The Old Harkers Arms, Chester

Given the detail in the reviews below my contribution will be brief. This a very well done, upmarket conversion of a canal warehouse which was busy on the Sunday evening when we visited and is, I suspect, always so. It feels like a nice place for a beer and the staff were friendly and knowledgable. We moored outside and the Old Harkers is perfectly situated with boat, pub, Thai/Japanese restaurant and upmarket curry house all within 20 yards. Regular beers are Bruning & Price Original Bitter, Weetwood Cheshire Cat and Flowers Original with the latter two being their biggest sellers. Guests on our visit were: Deuchars IPA (why?), Robinsons Trooper, Weetwood Eastgate Ale, Hawkshead Cumbrian 5 Hop, Hobsons Best 38 and Titanic Plum Porter. An excellent selection and all that we tried was in good nick. The Flowers Original is worth a special mention as this has, until now, been a pale shadow of its Stratford brewed best. It is now brewed in Gwent and as served here was just as good as I remember it. That alone made the Old Harkers worth a visit. Not to be missed if in Chester.