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Four Chesnuts, Chichester
Chichester
PO19 7ER
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Four Chesnuts
The Four Chesnuts has a central parquet floored bar with a serving counter across the rear that supports Fosters alongside some premium lagers and Neck Oil, the days of cask being here are long gone. The left-hand side of the pub is T-shaped with high tables that are overlooked by televisions that were airing Saturday afternoon football via TNT Sports. There were about 15 people sat watching the football under Six Nations bunting, the rugby was due to kick off later in the day. To the right of the counter is a step up to some seating adjacent to booths that run to the right where a pool table, dartboard and large television reside. Out the back is a thin Astroturf covered beer garden with two rows of picnic tables that are shielded from the roads either side by a chest high wall. The governor was friendly enough and I would drink here if I lived this side of town, but I won’t be making a special trip out again to revisit when next in Chichester.
On 20th February 2026
- rating: 5
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paulof horsham left this review about Four Chesnuts
Well, I had pretty high hopes of this one but, I don't know, it just didn't work for me. It's a little way out of the centre, so maybe that accounted for the lack of custom late on a summer afternoon, but I'd expected a place with such a good reputation to be rather busier. On reflection, though, maybe it was the prices: £3.55 for a pint of mild (Ballards Midhurst) seemed pretty steep even by Chichester standards. Beer quality was fine, however, and the pool players amongst the party were grateful for the lack of crowds.
I think that a return visit may be called for. As I say, the Four Chesnuts is well-renowned for the range of its beer and I'd like to be there when it's busier to get a bit of atmosphere going.
As a 'footnote' to Danny O'Revey's comment: the website advises 4p.m. opening on a Monday.
On 11th December 2011
- rating: 6
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Four Chesnuts
Closed on my visit on a Monday lunchtime, so be careful
On 23rd August 2011
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Quinno _ left this review about Four Chesnuts
Situated at the apex of a forked road junction, this is indeed ‘Chesnuts’ as opposed to ‘Chestnuts’ (one of the reasons to come to this site rather than beerintheevening as it’s spelt right). Pub came with a good rep and we found six pumps with four ales on – Ringwood Best, Ballards Mild, TT Landlord and Doom Bar. My Ballards was in fair shape and given the prices (most expensive pub of the day by my reckoning) I would hope so too! The pretty, ornate bar aside, the interior isn’t much to write home about; wood block floor, pool table, sofas, pew seating, big screen TV, which was switched off. A dart board was available and, unusually for Chichester, wasn’t blocked by furniture. Didn’t see the bar billiards table noted elsewhere.
A decent pub but the expense of the beer knocks a point off for me, as the place wasn’t spectacular enough to warrant it.
On 18th July 2011
- rating: 7
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I L left this review about Four Chestnuts
In a very prominent road junction location East of the City centre, this angular pub has a very pleasant bay window seating area overlooking the road junction with the area leading back to the bar. More seating areas extend past the bar to the pool table.bar wood floors and wood panelling to lower half of the Walls with a mock tudour plaster and timber above this and on the ceiling. Always has a mild on hand pump each time I have been in here over the last five or so years. This visit it was Ballards Mild. Four other micro brewery ales were also available. The music was a bit louder than usual on this Saturday lunchtime visit. Not many customers in at the time but this was the case in most of the other pubs I went in on this pre Christmas weekend shopping day but suited me as the shops were packed!
On 27th November 2010
- rating: 8
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