Le Fanfare Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I literally cannot stop thinking about the chocolate ganache!!"
• "Grilled octopus and meatball appetizers were very good."
• "The pasta was really good."
• "Food was fantastic I'm a vegetarian and they had at least 3 entree options and plenty of appetizer options."
• "The food is delicious! They have an outdoor patio, but we opted for indoors, which has a very cool vibe."
• "I ordered the flank steak and it was absolutely AMAZING literally cooked to perfection and seasoned beautifully."
• "The food is killer and surprisingly authentic Italian--try the spaghetti neri (you are literally in the ocean right now!) or the bucatini cacio e pepe (you are literally in a pepper mill right now!) and you'll know what I mean."

Cons:

• "The wine we got was also nothing to write home about."
• "The bun on my rib burger was stale and soggy, terrible combo."
• "The food here was absolutely horrendous... all of our food, especially my carbonara pasta, was extremely salty."
• "The food was bland ... It was not well cooked or very interesting ..."
• "Food tasted microwaved in my opinion."
• "The main dishes were just incredibly over seasoned and oversalted(steak and gnocchi)."
• "The food is way under seasoned, i mean it taste like nothing."

Service

Pros:

• "Even though busy we had five star service and food my fav establishment in Greenpoint."
• "Great service and awesome vibes inside, a must visit."
• "Owner and staff were very accommodating... Food and service was excellent."
• "Our waiter Carlos Garcia was absolutely wonderful throughout our stay!"
• "The service is always incredible."
• "The service was excellent and the cocktails were magnifique."
• "The staff is amazing."

Cons:

• "Ordered 2 gin mule cocktails that tasted like medicine."
• "Service was very good- a little slow but perhaps Covid played a role."
• "Really slow food service and the wait staff was really pushy to clear our plates, despite us still eating."
• "despite the fact that it was relatively empty, we were forgotten about multiple times throughout the meal."
• "Then no one came to service my table with water etc.. but ever other was serviced very well."
• "They did forget a couple of our requests but nothing big."
• "Service was a little slow but we got Seated quickly on the wait staff was accommodating and helpful."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was wonderful."
• "Awesome restaurant with minimalist decor."
• "The space is absolutely beautiful, very unique!"
• "The ambiance was very nice."
• "Absolutely beautiful setting, very good food, and live music."
• "Warm interior, highly recommend."
• "The intimate setting, long table, and the glow from the red neon sign just made it the most perfect vibe I could’ve asked for."

Cons:

• "The Place WAS WAY TOO LOUD."
• "The environment was lovely but the bistro style chairs and tables were not too comfortable."
• "Come for the food, leave because of the music... not relaxing and outright annoying after a couple of songs."
• "However, there were a lot of mosquitoes in the garden and we all got pretty badly bitten."
• "Only docked a star because the music was very loud."
• "Music was shitty ..."
• "When we visited, the restaurant was super warm and uncomfortable."

Value

Pros:

• "The hanger steak at $25 for dinner is also kinda ridiculously affordable for what you get."
• "Great service, reasonable price, and amazing food."
• "All the dishes were fantastic and priced very reasonable."
• "The food was good and appropriately priced for the quality."
• "Prices are not bad; what you'd expect for NY."
• "Very reasonable prices for a prefix and the fact that it’s all farm to table, which was very important to my friend group."
• "For $187 dollars, you just expect a lot better food."

Cons:

• "Beware the portions are decidedly not family sized."
• "It was quite expensive, the value for money is not in balance."
• "I feel like my $100 bill was marked up 500%."
• "Save your money....food was mediocre and portions were tiny."
• "At the end they charge you the credit card fee and a service charge that doesn’t count towards tip apparently which put a sour end on a great experience."
• "Will not be going back."
• "The outside tables are just cheap plastic which seemed a bit out of place."