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The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon), Chester
Chester
CH1 1HB
Pub Type
J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
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Old Boots left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
Typical smaller spoons, wide at the front and narrower to the right with a mostly longitudinal counter. Two banks of six with some interesting beers on the first set and the usual suspects on the set further back with three of the good ones doubled up. Mix of high and low seating with a sprinkling of booths to the right. Decorated with the old style local history display boards and old photos of Chester.
On 25th August 2022
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
I have warmed to this place a little. it has a traditional feeling inside with wood panneling, booths, mirrors etc, very much an old style Wetherspoons though the usual canteen atmosphere prevails. The beer selection has also improved. It’s worth coming in for one if you can put up with tedious eejits prattling on about the EU.
On 1st February 2020
- rating: 6
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
As has been noted, this is a fairly standard old school Spoons operation. At the bar, two banks of six hand pulls with one bank dedicated to guest ales (priced at £2.49 a pint / £1.25 a half) and the other bank offering three ciders from Snails Bank in addition to the Spoons trio of Abbot Ale, Ruddles and Doom Bar. Mainly bitters and golden ales on the guest line-up but my Beartown Bruins Ruin was very nice.
Fairly busy just before 11:30am today and soon started to fill up with the lunch time mob. Plenty of babies and toddlers in, including one relentless screamer.
Toilets are upstairs, as is fairly standard.
On 7th January 2020
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
To cut to the chase, this is an old skool Spoons that has had a refurb. A kind of L-shape interior with some neutral paint on the walls and a few of the old varnish pillars remaining. Absolutely rammed on our Saturday evening visit though this seems to be the default for Chester, we struggled to find a table and had to wait a few minutes. Went for a Titanic Cappuccino Stout which was fine (NBSS 3). Ate here and to be fair to the staff they kept on top of everything and the Wetherchef pinged us our grub within 20 minutes. Overall, a fair Spoons.
On 1st March 2019
- rating: 6
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
a bog standard town Wetherspoons at one end of Chester's busiest drag. it has been done nicely enough inside though it is, as I said, bog standard. beer choice was garbage with just a couple of vaguely interesting guests which were themselves not interesting enough to take note of. Since you're in Chester it isn't really worth spending too long here.
On 1st December 2018
- rating: 4
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Oggwyn Great left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
Recentley refurbished JDW , pleasantly suprised by my visit here , all clean and tidy inside with plenty of staff , pretty busy on friday evening but service was good and friendly , plenty of real ales available and my Slaters Ultra was pretty good , its OK
On 6th May 2017
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Al Bundy left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
A pretty generic large open planned Wethers. Its usually busy most times and service can be a strain. There's nothing really of interest of any kind that I have ever seen in here. Usual largeish array of real ales being really the only thing that gets you in.
On 25th April 2016
- rating: 4
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Aqualung . left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
A rare thing nowadays, I find myself writing about a JDW that I've been to before, in this case back in the late 1990s. It's a large low ceilinged shop conversion. On a Saturday afternoon it was unpleasantly busy.
The two sets of five hand pumps had the JDW Trio Of Doom, a second Abbot, Phoenix Double Gold, Adnam's Redpoint Tai Pale Ale, Lymestone Stonefish Mild, Spitting Feathers Special, Weetwood Eastgate and Cheshire Brew Brothers Chester Gold. I went for the Phoenix beer (£2.59) which wasn't that great. It has a better beer choice than my previous visit but I'm not keen on this one.
On 24th April 2016
- rating: 4
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
Ten handpumps in operation on our visit, with a good selection from Weetwood and Spitting Feathers. I went for the Titanic Plum Porter, which was in great shape. This Spoons can get very busy, as it is positioned at the beginning of central Chester's main shopping thoroughfare.
On 5th January 2016
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Square Bottle (JD Wetherspoon)
Anonymous, 'L'-shaped 'spoons with the usual furniture and decor. Reasonable choice from about ten handpumps, including Brains St David's Ale (£1.99, which is a very good price for such a tourist centre).
On 1st March 2012
- rating: 6
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