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Opera Grill - Chester, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Opera Grill - Chester

4.2
4.2
370 Reviews
£26 to £40
Grill
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Standing out from the crowd, our 400-seater restaurant is housed in a grand Grade II listed building featuring a distinct neoclassical Greek façade and mixes an industrial look with a touch of opulence inside. Opera Grill brings theatre on a grand scale to Chester. At the heart of our menu is the theatre charcoal grill and wood-burning ovens, inspired by revered chefs and restaurants from around the world. The entertainment continues in a first-floor Music Gallery featuring a stage set for live acts every Friday, and a mix of soulful classics performed by our gospel choir every Sunday.
The distinctive spaces in Opera Grill are all available for hire for meetings, conferences and special events with bespoke menus and entertainment packages.

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2 people
20:00
Booked 22 times today
Experiences are available.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Grill, Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed 12:00–22:00 Thu–Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 11:00–22:00 Bar Mon–Wed, Sun 12:00–23:00 Thu–Sat 12:00–00:00
  • Phone number
    01244 343888
  • Website
    https://therestaurantbarandgrill.com/our-restaurants/chester/
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    Opera Grill is also the ideal setting for your special occasion. There are bespoke menus and entertainment packages, ensuring yours is an event to remember, be it for a birthday, an office Christmas party, or a family get together.
  • Private party contact
    Andy Arostegui: 0161 830 4580

Experiences

  • Friday & Saturday Night Live Music

    £10.00 per person

    Prepaid

    3 Feb - 30 Jun 2024
    Come join for and unforgettable evening of live music at one of Chester's most iconic venues. Enjoy our specially curated 2 or 3 course set menu with the finest quality ingredients, along with our Sommelier Curated wine menu and offering of classic and innovative cocktails. All while you enjoy a unique live music offering starting from 7 pm .
    Friday & Saturday Night Live Music photo

  • Gospel Sunday Experience

    £10.00 per person

    Prepaid

    25 Feb - 31 Aug 2024
    Join us for our infamous Gospel Sunday experience with Sing Out Music. 2 courses from £42.50 per person 3 courses from £47.50 per person Children's menus are available You can see our tantalising Gospel menu here - https://shop.therestaurantbarandgrill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/05/Gospel-menu-2024.pdf
    Gospel Sunday Experience photo

  • Wine Wednesday - 50% Off Wine

    1 Feb - 16 Nov 2024
    Enjoy 50% off all bottles of wine when you dine with us on a Wednesday including our most exclusive wines. (exclusive to Club IR members)
    Wine Wednesday - 50% Off Wine photo

Menu

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What 370 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 3.9Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

  • Cheshire

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Cheshire

    Hot spot

  • Cheshire

    Great for fine wines

  • Cheshire

    Romantic

  • Cheshire

    Lively

  • Cheshire

    Most Booked

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Good for business meals

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Good for business meals

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Good for groups

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Great for fine wines

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Romantic

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Good for special occasions

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Lively

  • Cheshire West and Chester

    Most Booked

370 Reviews

  1. OpenTable Diner

    Cheshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service 5 star as usual very attentive, with some actual personality! We love it there.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Cheshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Annie was our server she was outstanding, food excellent, uplifting choir, a great afternoon. Shirley
    Opera Grill - ChesterResponded 5 days ago
    Thank you for your kind review. We're so glad you had a nice time, and hope to see you again soon! Opera Team

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Cheshire

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 May 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Waited nearly 30 mins to be seated to our table The table was ready when we arrived so unsure what the hold up was, no explenation was given . The only reason why we were eventually seated was because we had to get up and ask what was going on, and got then got the impression we were forgotten about . Sat next to the enterance with the door open so very windy . Very small portion sizes .

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Exclusive

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice food and hot Service from Andrew was really great quick efficient and served with a smile Nice break given between main and lovely desert

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  5. Sharon

    Cheshire

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 25 May 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Having not been to Opera Grill for a long time, we were keen to go. Despite being a race day, downstairs was really quiet so we opted to go upstairs to the conservatory which was lovely. All three of us ordered from the set lunch menu and the food was generally fine apart from my friend's steak frites which she was unable to finish due to the meat being too hard and chewy. She spoke to the waitress who arranged for it to be taken off the bill. This was welcomed however we were disappointed that her starter had been charged at the main menu rate. My sticky toffee dessert was a little dry and chewy at the edges but edible. Overall the experience was quite good but would expect products to be cooked properly given the prices and the competition from other restaurants in Chester.
    Opera Grill - ChesterResponded 5 days ago
    Good Afternoon Sharon, Thank you for your feedback. I'm very sorry to hear that our food did not meet our usual high standards, we have passed your comments on to our Head Chef and Kitchen development team to ensure this does not happen again. Kind Regards Team Opera

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  6. CeriRoberts

    Yorkshire

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 22 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service. Delicious food. Very attentive , friendly waitress. All meals inc starters, main and sweet were delicious. Tastiest lamb I’ve had in a long time. Venison was perfect and the boys loved the T bone. Sweets looked very home made and unique. Cheese board was really good.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Manchester

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The new menu was incredible! Tamara took our table and she was lovely, she really looked after us! The food was delicious, the champagne was flowing, and the staff were great as always! See you all again soon! Thank you everyone!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Cheshire

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 May 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    I took my husband and our family to Opera Grill Chester for my husbands 50th birthday meal which was noted on the reservation - for what purpose I don’t know because it wasn’t mentioned at all when arrived. They took our order whilst the choir was on - which was challenging as we had to shout over it and couldn’t really enjoy it - we arrived well within time so they could have taken our order before then. We asked for 2 steaks med-rare and they were far too well done - the worst steak I’ve actually ever had. We asked for salt and had to remind the waitress after waiting 15 mins and then another 10 mins for her to fetch it - when it arrived the waitress gave us 2 lots of pepper. I am honestly appalled at the service and the food - I refused to pay the service charge and they told me they took 1 of the inedible steaks of the total food bill. I’m really upset about it all as it was my husbands 50th birthday meal and we were looking forward to it and it was honestly appalling. We won’t get that day back again either.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Cheshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Thank you to all the staff at Opera Grill for helping to celebrate my sons birthday and for all the help and support from Emily in the arrangements. We were upgraded to the Music Lounge and provided the 2 course menu with a great variety of options for all. Food was great and the venue itself is excellent thanks all.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Surrey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    First time we have dined at Opera and we were not disappointed. We only had main courses, Tikka bass, can honestly say the nicest fish dish we think we’ve ever had and the fries were divine! The house salad was very fresh and vibrant but we felt over priced. Welcoming for our 9 year old daughter too, which was great. Her cheeseburger was very nice and she ate it all. Followed by a sundae. One thing we found a little annoying was that multiple staff were looking after the same area so we were asked more than once for the same thing and then other things forgotten as the other server thought that the other member of staff had already sorted. Quite pricey but top class food, great selection of drinks, fab atmosphere, would definitely like to return if we are in the area.

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FAQs

Opera Grill - Chester is rated 4.2 stars by 370 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
20:00
Booked 22 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Opera Grill - Chester

3 Pepper St, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester CH1 1DF

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Chester
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed 12:00–22:00 Thu–Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 11:00–22:00 Bar Mon–Wed, Sun 12:00–23:00 Thu–Sat 12:00–00:00
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Grill, Steakhouse
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    None
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, Wine
  • Website
    https://therestaurantbarandgrill.com/our-restaurants/chester/
  • Phone number
    01244 343888
  • Private party facilities
    Opera Grill is also the ideal setting for your special occasion. There are bespoke menus and entertainment packages, ensuring yours is an event to remember, be it for a birthday, an office Christmas party, or a family get together.
  • Private party contact
    Andy Arostegui: 0161 830 4580
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