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Fradei is a cute little neighborhood restaurant serving up
Fradei is a cute little neighborhood restaurant serving up delicious food and stellar wines. The place only seats about a dozen people. There's one waiter, one bartender and a few kitchen staff. Very cozy. The menu is small (one benefit of which is you're not paralyzed by indecision as you try to figure out your order), and I'm told it changes frequently. Everything we ordered was fantastic but the standouts were the scarpinocc and glazed lamb ribs. I'd never had or even heard of scarpinocc before I can here, but it's apparently a filled pasta that is more elongated in shape than a ravioli. The koginut filling and the sauce that it was served with were both amazing. The lamb ribs has very similar flavor profiles as Chinese red braised pork (a favorite of mine) but with a crispy and sweet outer glaze. The herb salad that's served with it acts as a good counterbalance to the fattiness of the lamb. Wines are highlight here as well. They have an impressive list of natural wines, most of which are reasonably priced for bottles. We had a very nice bottle of Orange wine from Spain with our meal.
Be the first to ReplyA new neighborhood favorite.
We had a beautiful meal. We came on the early side, 5:30pm on a Friday, to a great vibe, music, and people. Our waiter was pleasant and knowledgeable. We ordered all plates to share and the stand outs: endive salad and bucatini! The food was just so creative and adventurous. The flavors really took us by surprise.
Be the first to ReplyAfter a friend highly recommended this place, I was finally
After a friend highly recommended this place, I was finally able to score a reservation and enjoyed a wonderful meal here.Scoring a reservation was not easy, as Fradei Bistro is a small restaurant with limited seating, and the prix fixe tasting menu was not offered during weekends at the time. But I certainly recommend coming here for the prix fixe tasting menu with wine pairing, which is actually a great deal[1].The atmosphere is very intimate, given the miniaturized size of this space, and thus very welcoming and friendly. Food, though, is serious business here. The menu offer seasonal dishes that can change daily, and not knowing what the menu will offer is part of the excitement of a tasting menu experience.This is what we had:- Mushroom chips with pumpkin seed romesco- Celeriac with Maine mussels, yuzu, chive- Caramelized shallots with pumpernickel, ramp, spruce- Lumache pasta with winter squash, squid, nduja (fierily spicy!)- Plum-glazed duck with kohlrabi, bread sauce- Apple cider granita with vanilla mousse, salted maple caramelIt's difficult for me to pick out a dish when every dish was excellent, but the plum-glazed duck and the apple cider granita are dishes I still remember vividly months after the dinner.Looking forward to coming back again for another wonderful dinner!-----------------[1] Best in Brooklyn alongside the carte blanche menu at Oxalis:<a href="/redir?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxalisnyc.com%2F&s=8a58fb4d2d8206a54521a1f8b09086739a25d2878466d06b048f23404465374a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">oxalisnyc.com</a><a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/oxalis-brooklyn">yelp.com/biz/oxalis-broo…</a>
Be the first to ReplyThis place is small.
About 20 seats plus 5 at the bar. We grabbed a couple spots at the bar. Ian, our server was fantastic. Guided us through the short menu. We shared a house wine, bean dish, and pork. Everything was well paced, unrushed, and the dishes were beautifully presented. Definitely a great date place. Make a resi!
Be the first to ReplyFirst time trying Fradei.
Al A Carte menu. We decided to try every dish on the menu. Everything was so delicious. We of course had wine with our meal and what they suggested for was perfect. We will be going back! This quaint and cozy Bistro is absolutely perfect and the service was amazing!
Be the first to ReplyAmazing meal.
Each course was inventive, fragrant, and intentional. Fantastic wine selection and the service was top notch. Five course tasting menu rotates every three weeks and our server said they work almost exclusively with an upstate NY farm to source 90% of their ingredients. While the pasta was slightly undercooked and the duck needed an acid note to elevate the dish, this restaurant is creating a highly considered experience for their guests. I would absolutely go back to try about her menu.
Be the first to ReplyOne of the only tasting menu's I absolutely love going to.
Perfect mix of cuisines & wines. Highly recommend checking out Fradei in Brooklyn!!
Be the first to ReplyI've lost count of how many times we've been here, and I'm
I've lost count of how many times we've been here, and I'm not a big repeat restaurant gal. Everything is undeniably delicious while also being continuously surprising and interesting. We've done the wine bar and many many tasting menus and have never been disappointed- even ingredients I would have previously said I disliked have been absolutely stellar. I trust this team implicitly, they've quite literally never let me down. They source high quality ingredients and combine flavors in ways that are evidently expert and innovative. It's top tier food, excellent wine recommendations with something new each time, a relaxed atmosphere, and an unbeatable team that makes you feel like family - stellar on every front.
Be the first to ReplyThis is a small intimate restaurant that accommodates six
This is a small intimate restaurant that accommodates six table. Service is good and friendly and the food, overall is good. The prefix menu of five courses is a "surprise" menu, meaning you do not know what you are going to eat -- though they do accommodate allergies. The cost with tax and tip with a $90 bottle of wine for two was about $200 a person. The menu changes every three weeks. Wish that I could say that it was worth the money. None of the dishes were exceptional. They were interesting, but lacked flavor. Lots of citrus and vinegar in every dish with made for a very acid laden meal. Not a lot of bases like olive oil or butter. Of course, this is likely to change in a few weeks. The chef gets an "A" for effort and a "C" for flavor.
Be the first to ReplySurprise birthday dinner here, so menu mentions are as of
Surprise birthday dinner here, so menu mentions are as of 05/03/22.The good:- Crab Chips made with lemon balm and hyssop salsa verde: Tastes like Asian shrimp chips and more hipster dipping sauce- Ramps with grass fed beef tartare, black apple, sunflower, and homemade sourdough bread: Best dish of the night. All tartare should be mixed with sunflower seeds, IMHO. And ramps. Good god, the ramps.- Apple Mint Granite dessert with spruce anglaise, pine nuts: Divine. Just heavenly. The refreshing ice mixed with pine mixed with mint. It's like Wynton Marsalis through a party in my mouth because it couldn't possible be any cooler inside.The meh: - Smoked Eel with Sauce Albert, chicories: Okay, but too salty. And a tad bitter.- Poulet rouge with spinach, yogurt, pencil leeks: Boring, hard to cut (chicken-wise) and super bland, despite the lush green sauce. The chicken skin was also overcooked, so a bit tough to chew.The bad: - Garganelli with asparagus, trout roe, whey: Total miss here. The pasta wasn't al dante, it was undercooked, chewy and tough. The roe was everywhere but added nothing except salt, and the asparagus were bland and bitter. The dish needed a sauce to unify it all, and bright orange salt bombs aren't it.- The ambience: Too. Effing. Loud. Good Golly, Miss Molly! If you're going to squeeze diners into a subterranean shoebox with terrible acoustics, at least don't crank up the bass-thumping music to club levels! I had no issues with the song selection (indie and classic music all BK hipsters love), just the volume. They desperately needed to turn it at least 5 notches down. I loved seeing the subtle winces of nearby diners as they repeatedly raised their voices trying to be heard over the pounding music. No one wanted to admit that $90 + tax/tip was way too much to pay to be drowning in sound.
Be the first to ReplyThis place has a lot going for it.
The service, effort, space, and surprise menu are all plusses for me, but it falls short because most of the dishes failed in some way. And there was a serious salting issue on a couple dishes. Because I would not recommend this place, I feel fine giving away the dishes: The first "taste" of chips and nut-butter was ok, but over-salted and I could not taste the mushroom. The second dish of potato balls were very good and the balling technique was impressive but was actually under-salted. A little more salt would have made it exceptional. The third dish was cold shredded chicken with parsnips. It was delicious, but no technique this time and visually it's a 0. The fourth dish was WAY SALTY pasta. My wife and I love salt but this was 2-3 times what it should be and she couldn't eat it. The fifth dish of butter poached cod and puree was was delicious, and plated nicely. The dessert was also really good, except for the biscotti. They were so hard I almost broke a tooth. Should be snappy but not stale and hard. The bread was good but I think they just bought that off site. Overall there was also a lack anything fresh. Not a single herb, or anything green or bright colored. All of the food was some shade of white, brown or orange. If you have a lot of money and live close by, give it a try, otherwise, meh.
Be the first to ReplyThis place is awesome, such a hidden gem.
Very small dining area, nice and cozy for a date night. Their wine selection is great, you simply say what you're into and they bring great recommendations. Very well done and great opportunity to pair different wines with the different courses. The courses themselves were very creative and a lot of fun to try. Will be back for sure as the menu is constantly changing to coincide with what is in season and available locally.
Be the first to ReplyLeft Fradei feeling rather disappointed in the quality of
Left Fradei feeling rather disappointed in the quality of food for the price point. At this point I would not recommend it to anyone.Considering the bracket in which they place themselves in ($90 multi course tasting menu) the competition outshines Fradei on multiple fronts.Here's a breakdown:- Food: Nothing our tasting menu was memorable or in the 'good' category for the price point we had. Most of the dishes focused on pickled vegetables which was somewhat repetitive throughout the menu. We also were served no meat, which was fairly surprising given a $90 per person price.- Atmosphere: The ambiance of a small restaurant is cozy, but it does not present the feeling of a location where you'd be having an upscale tasting menu. There's a cheap curtain separating the door from the dining room draped on the floor that I almost tripped on when leaving the restaurant.- Staff: The staff were friendly and casual, but we felt the attention to detail was lacking & minor things you'd expect at a restaurant in that price bracket. If you're wondering on how I derived these feelings, I'm placing Fradei in a league of upscale restaurants for a similar price point. A simple visit to Crown Shy in fidi for example highlights a lot of these flaws in terms of expectations (albeit not a full tasting menu, but you could course a few large dishes for the same price point especially with more than one guest). Claro in Brooklyn it's another example for what expectations could be.
Be the first to ReplyFor $90, you get five courses - there are no decisions to
For $90, you get five courses - there are no decisions to make, except for what color wine you might like. The meal here was solid, with some nods to French and Italian influences and a few surprising touches.The meal began with an amuse bouche of homemade potato chips that were light and crisp, and a parsnip purée dip. Then it followed with a cabbage slaw dressed in warmed brown butter and had oysters buried underneath it. I loved the unexpectedly contrasting temperatures in the dish. The meal followed with a mushroom flatbread, and the mushrooms were dressed in a citrusy allium vinaigrette and had a surprisingly bright note for the mushroom dish. This was my favorite dish.The meal followed with a breadcrumb and anchovy dusted pasta, which was tasty but I didn't want to eat that much of it, it got boring. The final savory course was a thick slice of porchetta with a squid ink sauce and some gooseberries. It was okay, I wish the pork was either more tender or had a more crisp edge. Dessert was a quenelle of mocha ice cream with candied lemon peel - light and refreshing, but nothing amazing.It's a tiny space that seats 10-12 people for each service, and there were no tables for more than four people.
Be the first to ReplyI have been to all kinds of restaurants, from high end to
I have been to all kinds of restaurants, from high end to casual over the past 12 years of living in NYC. I have never been greeted with such micro aggressions by the man (possibly owner) who came to the door. The first time was a few years ago when I walked in to inquire about the place, he rushed towards me to tell me in a cold and unwelcoming manner that they were closed. Last night on my walk home I stopped by again to ask about the cuisine and that man, once again had the same aggressive, sergeant-like approach, his body language and tone made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome as if he was annoyed that I was even there. I walked out certain that I will never return to this place again.
Be the first to ReplyI have not yet eaten at this restaurant but wanted to share
I have not yet eaten at this restaurant but wanted to share a bad customer service experience. This restaurant is double-dipping, it not only charges a higher-than-usual amount for the cancellation fees, but also takes another customer for your table even you cancel it hours earlier, while still keeping the cancellation fees. Other restaurants are considerate and don't charge cancellation fees if they find a new customer for the booked slot, not this restaurant. Please be aware of this policy before you reserve.
Be the first to ReplyA night at Fradei is like travelling through a European
A night at Fradei is like travelling through a European country with the sons of a farmer who owns property all over that country. The food is surprising and inventive. The wine is superb. And the staff are endlessly charming.Trust Fradei with your next night out - you won't regret it.
Be the first to ReplyCame here once before the restaurant switched to the
Came here once before the restaurant switched to the tasting menu and came back upon hearing that it switched to tasting menu only. Wow, every dish was creative & superb, and I can't wait to go back to try the new menu items. Attaching some photos as the menu I tried was disclosed on their Instagram. Think they do a new menu every 4 weeks and reveal the menu items when the menu is retired. Definitely make a reservation as I don't think they take walk-ins. Lovely, intimate spot for date night.
Be the first to ReplyEating here feels like you're eating at a cozy bistro in
Eating here feels like you're eating at a cozy bistro in the middle of cobblestone streets somewhere in Europe. The space is super cute and cozy, and part of what makes the dinner experience so lovely. They serve a 5 course menu for $80, and it's actually a lot of food, so expect to walk out feeling stuffed. I love that there's no menu here - even for the wines. You tell them what kind of wine you'd like (red, white, etc), and then they describe the options with adjectives (e.g., aromatic), and then you pick one. My wine was excellent and paired well with the meal. We started with an amuse bouche of chips with a beet sauce (I liked the beet sauce though I did wonder if the chips were the best vehicle for the heavy sauce as the chips were quite fragile). Our first course was a soup featuring peas and fava beans (this ended up being my favorite course, I loved the flavors of the peas and fava beans contrasted against the soup), served alongside some bread (which stays with you throughout the entire meal, so no need to rush to finish the bread before the next course). Next we had mussels with potato salad - this was the one major dud of the meal. I'm vaguely aware this might be a traditional French dish that my unrefined tastes can't appreciate, but I found the mussels too fishy and the creaminess of the potatoes just didn't mesh well with the fishy flavor in my mouth. Third course was a pasta with some yogurt (?) on top - I found this course a bit heavy but I'm not a huge pasta person in general (none of the popular NYC pasta restaurants have really wowed me) - my friends seem to enjoy this dish a lot.Fourth course was a chicken with crispy skin paired with seaweed and gooseberries. This was my friends' favorite dish - the chicken is very tender and pairs well with the crispy skin. Final course was the dessert, which was ice cream with strawberries and honeycomb. Loved the contrast of the honeycomb with the ice cream - I've never had just pure chunks of honeycomb like this before. Lovely way to end the meal.Overall, really well executed French/Italian techniques. I don't think anything really knocked my socks off, but also I think part of that is because I prefer slightly lighter (more experimental) dishes and this was a rich French/Italian meal. But it was a really wonderful dinner experience, and worth checking out if you want to be transported to a cozy French/Italian bistro with great conversation, wine and food.
Be the first to ReplyThe food is incredible, we went for the tasting menu and
The food is incredible, we went for the tasting menu and everything was fantastic. We have been back 3 times now and each was just as good if not better than the first. For desert the poppy seed cheesecake was the best cheesecake I've ever had.
Be the first to ReplyWonderful staff, very good tasting menu, a little uneven
Wonderful staff, very good tasting menu, a little uneven though. We sat outside, the weather was warm (we could have sat inside). Since it is a tasting menu, hence surprise dishes, I don't want to reveal what we had.Grateful that the restaurant accommodated our allergies and preferences, very gracefully.
Be the first to ReplyA quick post as I went here as it first opened, before
A quick post as I went here as it first opened, before Covid. I will go again soon as the food was delicious, the owners welcoming and fun. Will be back soon. This is a special place.
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