Federal Taphouse

Grant Butler a month ago

The pretzel is freakin HUGE, but the honey mustard has too much spice for me. However, the cheese sauce was great! I like the views over the downtown area. The atmosphere of the whole place was really great, I was suprised that this hidden gem wasn't more busy on a Friday night. I got the Green Mountain Pizza and it was interesting. Similar in style to a Hawaiian pizza if you've never had one before. Sweet & savory taken to the next level. Its definitely worth trying once but I wouldn't order it again. Their menu updates often enough that I may not get the opportunity.

Robin Garbinsky 4 months ago

While visiting state collge for an event, we decided to visit Fenderal Tap house and my son in law, 1 year old grandchild and his grandmother were not allowed to sit with us or able to sit at the table beside us. As you can see in my video, the place was almost empty! Shame on them for not promoting family or accommodation so we could be together. They told them to sit at the bar! We won't be back! Thank you to the blonde manager named Tina for making this visit an so unpleasant experience.

Christian P 6 months ago

Amazing place! Great view of the city from most seats. Food is great. We had the smoked wings, chicken sandwhich and a Margherita pizza. They also have 80 beers on tap, need I say more!!!

R M 7 months ago

So I’ve eaten here several times when visiting my son at PSU. It has always been adequate. This means that you get food that is edible for a reasonable price. A place to go in a pinch. I get it, this is elevated Applebees. Not any more. You are better off at Applebees or Texas Roadhouse. At least there corporate has control. This place stinks. We got food poisoning and I will spare you the details. Just save yourself and go elsewhere. The food stinks. I said it twice. I will say that the wait staff is nice and deserve much better. They do serve “creamery” ice cream and that was good. Just go anywhere else. Peace and Love.

Jim H 8 months ago

I stopped here for lunch before taking my son and his roommate home for Christmas break. The service was slow, and they put mushrooms on my first pizza despite my request not to do so because of my allergy. The waiter did realize the mistake and apologized before bringing me a second correct order, but there was no credit or discount applied to my bill. It was finals week; business was slow, but it still took close to 45 minutes from order to my first pizza. The second took another 25 minutes! While service was slow, my pizza was very tasty! I ordered the Philly Cheesesteak pie, and it was a solid choice. They used Cooper Sharp which is the modern standard for cheese on a Philly steak. The tomatoes were an odd touch since no one puts tomatoes on a steak in Philly, but they did add a tangy, sweet brightness to the pie. The dough could have been cooked a bit longer with some char to lend some smokiness to the flavor profile, but this was a delicious pizza that I'd order again. The location is central and the facilities are clean and contemporary. The prices are a bit high for the quality offered, but you are paying "college town" inflated prices pretty much anywhere in State College.