The Queen Hotel, located directly across from the main line Chester Railway Station, opened on the 21st April 1860, costing £29,000.00 "built in the Italian style upon a beautiful piece of ground with sumptuous furnishings, a beautiful garden and offering the quietest and most spacious first class Hotel in Chester (21st July, 1860)".
This prestigious hotel has had many celebrities and dignitaries through its doors including Charles Dickens, Lilly Langtry and Cecil Rhodes who it is thought made his plans for Rhodesia whilst taking his walks through the gardens! The Feathers Group acquired the Queen Hotel in March 2003, and through a multi-million pound refurbishment have restored the hotel to its former glory.
Through the combination of modern first class services and wonderful newly created and enhanced facilities throughout we can guarantee from the moment you arrive, a quite wonderful experience in the true tradition of this grand marque hotel.
FRANCS BISTRO FRANCAIS - serving Chester since 1987
The French Franc may be dead - lost to European conformity - but here in Chester Francs is very much alive. We've just celebrated our 20th anniversary and, true to tradition, we're not conforming to anything!
We like to think we add a special ingredient to French cuisine - fun!! The French just don't have their own word for it. Here at Francs, we take fun very seriously...
With three dining rooms buzzing with the residents of Chester, tourists from all over the world and local business people, the atmosphere at Francs is legendary - an essential part of what we are.
We're not traditionalists but we like to keep the very best of rustic ideas and throw in a few of our own. After 20 years, and more than a million meals, we think we've got the recipe just right. Hopefully you'll be able to make it along soon for a very special Francs welcome.
