Restaurant Reviews: The Hat & Feathers, Clarkenwell, London

Last night, Snarf (boyfriend) & I celebrated our 2 year anniversary, and we wanted to celebrate! As usual Snarf & I left it until the last minute to discuss plans – Sunday night to be precise (our anniversary was on Tuesday). After a quick discussion, we decided to go for a meal – the only other options were Bloomsbury Bowling lanes or something along those lines, hardly very romantic. Very quickly, we decided on The Hat & Feathers.

We had passed by the derelict shell of the building that is now very proudly The Hat & Feathers on many occasions in our two years together, guessing what the place was going to be, was it going to be a gastro pub? A drinks only pub? A restaurant? We had no idea, then 4 months ago, we noticed that it was finally open, and decided that we needed to try it at some point, but just never got round to it, now seemed as good a time as any, so Snarf got out his blueberry thingy and checked the tinter-net for some reviews & noticed that toptable.com was offering 50% off food – job done, it was booked.

~Getting there~

It is really easy to find, the closest tube station is Barbican, come out of the station, and turn left, towards Clerkenwell Road, you will get to the cross roads (Prt, Starbucks & Pizza Express are all on the corner), The Hat & Feathers are opposite – this will take you about 4 mins (it took me 4 mins and I was wearing ridiculous shoes!). Alternatively you can go to Old Street or Farringdon tube station, it is still within walking distance.

Hat & Feathers

2 Clerkenwell Road

London

EC1M 5PQ

~The mood~

I arrived at The Hat and Feathers at about 7:15, we were due to have dinner at 8, but I quite fancied a drink (Snarf was running a bit late because he’s Snarf) before we ate. Going through the doors you arrive in the bar area. There is a big wooden bar in the middle & the room is sort of split into two sections, by a big arch. The first thing I noticed was that it was non-smoking, but on closer inspection, only half of the pub is non-smoking, so I very swiftly moved to the smoky half of the bar (ah go on, let me enjoy it whilst I can!).

The dcor is lovely, you can tell it is all very new and that someone has thrown a lot of money at the place. After our meal, we were sitting at the bar talking to the Matre d’ and have discovered that they have tried to restore the place, as accurately as possible, to its original splendour. Coving lines the top of every wall & ceiling join, which has had gold leaf applied,

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