Reviews for The Historic Downtowner in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Such a lovely experience sitting by the water! Ray was an amazing waiter too. I came by myself and it was exactly what I wanted-... good food, pretty views, and a low key vibe. Read more

Great place to pull up your boat and enjoy some oysters and a drink. Seating inside and outside. I recommend you coming to what... I believe is the oldest restaurant in Ft Lauderdale?. Friendly and helpful staff . Dog friendly. Read more

We came for the boat viewing and they had great Sunday drink specials and good food! We even saw a boat we were going to buy a... few years ago pass by. Relaxing environment and great reminder of why we live here! Been here for several private events aswell in the Maxwell room in the back. Read more

My Hamburger was great with the Bacon jelly! We ate right on the water. Captain Bob recommended we came here and he was spot... on! He was our Captain on the free water taxi. Our waiter was Ray. OK this guy's eyes .... wow! Ok in all seriousness he wasso nice and friendly and communicated with us on our meal status often. Top notch service. I would definitely agree withCaptain Bob on this one. Go here! Read more

Must've been a bad night. The service was not what my party expected. The manager that night was in a terrible mood. I love this... place and come here with clients during lunch all the time. This was a special occasion that I had called ahead for and gotdetails. I was very let down primarily the service. Food was not that great that night either. This was hopefully just a badnight. I won't give less than 4 stars because they are not deserving of a bad review. I'm hopeful next time will be better. Ohand they have fully renovated inside for those that remember the rustic look inside. Much more modern and very nice. Read more

Review from a non local! Riverside seating and views made our meal delicious and fun. Ordered the mahi fish tacos with Spanish... fried rice, sirloin steak tacos, shrimp cocktail appetizer, and Lauderdale Brewery Coconut Porter. Everything was delicious!Hot and fresh. Absolutely delectable. The coconut porter was very interesting; tasted like a Guinness with coconut. Service waswonderful and very attentive. Our server was excellent and was very knowledgeable of the menus. Family friendly restaurant. Ireally loved the water views. Everything was nice already but the waterside seats made it just more fun. Highly recommend! Read more

Happened to be around the area on a Saturday night and all places Las Olas were packed. Then, I remember I had visited this... restaurant many years ago and there it was, still on the same spot next to the river. Laid back atmosphere, place where localsgo. Good drinks, good service. Everything was delicious. The calamari was exactly what I was looking for lightly dusted and nottoo salty. The burger was cooked to order and very juicy. The quesadilla was full of meat! Wow, I'm glad I found this placeagain ???? Read more

Gathered her for dinner and to celebrate my niece?s White Coat ceremony a couple of hours before dusk. Seating is available... inside, outside, and outside across the street along the river. Dined along the water, there were a few annoying flies and wefanned a lot. I ordered the fried meatballs and conch fritters, they both were tasty. Wanted to know about parking and when sophoned ahead, no one answered the phone. Paid $3 for an hour of public parking, my brother then said there was lots of freeparking behind the restaurant. Lots of motor boats quietly sailed by and the condos, other buildings, and activities across theriver made for a nice view. This place is a nice place to gather after work for a cold one. Read more