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Chester
"Try to avoid the Costa Coffee...it's woeful."(5 Tips)
"WH smith cheaper than the cafés for snacks but still a rip off!"(5 Tips)
"Try the new cafe area on platform 4 it's much better!"(3 Tips)
"Good coffee and pleasant service at the Costa in the station"(3 Tips)
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Dava GordonAugust 8, 2016Good coffee (Costa), nice staff, trains a bit unpredictableUpvote11Downvote
If you're in a hurry, buy your ticket from the ticket office and not one of the machines as the queue is often much shorter.Upvote11Downvote
Mark JansenMarch 6, 2012Watch out for late notice platform alterations. Can be quite a trek!Upvote7DownvoteUpvoted 4 weeks ago
Costa coffee is a nice stop before going out/arriving at the station.Upvote2Downvote
CJ WildeMarch 15, 2012Remember to swap seats on the Holyhead train, as it leaves the station backwards.Upvote1Downvote- Julian Borg BarthetJanuary 26, 2012Get behind the barrier for a better choice of food. Costa and WH smith have some choice at least.UpvoteDownvote
Very good clean toilets. No faffing about for a 20p either as they are free! =)UpvoteDownvote
Eddy ReynoldsNovember 15, 2011A nice cup of Costa Coffee is a good way to pass the time on the lonesome platforms.
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Visit William Hill inside the station. Turn right from the station entrance.UpvoteDownvote- Daniel BlearsJune 12, 2013WH smith cheaper than the cafés for snacks but still a rip off!UpvoteDownvote
Costa coffee on station does a great flat whiteUpvoteDownvote
Raymond WilliamsJuly 13, 2013Don't bother with the rip-off City Rail Link Bus unless you have an over 60s bus pass. It's just as quick to walk, if not faster if there's a bus not already waiting.Upvote1Downvote
Philip MasonSeptember 18, 2010Black listing WHSmith station store for charging a fortune.Upvote4Downvote
- Terry KendrickFebruary 2, 2011The john smiths in carriage coffee bar was a bit frothy but servedcwith a smileUpvoteDownvote
- Try to avoid the Costa Coffee...it's woeful.Upvote1Downvote
LDS Tourism ServicesSeptember 17, 2011Check out the new Tourist Information Point on the station!UpvoteDownvote
If you're getting early morning train don 't expect WH Smith to be open for newspapers etcUpvote1Downvote- Try the new cafe area on platform 4 it's much better!UpvoteDownvote
Michel B.May 5, 2022Disgusting men's toilets!! 😱 Who actually cleans them? I feel sick using them, plain filth! 👎UpvoteDownvote
Paula Bardell-HedleyApril 10, 2010Browse through the tourist information leaflets on the platform.Upvote1Downvote
Jonathan BradleySeptember 16, 2010Queens hotel over the road is looking good these days.UpvoteDownvote
Horrible customer service at Costa. Don't waste your time if you have a train to catch...UpvoteDownvote
Hugh GarryMay 20, 2010Not a great selection of food here should you have a connecting train.UpvoteDownvote
Avoid WH Smith unless you like getting ripped off.UpvoteDownvote
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