FADA

11/02/09

lovely french bistro

by vidalbr at Citysearch

I celebrated my birthday with my family here, only to wish I'd discovered this restaurant earlier. We shared a variety of items "family style" and found each and everyone exquisite. The atmosphere is extremely cute, charming and romantic. FADA has quickly become one of my favorite restaurants in NY!

10/05/09

good

by fdcesa at Citysearch

This place is one of the top restaurant in the city, my opinion. I had diner last week with friends here and we had great time. The food is great and so delicious. I had nothing to complain about this restaurant. I think its price is high, but if you go as a dating couple, then your man is the one, whose knows how to treat a lady.

07/29/09

Do not try to the Bouillabaisse at Fada

by CoyOctober at Citysearch

So I went to Fada last night for a friend's birthday celebration (and by celebration I mean there were only 4 of us) but we went there to try the Bouillabaisse which as some of you might know is a traditional Provençal fish stew originating from the port city of Marseille. You have to order it a day ahead and they'll cook it for you for a whole day.

We first got the fish soup and that was good and tasty, even though the garlic spread they brought with the toasted breads left all of us feeling a bit nauseous. (it was too heavy and creamy)

Then came the main entry, with 5 different kinds of fish, mussels, red snapper, lobster and few other kinds.

Now, I grew up in a country where I could eat fresh fish within 10 minutes of being caught so I have to admit I am very spoiled when it comes to the quality of fish. In all of new york, I still haven't found the fish I'd like to on a daily basis have and I've tried many upscale restaurants. It's just hardly ever fresh.. but I've had better luck with French restaurants because the few French places I've been, I felt like, spent time and money picking their meat and fish and I was usually left satisfied.

Now this place is I guess known for their specialty of Bouillabaisse and the broth that the fish was served in was tasteless. They hadn't salted the fish at all and the red snapper had turned a faded salmon color.. it was far from red, it was chewy and tasteless. The lobster was also chewy and again the broth it came in was just disappointing. It had no spices, no salt and just no taste in general. I am not sure how else to describe it.

When I asked the server the history of the dish she said "oh I have no idea.. that's a good question" she did later admit it was her first week there or whatever, but don't they train the staff anymore?

I asked for the manager who could not be found, I checked their website for contact info and couldn't find an email so here I am leaving this review.

Our bill was around 200 which I think is pretty pricey for less than mediocre French food. Fada, I hope you'll read this and talk to the chef about salting the food and adding some taste to it! We won't be back..

• Pros: Nice interior, attentive staff
• Cons: the fish isn't fresh and staff doesn't know how to serve

02/02/09

perfect brunch

by dance917 at Citysearch

went to brunch with my husband and absolutely loved it! we sat in the back under the cute little tree, and we were both very pleased! I hope to turn this into a once a week brunch thing. With the hubby or with out! It was amazing!

• Pros: friendly staff

11/14/08

I love this place

by johnred21 at Citysearch

Fada is a lot of fun. Great food at a very reasonable price, friendly service and great ambiance. I have brought many friends here and they have all left saying they were looking forward to coming back. Great wine list too. Just a good time

11/05/08

What a great time!‎

by luismaya at Citysearch

I love this place, have become a regular and would recommend to everyone. The cheese plate is killer. OK, here is one thing that French make better than us, Tarte Tartin, I tried theirs and what a taste. Can't miss with this place.

10/21/08

Very authentic French

by wisebrain at Citysearch

The owners/staff are all French which I love. The brunch here is crowded and delicious. It's a good location in Williamsburg.

10/14/08

best place in williamsburg

by shawnperlow at Citysearch

This place is great -- love the fries, love the steak, love the french onion soup -- oh yeah did I tell you how delicious the mussel's are!!!!

• Pros: food, ambience and service
• Cons: only amex

09/19/08

What Happened!!! Always empty!! Cant be the recession!!! Maybe its bad cheese!!!

by lelo11 at Citysearch

Went here with my girlfriend on tuesday night and had the moules frites and cheese plate!! We sat in an empty restaraunt fully staffed for over two hours. This place used to be special but seems to have shipped its charm back to the french countryside. Service was fine but talk about some sandy mussels. we returned the mussels which were taken off the bill fortunately thanks to the kind waitress. The cheese plate on the other hand was what we think kept us up all night in the bathroom. It took almost three days for the two of us to get over feeling ill and upon talking to the manager after the situation, we were told to come in and try the cheese again and if we dont like it then we wouldnt have to pay for it. No Thanks!

• Pros: proximity to the subway to leave
• Cons: is brie supposed to be green?

09/19/08

Fine for drinks on the patio but at $7 a pop for a beer.. whoa

by ladosan at Citysearch

after reading people's feedback on here, we went for a treat. little did we know - the place is totally overpriced for the neighborhood. all in all too much attitude as well. what a shame - could have been a nice evening, somewhere else.

• Pros: waitstaff, quirky silverware
• Cons: seriously... the bathrooms smell like a dive bar in the Lower East Side!!!