If there is a center-pawn gambit that works, it must be the Staunton.  And yet, it seems that even here Black is doing very well.  White is troubled, in many variations, by the weakess (!) of his d-pawn.

But I do agree with MnB that below 2000, you should do well with this gambit.

Apologies if the many posts on the Dutch cover this. 

It seems the orthodoxy for White against 1...f5 is either a kingside fianchetto line or something sharper like the Staunton gambit. What's promising about the latter is that it seems some sort of attack is indicated when Black opens up the king on his first move, whereas the kingside fianchetto lines regard the kingside as Black's domain, to be defended by White, while White will get play on the queenside. These seem solid enough but disappointing if the idea of fireworks on the kingside must be foregone.

The fianchetto lines seem to be more defensive and more apt to lead to equality.

What's the current feeling on the Staunton gambit (i.e. 1. d4 f5  2. e4 dxe4  3. Nc3 Nf6  4. Bg5 and then if g6, h4 followed by h5 to set up an attack)?

If covered well in other threads, please refer rather than condemn.