The Federal Bar

went here on a sat night, wasn't to packed. the vibe was really nice and the staff was so lovely. The portions sizes are great! they close at 12 but they are not rude about it. They let us know that they closed at 12 and if we still wanted to hang out they have an upstairs bat that is open till 2. I thought that was really nice of them to mention. you should definitely go here I cant see anything wrong with it! thank you guys for the lovely service

This was my first time visiting and I really enjoyed the vibe. They offer indoor and outdoor seating. And on this evening when we visited there was a live comedy show. I dined in with my fiancee. We shared the buffalo style cauliflower as a starter, while I had their short rib, and my fiancee had the lamb chops. The dishes were alright. I really liked my short rib, however the lamb chops were a bit smaller than my fiancee was expecting and she felt they lacked some seasoning. Overall the service was nice, our plates were served promptly and hot and we had a pleasant evening.

Had kind of a weird experience at The Federal Bar. Visited there a little after 2pm on a Wednesday. When we got there, the bar tender seemed kind of annoyed. Told us to sit anywhere. We picked a booth by the window. We then sat there for about 10 minutes before anyone came over to take a drink order. We were about to leave when our server finally came over with some waters, and was about to run off again before we called him back so we could order some drinks. We got our drink orders in, and then a little later on ordered food. I think the waiter was just busy with other things, but once he got his tasks in order he was very attentive and had great suggestions on the drinks and food. The burger and cocktail I had were fantastic. The weird part of our visit was that at one point as we were sitting there enjoying our food and beverages, a guy from the bar, not an employee, but a patron, came over to our table and said the bar tender asked him to check on us. To see if we needed anything. We asked why the bar tender couldn't have done that and he said because she was busy. We just told the guy we were good, finished our drinks and meals and got the check. Still not sure who that guy was or why an employee would ask a customer to check on other customers. Otherwise, the food was amazing, the drinks were amazing, and the environment was really cool.

The food was decent - service was good. No complaints there. Beware of the "Optional" charge that they put on your bill automatically. I noticed it as I was closing out. I won't be going back because of it. It's a bit disingenuous to call something optional if you don't ask and require patrons to go through the humiliation of asking for it to be taken off of the bill. Ask first, or raise your prices to reflect your costs.