The entire venue is a perfectly blended cocktail of period class and modern London glamour with a smooth twist of sophistication. The Georgian fine dining rooms once again trickle class from every original piece of cornicing on the absurdly high ceilings. The curved windows of the Victorian Bar flicker beneath authentic gas lights as the staff whip up a storm behind the bar.
I've been wanting to go to the Hat and Feathers for two reasons, one it was lovingly restored by craftsmen, well that's what I thought each day I passed by when it was being re-built, and two the ambiance of a traditional local pub. Well I was dissappointed on both accounts. The exterior seems to have been restored well but inside it's all very faux pine/orange. There wasn't a traditional pub feel inside. I'd booked to dine at 1 up in the restaurant. We were expected, thankfully as there were 4 christmas lunches booked in. The decor is lovely and the tables are well set and not too close together. Plenty of space to walk around. Menu's are handed to us and the fare really pleasingly varied. We'd chosen almost immediately but no one came to take our order for some time, probably about 15-20 minutes. When they did they were attentive and pleasant, our drinks were served and we continued talking. After a long while our drinks depleated and still no food; watching the other diners and they too were waiting a long time for their food. It arrived almost 45 minutes after sitting down. We hadn't had a starter. (Most of my lunch hour is now over.) The food was marvellous and really tasty exactly as the menu. The side orders were ample, but the Winter vegetables weren't very appealing, looks wise they were all shrivelled up, tasted fine though. We took our time but were finished by about 20 minutes later, it's nouvelle, so not much on the plate. We then waited again for ages to order our pudding, they didn't have one of the listed deserts so another was chosen, we waited again for the pudding to appear, it's now nearly 1 hour 40 mins since coming in, the pudding appears and we eat and ask for the bill. A full two hours to be served lunch! The food was great and I didn't say anything about the wait. But if you are going here please leave plenty of time to be waited on, they are willing and probably working their little socks off but I didn't have 2 hours for lunch. It was £85 for two with only 1 water and 1 beer.
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