The service was good to start with, the staff are clearly well trained. Then a couple of large groups arrived and the service dropped off noticeably - perhaps they were understaffed?
The "mains" were excellent, I had the Bharja Lamb was absolutely divine and worth going back for. My partner had the SpatchCock poussin which was also excellent.
The atmosphere was good though very noisy once the large parties arrived.
The decor was very interesting and quirky and there is a large "secret garden" which looks like a great place to have Sunday lunch.

Last visited 5 yrs ago when there were Arab tents and fountains out the back. This is the THIRD re-incarnation of OddFellows in an attempt to make it work.
Now there is a mish mash of interior design - outdoors? Example: The outdoor tables have a chandelier at one end and an upturned galvanised bucket for a light at the other end. One of the bars has gardening tools on its 'thatched' roof and this is opposite an industrial stove pipe and ventilation shaft??
Parts of the wak areas are cobbled stones and then suddenly - astro turf??
Access from the inside to the outside is exposed to the weather (rain!) and cannot be covered???

And the icing on the cake: Tucked down the back end of the outdoor area, amongst all the hubris (blink and you'll miss it) is a BRAND NEW MODERN BRICK "BOUTIQUE" HOTEL.

Overall, I would say the design is too fussy - best described as: confused.

That's the down side. The UP side is that the service is exceptional - polite, well mannered, educated, attentive staff, especially front of house. The FOOD is well above average for Chester, probably some of the best and the menu is NOT FUSSY! It is a well designed simple choice and beautifully presented. This and the service makes this place.

Prices are above average for Chester, probably a legacy of the Grosvenor. Bottle of wine for 2 and 3 courses: £45 each.

We went for Sunday lunch the food and service were good as was the decor ,however there was a complete lack of atmosphere and very few customers a quirky place but the singer didn't turn up and it was not cheap.

Experienced Oddfellows secret garden on a sunny sunday afternoon when there was a fantastic michael buble style soloist. Extensive menu with great wine list , service was excellent especially maurilio matre d who assisted with recommendations for both food and wine. Great location, newly renovated and was truly a wonderful experience that will be repeated soon.

We are a long-standing Chester family who regularly eat in the Brasserie of the Grosvenor Hotel which we consider an excellent dining venue. Oddfellows being an off-shoot of the Chester Grosvenor we thought we would have a similarly pleasant dining experience there when we booked to go on my wife's birthday in June. What a disappointment. The food was mediocre, the service amateur and when I asked for 10% to be added to my bill [for three] for £155 i found that £20 had been added not £15.50. We had soup for our first course but no soup spoons had been laid on the table and they had to be fetched after the soup had been served. The only apparently trained waiter was fully occupied servong a party of twelve and we were served by admittedly pleasant but untrained students. As we left the foyer of the building was empty except for two very odd looking people who looked as if they had just wandered in from the street - there seemed to be no doorman or receptionist to exert some control on who entered the premises. This made for a rather creepy atmosphere and we shall not be going back.