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Staff at two Cheshire inns owned by Nelson Hotels are celebrating after being nominated for a prestigious award. Both The Pheasant Inn in Tattenhall and The Fishpool Inn in Delamere will compete for the title of ‘Pub of the Year’ in the 2019 Marketing Cheshire…

Nelson Hotels, which owns and operates four prestigious hotels in Cheshire, will be launching its mouth-watering Christmas dining menus on 30th November 2018 as part of a wonderful selection of festive events, including festive afternoon teas, brunch with Santa and…

As a nation we love our puds, so in honour of British Food Fortnight at the end of the month, we’ve brought back our popular Patriotic Pudding Plank for you to enjoy. Featuring the finest desserts created by our nation, this sharing platter…

It’s World Gin Day on Saturday 9th June, and to celebrate we’ll be serving up the following specials – along with an offer on our selection of Gin Twists, two for £12!   English Country Garden: £8.25 Bombay Sapphire Gin, Prosecco, Cucumber…

Honey and mustard glazed chicken breasts served with herbed quinoa and young vegetable salad, pink grapefruit dressing and toasted sesame seeds   Step 1 2 chicken breasts 100g demerara sugar 100g honey 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard 1 teaspoon soy sauce Mix…

Nelson Hotels one of the UK’s leading hospitality groups are celebrating two gold awards picked up at this month’s Taste Cheshire Awards. The Pheasant Inn (Chester) triumphed with Best Pub tribute and The Fishpool Inn (Delamere) secured the judges vote in the Family Friendly…

hat’s the best thing to put into a pie? Your teeth! The pie has long been a popular staple of traditional British cuisine, in fact so much so that our nation has dedicated a whole week to the pastry encased…

Join us for Pancake Day at The Fishpool Inn! Enjoying pancakes on Shrove Tuesday has been tradition for over 1000 years, with us Brits consuming an estimated 170 million on this day alone! Head Chef will be serving up some…

The Fishpool Inn are celebrating Burns Night with a traditional Scottish menu. Robert Burns was a celebrated Scottish Poet who published his first book of poems in 1786. He went on to produce a number of songs which are still…

Register for our New Year offer and you will receive either 25%, 50% or 100% discount off your food bill when you dine in January and February at any Nelson Hotels property. With nothing to lose and a discount to gain, sign…

Spoil a loved one this Valentine’s Day and enjoy our delicious, locally sourced, home cooked food in comfortable surroundings. In addition to our wholesome menu, we will also be offering some Valentine’s Specials on Wednesday 14th February, meaning you can…

The Fishpool Inn, Delamere has been crowned as ‘Family Dining of the Year’ at an awards ceremony which honours excellence across Cheshire’s food and drink sector. Now in its 21st year, the annual Cheshire Life Food & Drink Awards invites…

We are well into BBQ Season and weather forecasters are predicting this summer is going to be a sizzler! Now is the perfect time for al-fresco dining, so we thought we’d share a delicious BBQ chilli, ginger and lime marinade…

The Fishpool Inn, Delamere has been crowned as ‘Best Pub’ at an awards ceremony which honours excellence across Cheshire’s hospitality businesses. Now in its 18th year, the annual Taste Cheshire Awards invites the public across Cheshire to nominate their favourite…

Ingredients 400g flat cap mushrooms, roughly chopped sea salt and freshly ground black pepper olive oil, for cooking 750g piece of prime beef fillet 1-2tbsp English mustard 6-8 slices of Parma ham 2 x slices ready to serve / eat…

What’s the best thing to put in a pie? Your teeth! The pie has long been a popular staple of traditional British cuisine, in fact so much so that our nation has dedicated a whole week to them! Show your…

Try this delicious mocktail spin on an alcoholic classic – ‘Elderflower and Cucumber Virgin Mojito’ A refreshing mix of fresh mint, lime, elderflower cordial, cucumber and soda water over crushed ice. It’s also low on calories too – perfect for your…

Dish of the Month: Fishpool Festive Pizza We recently ran a Facebook competition to find the perfect festive pizza topping! After much deliberation our chefs chose Jayne Gilmore’s super-festive topping of: turkey, pigs in blankets, sage, onion and cranberries. Enjoy…

One of the best ‘foodie weeks’ of the year starts on Monday 31st October. Join us for National Sausage Week where we will be featuring our Facebook Poll winning sausage flavour: Pork and Chorizo as well as: Chicken & Ham…

British Food Fortnight starts on 17th September and we are celebrating with a dessert inspired by an autumnal English country garden. Amanda, our talented pastry chef, has created a Warm Chocolate and Cob Nut Sponge with dark chocolate ganache, cinnamon ice…

Congratulations to Darren Matchett who won our Summer Dish competition with his suggestion of: Chicken stuffed with chorizo and mozzarella, with parmentier potatoes, a salsa of heritage tomatoes and balsamic glaze. Try this delicious dish on our Specials Board from 5th-18th…

Finding fun activities for your little monkeys (or overgrown ones!) can be tiring, so this summer we’ve paired up with Go Ape Delamere to offer a discount for our customers. Save 15% when you book online using promo code “DELA15” Go Ape offer…

“We first reviewed The Fishpool in May 2013 and it was quite simply excellent, so when Taste Cheshire were once again asked to write a review we were more than delighted to accept!” “The choice at The Fishpool is huge,…

Head Chef Craig has created a special dish for August: Ham Hock Ballotine served with a summer vegetable and fresh herb broth – £14.25.  It’s a light and flavoursome dish that’s packed full of the best seasonal vegetables – in fact we’re pretty sure it…

With July being National Ice Cream Month, what better dish to feature than our Fishpool Inn Sundae! We defy anyone to show any restraint when it comes to this dessert. Featuring sticky toffee pieces, chocolate brownie pieces, salted caramel, Cheshire Farm…

This month Head Chef Craig has chosen Grilled Fillet of Lemon Sole Véronique, saffron cocotte, samphire and sea vegetables, £15.25.  Craig continues “this grilled lemon sole is really tasty and perfect for summer. It’s a light, healthy choice but doesn’t compromise on a…

To celebrate the launch of the new generation MINI Convertible, Halliwell Jones has teamed up with Nelson Hotels to offer one lucky couple a three night luxury break and an open top MINI Adventure across Cheshire. A luxurious package worth…

In celebration of May being National Asparagus Month our dish of the month is Crispy pork croquette, Wye Valley asparagus, confit hen’s yolk and mint hollandaise. Head Chef Craig comments “Because this vegetable isn’t available all year round, it makes…

Our Dish of the Month is our delicious selection of Woodstone Pizzas – cooked fresh to order and a firm favourite with many of our customers. Did you know, that pizza first became a staple in Italian culture after a famous…

We want your inspiration! When the weather is warm, do you have a favourite dish that you enjoy whipping up in the kitchen? Share your summer dish with us and it could feature on our Specials Board – plus we’ll…

To mark National Heart Month, the Cheshire-based Nelson Hotels Group has launched a brand new dish, the Sharing Is Caring Pudding Plank, to raise funds for local charity, the Vital Signs Foundation (VSF). The new dish will only be available…

Nelson Hotels, one of Cheshire’s leading hotel and restaurant groups, is celebrating after it was named in the Northern Restaurant & Bar show’s Top 50 list of operators for 2016. The NRB Top 50 is a prestigious power list that…

March is National Vegetarian Month and this has been our inspiration behind our dish of the month. Throughout March you can enjoy Red & White Quinoa Risotto, aubergine, tomato and mozzarella fritter, buttered baby vegetables, feta and pesto dressing. Head…

Pancake Day is always the perfect excuse to indulge! This year we’re making it a Pancake Week from 8th-12th February with some sweet and savoury varieties including Wild Mushroom Stroganoff and Crispy Egg and Truffle with dressed rocket. For the sweet-toothed, choose from simple Lemon and…

The Fishpool Inn has joined a list of many high profile gastropubs located throughout the UK. Known as the highlight of the industry’s awards calendar, the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards take place annually and celebrate the very best…

This month we welcome our new Lite Bite Specials, available Monday to Friday from 12pm – 5pm. Perfect for the smaller appetite and easier on the purse strings! Enjoy dishes such as Breaded Whole Tail Scampi with chunky chips and garden…

The Fishpool Inn are celebrating Burns Night with a traditional Scottish menu. Robert Burns was a celebrated Scottish Poet who published his first book of poems in 1786. He went on to produce a number of songs which are still known…

After the indulgences of Christmas, we know many people are opting for lighter dishes and alcohol-free tipples! Our dish of the month is Wild Sea Bass a la Plancha with red pepper coulis, artichokes, blush tomatoes, olives, gem hearts and…

This December, The Fishpool Inn, along with our Nelson Hotels sister properties are treating you to the chance to win up to 100% off your New Year food bill! Dine at any Nelson Hotels’ restaurant throughout December, including The Fishpool…

Of course carols are synonymous with Christmas but there’s something extra Christmassy about carols performed by a brass quintet. Last year we invited the Bollin Brass Quintet to play and they were such a success, this year they are performing…

For our Drink of the Month we’ve aptly chosen a festive, fruity, cocktail called Frosty Night. Consisting of Bombay Gin, Cointreau, half a fresh lemon and half a lime over crushed ice with mint leaves, icing sugar and two glazed…

National Sausage Week returns this week and we fully support any event that champions the great British banger! So for a week starting Monday 2nd November, our Specials board will be featuring three sausage and mash varieties. including Pork & Herb,…

You might remember last month’s competition for a new Fishpool Pizza? Thanks for all your inspired entries. After much deliberation, Debbie Marsden’s suggestion of ‘Apple, Bacon and Gorgonzola’ really captured the Head Chef’s attention. Chef explains. “the Waldorf-style combination of…

Our dish of the month has been inspired by National Curry Week (October 12th-18th). However, instead of putting this delicious dish on just for a week, it will be one of our specials for the whole month! (Don’t we spoil you?)…

It’s National Chocolate Week this October, and since chocolate is universally loved, we had to mark the occasion with a very special dessert. Our Chocoholics Challenge features white chocolate and pistachio cheesecake, double chocolate torte, chocolate filled doughnut and chocolate ice…

In honour of British Food Fortnight at the end of September, we’ve decided to go all patriotic and serve a plank of traditional British puds throughout the whole month! For £14.95 you’ll enjoy this simply mouth-watering selection of desserts, including…

Inspired by our Summer Dish competition winner Karen Clarke, here is our Fishpool spin on this classic Mediterranean dish. Ingredients 2 x cloves garlic 2 onions diced 2 carrots diced 80g chorizo diced 4 chicken breasts diced Equivalent of 2…

One of Cheshire’s leading hospitality groups, Nelson Hotels, has been named in London Stock Exchange’s list of 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain. The family-owned group is being celebrated as one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic small to medium sized…

Last month we launched our Suggest a Summer Dish competition, and we couldn’t resist making our winning Chicken and Prawn Paella (as suggested by Karen Clarke) our Dish of the Month this August. With so many people choosing to ‘staycation’ this…

Our Drink of the Month is the perfect summer aperitif… not to mention another British classic: Pimms. Available by the jug or by the glass, this delicious fruity cocktail is best enjoyed on our sunny terrace! For our Dish of the Month we have…

Summer is in the air! Our quintessentially British “Classic Summer Pudding served with Cornish Clotted Cream” is packed with juicy summer berries and is the perfect flavoursome afterthought to a sunny BBQ or meal. Fancy trying your hand at this…

Our Dish of the Month is from our new menu and is currently going down a storm! “Welsh Valley lamb, roasted rump, harissa spiced couscous, aubergine caviar, Tuscan vegetables, feta cheese and coriander raita”. Head Chef explains: “the flavoursome Welsh Valley lamb…

From our new Spring menu we bring to you our Dish of the Month Grilled Pave of Spiced Loch Duart Salmon, warm salad of crushed avocado, celeriac, chilli, coriander and lime, poached baby gem, heritage tomato and red pepper dressing. Our…

Join us Monday – Friday throughout May and June and enjoy our ‘Tea for a Tenner’ offer when you dine between 3 and 6pm. Choose from either one of our 12″ homemade, woodstone fired, thin crust pizzas; our Pie of the Day…

With the promise of warmer weather we’re excited to introduce our spring menu to The Fishpool, available from Friday 17th April. We’re hoping we can tempt you with tasty starters like our; Atlantic cod kiev, cannellini bean puree and parsley…

In a last salute to winter, our dish of the month is a hearty Ox Cheek Bourguignon, served with creamed potatoes and honey roasted vegetables. This dish will feature on our specials board over the coming weeks. Group Executive chef…

The Fishpool Inn, Delamere has been crowned as ‘Best Tourism Pub’ at an awards ceremony which celebrates excellence and outstanding achievement across Cheshire and Warrington’s tourism businesses. Now in their 8th year, the annual Marketing Cheshire Awards recognise exceptional work…

The pie has long been a popular staple of traditional British cuisine, in fact so much so that our nation has dedicated a whole week to them! Show your patriotism at The Fishpool Inn as we celebrate British Pie Week from 2nd –…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and The Fishpool Inn in Cheshire is pleased to be involved. In support of Breast Cancer Care and in honour of the Breast Cancer iconic pink ribbon, we have a pink themed dessert making…

We recently introduced a new feature to our newsletter (you can sign up at the top of the page!) where our Head Chef, Mark Brooks, shares with you his current favourite dish, whilst another member of our staff offer their…

Cheshire based Nelson Hotels were delighted to raise £193.93 for The Cardiomyopathy Association during their recent pancake week activities. The event between 3-7 March involved all four Nelson Hotels properties donating 10% of all pancake sales to The Great Pancake…

A recently refurbished pub in Cheshire has been crowned Best New Pub in the UK at the 2014 Publican Awards. The Fishpool Inn, Delamere – owned and operated by Nelson Hotels – opened in February 2013 following a comprehensive £2million…

Nelson Hotels are delighted to be supporting The Great Pancake Party and turning Pancake Day into a delicious week-long event to help raise funds for the Cardiomyopathy Association. If you follow any of the Nelson Hotels properties on Facebook you…

Nelson Hotels are delighted to be supporting The Great Pancake Party and turning Pancake Day into a delicious week-long event to help raise funds for the Cardiomyopathy Association. Next month The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel, The Pheasant Inn, The Bear’s Paw…

Read on to find out about Paul Walker- Roberts’ loves and loathes in the world of hospitality!… Where did you grow up? Born and bred in Chester. Schooled and grew up in Christleton. I started working at the tender age…

This quintessential British tradition has suddenly become very ‘en vogue’ once again! So here at The Fishpool Inn, we are following in the footsteps of our sister hotel- the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa in Chester whose afternoon tea collection…

Look what we spotted in July’s issue of Cheshire Life– A lovely thank you letter from Mr & Mrs Jones following their recent visit to The Fishpool Inn! We were delighted to read their compliment on the ‘delicious meals’ and that…

Read on to discover Cheshire Life’s, Ray King’s take on the Fishpool Inn during his recent visit to the new venue… “There’s a good all-day menu with starters, salads, superior sandwiches up to 6pm. You are spoilt for choice if…

Nestled in the heart of Delamere forest you will discover a hidden wooden adventure-land. Perched high up in the trees are platforms, rope bridges and zip wires ready to transform you into a modern day Tarzan. The Fishpool Inn recently…

When Nelson Hotels sought to fit their new venue, The Fishpool Inn with a suitable kitchen, a sustainable all- electric cooking range was at the top of the wish list. The aim was to create a state of the art,…

He opened The Pheasant and The Bear’s Paw…..now Mark Brooks is opening The Fishpool Inn as Head Chef and we can’t wait to see his success continue and creativity flourish. After 10 years with Nelson Hotels, we thought you might…

Following an impressive 12 month renovation project and £2.9m investment, family-owned, Cheshire-based hotel group Nelson Hotels have finally announced the opening of their newest property – The Fishpool Inn. This dramatic yet sympathetic transformation of the former quaint country property,…

Lister Carter is a bespoke design and fit-out company based in Chester. They work with independent clients from Michelin star restaurants and gastro pubs to boutique shops. All their clients have one thing in common and that is a passion…

With an impressive £1 million refurbishment and extension now well underway to develop the quaint country property into a delectable gastro pub to meet the standards of its other three, first-class properties – The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa near…