Plume of Feathers in Stafford

Notice on T V text actor Neil Morrisey quits pub after 10 years . will be missed

Lovely family pub Dogs allowed . Next to the canal and village of Barlaston. Milk bar milkshakes near by .fresh milk and eggs . Quaint village and Downs Bank 10 minutes away protected park and dog walking.

Absolutely amazing service from the lady serving our table the fish and chips i had well the fish was delightful and massive so I took some home for my dog. I certainly will be returning and highly recommend.

Always amazing, we visit quite often one of our favourites

Not often I’m blown away by a pub but The Plume of feathers did just that. My pie was exceptional, so was my dessert and the price was very reasonable. The guy who talk my order had a personality, a rare quality in staff today. Already looking forward to eating there again.

Ate here last Thursday,as usual food was of a great standard, service was great,try the lemon meringue it is wonderful, won't be long before we go again.

Very busy. But there was no waiting for food .very well looked after.

No fault to us. The rail crossing was broken down , and the barriers were down would not go up .so we had to find a new root to get to the pub . We phone them sorry we would be late sorry to say we was 30 mins late for our table . When we arrived we were told we had to eat at the bar . We were asked to pay first. The starter (The Plume Mezze) looked delicious, but "warm lavash" was stone cold.

First time here at lunch time was busy food was good value beer was good and a decent price staff were very friendly would definitely go back. Might try a Sunday lunch nxt time looks decent price.

Went for a birthday meal and service and food was excellent! I had the pie which was full of meat and the chips were very tasty!!

Good food & beer, prompt service nice space. My happy medium if smart vs casual. Reasonable prices, large portions, veggies & meat eaters both happy!

My wife and I visited the Plume in mid February, booking in at 7.30. The food was very good as was the service and overall we had a most enjoyable evening. The night was marred however when the dessert menus arrived about 9.10. Whereas the other three members of our party have a sweet tooth I prefer to finish my meal off with an americano and perhaps a liquor. However, when I requested a coffee I was told that this was unavailable due to the coffee machine being turned off! Bearing in mind that there were several other tables still eating I find this a little strange to say the least. I have emailed The Plume twice for an explanation but am still waiting for a response. Surely the machine should be left on until the last guest leaves or volunteer to make an instant coffee to keep your customer happy. The lack of response from The Plume is most disappointing.

As a regular customer of 20 years. Today I had the cottage pie. It was £17 and absolutely awful. It’s the first meal at the plume in all these years that was terrible. Sorry for writing this review however no one should have to eat such a poor mea

Went to the Plume for a family meal and while our order was being taken, we mentioned my partner had an oat allergy. The fine print on the menu said to look at our allergen chart for more details but we were never provided one. The waitress instead dashed to the kitchen to ask if my partners starter was free of oats/contamination. Her main was never checked for the same allergy. However as we stated the allergy before hand, we believed the food would come out allergy free. As my partner was half way through her main, she began to have a reaction! Luckily we had antihistamines with us but my partner remained uncomfortable nonetheless. We were also missing a scotch egg with our starter and our beer was flat. As this was a birthday meal, nobody wanted to make a scene and put a downer on the night. However I felt very disappointed after our visit to the plume.

Service good but slow - nice if you have the afternoon to spare but took too long to get food out - as a table of two ordering a main upon arrival and a dessert straight after finishing the main, it took nearly 2 hrs

Friendly but a little touristy. Good moorings tho

Fantastic Sunday roast, great service, lovely staff.

Amazing food, great prices, good service, lovely atmosphere

Enjoyed a great meal with 3 friends, the food was spot on. The service was fantastic too (thanks Milly).

Fantastic food and Milly really looked after us even after we decided to have a starter after we had already ordered our mains.

My parents came here for a birthday dinner and couldn’t fault the service, food or quality they received. Would recommend to anybody to go, staff were so helpful and would give 100/10 if possible. The gammon was perfect.

Lovely food good service good atmosphere...random pick on the way back from the lake district. Easily accessible. No complaints really enjoyable.

Went here with family 22nd February, the food was amazing, I had a plate off the small menu and it was still a good size meal.Will definitely returning to try other foods on the menu

Absolutely no music! Shit atmosphere in the bar need the music up!! Everyone you meet new or old customers agree But rally good food and staff

Wonderful food, service and comfort

Today was a dull miserable day outside but as soon as we entered the bar it was warm and welcoming. I usually book a table in the restaurant but today it was fully booked (a good sign), We decided to order at the bar off the light bite menu. Excellent food, upbeat atmosphere and prompt service. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Wow, never knew Neil Morrissey owned a pub till it popped up on facebook a few weeks ago! As a huge fan of Neil since Rocky in "Boon" and of course "Men behaving badly" etc I pretty much watch everything he does. So although it was a 90 minute drive away me and my husband booked a table for today Sat 15/02/25. What a fabulous place kitted out with NM memorobilia which I took lots of pics😁 fantastic food, super friendly staff and super cosy atmosphere, we were really impressed and will definatly be coming back. My only big dissappointment was Neil Morrissey wasnt there☹️☹️☹️☹️Lol.. I hope to return on a day when he is, I would love to meet him, think hes lovely❤️Would highly reccommend "The Plume of feathers"..you wont be disappointed..but maybe slightly if Neil isnt there lol

Beautiful pub with great food. I had the Cypriot halloumi fries (3 thick slices) to start which tasted delicious, even the salad did too which it came with. For the main, I had the oak smoked chicken & cider braised ham hock pie - one of the best pies I have ever eaten. The pastry was perfect and light. The pie was so full with filling it was definitely worth the money! The smoked cheddar mash was on top of the pie and the cabbage with the chicken velouté tasted lovely too. For dessert, I had the crème brûlée - this was delicious and a generous portion. The shortcake biscuit on the side was a nice accompaniment. I have only scored 4 stars for service as I had to wait for my dessert for a while whilst the rest of the table had theirs with no explanation. I had to ask a waitress (who I hadn't seen before) who looked clueless and then proceeded to carry on in & out of the kitchen without acknowledging what I had asked and then seemed to remember when she saw me looking at her. I heard her mention at the bar something about "was it put through on the till?" with still no one updating me with what had happened. This did seem quite unprofessional as I just felt ignored but my dessert did eventually come out. A member of my family was also charged £3 extra for katsu curry sauce that never came out with their meal but this was took off the bill when we mentioned it. Apart from this, the lady who took our orders at the table was lovely and friendly. The men who took us to our table, set it up and got us a child seat were also lovely and friendly. Overall, the food quality was amazing and I would definitely come back again to try some of the other dishes. There are toilet facilities which were clean. Car parking was free with plenty of spaces available. There is also an accessibility ramp to the main entrance.

I cannot fault this place. Good, service, cleanliness, and atmosphere were all top notch.

Wow! Extraordinary - menu concise and interesting, delivered product even better, Superb advert for proper pub - well done

I felt compelled to write this review after a very postive experience in the restaurant last night. The lady that served us (brown hair) was vert charismatic and personable. She presented options and gave advice. The menu list was exceptional. The food it self was delicous. Big portions. On time and very reasonably priced. Would love to come back. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

First visit here Had the pie and bubble .excellent definitely go back again 😋

Food was excellent lots of doggies which I loved . Service great 👍

Great pub with great food at a good price and a few different beers on tap. Dogs welcome along with the friendly locals. One negative thing was that there was a spillage in the bar that sat unattended for a while. I asked a staff member for a mop. He turned up with a roll of paper, and together we mopped it up.

Excellent. Refreshing change to find that vegetarian options are not the same prices as the meat options. Only small bugbear was the length of time it took for someone to attend to us once we arrived. We had booked a table but despite standing at the "please wait here to be seated" station, no one spoke to us for several minutes. We ended up asking at the bar. Although I acknowledge it was busy, it only takes a second for one of the staff to say someone will be with you soon...

Very nice pub. The quality of food is excellent for the price, particularly the Sunday roasts, and there's a decent drinks selection. It's usually busy, which is unsurprising given the value for money on offer.

Nice food, good service. No atmosphere

Great food, great portion size. Just a great place to go for food food

Great food, good value and good service. Would highly recommend!

Lovely place, atmosphere is so nice! Staff were lovely too

First time at this eatery deff not disappointed. Staff were very polite and helpful. Food was superb and plentiful right from the starters to the desserts. The menu even consisted of a smaller portion options for the less robust eaters even those portions were more than ample. Deff will make the trip back again.

Great place allways fab atmosphere. My dog loves it . Staff are the best around.

I was looking forward to a nice juicy steak, what I got was like a bit of old shoe leather. Terrible food.

Nice pub, dog friendly in the bar area, log fire. Restaurant room is big but less cosy. Food is decent earty food with a good choice ranging from snacks to steaks. I particularly like the Boatman's platter for lunch - and the onion rings are divine. Recently I had the duck burritos which were new to me on the menu. Large portion of nice food. I ordered a medium wine and it came in a huge glass which looked ridiculous, they didn't have smaller ones. All in all a good place to eat, lots of parking and opportunity to walk by the canal.

The young barman who greeted us is excellent and a asset to the business, extremely polite and his customer service is on point. We ordered food and drinks and I didn’t realise there was a vegetarian and non vegetarian poke bowl. I didn’t specify thinking it was just vegetarian. When it arrived with chicken I explained the situation and offered to pay for another meal. This was rectified at no additional cost. We love the Plume and visit for both food and sometimes just a drink. It’s a great place to cycle or kayak to in the summer being locate in the canal. The staff are very welcoming and the food is always great too. Best wishes to all the staff. Mr Dimbleby

Always have a lovely meal here, both me and my wife or with family. Quality food, and good real ales always on cask. Staff always friendly. A lovely clean and tidy place. Really recommend going there. Best to book at peak times to save disappointment.

Asked if they could accommodate 9 people for a special birthday meal and the Plume said yes! I arrived to a very warm welcome and was shown to where the party would be seated, offered a drink and then they waited for the rest of the party to arrive. We all ordered and when the food arrive we were amazed, absolutely fantastic. Starters fantastic, mains fantastic and they served us with our own birthday cake after with no issues. If you are ever near the Plume call in, you won't be disappointed, the staff were faultless, the chefs are talented and the management respect their customers. Thank you to everyone for making our night a special night.

I came here on the 30th November and wow I was amazed . Starting of with the wide choice of ales and gins me and my husband were really impressed. We were served by Alfie and he always continued to make sure our drinks were full and had impeccable customer service skills, however he did look like the only person doing something as the rest of the staff were standing around chatting. We then spoke to a manager in a white t shirt because we complained about the noise coming from the bar area, once again he was extremely apologetic and very kind to us. I was a bit disappointed with the food as I was told they had ran out of the seafood linguine and the creme brûlée, but the standard of the food was nothing to complain about, big portions and very tasty! Thank you to the wonderful staff!

We were really looking forward to our visit having read reviews. We should have stayed at home. Positive large quantities. Negatives - arrived at 7 pm having booked a table for four. We all had starters, duck wrapped in oatcake and scotch egg, gave it 7/10. I ordered the seafood linguine special however was told they had sold out at 7pm? I opted for Katsu chicken as an alternative, daughter veg katsu. Both ok nothing special. Husband and son in law had steak awarded it 8/10. It seems only one person could take the drink orders and we had to ask repeatedly to order drinks as they kept forgetting to come back to take the order. Desert - three of us ordered crème brûlée however at 830 pm they only had one left? Pub is looking a bit tired could do with redecorating. The waiting staff were pleasant but all very young and were unable to expand with details of the drinks menu for example didn’t know what larger or cider they sold. Meal and drinks came just short of £200, sorry but we won’t be returning.

Fantastic food and service. The beef pie is incredible with the bubble and squeak and the slightly different crispy kale. (Would be better not crispy) Also on previous visits the gammon and fish is also very good. All big portions and the one price for all is a brilliant idea. Special mention to the staff. (Leanne especially) they are on ball and very accommodating. Very well run by the deputy manager. It’s quite clear who owns the pub but don’t let that put you off going here it’s fantastic.

Lovely place to stop off for a cuppa during our canalside walk

Lovely Sunday lunch. Shame the Yorkshire pudding was very cold and soggy.

Food was really good and plenty of choice

Excellent lunch . Lovely gravy veg perfect Staff very friendly . Thank you Will be back thank you

Agreat selection of drinks with a good atmosphere and a nice clean environment

Lovely atmosphere and great service. Staff are always very friendly and welcoming

Had a lovely catch up with friends,excellent food and service,menu was different with good options, 😋

Great food ,great portions love this place

We only had hot drinks, so can't comment on food. A good location beside the canal and is dog friendly.

Great place. Warm and welcoming. Friendly staff. Well worth a visit.

Outstanding, the food and service was brilliant.

Great pub with a nice atmosphere.

Food was very good but portions too big for us. Made good take-home parcels though! 6 of us seated in a nice cosy intimate space. We had to ask to be served as we had waited a good while and no one had come to us. The one big complaint was the attitude of the staff who served us, one at the bar and 2 at the table. They were quite sullen and not one of them was smiling or welcoming. One came and just pushed between us saying "I'll just remove your starters cutlery" as we weren't using it. She could have said an 'excuse me' or 'do you mind' . The young lad who brought food out from the kitchen was fine but then the plates were just whisked away without a smile or any "chat" such as "I hope you all enjoyed your meal". I would have mentioned these points to the manager but it was the manager who served us!!!!!

Honestly one of the worst meals out I have ever had. Should’ve left immediately when the restaurant manager (green dress and blonde hair) completely ignored and refused to address us when another member of staff asked her if there was a table available. We ended up sitting in the bar area, which was still very nice. All the staff were so miserable and it genuinely made me feel uncomfortable eating there. The menu sounds amazing, but we found the meals to be extremely overpriced. My boyfriend had the duck leg burrito and you couldn’t taste any duck in there, I had seafood linguine and all it came with was prawns. The triple cooked chips most definitely are not triple cooked 🤣. At no point did any member of staff come and check on us and even when our plates were collected with some meals barely touched- no effort was made to check what was wrong. I recommended this place for a family meal because of all the great reviews. We spent a lot of money on average food and absolutely awful customer service.

Food is always delicious here and good portions. The food is cooked fresh and to order, so there is sometimes a wait for the food, but better this way than bought-in, precooked meals. Good menu choice and the option for smaller plates, although these are always generous.

I had heard so much about this pub but found it a bit disappointing. One of the steaks we ordered was so over cooked, we had to ask for another one, which fortunately came back as ordered. My own meal was nothing special

Call in on a regular basis while walking the dog. food, always consistently good and fantastic price stock proper beer as well

Cannot fault the food, been many times and never failed to impress

Ordered the roast beef Sunday lunch. More than I'd normally pay at £17 each but was worth it. Plenty of beef and tasted delicious.

Excellent beef pie. Ok selection of beers

Only had coffee but it was lovely

Great place for a good meal. Milly was lovely and friendly. Only thing that marred it was Lemon merangue was not home cooked pie but shop bought.

We like canal holidays and always look for a friendly pub that does good food. That's the Plume of Feathers. The food was excellent, especially the Scotch Egg starter. We found the service to be fine. We went back again - you don't do that if you've been disappointed first time round. The only slight negative was the look of the place from outside. It's a bit '1970's estate pub'. Also, I really don't care who owns the business. Perhaps fewer mentions of Mr Morissey's name in the menu descriptions....??

Went for lunch, ordered a Sunday dinner and two gluten free meals. Excellent service by Alexa. Will definitely return.

One of the most enjoyable lunches we have had in a long time.  Laila who looked after us was charm personified.  Thank you. Bitter experience and a feeling of being 'had' has led us to be inclined to reject any restaurant that is endorsed by a celebrity, particularly a celebrity chef.  We have a similar reaction any establishment with the tyre.  A Michelin award in our experience been an overpriced, average experience. The You Tube channel 'Gary Eats' is increasingly our culinary Oracle.  Gary rated The Plume of Feathers and he was spot on.  Generous portions.  The small plates looked like big plates to us.  A small eater I just had a starter, Puducherry Scotch egg (following Gary's choices) and triple cooked chips with salad.  Husband's choices were the starter of Gunpowder Sweet Chill Spiced Fish and small plate Lamb Kofta. Fantastic food, nice atmosphere, (apart from a chap who insisted on incessantly talking VERY LOUDLY, reading out every menu item  - were we glad when his food arrived to keep him quiet!), calming decor and attentive service. Thankfully my Mother in Law lives locally.  I feel we may increase the number of visits. Sent from Outlook for Android

Really good pub. Excellent service very friendly. Food really good. Steak pie to die for.

Why plastering somebody's name all over the building, all the signs, the menu - even most of the dishes and various places on the walls adds anything for the rest of us I can't imagine Of the four meals of our party had one was very good one mediocre and two had poor elements. The advertised beer on the board on the wall and the bar that's excited wasn't available - one that had somebody's name in it may or may not have been. I guess lots of people must like it because we arrived at lunch time and there were no available tables until we had waited around for another 4 to depart. Not the equal in price or delivery of some other pubs we visited on the canal

Only had a simple sandwich and chips but it well well presented and cooked correctly. Very nice

Excellent food, good service, nice feeling. We didn't expect a lot as its. 'Just a pub' but it was much better than our expectations. The menu choice was really good for a pub, quite diverse. Would thoroughly recommend it. Will definitely go again. Neil Morrisey should be very proud of his pub and his staff.

After having just the most amazing meal, we decided to have some late drinks in the bar…We personally got let down by our taxi firm…🤦🏼 NOT TO FEAR 😊. As our night was saved by Leanne who managed to get us home last thing… Thank you so much Leanne for saving us that night.. never forgotten what a superstar 🤩 🙏🏼. Leanne made our whole experience all that better.. A fantastic above & beyond service..

Starter very nice Steak was very good , chips average 2 lots of salad ? Deserts again very nice Overall my meal was ok , My wife had the belly pork , very good 👍

Nice pub, clean and tidy. Good selection of beer, larger and cider. Not a huge amount of atmosphere, but still nice enough, and very close to the canal

Discovered this great pub today, excellent food, very cozy pub area with lots of locals. Very good cappuccino and the canal right next to the pub is perfect for hiking.

This is a fantastic pub, food not too posh, but filling and good value.

Positive aspects first:- Staff very polite and friendly. Quality of the food A1 Poor aspects:- Food overpriced and this reflects on the number people eating in the bar area. Atmosphere! Dead, there's a fire place and it should be utilized. For a Saturday evening it should be very popular but the high price of the food is making people think twice.

Lovely atmosphere at this pub and the chicken poke bowl with sweet potato fries was lovely! I do find the ‘Neil Morrisey’ proclamation in their branding a bit naff though…. Also they have a gin menu which describes how each gin should be served and with a specific garnish and when my husband ordered one of the gins for me, he had to ask for a garnish - and a slice of lemon was provided which wasn’t the recommended garnish for the gin. Service was patchy but friendly enough although tables were left uncleared and unwiped and the young man that wiped ours on request seemed never to have wiped a table before!

I loved this pub by the canal found about it thanks to country house gent went there with my cousin sadly he died now nice memories of my cousin there beer was nice never met Neil Morrissey i can't really rate the food because i never tried it but I'm sure it's delicious check this place out

After a nice walk along the canal they serve lovely coffees

Food ordered wrong sandwich. Ordered lager Shandy's. Wrong lager dash very disappointed

We had a delicious Sunday lunch and the service was great. We'd had an issue at our last visit and Paul the General Manager handled it excellently and professionally. 1st class customer service. We will come back with friends. Thank you. 😊

Nice pub, not really a drinking pub, though. The pub quiz on a Sunday is good fun and finishes early enough to go to work the next day.

Amazing service. Friendly. Lovely food and very reasonable prices for a upmarket menu

Wow what a great pub. The food is amazing and the service was excellent. We will definitely be calling again as we pass in a few weeks time on our boat.

Amazing food!!!! You won't be disappointed.

Great food, great food service. Bar was rather slow.

Great family pub nice hot food. Great service

Had a lovely lunch here midweek.

Food very mediocre. Very slow service. Not as good as last time we visited

I had fish on a French stick with chips, fish was good chips like doorstoppers. Beer(morisseys blond wasn't on unfortunately but pedigree was superb, the barman asked me if I wanted my pint topped up(of course) which was nice as I am fed up of asking in other pubs

Really enjoyed the small fish and chips