A Fort Lauderdale Brazilian Restaurant Is Booked Until 2030

Getting a table at a popular restaurant in South Florida is already challenging, but there's one restaurant in Fort Lauderdale that might be harder to book than securing concert tickets for Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Bad Bunny combined.

We're talking about Regina's Farm, a backyard dining experience in Fort Lauderdale that has become South Florida's most impossible reservation, with wait times stretching to 2030 and beyond. We're not even kidding. The situation has gotten so extreme that the restaurant is no longer taking new reservations at all. A recent inquiry by New Times revealed that they are fully booked through 2030, with only waitlist spots available for hopeful diners. "Unfortunately, we are full for all our dates leading to 2030. At the moment, we are not taking new reservations due to the long wait," Matthew from Regina's Farm explained in response to a reservation request. The restaurant now only offers waitlists for potential openings.

The nonprofit Brazilian restaurant operates exclusively on Saturday evenings by reservation only, though it is currently closed for the summer and reopens in September. The booking process remains simple: text 954-465-1900 or message their Facebook page to join the waitlist. No phone calls, no walk-ins, no exceptions.

@treatyoselfeverywhere This restaurant in South Florida can take up to 4 years to get a reservation🤯🇧🇷 Name: Regina’s Farm 💵: $65 per person (cash only) 📱: Text for reservations (954-465-1900) ⏰: Only open on Saturdays and experience lasts about 4 hours) 📍1101 Middle St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 #fortlauderdale #ftlaud #ftlauderdalefl #miamifoodie #miamifoodblogger #brazilianfood #southfloridafood #fortlauderdaleflorida ♬ YAMORE (Afro House) - F4ST & Cornetto

Backyard Brazil Comes to Life

Regina Rodrigues has transformed her backyard into a slice of Minas Gerais, her home state in Brazil. Twenty picnic tables sit under string lights, live chickens and rabbits roam around, Brazilian music fills the air, and the smell of wood-fired cooking drifts through the space.

Dinner unfolds in three acts, all unlimited. Upon arrival, guests check in and pay cash only. Everyone receives colored ribbons that determine when each group gets called to the buffet. Six groups rotate through the evening. Guests can bring wine or champagne, but no beer or liquor.

First comes soup service featuring rotating options like chicken stew, oxtail, corn and bacon, plus Regina's signature cheese bread. The soup course can include vegan, beef, corn, and chicken varieties that change weekly. The main course follows, featuring traditional dishes from Minas Gerais served buffet-style. Expect rice, beans, yucca, oxtail, sausage, and sweet plantains. Regina serves authentic Brazilian fare that mirrors the homestyle cooking from her home state. Dessert wraps up the experience with flan, cakes, more cheese bread, and Brazilian coffee.

Mission-Driven Dining

Regina's Farm operates as a nonprofit, with proceeds supporting Las Olas Worship Center and other local charities. Regina started cooking for friends after church, feeling nostalgic for her Brazilian hometown. The informal dinners grew into these now-weekly fundraisers.

Dinner costs $65 for adults and $35 for kids ages 5-13, cash only. The experience runs rain or shine, and as it is a charity: no refunds.

Regina's Farm. 1101 Middle St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-465-1900; reginasfarm.com.