Sticky Walnut

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1. Louise Fountaine ★★★★★

   I visited SW with 2 girlfriends this week. They have a new Chef - Luke and a new menu. The best restaurant meal I have had in Chester it was delicious. Great menu - I started with steak tartare followed by the monkfish in lobster sauce. All beautifully prepared and presented the flavours were perfection. The staff were wonderful. Attentive without being intrusive. We had a fantastic evening. Would highly recommend.

   almost 4 months ago
2. Becky Taylor ★★☆☆☆

   We visited Sticky Walnut last night after hearing great things about it from several people. The restaurant has a strong reputation, so we were really looking forward to the meal. Unfortunately, the experience didn’t quite live up to expectations. The menu had just changed and was quite limited. For our main, we had little choice but to order the double steak for two — not ideal since my partner prefers rare and I like medium. The steak arrived cooked somewhere in between, but it was on the small side and definitely not enough for two people. The potatoes were under-seasoned and rather dry, and while the salad looked pretty and fresh, it felt more like a garnish than a proper side. For starters, we had the bread and butter, but the butter was simply smeared on the side of the plate and the presentation was disappointing for a restaurant with this kind of reputation. Service was mixed — it took about 15 minutes before we were served, though once Camilla came over, she was lovely and chased up our drinks promptly. The wine was on the expensive side but unfortunately not the best quality. We did raise our concerns, and to their credit, the staff were understanding. They offered complimentary drinks, which was appreciated and did make us feel better. However, even after the discount, the total came to around £100, and we still left hungry — we actually stopped for McDonald’s on the way home. Overall, while the service was friendly and they tried to make things right, the food and value for money just didn’t match the high expectations or the reputation

   almost 4 months ago
3. M Navlar ★★★★★

   Easily. One of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. I would put this up there with the forestside, Gilpin and the stamp house in Ambleside. Ordered the steak tartare and to round it off the sirloin sharing board (for two) just for me haha. My other half had the halibut This was honestly phenomenal!!! I will rush back. Staff are sooo sound as well. BLOODY LOVED IT ha

   almost 6 months ago

1. Chris Baron ★★★★★

   First timer here. Small intimate restaurant. Absolutely delicious food. Presented so well that we felt like judges on Masterchef. Our server was lovely and friendly. Would definitely recommend.

   almost 6 months ago
2. Daniel Levitt ★★★★★

   We're not especially fans of American cuisine but as Sticky Walnut were doing it for their set menu this month we decided to give it another chance and expand our taste. It's still not my favourite but the frickles (deep fried, very lightly tempura battered pickles), barbequed Boston beans, and fried chicken with collared greens were all raised to level well beyond the norm. Very unusually for me, the puddings were the standout course; New York cheesecake was delicious, and Honeycomb ice cream served in a chilled glass with cracking good solidified chocolate sauce, absolutely fantastic. Service was lovely, very friendly and charming. Excellent value, £23 each for all three courses. I don't think you can do better in Chester.

   almost 9 months ago
3. Alex Rea ★★★☆☆

   My wife and I booked the Valentine's Day meal, which was £69 per person, plus drinks. Although we received good service and the food was delicious, the meagre portion sizes left us disappointed. By the time we had consumed the "snack", starter and main, we were considering stopping off for something to eat on the way home, as we were still so hungry! The beef Wellington was advertised as "for two to share" which implied that it was quite substantial. Instead, it was served as two tiny individual portions, there was nothing "to share" about it. It wasn't even served with a potato dish, with the explanation that "the pastry is very rich" which was nonsense. Annoyingly, one of the servings was significantly smaller than the other; an observation which my wife also overhead another table commenting on to their waitress. The dessert was the only course that was reasonably portioned. As the other courses were so small, we got through everything rather quickly. My wife had visited the restaurant previously with a friend and had a lovely meal, so wanted to share the experience with me. Instead, we left feeling that we had been conned and won't be returning.

   almost 3 years ago

1. sarah thorley ★★★★★

   A fantastic little bistro with a great lunchtime menu. We try and stop of for lunch on our way to Anglesey for our holidays. It's one of the highlights

   almost 3 years ago
2. Jakob Løfgren ★★★★★

   Great service and nice staff. The food was very good, the chicken liver paté was amazing. Nice portion sizes and fair prices

   almost 3 years ago
3. David Haynes ★★★★★

   A lovely dining experience. Fabulous food in an unstuffy atmosphere. My starter ranked as one of my best tasting dishes ever.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Katie Gould ★★★★★

   The best meal I have ever had in Chester! Exquisite flavours and friendly staff would highly recommend! Compliments to the chef X x

   almost 4 years ago

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