Featherblade — Restaurant in England

Visited for a friend's birthday, a party of 7, booked for 8. The restaurant is quite small maybe around 8 tables. We had one of the two long benches.

Food is a similar offering to that of Flat Iron, which I've dined at a few times in London although Featherblade doesn't offer anything unique and is slightly more expensive than the London rival.

I went for the Featherblade steak which had a nice flavour albeit a little tough but this is to be expected for the type of cut, reasonably priced at £15. Accompanied by chips which were also good and a generous portion at that.

I ordered creamed spinach for a side, as too did 3 of the party. However, after ordering we were informed there were only two left which was a bit disappointing given our booking was at 730pm on a Saturday, I would expect a restaurant to cater appropriately to avoid this situation. I did end up having some of my friend's and it was excellent, the best I have had in fact. Instead i ordered prawns in sweet chilli which was ok but the sauce tasted very much like the bottle of blue dragon I have in the fridge at home.

Lastly, and the main reason for this 3 star review, our table was somehow double booked so after have placed our order, a party of 4 arrived and we were told politely to move up, i couldnt believe it, never have I experienced this before when dining out. We obliged and later in the evening another table became available and the other party moved there. Whilst pleasant enough it was an extremely tight fit and rather uncomfortable. The waitress tried to rectify the situation by offering us a free round of shots. Whilst i don't personally drink, the gesture was appreciated, and my friend had to have 2 shots instead. However, I got the impression the waitress didn't ok this with the manager as we were getting some glaring looks whilst the situation was being explained behind the bar.

Suffice to say we didn't tip and I cant say i have any intention to...

It was our first time visiting Featherblade for our date, and we ordered two patties and a macaroni cheese, both of which were very nice. The staff were friendly and accommodating; however, the atmosphere was not great.

A family had booked half the restaurant for a birthday party. The music was extremely loud, to the point where we couldn’t hear each other, and people were constantly walking around us, brushing against us, and standing over our table. On occasion, their hair even brushed onto our table, which made us feel uncomfortable.

It was unpleasant for anyone who wasn’t part of that booking. I could hear the table next to us also expressing frustration with the volume of the music, as the speaker was directly above them. We eventually moved tables as soon as another became available, and the staff were helpful and understanding.

We’re writing this review not to discredit the restaurant or its staff but to suggest that, in the future, better systems are put in place for events like birthday parties. This would help ensure a more pleasant experience for other diners. It would have been preferable if the restaurant had contacted us to adjust our booking, given that such an event was taking place at the same time.

We would recommend this restaurant for its food and staff, but we hope the atmosphere will be improved in similar situations...

My friend and I have been here a few times and have always enjoyed it. Last night though we felt let down. The wine bottle arrived opened already which I didn’t like. When I asked the waitress why it was opened already she mumbled an answer. I should have asked for a fresh bottle but didn’t. We both ordered off the wall (TBone for me @ £45 and Fillet for her @ £30). My steak was nicely cooked, but her fillet was underdone. She’s too polite to say anything which is a shame. The chips were cold (replaced quickly) but all the other sides were good and tasty. I ordered the sundae for dessert which was nice; although you can tell it’s all pre made and lives in a freezer until ordered(?). What let’s this place down is the service. We didn’t pay any service charge as we didn’t feel the meal warranted any; also it’s not automatically added onto the bill. No one came to ask us how our food was, whether we’d like to order another bottle of wine etc.

We both agreed we...