The 1699 Brasserie

Name: The 1699 Brasserie
Address: 49-51 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Greater Manchester, CH 1 1RS
Telephone: 01270781198

Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor Last Updated 15 May 2023

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The 1699 Brasserie

49-51 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH 1 1RS

01270781198

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The 1699 Brasserie, Chester Townhouse hotel — Ian Jones

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The 1699 Brasserie is the in-house restaurant for the excellent Townhouse Hotel in Chester. An intimate space with just a few dozen seats, it’s a relaxing, elegant room with an equally graceful soundtrack of instrumental music. The aim is to bring relaxed fine dining to the city, something a city as storied as Chester certainly deserves.

The waiting staff are second-to-none, engaging when they need to be, and never obtrusive. If you listen hard, you can hear the kitchen staff proudly announce each creation – as well they should, the food is exquisite.

The 1699 Brasserie is the restaurant Chester deserves. This is modern British cooking fed through with a depth of knowledge and history – a cut above the average meal out.

What's on near The 1699 Brasserie

Until 14 Sep

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Ellie Hoskins: what we talk about when we don’t know what to talk about at Bridge Cottage

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18 Sep

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