh - poohed the very thought way back when. But all change; doncha just love it that the only constant is change? Having enjoyed many a good savoury and sweet crepe - doesn't everybody enjoy a good crepe? - in Brittany and Normandy with calvados and crisp, light, sweet cidré we knew done right it would be tasty. So I had the crisp bacon & maple syrup crepe (just over £5) and being moi (well we must nod to the French) I had only one question. Is it maple syrup or that artificial flavoured sugar rubbish pretending to be maple syrup. The reply was instant and welcome: the real Mc Coy. Great. I did have a moment of weakness mind as there was a goat cheese choice but I stuck with bacon. My companions chose an all day breakfast crepe and a Mexican chicken crepe respectively (just over £7 each). We all had cappuccinos (large at under £3 each) and Welsh sparkling water (£1.8), none of yer Perrier or Badoit here, just right too. The service was darn good. The food was tasty, light and perfect - ooh la la - as our French cousins might say. The coffee was alright and more third wave but I'd prefer a much more punchy coffee, but disappointment aside I'll leave it five star for the great service and tasty food. It might even take us back to Chester one day, but I did notice a divine looking (and smelling) Yorkshire pudding sandwich shop, so it might be there next time - now you certainly won't find one of those in Normandy or Brittany, vive la difference.

A huge choice of savoury and sweet pancakes including a range of delicious Vegan options. Vegan…read moremilkshakes too. Crêpeaffaire is also dog friendly. Highly recommended!