Fausto - Buy Reservations

Would order again from here just for those. (And I usually don't care for this appetizer at all).

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I've been to Fausto too many times to count and there's good reason(s). The staff are super friendly, accommodating and engaging. The ambience is just the right amount of comfort mixed with neighborhood restaurant -- the kind of place you want to settle in and never leave. And, the food is very very good. You can't go wrong with the arancini and whatever salad they have on offer. The focaccia is also deliciously fluffy and showered in fruity olive oil. But you really go to Fausto for the pastas. I've ordered the mushroom pasta too many times to count and it never disappoints. I recently tried a new rigatoni with vodka sauce that was very nice and their new tagliatelle with veal bolognese, which lacked a tiny bit of acid for me. I've only had a main once and I didn't care for it. But I really love this place because it's always an enjoyable place where your neighbors at the bar will happily engage you in conversation or leave you alone to eat lots of pasta.

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All in all, it was overpriced and not worth the 45+ minutes on the train from Manhattan.We went for dinner. We were gently hurried out because there was another reservation after us--I recognize that many venues do this, but I think it's tacky (especially when there are empty tables).The food was OK. Focaccia was very good. Arancini were good but could have been mistaken for fried mozzarella sticks at a neighborhood pizza joint. Orecchiette was tasty but the pork was extremely fatty and over salted. It bothered my stomach the next day. The spicy rigatoni was just plain bad... not spicy, not creamy -- almost like a canned sauce that was warmed in a microwave.

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Great ambiance, well-spaced a part tables (so you don't feel like you're eating your meal with the next table), excellent service and really good food. We came on a Friday night for dinner and the place was completely filled up with fellow diners in no time. You should DEFINITELY order the Arancini (it's divine), the rigatoni and then olive oil cake. Those were my three favorite dishes. My friend loved the orecchiette (I fear I was too full to snag a bite) and we also got the mushroom wholewheat pasta (good, but nowhere as good as the rigatoni, IMO). This is a well-loved neighborhood spot, and a great post-Brooklyn Museum dinner option if you're ever in the area.

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Obviously, there are plenty of red sauce places or fancy schmaltzy old-world spots where somebody pays an old lady to look like their nona and make fresh pasta. And in New York City? In Brooklyn? You're good. Nobody needs to sell you on those places. But Fausto is different. It's like a little world of its own at the end of a main street right by the park where everything tastes fresh, everybody is nice—and I mean that. One of the sweetest staffs I've seen—the drinks are great, and the mood is just perfect. It almost feels off the beaten path or some gem that everybody hasn't discovered. A truly special restaurant with one of the best wine lists I've seen. Also, every pasta is perfect, and the focaccia—are you kidding me? Wonderful.

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Observes all Covid safety protocols. The pastas are especially good.

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I came here this past Thursday night to catch a quick dinner with one of my girlfriends. I don't know why I haven't come here before considering I'm always in the neighborhood. Everything we ordered did not disappoint. To start we had focaccia and for mains we order the wild boar and rabbit pasta. For drinks we both ordered the Pera cocktail. To finish we shared the olive oil cake. Its quite evident that everything is made fresh and well prepared.The ambiance is dim lit, intimate and not pretentious at all. We were pretty casually dressed but I can see someone coming here for date night. I will definitely be back to try out some of the other options on the menu.

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Since the pandemic, restaurants have been struggling with service but Fausto's staff was so warm, attentive, and professional. We sat comfortably at the bar (stools with backs, bonus!!) and everything we ordered was delicious. Even better, the portions were generous which feels rare these days. The gem salad, the focaccia, the beets, and the arancini were all hits as was the eggplant entree. Those of you of a certain age will also appreciate that the noise level was festive, not oppressive.

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