Fausto

Excellent excellent excellent! Every single part of our meal here was wonderful. Fausto aces the ambiance, sound levels, execution and presentation. Will certainly come back here soon. Notable great dishes we tried: crispy potatoes, arancini, Brussels sprouts, lamb tagliatelle.

3.5 stars. Good service, pasta texture and drinks but it was waaaaayyyy too salty especially the orecchiette.

One of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood, hands down. I always love visiting here for special occasions - birthdays, anniversaries, any celebration really. Have been here a few times more and loved it every time. Fun to grab a seat at the bar and have a nice solo dinner or a quiet table in the back. The cauliflower salad is a can't miss for me. Perfectly salty anchovy dressing, a nice mix of crunchy raw cauliflower or tender roasted cauliflower. Rockfish with squid ink pasta was a familiar combination but delightful and delicate. Don't be afraid to order a focaccia to wipe the plate clean. And cant go wrong with the classic roast chicken salsa verde with potatoes. Good luck saving room for dessert. But you'll find it in you to at least top it off with an affogato.

Great atmosphere, tasty food. The highly touted whole wheat pasta is interesting and flavorful, but much more lemony than expected. I was happy to experience it once, but I probably would not get it again. The bolognese sauce was super fresh and delightful. The pork chop was very tender, but the accompaniments are just OK. The service was good. I never felt like I was lacking anything, but we were not interrupted much either - just the way I like it. We will be back!

Too salty. Too pretentious. Too expensive. Food was all very good, but too salty (and I love salt). Arancini, focaccia, beet carpaccio (the best) for apps were all delicious. Olive oil was perfect, we asked for more. Service is nice. Always around. Checking water and wine. Silverware changed (my fav). Two of us shared dinner: bass and orechiette. (We told them we were sharing and didn't split in the kitchen) but did bring extra plates. I guess that's something. The pork chop was a good size but was raw inside so we sent it back and then it was perfect. Slightly pink and juicy. The crispy potato side dish is wonderful. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Also too salty. Dessert was cherry sorbet (real sour cherries) amazing. And olive oil cake that I did not care for. Would I go again? No. Should you try it and decide for yourself? Yes. PS: they really do open at 5:30 during the week and not a second earlier!!

Made a reservation for a large group of 13 people about a month out and had a great night. I haven't been to the restaurant on a normal night so I only have the menu that we were given as reference. For larger tables, they allow you to choose from a three, four, or five course set menu. They have salads, pastas, and mains for you to choose from to curate your own dinner. We first went with the Beet Salad, rice balls, and the cauliflower salad. The Beet Salad was nice, fresh, and seasonal. The rice balls were a nice texture for an arancini, not to soft and not too cheesy. Paired with their homemade red sauce to cut through with a hint of acid made for a great start. The second course we went with a Tagliatelle, the Bucatini, and a Chitata which, paired with a fresh herb and butter, bolognese, and a white sauce with egg. Each pasta was very fresh and wonderfully balanced. Our only complaint was that we wanted more!For the main courses, we had the sea bass and chicken which were crispy and unctous in all the right ways. 5 stars for exceptional service with two young children in the party, responsive emailing with the front staff, and delicious food!

Unique /true Italian style , with great service The menu is only one page but has nice variety of platters As appetizers we get the cauliflower and the stracciatella both were tasty full of savory flavors And then capellini Nero ( delicious black squid ink pasta with shrimp :was delicious but has a bit of spicy flavor. The oreccietta was delicious as well , whole wheat chitarra( this platter was amazingly delicious with egg yolk Black bass was ok For dessert olive oil cake covered with marmalade and vanilla panna cotta was outstanding Recommend!

Fausto was lovely! We made a res for a party of 4 on a Saturday evening day of, though it was the weekend following Thanksgiving so maybe normally this wouldn't be possible. We ordered a couple apps (cauliflower, arancini, and focaccia) and 4 pastas (pappardelle, paccheri, capellini nero, and chitarra) to share. This was a perfect amount of food.Mt favorites: the cauliflower (loved the anchovy caper vinaigrette) and the paccheri (delicious lemony flavor)I'd say our experience was a 4.5 out of 5 because we had to wait a little while for our table to be ready despite having a res, and the coursing timing was a bit off (we had to wait longer than we waited to between the first and second round of pastas). Otherwise everything was fantastic.Would recommend and would go back!

This was a meal that had no misses for me! Everything was excellent. I got the settanta cinque to drink and it was better than I was expecting, as it was a great balance of sweet and smokiness. I often find that mezcal drinks can be too smoky and overpowering but this drink struck a great balance between the flavors. We ordered the little gem salad to start per our server's recommendation and it was absolutely delicious. For my main, I ordered the orecchiette pasta and wow!! So good. The fennel braised beef was so flavorful and you could absolutely tell that the pasta was homemade. The shape of the pasta also works great for this dish as the cup shape allows you to scoop up the beef all in one bite. Our server did a great job of walking us through the menu and providing recommendations. Overall a great place for date night or dinner with friends!! Make a reservation if you can.

Arancini, tagliatelle and the pork shank; ask Nick for his recommendation for the best wine to pair with that.There's your dinner - and it is as good as any restaurant in Brooklyn.Liz and her entire staff provide a tremendous experience every time.I love dining at Fausto!P.S. Check out their periodic wine tastings and wine dinners: always a treat.