Ten for a Tenner
Ten restaurants in and around Chester are working together to provide some very special offers as part of this year’s Chester Food and Drink Festival. Two courses are now available for £10 at selected top restaurants, over the Chester Food and Drink Festival period.
The special two course deal at a wide range of quality restaurants is available from Bar Lounge on Watergate Street, Bollicini Restaurant & Bar in Rufus Court, Ciro’s at The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel, Pulford, The Groves Bistro & Bar on Souter’s Lane, La Taverna and Ye Olde Kings Head – Renaissance Restaurant in Bridge Street, Mitchells Wine Bar and Brasserie in Tattenhall, Pastarazzi in Grosvenor Street, The Pheasant Inn in Burwardsley and Upstairs at The Grill in Watergate Street.
Stephen Wundke, chairman of the Chester Food and Drink Festival, said: “The aim of this offer is to get people in and around Chester eating out, talking about and enjoying their food at some of the best restaurants in the city and surrounding countryside. This offer is particularly attractive to families who perhaps don’t eat out together as much. There really is a food and drink revolution going on in Chester, with the numbers of visitors to The Taste Marquee more than doubling last year and thousands of pounds worth of revenue being brought into the food and drink industry across Cheshire. It is important the people of Cheshire, surrounding counties and everyone in the North West support this offer and the event.”
For more information on the “Ten for a Tenner’ deals and on other events happening over the Chester Food & Drink Festival please visit www.chesterfoodanddrink.com.
Chester’s Food and Drink Festival is organised on behalf of Chester City Council with support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), Visit Chester & Cheshire; the tourism board for Cheshire and Warrington, Cheshire County Council, Made in Cheshire, North West Fine Foods and the Rural Recovery Fund.
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Restaurants with offers include:
Bar Lounge Watergate Street, Chester Tel: 01244 327394 Every Sunday from Sunday 25th March until Sunday 15th April, enjoy a 2 course Sunday Roast for just £10 per head. Reservations required, please quote ‘Food and Drink Offer’ when booking. Offer is valid between 12.00pm and 18.00pm and excludes Easter Sunday.
Bollicini Restaurant & Bar 2 Abbey Green, Rufus Court Chester CH1 2JH Tel: 01244 329932 www.bollicini.co.uk The offers will be valid from 12-2.30 and then from 6-7pm.
Ciro’s Restaurant The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel, Wrexham Road, Pulford, Chester, CH4 9DG Tel: 01244 570560 Web: www.grosvenorpulfordhotel.co.uk Email: sales@ grosvenorpulfordhotel.co.uk From 19th March to 12th April 2007 Monday to Thursday subject to availability, 12.00pm-2.00pm & 6.00pm-9.00pm.
The Groves Bistro & Bar The Groves, Souters Lane, Chester CH1 1SD Tel: 01244 311518 www.groveschester.com Our Festival offer will run 12-7pm, 7 days a week.
La Taverna 52-54 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU Tel: 01244 350 625 are happy to offer the festival special menu Monday-Friday 12-8 pm.
Mitchells Wine Bar & Brasserie Lyndale House, High Street, Tattenhall, Chester CH3 9PX Tel: 01829 771477 or reservations@mitchells-winebar.co.uk Mid Week Special menu 2 courses for £10.00 from 3rd April – 13th April. Offer lunchtimes Tuesday to Friday (12 noon till 2.15pm) and evenings Tuesday to Thursday (6.30 till 9pm). Or two people ordering a minimum of two courses from our A La Carte menu between 3rd – 13th April and we will give you a 1/2 price bottle of wine.
Pastarazzi 29 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD Tel: 01244 400 029 www.pastarazzi.com 2 courses for £10 special festival menu including a glass of wine – from 12-5 & 6-7.30pm Monday – Friday (From March12th-April 9th)
The Pheasant Inn Higher Burwardsley, Tattenhall, Cheshire, CH3 9PF Tel: 01829 770434 Web: www.thepheasantinn.co.uk Email: info@thepheasantinn.co.uk Until 13th April, the offer will run Monday to Friday during opening hours excluding Friday evenings.
Upstairs at the Grill 70 Watergate Street, Chester CH1 2LA Tel: 01244 344883 www.upstairsatthegrill.co.uk Every Sunday evening from Sunday 25th March until Sunday 15th April, enjoy a 2 course meal for £10 per head. Reservations required, please quote ‘Food and Drink Offer’ when booking. Offer excludes Easter Sunday.
Ye Olde Kings Head- Renaissance Restaurant 48-50 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RS Tel: 01244 324855 www.yeoldekingshead.co.uk 11-5pm Monday – Friday. From 20th March- 13th April
All offers are subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion.
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Chester Food and Drink Festival Taste Marquee is planned for April 7th to 9th 2007, Easter Saturday to Easter Monday. The Marquee will contain over 100 retailers and growers with samples of Cheshire, North Wales, national and international produce, reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of Cheshire.
Celebrity chefs already lined up include TV chef extraordinaire & vegetarian expert Simon Rimmer, Robert Kisby newly appointed executive Head Chef at the recently refurbished Cock O Barton near Farndon and Michael Caines, one of Britain’s most acclaimed chefs and operational Partner and Director of ABode, the group of boutique hotels he co-founded.
The Food and Drink Fringe Festival will also take place around the City from April 6 to 15, 2007 with special events, restaurants, bars and hotels all helping to make Chester the focus of food and drink within the UK, with theme nights, special family offers and accommodation promotions.
Evening events include a Champagne tasting evening on Saturday April 7. A cocktail and mixology competition, attracting over 100 attendees last year, to be held on Sunday April 8 with competitors from bars across Cheshire. On Monday April 9 plans are for a combination of music designed to stimulate the taste buds and the Gala Dinner and awards ceremony will ensure 250 people sample a gourmet menu sourced from leading producers in the North West. This is likely to be held on Tuesday April 10 2007.
Special events include the Cheese Rolling on Wednesday, 7th March, the farmers market and the ale assize and medieval banquet on Saturday April 14th.
2006 Visitor Survey 16,000 people visited the Taste Marquee and £90,000 was spent there over the three days. - 51 per cent of visitors came from a distance of more than 25 miles, making a total of 8,000 people brought into the City. - 78 per cent of people surveyed said the event was good or excellent. - 87 per cent of people surveyed said they were likely to return. - Nearly 100 producers and exhibitors were on show in the Taste Marquee, bringing their own skills and produce from Cheshire and around the world to be part of the Festival. - There were seminars and competitions in micro brewing, wines, sausages and cheeses and the opportunity to taste local paté, black pudding, bread, cereals, oils, pies, meat, fish, cheeses, chocolates, liqueurs and even a juice bar.
Festival brochures will be available across the City from March. Phone 01244 351609 for more details. For further information on the region go to www.visitchester.com. More general information at www.chesterfoodanddrink.com
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