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The City Tavern, Chester
Chester
CH1 3JL
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Reviews of The City Tavern (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
ROB Camra left this review about The City Tavern
This pub is a lot bigger than it looks when you get inside. It's all one room really, but with several distinct areas. It was majoring on food during my Monday lunchtime visit. Plenty of friendly staff and a choice of fairly well known beers on cask. I was on a bit of a crawl, so I just had a half of Rev James which was in decent nick. I'd happily call in again if in the area.
On 23rd July 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3308 recommendations about 3218 pubs]
Will Larter left this review about The City Tavern
I got off on the wrong foot here by mistakenly asking for a cask beer that wasn't on sale yet, having failed to spot the rather small and hard to read luggage labels attached to two of the five hand pumps. The barman was not amused, or perhaps he is always grumpy on Mondays. Faced now with a diminished choice of Wainwright Gold or Amber, or Brains Rev James, we both plumped for the latter, but this was a little stale with a hint , just a very subtle hint, of vinegar about it. We really didn't fancy tackling the barman about this - what if Monday is the day he brings his chainsaw into work? - so we supped up and kept quiet. It really was a very subtle hint, but it didn't put us in the right frame of mind for saying what a lovely pub this is.
On 20th May 2025
- rating: 4
[User has posted 4391 recommendations about 4036 pubs]
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Old Boots left this review about The City Tavern
Much as described previously, there is an upstairs area (not explored) and I didn’t check out the “secret” beer garden with astroturf. Five pulls on the corner of the central servery, three with beers from small localish breweries plus Wainwright, one beer was doubled up. Beer quality was good without being outstanding but I was surrounded by lager drinkers and dining codgers on my lunchtime visit, the staff however were outstanding and I was enrolled into their cask club loyalty scheme - ok I was given a card to get stamped. It’s a decent well run pub with no frills making a lot of effort.
On 25th August 2022
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3686 recommendations about 3364 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Use side entrance - last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 23 July 2025 by ROB Camra
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