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The Waiting Room @ Queen Hotel, Chester
Chester
CH1 3AH
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about The Waiting Room @ Queen Hotel
Part of the enormous Queens Hotel, the Waiting Room is the hotel’s bar that has been modelled with a nod to the 1920s. In the centre of the room is an elongated oval marble topped serving counter with a large glass back that supports numerous shelves full of spirits and wines. The right end of the bar extends out to accommodate three large bucket style armchairs for those that like to chat with the staff while drinking. Three large art deco lights hang above this counter that is surrounded by white tiling that runs into parquet flooring that stretches to the curved exterior walls where a mix of seating runs around. This is one of those paces that makes a change from the typical pub, nice to visit for one but wouldn’t get into a round… especially at those prices.
On 10th November 2024
- rating: 6
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Waiting Room @ Queen Hotel
pretty boring bar of prominent hotel outside Chester station, it dispensed two real ales from Weetwood of which Cheshire Cat was fine. not pub like but with a nice range of seating it’s comfortable enough to wait in here before your train and less rowdy than the Town Crier.
On 1st February 2020
- rating: 5
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Al Bundy left this review about Waiting Room Bar (Queen Hotel)
As noted, this is the public bar for a hotel therefore its quite different from its neighbouring, more down to earth pub, The Town Crier, opposite. A quite plush room is accessed via the City Rd entrance and is to your right. A couple of real ales were available. Not really a place to go unless you're staying here or waiting for a train.
On 8th June 2017
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Rex Rattus left this review about Waiting Room Bar (Queen Hotel)
This is the bar in the hotel in which we stayed. Despite the heritage credential of the Queen Hotel, this felt very much the hotel bar which it is. But it’s comfortably furnished, and usually does a couple of real ales although only Cheshire Cat was on when I looked in. You can eat in here - not that we did, but the condiments on the tables was the clue.
The main plus for this bar is that it’s very handily placed for the train station, and has its own entrance to the street in City Road. I expect that I might end up in here again.
On 17th September 2015
- rating: 6
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Michelle Holmes left this review about Waiting Room Bar (Queen Hotel)
Function rooms are smart and general appearance of the hotel is lovely. However the bar that is the Waiting Room is considerably less decadent. The staff were poor by any bars standards, there werw only 4 people in the bar yet we waited over 20 minutes to be served, there was no acknowledgement to cus.tomers who were waiting and there were 2 bar staff on. The tables were awash with spilled drinks and used glasses, I understand that they had been busy with weddings etc prior to our visit, if the staff had been clearing tables it may have been acceptable to wait afew minutes but they were not. Priorities need instilling. The beers are overpriced although a good selection. Unfortunately this visit will be our last to the Waiting Room.
On 30th September 2012
- rating: 2
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Waiting Room Bar (Queen Hotel)
This bar is part of the Best Western hotel, a four star establishment directly across from the station. A very handy place to pop in whilst waiting for your train, as I saw a few others had the same idea. The only drawback was the price of the Weetwood Eastgate Ale at £2 a half! Nevertheless, the beer was in good condition, staff friendly and the surroundings very comfortable.
On 5th March 2012
- rating: 7
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