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The Cornerhouse, Chester
Chester
CH1 3AE
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Cornerhouse
Four real ales on, mine was a decent Buxton blonde at £2.10 a half. Barman was a lovely gentleman, some of the clientele were a bit pretentious and others were rowdier Saturday pub crawlers but harmless. kind of liked this place, found it a bit offbeat and the background music was pretty good.
On 2nd February 2020
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Cornerhouse
Old half timbered exterior in black and white this is the sister pub to The Cellar up the road and has a focus on live music.The interior is quite stripped out with a few tables and drinking shelves underneath the left hand side windows,some areas are raised while the bar along this wall has a serrano ham hanging down ,indicating the nature of the food offering.To the right is a lower level performance area with a small stage and traditional furniture in wood.The overall affect is modern but this retains the elements of a pub .It is popular and the music brings in a varied bunch,with plenty of young women occasionally accompanied by their brothers.
There are 4 handpumps with a regular TT Landlord and Salopian Oracle together with guests on my visit of Peerless Oatmeal Stout and Good Chemistry Boundless Sky (hazy ,drinkable but not memorable).
Include on any crawl around the city ,but it may get busy when the music is on.
On 2nd August 2019
- rating: 8
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Cornerhouse
Four cask ales at the bar, loud live music on Saturday evening and standing room only. My Pica by Squawk was very nice. In addition to cask ales they do real cider and keg stuff. There is a chalk board towards the end of the bar. Apparently offers a 10% CAMRA discount but only Sunday to Thursday. For me, probably best enjoyed at a less busy time.
On 21st May 2019
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Cornerhouse
Previously called the Compass/Chester Hangman, this one is located in a rather lovely black and white timbered Chester building and is the sister pub of the Cellar. However it’s far more light, relaxed and upmarket, definitely one for the middle class and middle aged set (is that me nowadays?). Three rooms knocked into one which basically now gives you a large sigma shaped bar and a square bare bricked room down a couple of steps to the right. Mainly exposed brick, wood and green trim alongside an open fire. Four pumps all on, 2x Salopian (NBSS 3.5), Dark Side of the Moose (NBSS 2.5) and Tim Taylor Landlord. We lingered in this one as we were enjoying ourselves. Plus there was a chap at one of the tables who looked like a young Martin Keown.
On 1st March 2019
- rating: 8
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Malden man left this review about The Cornerhouse
A black and white timbered exterior and leaded windows, inside has a beamed ceiling, green exposed steel beams and a split level varnished boarded floor. Each end wall has exposed brickwork with a proper fire lit down one end where there is also a piano, wall mounted muskets and a square shaped guitar down the other end. Maybe it is a mandolin or something. The floor in front of the bar slopes a bit which felt a bit disconcerting. For some reason a leg of lamb and a chopping board hang over the bar.
Comedy and music acts are advertised and the stairs and lobby are lined with album covers and pictures of musicians. There are daily papers in a rack.
Beers were Landlord, Salopian Oracle, Titanic Plum Porter and Black Iris All Seeing IPA. Food listed on a board consisted of snacks such as olives plus cheese, meat and pate platters.
A nice spot and good twinned with the Cellar Bar across the road which is under the same ownership.
On 24th November 2016
- rating: 7
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Al Bundy left this review about The Cornerhouse
As noted, this has been renamed The Cornerhouse and is basically the same inside. 4 handpumps on the bar with 3 working today with Tim Taylor Landlord, Arbour Oz Bomb and Fixed Wheel Gold Century being the beers available today. Plus they seem to have sorted out the heating.
On 11th October 2016
- rating: 6
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Alan Hurdle left this review about The Cornerhouse
The Compass reopened as "The Cornerhouse" on 15 July 2016
Owned by the nearby (and excellent) Cellar.
On 16th July 2016
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Al Bundy left this review about The Compass
Struggle to warm to this place mainly because its usually been freezing whenever I've been in. Real ales available.
On 14th March 2015
- rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about The Compass
There are three hand pumps here, with two at the time of my visit having Brains SA and Reverend James, the latter being pulled through, plus Dragons Breath from Plassey. I was enthusiastically offered a taster of the latter, and subsequently plumped for a half, which went down well. This is a pleasant pub, with its varied seating and different levels, a table football game at one end and a furiously smoking fire at the other. On the local real ale circuit they're up against it with Cellar, Harkers and the Mill all nearby, and they're not going to attract many with the likes of Brains on tap. But perhaps that's not exactly the client base that they're aiming for.
On 18th November 2013
- rating: 7
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ROB Camra left this review about The Compass
Tried to call in twice last week but it was closed both times. Still looks to be trading though. Must have unusual opening times.
On 11th April 2013
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