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The Henry Potts, Chester

85 Watergate Street
Chester
CH1 2LF
Phone: 01244316100

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ROB Camra left this review about The Henry Potts

Very smart and modern cellar bar with lots of nooks and crannies. It's down a few steps from the road and then down another couple of steps into the main bar area. An eclectic mix of furniture, with a couple of sofas, but mainly dining tables and chairs. The bar billiards table had gone sadly. 4 cask ales available on the bar, one is always from Big Hand and the others from near and far. I had several pints in here over our two days in Chester and all were in good nick. Ms CAMRA tried several of the wines and was impressed as well. We'll be calling in here again next time we're in Chester, especially if we're staying at the Holiday Inn just down the road.

On 26th October 2022 - rating: 8
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Steve C left this review about Big Hand Alehouse

Big Hand Alehouse is a cellar bar found down a few steps from the street so there is no disabled access. Next to the entrance is a water station for our four-legged friends who are more than welcome. The interior consists of a front bar area with counter on the left wall that faces high tables. At the rear are another couple of seating areas and bar billiards. There are no televisions, but there was some background music playing.
The bar is stocked with premium keg and supports eight handpumps. These were drawing Big Hand Brewery’s Little Monkey, Milestone’s Eagle APA, Stringer’s Blonde, Bristol Beer Factory’s Milk Stout, Cocksure’s P’Ale, Peerless Brewing’s Peerless alongside Ascension’s Shimmy Cider and Snails Bank Orchard Dry Cider. Various pies are available from the Pieminster menu, pie and mash for £7.95 seems very reasonable to me.
This place is much bigger than the outside suggests. The friendly barman informed me that they opened back in August last year. I was the only customer during a recent Tuesday afternoon visit, I am sure it gets much busier in the evenings.

On 28th July 2019 - rating: 7
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Rob Hunter left this review about Big Hand Alehouse

Saturday evening visit. Much more spacious inside than I expected. 8 hand pulls at the bar, one of which was off, three were by Big Hand and two were ciders. I had the Pendragon by Big Hand which was quite nice. Service was friendly.

I noticed they do food, the menu seems to be various pies - pie and gravy for £6.50, pie, gravy and mash £7.95 and pie, mash peas and gravy for £8.95.

Definitely worth a visit.

On 21st May 2019 - rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about Big Hand Alehouse

Modern subterranean cellar bar. The main room has a curved ceiling and plank panel walls, to the right is more of a lounge effort. Off left is a bagatelle table which was good to see. There was an oddly overpowering smell of joss sticks mixed with Lynx Africa inside which didn’t appeal. A very friendly welcome at the bar where eight pumps all on with Fewer Big Hand beers than you’d expect from their, err, brewery tap - just three! My half of their Red was an NBSS 3. Guest beers were Farmageddon Gold (NBSS 3.5), Grey Trees, Hophurst and Mobberley as well as a decent set of kegs. To compound the bizarreness of a brewery tap not pushing the company’s produce, we noted that none of the Big Hand beers were available in bottles! A bit of an odd one, really.

On 1st March 2019 - rating: 7
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Alan Hurdle left this review about Big Hand Alehouse

The former "Fat Cat", "Linenhall", "Mockingbird" and "El Sotano" has reopened yet again as "Big Hand Alehouse".

This time, under Big Hand Brewery of Wrexham, with eight handpumps to pull their beer, it stands a much better chance of success.
Entering down several steps, the bar is the basement below a two storey building. The curved arch ceiling with support props give a real underground feeling. Beyond the bar room is a larger room and a small cosy area which has a bagatelle table. Outside there is a covered seating area and a barrel of "Big Paw 0%" for four legged drinkers!
This bar is an excellent addition to the Chester drinking scene.

On 14th December 2018 - rating: 9
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Al Bundy left this review about The Linenhall

Now called The Mockingbird Tap Room. Below street level bar emphasising on food. Has 3 real ales. Small bar area as you come in extending into eating area. Trendy kinda place. Incessantly annoying jingly jangly Spanish music being piped through. Not good. The drinks are ok.

On 2nd April 2015 - rating: 5
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