Faros Restaurant

We recently held a private family event at Faros and selected it because of it’s location and great Unilocal reviews. I was fortunate to connect with the owner who helped me coordinate the event and suggested a wonderful menu for us. She said that the food that they serve is just like her mother makes (she is Greek), and it did not disappoint! I am Greek, so am quite picky. The food was amazing! Dips, fish, spanakopita, tiropita, deserts. It was exceptional! Loved the atmosphere and the restaurant team was amazing and professional. I would like to acknowledge Constantine and Zen for flawless service and attention to detail. Everyone raved and we cannot wait to go back for another wonderful dining experience. Efharisto, Faros!

Went in to ask about Valentine’s dinner. There was no host and the waiters seemed frazzled, though the place was empty. It almost seemed like they didn’t want you to come for dinner. We’re going someplace else.

If you want old food and poor service, this is your place. Greek salad: a plethora of green peppers, one chunk of feta and leather lamb pieces, that I could not saw through with a knife. Rice pudding from last week. 4 waiters for four tables, each indifferent, with the exception of the first. Good hummus. Nice fireplace.

Delicious homemade Greek food. After coming back from a trip to Greece I was researching restaurants that serve moussaka in a clay pot. Of course there’s nothing like the real deal sitting in Greece eating homemade food but this curbs the appetite and hits the spot. Very delicious meal. My husband and I tried the lamb chops, sausages, moussaka and the grilled octopus. Not one complain about the food. As per the service, very friendly and attentive. This place is great in the winter especially if you get a seat by the fireplace.
Another bonus: this place is two floors and I think they can do private events upstairs. Why didn’t I give it 5 stars? I save those for places that wow me and go above and beyond my expectation. Overall, great spot.

We came here for dinner last Friday & couldn’t have left happier. Besides the incredible food, Faros had the exact ambiance we were looking for– intimate but casual. Our waiter was attentive and polite, which is rare to find on a Friday night. We highly recommend the mussels, Tzatziki w/​pita and the 16 oz. rib eye! Can’t wait to come back and try something new!

Excellent food and polite, prompt service. Good atmosphere. Recommend the window table. The brunch experience was excellent. We also ordered desert & added a $ 100 gift card for a friend to visit… We intend to come back.

Another excellent meal. The mussels, though small, were perfectly flavored with tomato and feta. Pasticchio remains crusty and creamy and delicious. A salmon wrapped in phyllo excelled.

Came here for lunch and it worries me that it was so empty BUT the food was good so I can’t complain. I had the chicken shish kabob with rice and a salad. I forgot exactly which one it was but I remember it was enjoyable. Definitely worth a try if you’re around the neighborhood and want a nice quiet sit down restaurant.

Fantastic restaurant. Great food. Nice ambience. Friendly staff. What a great neighborhood find! Yay!

What started off as a search for a Greek dinner spot in the Slope, ended up drawing me in for a Hellenic brunch.
Much like Batman sees the bat symbol as his call to action, so did I see the golden «Phi» pressed in mylar calling my ass to a table. Just catching the very end of the brunch special, I saw the magical combination of halloumi and lountza on the $ 15 pre-​fixe side. This side of the menu consisted of massive egg dishes served with your choice of fries or greens, toast with sour cherry and quince preserves as well as a scoop of butter, a cup of fruit, a Mimosa or Bloody Mary and coffee. The other pre-​fixe was for $ 20 and consisted of more substantial sandwiches with proteins and cheeses coming with the same selection of items listed above. For those of us who want to keep it authentic (err, ahem… obviously) $ 5 extra will allow you to replace the «American» coffee with a nice strong demitasse of Greek coffee.
What I found rather odd, considering the quality of the food and service, was how empty it was. There were only two people when I arrived, and remained that way for almost an hour. Even at departure, there were just three diners total. With all the weekend foot traffic on 7^th avenue, why weren’t more people called to action by the «Phi»?
Ainte, Brooklyn! Look up from your smart phones… and into Faros.

New place my wife and I tried for late lunch. Overall a great experience. Good greek salads and entries. Moussaka was tasty and freshly made as was the Arni Youvetsi. Felt like we were in Greece (was even feeling sorry for the state of affairs over there.)
Highly recommended. Check them out now.

The selection and price can’t be beat here; however the quality is a little below than what I’d expect. We got a to-​go order here and it was ready super fast. Arugula salad with halloumi cheese and fennel. The halloumi cheese was a bit tasteless actually (if you’ve ever had it before, it’s typically saltier than most cheeses). The dressing was a basic balsamic.
We also got the Pikilia — a sharing platter of 4 different spreads. The hummus is super fresh — a bit chunky and smooth at the same time. The orange cheese one (I think it had feta?) coupled with the white one were the BEST. The bread they give you to eat with it is delicious.

My boyfriend and I have been here 3 times and we were never disappointed. The food is traditionally simple but very delicious. In the past we had their meatballs, which were moist and flavorful, as an appetizer. We always get the saganaki (cheese flambeed table-​side) and the octopus. The saganaki was really good, plus it was a show for all of the diners. The octopus had perfect char marks and wasn’t the slightest bit rubbery.
This time, we also ordered the mussels in lemon garlic sauce, as an appetizer, and grilled shrimp, as an entrée. Since both dishes were lemony, they had this fresh taste that only citrus can create. Shrimp were perfectly juicy and the lemony broth was amazing with the mussels.
We will definitely return.

I went to Faros tonight with my boyfriend. I found this restaurant on Unilocal.We ordered two appetizers: mussels in a lemon garlic sauce and fried cheese. Both were delicious. For dinner my boyfriend ordered the grilled pork chops and I had moussaka. Both were very, very good. We also had baklava for dessert. All the food was great and the service was good as well. We also ordered a Greek bottle of wine and I should note the wine prices were very reasonable. I would love to come back! Monday-​Thursday they offer a 4 course pre fix menu for 30 dollars. It’s an amazing deal so I will definitely be back for that!

Amazing. Fantastic. Wonderful.
It was a cold night and we wanted some Greek chicken soup (avegolemono) and salad.
Faros did not disappoint.
The soup is great. Creamy with the right little pieces of chicken and rice.
We ordered a Greek salad that was tomatoes, bell peppers, red onion, cucumbers, olives and oil and vinegar. Really fresh like it had just been chopped.
In addition — we ordered some pita bread with a side of hummus and tzatziki. Really fresh and wonderful.
They also delivered in under 30 minutes. We’ll be ordering from there again.

Please don’t frequent this restaurant.
I was just told my small holiday dinner party for the non-​profit special needs group I volunteer with (down syndrome, autism) was unable to be accommodated for (less than 24 hours before the dinner!).
The owner just called me and said that our party’s budget was too low ($ 30 a person for family style dining, drinks not included), again, less than 24 hours BEFORE the event!
He informed me that they had a, and this is a direct quote «a very expensive party for $ 90 per person upstairs» that they would rather cater to. He went on to say that if my budget was higher – for a middle end greek restaurant – they would accommodate me, and the conversation with his wife was in no indication that I actually reserved the space.
Full Disclosure: I booked this kind of last minute, but with enough time to email the entire group.
I will now attempt to find another location for my group of special needs adults within 12 hours.
If you are one of the $ 90 buck-​a-​headers, please consider spending your money at an establishment with better business manners and community sensitivity.

Everything I had was truly delicious! Specially the pan fried kefalograviera cheese.
I have no idea why this place is not busier. Give it a chance! Great food and very nice ambiance.

The Greeks are perhaps my favorite of all the Europeans. Down to earth people, friendly, not pompous, and man they know how to cook… simply and beautifully. Faros is a reflection of that.
The grilled octopus was as good as everyone says. It’s still not as good as Taverna Kyclades, but I don’t really know who can top that. This is a good 2^nd. It was tender, sliced and tossed with olive oil, capers, red peppers and some other little bits of deliciousness that I couldn’t quite decipher. The lamb shank was also excellent. Falling of the bone as all good shanks should be.
The staff here is wonderful and accommodating. They will chat if you strike up conversation, or leave you alone when you won’t. I very much appreciated the attentive distance they stood at while we slowly finished our gigantic glasses of wine… good value there.
This is now my Brooklyn Greek fix. Just go already!

YUM! This is the ideal Greek spot. So many Greek restaurants unfortunately are not my top choice for dining because the food is sometimes lacking, but NOT HERE.
1. Spicy hummus and pita was so flavorful yet light.
2. The Moussaka was so hearty and delicious, I only had a bite from the boyfriend’s plate but I wish I had more.
3. Mosharaki Kokkinisto (spiced cubes of filet mignon over pasta): A+ does not do it justice.
The staff was so accommodating and polite, it felt like we were dining among friends. The interior is very elegant; it’s perfect for a family dinner, a quiet date, a night out with the girls, really anything!

Look out uncle Jessie Katsopolis, I found my new favorite greek.
From start to finish this place hit all the notes.
The service was some of the best I have experienced in a while. We had a large party and our waiter was not only funny and patient but also made sure everything was up to par at all times.
The interior was very nice and elegant, a mix of modern and classic. There are two floors here, however the 2^nd floor looks to used on more crowded nights.
The food was outstanding, we ordered a little bit of everything and all the dishes were full of flavor and all around impressive.
Food Favorites:
Moussaka, perfect amount of meat to eggplant ratio, potatoes were soft and flavorful.
Saganaki was mouth watering
Spicy hummus and pita, delicious and spicy as the name suggested
My mouth was literally watering as I wrote this, i think that’s as good an indicator as any on whether you should go here

Went here last night for a big birthday dinner for a good friend of mine. I don’t know how this place did not have a wait outside the door. I know it’s Park Slope and some nights are busier than others, to the point of confusion but if Faros was in the city, I don’t think there would be a chance of getting a seat here during the weekend. Since I had such a great experience here with very few complaints (the complaints I do have are only for the sake of adding some realism to the review and I don’t think they are truly even valid as much as nitpicking), I will provide a categorical breakdown, which I rarely do. It’s usually more effort than its worth.
Interior: Classic, romantic, and overall pleasant. It truly does have a very authentic Greek feel to it which is accented by lanterns, assorted wine racks throughout the restaurant, and floor lamps blended with the dim lighting that makes you want to slow the experience down.
Service: Flawless service. We had a large party of about 20 and we went about ordering in a very confusing way; our waiter was professional, courteous and pleasant.
Food is where Faros impressed me with every plate that hit the table had something new and different to it. Turkish food is on the rise in my area and I feel like there’s one of those spots springing up on every block. Since there is some culinary overlap between the Greek and Turkish cultures, this was refreshing beyond words. Even the hummus felt homemade; chunky and rich texture at the same time that you won’t see every day. I never order spinach pie in restaurant because I’m stubborn and I believe that no spinach pie can outdo my grandma’s. However, I tried a piece from my friend’s plate and had to ask for more. So make sure to try the spinokapita (spinach pie). Mussels made for a delicious appetizer as well. My entrée was the arni yiouvetsi which is shredded lamb with red sauce mixed into orzo. I was full halfway through the meal but kept going until I hated myself, because this was one dish that was very hard to step away from. Girlfriend had the lamb chops done to a perfect medium.
There is a pretty extensive wine list, and a few great drafts including Blue Point Toasted Lager, which I have loved for 4 years now and see a lot of bars drop it for its ‘mainstream’ status (as compared to what) but it makes for a delicious dinner-​time beer so Faros scored big on that with me. I believe there were two more craft-​like options and a Sam Adams available as well.
I want to go back right now.

I’d like to begin this review by thanking my fellow Unilocalers for giving this place good ratings. I had never been to Park Slope before, and during a mother-​daughter bonding day, my mom asked me to make a reservation at a restaurant in the area, so knowing her love for octopus and a good glass of wine, to Faros we went!
Upon arriving, it was 6:20pm on a Saturday evening. Many restaurants were already filling up quickly but Faros was pretty empty, maybe only three tables were filled. My mom was skeptical but I assured her this place had good reviews (plus I already knew what I wanted to order after studying the menu for two days, so my selfish heart was set).
When we sat down, we were brought a bread basket with three little noshes– a bean salad, a bean hummus-​like dip, and olives drenched in olive oil. Yay for free things! We then proceed to order two glasses of white wine (both were very light and crisp).
For the appetizer we ordered the keftedakia, Greek meatballs with a side of tzatziki sauce. THEY. WERE. DELICIOUS. Upon first bite, the first words I uttered were «wow these taste like I’m at a grandma’s house and she just finished making them.»
For my mom’s entrée, she ordered the Oktapodi Skaras, char grilled octopus. She claimed she would’ve liked her dish to be served a little hotter (personally I enjoy cold octopus, but that’s just me), but it was very good and the two of us destroyed our bread basket dipping slices of it in the octopus-​infused olive oil.
I ordered my favorite Greek dish, the Spitikos Mousakas and it was the best one I’ve ever had. It came served in a clay pot, it was piping hot, and oozed and melted in my mouth. It had the perfect balance of meat, veggies, cream, and love. What I would do to have another bite.
For dessert we ordered my favorite, the galaktoboureko. It was very good, with just the right amount of honey and creaminess. My only criticism is I would’ve liked it better at more of a room temperature (it was a little on the cold side).
Overall, this place is fantastic. The food is authentic, made with love, and you feel like you’re getting a true Greek culinary experience. The service is excellent. Our waiter was so friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The restaurant itself is charming too. From the brick walls, to the fireplace, to the Greek music playing in the background, I will definitely come back next time I’m in the area.
Oh, and in case you were wondering… by the time we left (around 7:45pm), the place was packed.

There are few reasons not to take a trip to Faros. Unless you despise authentic Greek cuisine and abhor a refreshingly sophisticated ambiance, then by all means, avoid this place. But if you are not those things, then a trip to Faros is worth your while.
The zucchini chips are basic but easily a crowd pleaser. Fried, but surprisingly light, they prepare your palette for the bold flavors of your entrée.
By bold, I am referring to the moussaka with ground beef. Laden with potatoes, eggplant, and cheese, this dish is heavenly indulgent but worth it. Try not to let the layer of oil that has accumulated on the bottom make you regret this dish, you and I both know you’d do it again.
If you favor something lighter, yet still delicious and authentic, go for the spanakopita (spinach pie) – flaky and light (er), it would make a good meal for one, or an appetizer for two.
As usual, it doesn’t hurt to top your meal off with a glass of Faro’s sangria, served by their charismatic bartender, Bobby.