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Submitted on Saturday, 1st February 2020
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The Boathouse, Chester
Chester
CH1 1SD
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Reviews of The Boathouse (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Boathouse
Modern riverside tourist pub (though not really a ‘pub’) that very much has the feeling of being on a boat. You’ll even feel a bit seasick when you see the prices. Nice floating beer garden to watch the rowing going on, the club is next door. Three Lees ales on, MPA, Bitter and a seasonal Red ale. a relaxing spot but definitely not a place for a session.
On 1st February 2020
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1058 recommendations about 1023 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about The Boathouse
Riverside Lees pub. Poshed-up inside and aimed squarely at a middle class audience. There’s a long, thin and snakey interior whilst the outside hosts Chester's “original floating beer garden” (is there now another?) which is in reality a moored flat and battered barge, not that exciting especially as it’s quite a dull stretch of the river Dee anyway. Their beach huts on terra firma are a much better bet. A number of unclipped pumps at the bar with just JW Lee's Bitter which was in fair nick (NBSS 2.5), if a bit warm and it looked like they don’t shift much of it. Staff all wearing purple and black quartered rugby shirts which whilst massively corporate at least looked a bit different and I ended-up quite wanting one. I guess it's worth a pop in but I wouldn’t prioritise it based on this visit.
On 1st March 2019
- rating: 6
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Al Bundy left this review about The Boathouse
This pub now boasts "Chester's only floating beer garden" which is basically river barge moored on alongside on the Dee and converted into a beer deck. Fair enough.
On 14th May 2015
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3487 recommendations about 3390 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes - beer garden - last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 August 2013 by Alan Hurdle
- Karaoke : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 24 July 2019 by Quinno _
