The Chester Fields Country Pub, Restaurant & Wedding Venue Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Paul, our drinks waiter was super attentive, an absolute asset to the restaurant."
• "The staff were very attentive, more so than any other restaurant that I can remember."
• "Attentive polite staff."
• "Staff very accommodating."
• "Staff were very friendly. a new waitress was assigned our table and although she was a bit nervous had the right idea was attentive talkative and knowledgeable about the menu."
• "The staff were friendly, efficient & cheerful; social distancing was managed brilliantly."
• "The staff were brilliant, efficient and very friendly."

Cons:

• "Staff gave the impression that they were fed up."
• "The waitress missed off a main meal that we ordered... she also missed off the two sides and sauces, to end the meal she rudely asked my partner to point at the menu."
• "Seemed understaffed. Just 2 people taking orders, waiting on, behind the bar."
• "The staff were overly busy due to it being rammed, therefore having to wait 15 mins for drinks."
• "Waitress had an attitude that made us feel rushed, as if she had no time for us."
• "Service dreadful, ice cream came no spoons took 5 mins to catch someone's eye."
• "Service was very poor had to chase the waitress to place our order just left at the table for 30 mins."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had a sharing board and everything on it was delicious."
• "Very tasty food here I ordered a trio of lamb which was delicious and my husband a steak which was cooked to perfection!"
• "Fantastic place the food was amazing I had the pepper pig pizza and it was amazing."
• "The food was beautiful."
• "Food was delicious, I had the asparagus starter and fillet steak main, couldn't manage a dessert, however my husband really enjoyed the sticky toffee pudding."
• "The food was of an excellent quality, well presented and plentiful."
• "The food was delicious and well presented."

Cons:

• "Food took 50mins to arrive plus half the menu is pizzas which weren't available last Saturday evening."
• "The burger itself was very bland and more pink than I care for. You could taste the bacon more than the burger."
• "This time, the food was awful. My starter tasted of raw curry spices."
• "Triple cooked chips looked like they introduced to fryer. Not golden or crispy at all."
• "The turkey was just a lump of meat not slices the gravy was like dishwater."
• "Presentation of veggie meal very very poor and meal not enjoyable."
• "The king prawn cocktail had one kind prawn and a few smaller prawns with lettuce (not worth the £8.50 price tag)."

Ambiance & Venue

Pros:

• "The actual venue is stunning, a lovely barn conversion in the Cheshire countryside."
• "Lovely cosy bistro style restaurant."
• "Nothing beats live entertainment."
• "First time visiting this venue, set in lovely surroundings, very clean with hand sanitizers visible on wall, lovely outdoor seating areas, staff friendly & helpful."
• "Nice looking outdoor part for dogs."
• "The Chester Fields is an amazing venue, brilliant location, beautiful inside and outside, the scenery is lovely."
• "Beautiful clean establishment has the wow factor."

Cons:

• "Full of flies and £7 for a mean little industrial treacle tart that was probably a quid from Bookers."
• "Chesterfields let's it's self down by the toilets, in the disabled toilet no running water at the sink. Ladies upstairs dirty."
• "Noisy towards end of week."
• "During the day when the chairs and tables are full of people eating with children round, you would like to have a chat with the people you are with without losing your voice."
• "The first seats we were attacked by flies."
• "The bathroom was pretty but dirty. Could have done with a bit more monitoring and cleaning considering the influx of people with it being bonfire night."
• "The decor is worn."

Management & Organization

Pros:

• "We had our wedding party here upstairs and it was honestly amazing."
• "Would definitely recommend for small to med weddings and parties for sure!"
• "I recently had my wedding at The Chester Fields and I cannot rave highly enough about everything."
• "From start to finish the Chester Fields team were just fantastic for our wedding."
• "Had my wedding reception here last night and every single member of staff was amazing they couldn't do enough for me and my guests."
• "We had our wedding reception at The Chester Fields earlier this month and we could not have been more thrilled with our choice of venue!"
• "Attended our Nephew's wedding on Saturday, it was a brilliant day from start to finish."

Cons:

• "Being a resident of Chester we use Chester fields quite regularly... Having been given a £50 gift voucher for Xmas we thought we'd use some of it and order a takeaway Sunday lunch for two... she was told that she would lose the whole value of the voucher!"
• "I have been trying to contact the owner since who is not taking my calls, the manager said he sees the matter is resolved and won't offer any explanation."
• "Really disappointing, fireworks set off way too close to the crowd lots running out the way with little ones to avoid the smoke and sparks which was really dangerous."
• "Prepaid 2 tickets for the NYE event at the Chester Fields and upon our arrival no staff were on the door to confirm our booking."
• "Paid in advance £40 for new years eve event, which was to include late night nibbles and fireworks. Showed up and no one was even checking if we had paid, people who didn't buy tickets wandering in."
• "This was not worth the money and when emailing busybus to explain our grievance with the price and what was included, I was sent an abrupt and aggressive response."
• "Strange, elderly waiter was rude to a member of our family and was then politely asked twice what he meant which he found funny and ignored."

Value

Pros:

• "Definitely my favourite restaurant in the area."
• "The pricing structure is so achievable, relying on guest minimum spend to make the whole thing affordable for couples, but without sacrificing attention to detail."
• "Was a very good price as every Tuesday through January 50% off 2 courses."
• "For £7.00 was excellent value."
• "Prices for lunch were very reasonable but the quality was exceptional."
• "Delicious food, and the light lunch menu is very filling and good value."
• "The vegan menu was varied and we ordered 3 dishes that were all very delicious."

Cons:

• "It will be a long time before I go back here and I certainly won't be recommending it."
• "Unsatisfactory experience will not go there again."
• "Lovely atmosphere but was left feeling a little underwhelmed by the food. It was nice, but expensive for what it is."
• "Maybe a little overpriced for effectively a 'posh pub'."
• "Very pricey menu dont mind if it was woth it! But not!"
• "Food and drinks a tad expensive."
• "All in all a nice place, though a little pricey for what it is."