The Federal

800 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale
(954) 901-6412

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hello hii

Stumbled upon this gem while my kids were iceskating over the weekend. The staff was super friendly and the food was amazing! Definitely coming back!

Jenna Wright

Becca provided amazing service today! She was friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was perfect throughout our lunch. The food was fresh, delicious, and came out quickly. She made the whole experience enjoyable, and I’ll definitely be coming back. Thank you, Becca, for the excellent service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amanda

What a great spot! We were craving some burgers and The Federal delivered! We were a group of 5, all food ordered tasted good. My burger was to die for. I wish I had saved some space for desserts. Our server told us they are delicious, but we were too full. Service was spot on and the restaurant itself felt great. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Olivia Chy

This place has so much potential but the service is terrible. Been here twice this month and the first time we had a young man who seemed like he was genuinely trying but he kept getting everything wrong. Decided to give it another shot last night. THey had trivia which was fun and a great atmosphere. The sliders special is great. The server we had yesterday, I believe her name was Amber, has the worst attitude. We tried to crack jokes with her to make her smile and stuff but she was miserable. Any time we asked for anything she seemed so irritated. She rarely checked on us, every time we needed something we needed to call her over. It was a terrible experience. Also she refused to separate our checks and was very rude about it. I don't plan on going back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Sara DeSouza

Thank you for the secret menu dessert (last one)! Can't wait to try the next one. Always excellent service by the Tylers.

Giuseppe Moretti

Fun experience skating with the girls on Sunday. Come visit Anicia for a great experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bella Russell

I had been hearing about this place for a while and finally made it in and I’m so glad! Everyone was right, great food and great service, we had Becca as our server and all her recommendations were spot on! I just got a beer but the rest of my party said the cocktails were perfect! Cool to watch people on the rink while relaxing. Hidden gem for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

jasmine

Great service, great food and fun atmosphere. Rebecca rocks as well ask for her if you want an amazing experience every time!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Insurance and Tags

If you looking for good food, music and energy this is it. The federal burger is juicy and delicious.Tyler B and Syd are amazing making the drinks. This is a HIDDEN GEM. It’s a must in Fort Lauderdale! 🔥

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelsey Bell

It is always a pleasure being served by Donald! I have had him many times. He has great energy and very knowledgeable on the dishes for recommendations. Food came out quick and Donald always made sure our cups were full! We got the Salmon and Bibimap Bowl. Thank you 😊

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shirley Anne Goguen

Burger is great.ask for fries well done :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bradford Barnes

We always enjoyed going and having dinner at the restaurant. Always when we had out of town guests coming in we would take them there. It was something different. The food has always been the same as your typical bar food, but it was always good. The drinks were good and the service is good. And our most recent visit in March the food was absolutely disgusting. The restaurant was empty. We were there at a game night. I was wondering why it was so empty. Obviously people have discovered the food is gross. It’s too bad because the service is really good. The atmosphere is always fun. They need to look for new cooks or just close the restaurant until they have New cooks. I was still recommend to have a drink and take in. The sites is a great experience. Just don’t eat the food. Gross disgusting horrible I could go on forever to tell you how bad it was.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Alan Jefferson

Another great evening at the federal! Highly recommend burger night on Wednesday :-) the servers went out of their way to help us. I'd like to especially thank BRIAN for his attention!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michelle B

We happened upon The Federal before DSO at the War Memorial Auditorium. We thoroughly enjoyed our quick bite and cocktail before the show. It is set up with windows to view the ice arena and courts outside from the inside tables. We ordered a few snacks. The buffalo dip was good, the chicken sliders were a win and chicken tenders and truffle fries were delicious. Our only dip in the review was because we actually changed our order from sliders to tenders but ended up with both. Don't worry, we did enjoy them... so nothing wasted but it was confusion in communication. We also waited quite a bit to order so that was the reason for the 4 instead of a 5 star rating. We enjoyed our visit and it was a perfect stop before the show.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Brian Rapko

Went to lunch post-work to celebrate the US hockey gold win and get a personal patch on a jersey. Food was great as usual. Had a perfectly mixed margarita for National Margarita Day courtesy of our server (and bartender) Tyler Bo.. (an absolute pleasure sir ๐Ÿซก). Was a great way to start my weekend! Ty FTL fam.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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