A restaurant dining room with wooden tables, red upholstered seating, globe pendant lights, and framed wall photos at The Moorings.
A dining room with wooden floors, upholstered booths, framed wall art, and a decorative fireplace at The Moorings.
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Dining Room at The Moorings

Dining Room in a Restaurant
·
Whole venue
23 The Groves, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 1SD –
Chester
Up to 35
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering allowed

About this space

The Moorings is a café-restaurant centred on a compact, traditional dining room defined by simple wooden tables and continuous banquette seating.

Design: The dining room has pale walls, wooden floors and a run of burgundy leather banquette seating punctuated by framed prints and globe pendant lights. Tall multi-pane windows bring steady daylight into a long, narrow layout with clear sightlines to the service counter.

Features: The venue provides a staffed service counter and counter-order format alongside an all-day coffee offering and a licensed bar serving beer, wine and spirits. The interior contains a mix of standard and high tables plus fixed banquette seating to allow flexible table arrangements. The venue supports takeaway service and a menu that includes vegetarian and vegan options and free water refills.

Ideal for: Small groups seeking relaxed, seated meals or casual coffee-and-drink gatherings in an informal café setting.

What sets it apart: A riverside terrace provides dedicated outdoor seating with direct waterside views.

What guests say: The venue's staff are personable and attentive. The coffee and other hot drinks are served piping hot.

Prices

Monday
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:30 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
9:00 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:00 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
9:00 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Per session
9:00 – 17:00
from £35 per person
Alcohol licence until 17:00. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 35

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
Extensive vegan menu
Extensive vegetarian menu
Complimentary water Complimentary refreshments (such as water, tea, or coffee) for guests at no extra cost
British cuisine
External catering allowed Bring your own food or hire a caterer of your choice
Unavailable: Buyout fee for external catering
Unavailable: Kitchen facilities available for guests
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Free on-street parking
  • River views
  • Outdoor seating
  • Fireplace
  • Bar onsite
  • Free street parking
  • Restroom
  • Unavailable: Wi-Fi available
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: PA system / speakers
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Storage space
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Own music not allowed
  • Bring your own DJ not allowed
  • No noise restrictions

Accessibility

  • Unavailable: Accessible toilets
  • Unavailable: Ground level
  • Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift
  • Unavailable: Wheelchair accessible

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • No promoted and ticketed events allowed
  • No wedding licence
  • No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available

Host rules

• Smoking on premises not allowed.
Dog Friendly
Dogs allowed

About The Moorings

The Moorings is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

Location

Location map

Meet your host

Sarah May
Member of Tagvenue since July 2025
1h Response time
50% Response rate

Contact venue managers directly on Tagvenue. Keep all event communication on the platform for a secure, seamless booking.

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