Pirate Republic Seafood Grill

Food is Okay and fairly price for florida but service is horrible. Adult beverages were watered down. Takes advantage of tourist...beware. I worked in restaurant industry for a number of years and the service is deplorable.

We went there last night to have a couple of drinks and a bite to eat. The server at the upstairs bar told us to go somewhere else if didnt want to wait (this was after we got a bit impatient after asking her for menus at least 5 times in 30minutes)...never experienced bad and rude service like this! We finally got our food...average to poor quality. There are dozens of better places in Fort Lauderdale, go there! Don't ruin your night at this place!!!

The location, food, staff and service at Pirate's Republic is wonderful. I fell in love with the place until I heard the owner talking to his band and various staff members, especially his treatment of a bartender. I am by no means a vigilante, but this man, Roberto, is so cheap and DEMEANING to everyone around him that I cant imagine how he keeps his staff (or anyone for that matter) around him. He is so cheap he made a bartender cry for accidently pouring someone a double instead of a single and embarrassed her in front of a customer, and the young male customer was upset and trying to pay for the extra liquor but Roberto insisted she (the bartender) pay for it. It was upsetting and disturbing and ruined what would have been a lovely experience. I would never go back simply because I’d hate to put any money in this monster's pockets.

We go to the beach bar when in town and we were looking forward to checking out the restaurant. It is decorated at expected, with pirate flags and other skull items we had seen (and sometimes purchased) in their pirate store. The menu is long with plenty of seafood dishes and burgers to choose from. I had the oyster sandwich, which at first I thought was weird, but had to try. I'm glad I did. It was great. The workers are mostly pretty girls so needless to say it added to the nice view of the water. We got there early when it opened so it was a little quiet. Next time we'll have to come back at night to check out the party bar upstairs.

When I got there, there were a few employees around the bar area and my group got a friendly hello from all of them. It wasn't that busy, so we were able to get a table on the dock. Great view! Food was good and everything was prepared correctly. I asked for lemon for my ice tea and only got one, but I guess I should have been more specific. The pirate theme is fun and definitely not like any other restaurant around. I'll be back!