The Falcon Inn, Chester

As the previous review mentioned, the bar staff are always busy, between the two parts of the bar but there's a nice atmosphere and it's a comfy place to sample a pint or two. Personally, I love the Wheat Beer, served in appropriate Belgian-style glasses - really excellent! The standard lager is perfectly ok as well and it's all well priced. There is now a good lunchtime food menu - we didn't actually eat there but saw a wide choice of possibilities, for next time!

Originally a 13th century building, it apparently fell in to disrepair and was renovated by the Samuel Smith’s Brewery among others back in the ‘70s. They’ve done a good job and this is now a decent pub just on the edge of one of the main shopping areas. The main bar feels suitably “olde worlde” with a burnt cream colour scheme, polished wood floor, plenty of thick beams on the ceiling, stone support pillars, leaded windows and an old fireplace. The other bar is similar decor and has a bigger fireplace with a massive wooden lintel across it. There is also a carpeted area off of this. Being a Samuel Smith’s pub, as usual the only cask beer was their own Old Brewery Bitter. The solitary cider was their Cider Reserve. Service was rather slow on a recent busy lunchtime, with just one barmaid trying to serve all the punters at both bars.

The Falcon is a nice looking black and white pub that is on the corner of a busy road junction in the centre of Chester. This pub is a Samuel Smiths tied house and Once inside we went in a smartish and comfortable lounge,there was one real ale on the bar this was samuel Smiths Old Brewery bitter and this was a very nice drink. We quite liked this pub. Pub visited 1/8/2002

Seems to have gone downhill since my last visit , the beer was not as good(served far to cold)and the staff not as friendly as before (service was pretty poor as well) , still a few decent regulars in here but far to many people effin and blindin at the top of there voices , seems to have attracted a lot of drunks and drop outs , i like this pub lets hope it was just a bad night to visit

One of the most striking tudor style pubs in this lovely city, A sam smiths pub and cheaper than the average pub in the city, I would highly recommend any visitors to pop into this olde pub as a must see on a tour etc.