Is it your kind of place?
Go here if
- A drink on Bridge Street Row East and a smaller bar stop between the Cross and Lower Bridge Street
Skip it if
- you need a full food plan, a large group table, a venue with a detailed website, or firm event information before you set off.
What it is actually like
The Drawing Room is a small bar and lounge on Bridge Street Row East, tucked into the Rows rather than spread across a big street-level pub floor. The public photos show a compact, dark-painted room with a proper bar, high stools, tiled walls and a shopfront that opens straight onto the Row.
The useful thing to know is also the limitation: this is a newly thin listing with very little public footprint.
Use it as a central drinks stop when you want somewhere smaller than the obvious Bridge Street pubs. The data is still thin, so treat it as a bar first and do not build a whole evening around unconfirmed extras.
What to expect
Expect a compact Row-level bar and lounge, beer, a small-room feel, and current Google hours that run afternoon into evening most days, with later Friday and Saturday opening. Google also flags live music and dogs, but details should be checked directly because there is no reliable venue-owned site in the data yet.
Worth knowing
The useful thing to know is also the limitation: this is a newly thin listing with very little public footprint. It looks like a neat, small bar in a good central position, but the sensible move is to check opening and events before making a special trip.
The essentialsVisit
Getting there
The Drawing Room is under 0.1 miles from the cross. Use the map before making parking part of the plan.
Hours
Closed · opens today at 2pm. Check the venue directly before making a special trip.
Food & drink
Dog-friendly
Access
Access detail is limited here. Check directly if steps, seating or toilets matter.
8.0 OpenStreetMap - Hours
- Closed · opens today at 2pm. Check direct before making a special trip.
- Address
- 19 Bridge Street Row E, Chester CH1 1NW, UK
- Dogs
- Dogs are listed as welcome.
- Getting there
- The Drawing Room is under 0.1 miles from the cross. Use the map before making parking part of the plan.
Nearby plan
Use it as part of a Bridge Street and Rows wander. You are close to The Cross, Lower Bridge Street, Watergate Street and the older Row-level bars, so it works best as one stop rather than the whole plan.