Federal Fritter & Bistro

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Opens at 5:00 pm
Hours 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Wednesday 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Thursday 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Friday 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Saturday 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Tuesday 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Federal Bistro & Federal Fritter, is located just a short block from the famed Rehoboth Beach boardwalk. The demure restaurant hosts two concepts. The Federal is a fine dining beach casual bistro and eat bar. Federal Fritter’s take-away menu features a variety of crisp, poppable & snackable rustic fritters, while the bistro menu is a revolving regional seasonal ode to the Mid-Atlantic, the menu changes weekly.

Recent Reviews

Federal Fritter & Bistro
Matthew Rogers : 5 on 2/2/2026 2:51 pm
We recently ordered catering from The Federal for a party of 12. Our food was amazing, delivered right on time, and easy to serve for our hungry house guests. Everyone raved about the meal. We ordered both the chicken and steak along with the delicious mac and cheese and a green bean side. We also ordered butternut squash soup and a Caesar salad. Ellen was a great help throughout the process and setup.
5 5
Federal Fritter & Bistro
Stacy Litchford : 5 on 11/13/2022 5:43 pm
Fritters are the best here! The other menu items are good - but fritters!! I got corn, artichoke and apple Fritters with caramel sauce. All were good but the apple are melt in your mouth, light and fluffy and with the caramel sauce are beyond amazing. We also had the short ribs with bok choy and carrots in a balsamic glaze and the apple ginger cake a la mode. The cake definitely needs the ice cream (or actually they should offer the caramel sauce as a topper) because it's kinda dry otherwise. All in all a good meal. Definitely get those Fritters. Pro tip - if you order to go check for all of your dipping sauces. We didn't get the other two savory ones to try but didn't want to drive back for those.
5 5
Federal Fritter & Bistro
Joha Sta : 4 on 7/17/2022 2:12 am
Food tastes good and the food is well presented. I would have appreciated bigger sizes in sauce and some pickled vegetables to balance the fried starters.
Stuff was friendly, energetic and explained the menu, it was helpful to make our choices.
4 5
Federal Fritter & Bistro