Fausto

We had an absolutely excellent meal at Fausto from start to finish. The little gem (wow!) and arancini starters were both absolutely excellent, with the focaccia only a slight notch below those two. All of the pastas were great with the Campanelle as the best we ordered. And the panna cotta dessert was very good. Excellent service, good atmosphere, and we would definitely return.

This place was so good, I forgot to take a photo of my meal and the ambiance. I literally inhaled my black bass meal 😩 The customer service was also amazing! My husband and I will revisit again soon. I’ll try to get a picture the next time around for y’all 😅 I took this photo from their Instagram page. Follow them on insta for meal ideas.

Attractive room, lovely staff, nice wines, but the food was a miss.

Did you ever feel like "they" were trying too hard to make the dish more interesting or nouveau? This food menu is the poster child of that .

Lest start from the beginning...
Great room. The decor and finishes are very smart looking. Not smart as in intelligence but in neat, clean, simple but highly designed,... just a very handsome room.

The professional service with a smile is stellar. From hello to goodbye, every person who works there is informed, gracious, and operates with elegance.

Nice drink/wine list. Some interesting and odd choices, but a very simple yet well-rounded menu for a wide range of pallets.
They even offered to let us taste a few before choosing and insisted on a fresh glass when the decision was made. And the stemware itself is beautiful, as were the actual dishes.

On to the food...
I don't know.... something is off. All of the ingredients seemed fresh. All beautifully prepared and presented...just the tastes.

The cauliflower appetizer was very tasty but a little dry...needed something a little creamy with it, or perhaps warm... but it was considered a cold dish so obviously not warm...but it needed something I did like it very much, which is great because it was the only thing I ate all night.

We were a table of 4 and all tasted each other's dishes... the Arnacini was ok-ish. The sauce was just acid, the ball was basically just cheap, stringy mozzarella in a fried ball with barely any rice, and just not any flavor.

The focaccia was wet un the middle. Nice seasonings on top, and a good dipping oil.

The Bass was probably the best entre.. that's all I can say about that.

The tagliatelle was completely tasteless with wet meat on top and not an ounce of sauce of any kind. Like boiled wet meat taken out of a pot with a slotted spoon, and that's all the sauce you get. No red, not a little oil,...just wet meat on noodles.

The Lumache was ok, but really odd to have it in the main entry category. It's an app at best. I was get that again for lunch maybe..certainly not a dinner. Nothing to do with looking for a big American plate..it's just not dinner. Cold greens on a chick pea pancake basically is not dinner. It was ordered because we thought they were doing something different to it, but no.

Then the worst of the worst, the capellini nero.. what the hell.... rock shrimp..ok, roasted fennel...I'm with ya...then n'duja.. I asked what it was, pork glaze with spices and a little bite at the end. It seemed like such an odd combo I had to try it. Well odd it was. The sauce is way to strong to taste the other ingredients. It's way to spicy to taste the sauce! And what the hell with the wet noodle dishes.. Definitely precooked and overdone.. I actually couldn't eat it.

Just stop the madness.
Such a shame...so close to home, but a 1 n done for all of us.

Ordered the settanta cocktail. Was amazing and fairly priced. Tagliatelle bolognese was only average - portion size was too small and there wasn't enough bolognese sauce. Overall experience still 4 stars but was a tad bit disappointed in the food.

Fausto is very elegant and has a clean, swedish-minimalist sort of decor mixed with quintessential NY-dining chic restaurants. Service was good, if a little rushed. The focaccia was simply great, and the orecchiete pasta also a highlight. Unfortunately their gelato was very regular, bordering on store bought. The sorbet specifically had frozen solid parts, and did not taste very natural. Overall, a nice experience, and would come back to try more things.

Gem salad is perfect for sharing and makes you wish every salad tasted like this.

Totally different pastas between the mushroom and vodka, but we preferred the vodka sauce. Both delicious.

The pork chop might have been the star and favorite dish, but I think there could be more polenta.

The olive oil cake was dense, moist, and delicious, but we had to remove the marmalade and didn’t touch it. I’m not sure if it was designed this way but way to bitter.

I really liked their food and restaurant atmosphere. The staff was nice and helped me selecting the dishes. They were not these kind of waiters that push you to pick more dishes.

The food has a really nice presentation but more importantly it was very tasty. I highly recommend the ragú pasta.

The restaurant design is really nice and has amazing vibes. It’s a cool place for only coming for a glass of wine or have a full dinner.

I’ll come back !

The pasta at @faustobrooklyn are all house-made, and they’re bomb! I especially loved the mushroom and egg yolk pasta. That whole wheat really hits differently! I think the appetizers and entrees are not as impressive, so I would suggest to really focus more on the pasta for your first visit here!