I'm a local and I visit Fed Square often. The architecture is truly beautiful and the vibe, particularly at night, is buzzing. Great restaurants - Chocolate Buddha is my absolute favourite. Have a drink at the bar while you are waiting for a table or for your friends to arrive. Fantastic spot to enjoy good food while you look out... more

I'm a local and I visit Fed Square all the time - it's so conveniently located in the middle of everything, and has some of the best restaurants in Melbourne... Taxi is superb, and the new indigenous restaurant called Tjanabi is also really good. And I never miss the monthly wine event in the atrium, it's the best Thursday night... more

Apart form its attractive pink Castlemaine slate that forms some of its steps, Federation Square has little to recommend it. Depsite its size, it has yet to replace Flinders Street railway station's steps ('under the clocks') as Melbourne's place to meet. The square has some truly unedifying architecture (anyone for 1950s 'crazy paving' on the sides of some buildings?) and... more

is a convenient location that can support many types of restaurants, bars and local events .. for example there is a weekly farmers market. more

As a former Melbourne resident I can honestly say this is the most embarrassing thing about the city. What were they thinking? This is a cold, stark ugly place that serves no useful purpose. I fail to see how anyone considers this as an "attraction" As the Comic Book Guy would say..."Worst square ever" more

Fed square is melbourne new meeting spot. you used to say to your friends, meet you at flinders street and that usually meant to meet under the clocks. but if your friend was late you stood there bored as.... Now you meet at transport where you can have a beer while waiting for your friend. Thanks melbourne more

I think this is quite interesting place. Not everyone will like that, so what? I don’t like a lot of places that most of people considering “Amazing” or “So lovely” and no one cares. If you really want to know Melbourne, this is must se place. Contemporary, busy place with a lot of place to go and full of life.... more

If 85% of visitors to Federation Square "admire" the architecture, the surveys must count the numerous birds that "decorate" the buildings and surrounding grounds. What can one say? Too busy, too trashy, and surely the number 1 thing to be embarrased by, if not today, 5-10 years down the road. Visited by 6 million people, perhaps, but only because they... more

Not everyone will admire the architecture of federation Square, but surveys say that more than 85% of visitors do. More importantly, Federation Square has become the true centre of Melbourne. In the first year of operation, it has welcomed more than 6 million visitors, twice as many as the Sydney Opera House. As the cultural and civic centre of Melbourne,... more