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Moules a go-go is a stylish but informal, continental style bar and grill in Watergate Row, Chester, and so if you're looking for a place to relax after sightseeing, shopping or before a visit to the theatre, pop in to this stylish restaurant.

Starters at Moules a go-go embrace salads, goats' cheese bruschetta, and fresh steamed mussels from Anglesey in North Wales - served in four different ways - marinara, with garlic, onion, celery and white wine; classic with garlic, onion, celery, white wine and cream; with green Thai sauce, and with chorizo and a tomato provençal sauce. Diners can order the dish as a main course option where a kilo pot of mussels is served with frites and mayonnaise.

Don't be disappointed if you're not a fan of the mollusc, for there is corn-fed flame roasted chicken, baked mushroom sweet potato and spinach lasagne, Welsh lamb and sausage, steaks, and pan-fried sea bass.

Wines and beer complement the food well.

Moules a go-go is available for private hire.

Surprisingly, though Chester is a major tourist destination, it is rather lacking in interesting and individual restaurants, as it is slightly dominated by chains; however, Aquavit has come along to help fill the gap in the market - and very successful it has been at that.

With its helpful and friendly staff, warm and different ambiance and interesting menu it provides a welcome addition to the local dining out scene, whilst also supplying amazing value, both at lunch and in the evening, especially with its set price menus.

Incredibly, a three course lunch can be enjoyed for a mere £6.95, and still could offer such enterprising choices as smoked haddock fishcake with a curry and sultana oil or seared chicken liver with marjoram on a crumpet and honey dressing to begin with and then mains like seared tuna loin on seaweed and potato mash with beetroot salsa or honey glazed goats cheese and aubergine gallette with stir fried sweet peppers and noodles; finishing with sticky toffee pudding or coconut parfait with chocolate sauce.

While in the evening it still only costs £14 for two courses or £17 for three, very reasonable for quality food, no wonder that they are so popular and busy, if only there were more neighbourhood restaurants like Aquavit around to enjoy, how much happier we would all be about eating out.

A coaching inn that retains its old-world charm, The Calveley Arms is a popular eatery in the pleasant village of Handley and is a 10 minute drive from Chester, just off the A41. Surrounded by gardens, the place is a popular venue for weddings and other occasions, and also draws a large number of locals and food aficionados. The ambience is elegant and understated, with large wooden tables, huge wooden columns supporting a low ceiling and an old bar located at one end.

The menu offers a number of choices and varies constantly. The ingredients used are fresh and seasonal, employed in making dishes such as tarte flambé, a thin tortilla base spread with crème fraîche, onions and bacon, a speciality dish from France; tender grilled British steaks with vegetables; Chef's special Madras style curry served with rice, poppadum and mango chutney and depending on the season, pheasant, venison and lamb cutlets. Seafood is also much in demand, with fresh lobster as the house speciality.

Real ales, Belgian beers and constantly changing guest brews are the popular orders at the bar which complements the meal perfectly.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the town centre but with close proximity to Chester, the Days Hotel is situated on the North Wales border and provides a host of facilities for guests travelling on business and leisure. Forty well designed and stylish bedrooms offer wireless internet connections, LCD televisions and luxury bathrooms as well as a leisure club with a heated swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna.

The imaginative menus offer dishes that are created fresh from locally sourced ingredients; start your day with breakfast and end it with a relaxed evening meal. A bowl of piping hot soup or flavoursome salt and pepper chicken wings with cucumber and spring onion raita could give you a good start.

Among main courses a retro mixed grill of chicken breast, bacon chop, minute steak, sausage, and black pudding with fried egg and chips vies for attention with honey marinated tuna kebabs, and Thai green chicken curry with jasmine scented rice and prawn crackers. Lighter bites take in baked potatoes, panini, sandwiches, and ploughman's lunches.

Nestled in the beautiful Cheshire countryside with a commitment to serving quality food, Stuart's Table at The Farmers Arms welcomes guests with a typical country pub ambience. It's usually abuzz with the presence of locals and visitors alike enjoying a good time. Dine on the house speciality, steaks, and other gastro pub dishes which reflect the seasons.

The largely traditional menu offers comfort fare peppered with examples of modern British cuisine. Savour fresh fish from Cornwall, poultry from Goosnargh and 21-day dry aged beef as well as locally shot game, Cheshire asparagus and home grown root vegetables and squashes. Get the digestive juices flowing with the appetising flavours of duck, pheasant and chicken liver with redcurrant jelly or saffron tempura prawns with a garlic and herb aioli. Relive memories of good home cooking with fish pie of cod, haddock and salmon in a creamy sauce topped with mashed potato or lamb rump with dauphinoise potatoes. Desserts of lemon posset with fresh raspberries and caramel sticky toffee pudding couldn?t be more agreeable in these pleasant surroundings.

Just a five minute drive south of Chester city centre, the privately owned Grosvenor Pulford Hotel is set in its own grounds and is often used as a base from which to explore the many attractions in and around Chester. Seventy three bedrooms of different kinds offer guests a host of convenient facilities.

Consider escaping to the spa or lingering by the fireplace while sipping traditional ales, spirits and wine. The Mediterranean style Ciro's Brasserie with its décor of Romanesque arches and stucco paintwork offers diners seasonal dishes created from local north western produce whenever possible.

Starters of roast chorizo sausages with piqualli peppers and garlic, or a pressed terrine of duck help set the stage for mains of fillet of saltimbocca pork or seafood brochettes of scallops, prawns and salmon. The menu includes salads, pasta and risotto of say butternut squash and sage.

A classic tiramisu helps end proceedings well. The coffee bar within Ciro's overlooks a picturesque courtyard and you could enjoy morning coffee there.