The Fort Kitchen & Bar

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   Jill

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   187 reviews

   4.0

   187 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our server (I think Maggie) was excellent! Service all around was plentiful (bus, clearing, etc) and attentive. The drinks were yummy (alcoholic and a mocktail). I loved that I asked for a zero proof gimlet and they somehow made it! I got Caesar salad with shrimp and it was great, but the tuna tartar app was a lot of cucumber. Smash burger lacked some flavor, but my husband skipped the cheese. With cheese it’s probably be better.
   

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   Linda

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Good, will return but probably during the day for lunch. We were shouting to be heard.
   

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   Emily

   Philadelphia

   10 reviews

   4.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cocktails were both delicious as were our salads. The cauliflower tempura was our only let down, it was either overcooked or underbattered as parts of it were too crunchy/burnt
   

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   Mark

   Richmond

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   1st time this evening at The Fort and it will not be our last. The ambience and decor is warm and inviting with several seating areas and a large attractive bar. Our server Amy was professional, personable, and ensured we were well cared for. Our foursome had the Bavarian pretzel appetizer with cooper sharp cheese for dipping, Wings, Mushroom Duxelles toast, Shrimp BLT wrap, and BYO Smash Burgers (ask for the Cooper sharp cheese dip, it's wonderful) and all were attractively presented and tasty. There were cars waiting for spaces in the lot as we were leaving so I encourage you make reservations. Kudos to the owners and managers.
   

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   Rebecca

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   18 reviews

   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   My friend and I met here for dinner to try it out for the first time last night. We ordered 4 “shareables” between us and of the 4 thought that 1 was really good, 1 was pretty good, and the other 2 weren’t great. We were sitting there talking for a few minutes after we finished when the manager came over and told us they had a large party coming in and needed the table and asked us politely to leave… look, I was a waitress, I get that you need the table, but that’s not ok. He could have offered to relocate us to the bar or something better than basically “get out”. We definitely won’t be meeting at this one again.
   

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   THERESA

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Jasper doli, garlic chilli wings, the burger, and the shrimp scampi dip are the best!! So good we need to go at least twice a week. Joanne, Ashley, and Danny are great!
   

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   Renee

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 11, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Service and food were both good! We knew it was going to be loud in there from the reviews. It did prevent us from having casual conversation, so not the best date night spot. I feel like there could be some easy upgrades to absorb the echoing sound. I hope they figure it out soon!
   

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   Candace

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 10, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Lovely space, good food, great service. But don’t plan on having a conversation unless you want to yell. When the room is full, you’re going to need to shout.
   

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   Stacy

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We got the shirt ribs and airline chicken. Both were superb. The staff were friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was great. The game was on in the bar area and everyone seemed to be having a good time there, so it may have been a little louder than on other nights, but we were at a table just a few feet from there and able to hold a conversation with no problem. Definitely recommend.
   

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    andrea

    VIP

    Philadelphia

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    A nice bar with plenty of TVs. Outside looks like a great spot to watch a ball game in warmer months. Food came out quickly. Brussel sprouts could’ve been cooked a little longer. Fried chicken sandwich was good. Eggplant ravioli was excellent. And our server was very attentive even though it was a really busy night. Hoping they do well here, that area needed something new.
    

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