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The Cavern of the Curious Gnome, Chester

Pub added by Alan Hurdle
61 Bridge Street
Chester
CH1 1NW
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Cavern of the Curious Gnome

Not easy to find,head up the steps to the gallery level Paysan wine bar,enter then go up their stairs to the pub section set in a baronial hall type room with a very high ceiling.Bar stools are of mushroom design and the large model of the Gnome has an illuminated critique of Putin !The vibe is Belgian beer house and there is a rank of church pew benches opposite the long bar.High on the wall is the beer and ale list ,which looks permanent but maybe can be cleverly altered as bews change.
Rock soundtrack but not too loud,juke box which is tempermental,candles give atmosphere and if you order a Belgium beer with a rare and expensive glass from the locked cabinet you will be asked to deposit a shoe in a wicker basket which is then hoist up to the celing to stop you doing a runner with the glass.All very Ghent !
On my trip the ale selection Was Twisted Wheel No Mikey No Chocolate Milk Stout (NBSS 4),Ossett White Rat,Chapter Taller than a House and Buxton SPA.There are 13 kegs beers,mainly Belgian and continental and a vast bottle menu of over 100,the trappist selection was not quite Bruges standard but interesting.Downstairs the Paysan wine list is also very strong.
Most likely a haunt of the craft keg brigade but the ale selection was strong enough to both justify the 2023 GBG listed and lead me to conclude this is a must visit when in Chester,dont miss out.

On 12th August 2023 - rating: 8
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ROB Camra left this review about The Cavern of the Curious Gnome

Up on one of the rows is Paysan wine bar, if you go through there you'll find some stairs leading up to this place. A very eclectic place, with all sorts of seating options available including toadstools. A decent jukebox and also a decent range of cask ales on the four handpumps. There's also a big sign reading "F*ck Putin". We called in here both nights of our latest visit to Chester. Sadly on the second night we decided to eat here. We shared a cheeseboard and a ham hock terrine with "gnomemade bread". It tasted fine, but we both suffered overnight with upset stomachs. As the food came up from Paysan I can't really dock points for this place. We'll call in again next time we're in Chester, but we definitely won't be eating.

Paysan isn't on this site, but as it's the same place really and shares both kitchen and toilets with here, I can't see any point in adding it as a separate entry.

On 1st November 2022 - rating: 8
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Cavern of the Curious Gnome

Visited on a recent Saturday evening. 4 cask + 14 keg beers to choose from. The beer list is projected onto a wall behind the bar so nice and easy to see. There are games available on the windowsill. Very busy at the time of our visit but no issues getting served and we managed to find a corner to loiter in with our drinks.

Once you realise that access is through Paysan then no issues finding the place, though it did confuse me when I was first having a mooch round Chester a few years ago trying to find it!

There is a large gnome keeping a watchful eye over the bar, and I do wonder whether the gnome came first and that's how the place got its name, or whether the name came first and the gnome was a later purchase to continue the theme! Toadstool type stools at the bar, as others have observed in previous reviews.

I like this place and would be happy to return.

On 16th March 2022 - rating: 8
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Alan Hurdle
Chester, 1.1 miles, 21 min walk (show)
Bache, 1.63 miles, 31 min walk (show)
Capenhurst, 6.52 miles, 2 hr 5 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Cavern of the Curious Gnome, Chester
12th Aug 2023, 11:42
Review submitted by Bucking Fastard
 
14th Nov 2022, 11:35
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Beer Garden : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • CAMRA Discount : Yes - Discount amount not stated by Chester CAMRA. - last updated 09 December 2020 by ROB Camra
  • Car Park : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Darts : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Dog Friendly : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Function Room : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 March 2024 by Brainy Pool
  • Jukebox : Yes last updated 17 March 2024 by Brainy Pool
  • Karaoke : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Live Music : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Micropub : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Pinball : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Pool Table : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 March 2024 by Brainy Pool
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 02 December 2018 by Alan Hurdle
  • Wheelchair Access : No last updated 15 May 2019 by Al Bundy
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 02 December 2018 by Alan Hurdle
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