Out on County Road 307, there’s a joint just off of Highway 6, a long drive from the bustling nightlife on the Square.
Open Thursday through Sunday, Mr. Feather’s was created to offer a different, more Southern experience to weekends in Oxford.
Scott Michael, owner of Rooster’s Blues House, Jared Foster, chef and owner of LandShark Crawfish and manager Zach Clolinger came together to open Oxford’s first honky tonk on Aug. 20.
“Country music is just extremely popular and I thought that it would be a good idea to have a bar with a country theme,” Michael said.
Making good use of both their indoor and outdoor stage, Mr. Feather’s hosts country karaoke on Thursday and has live country music on Friday and Saturday with live acoustic sets outside on Sunday.
The restaurant, bar and country music venue has a pool room with a brand new pool table and are planning to add lawn games such as Cornhole and ring toss to their back patio area. Its restaurant offers selections like hand-cut steaks, catfish, shrimp and crawfish bites made from french bread stuffed with crawfish, cheese and vegetables.
Michael said Mr. Feather’s plans to introduce line dancing in the near future and is available for private parties.
“We have had lots of success with private parties,” Michael said. “We recommend that you check our Facebook page before you come out because we have lots of corporations and University organizations wanting to rent out the place.”
With a building nearer to Oxford communities that bypasses the typical bar setting, Mr. Feather’s has received positive reviews thus far.
“I like that there’s a new place to eat and hang out at so close to my apartment,” Malachi Shinault, a junior integrated marketing and communications major, said.
“I’d like to thank Wells Gate and the surrounding neighbors that have supported us so far, “ Foster said.
“We are grateful and look forward to what’s in the future for us.”
“The response to what we’re doing seems to be going over really well. People are looking for something a little bit different and we gave it a shot,” Michael said. “So far we are pleased.”
