Frankies 457
“i had the sausage and polenta, another friend had the braised rabbit and polenta, and someone else had meatballs and someone else had linguine.”
“It's so simple with sauce and ricotta cheese but it's the most tasty and delicate gnocchi you will ever try.”
“Meat ballls, Eggplant crostini.,Warm plums with mascarpone were all so yummy!”
Frankies 457
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Tough call on this one
I wanted to love it, the restaurant itself is beautiful has alot of character
I respect the kitchen, poor guys cook in the open in a small galley kitchen and put the food out quickly.
First strike, full bar with no Jack Daniels….really?
Full disclosure I went the day after Palm Sunday, I had a beautiful Italian dinner in my house for the holiday.
I dont think any meal would have met my standards but I am afraid Frankies fell short. I ordered 2 antipasto plates, the broccoli rabe on the plate was excellent, the portions were a bit stingy but the quality of the cured meats and cheeses were very good.
I had their Eggplant Marinara, I didnt enjoy it all.
The eggplant was lightly floured and fried and was layered between marinara sauce. The sauce was good, the eggplant not so much. I was looking for some mozzarella or ricotta. I had a side of gnoochi with marinara and ricotta, marginally better.
My guests reviews were mixed.
Desserts looked great, I may stop in for coffee and dessert. I wouldnt go back for dinner.
I came to this little treasure trove with my boss and co-worker to have a lunch meeting. This is a house turned restaurant.
When the weather permits you have a choice of eating indoors or outdoors. Since it was a nice day we chose to sit outside. The inside is very nice with great decor. The front is more for take out but they also have inside sitting in the back of the restaurant.
Choosing to sit outside since is was a nice day, we were lead to our table. We were given a complimentary bottle of water. Most of not all of the dishes involved some kind of pasta. I opted for the lump crab with spaghetti with marinara sauce. My co-worker being a diabetic ordered a sweet potato ravioli. Both dishes were extremely good, my lump crab was fresh and you could tell me he marinara sauce was fresh.
As far as the drinks, they offer soda, juice, water, coffee, beer, and wine.
Dessert is also an option. I decided on a slice of cake, which was so moist and fluffy.
The prices are pretty fair, an entree will cost between $15.00 to $18.00. The dessert between $3.00 to $5.00. The drink was typical of any other restaurant except the wine. The wine was priced based on the type of wine and whether you want a glass or bottle.
The staff was nice and friendly but a tid bit slow, but considering the amount to people dining and the number of wait staff it was understandable.
If I'm ever in the area during lunch or dinner time, I'll definitely dine here again.
Atmosphere: It was a really cute and rustic and intimate place. Really pretty garden in the back that I imagine would be beautiful when the weather gets warmer. The bathroom was really cute too! haha
Food:
The food overall was good, not great. The homemade pastas were tasty. Portions were fair (not too big, not too small), definitely can finish in one sitting. There's no complimentary bread or anything and we didn't order any appetizers so we actually ended up hungry soon afterwards. I guess I am more use to having a bigger meal at an Italian restaurant.
One thing that turned me off was all the food came out a little luke warm…. Just doesn't taste as fresh when it's room temperature.
My friends tried to order 2 different kinds of wines and apparently both were out so they had to substitute.
Service:
I thought our server could've been more polite. Menus were kind of thrown down on the table. He came and went with our orders, like "what are you having? Ok. Ok. OK." Very curt and gave us weird looks when we asked questions. It also took him a very long time to come get our orders. Everything kind of was slow and we were just very hungry.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place considering there are SO many great places in Brooklyn. Not a place I'd go back to.
This place is yummmmmmmmmmy. I ordered the most delicious pasta, and wasn't disappointed at all when it arrived and I scarfed it down. There was actually so much on my plate that I had to take some home!
The only downside was my drink. I can't remember the name of it, but it was something alcoholic with apple in it, maybe? When it arrived, the glass was only filled up less than halfway. When I asked the waiter, he said that's the way the drink was made. I was pretty disappointed to be paying $12 for a drink when there was very little to it, and not much alcohol in it either. He came back about 10 minutes later to say he talked to the bartender AND the manager, and they confirmed that the drink was made correctly… which was nice, but a little unnecessary. I would've rather just had him fill the glass up the whole way instead of getting the confirmation from a bunch of people.
Either way, otherwise it was a pleasant experience. It's a little tight, space-wise, but it's gorgeous inside: candles everywhere and a romantic ambience, staff is pleasant, food is fabulous.
Bottom Line: Some of the best restaurants are in Carroll Gardens and Frankies 457 is no exception.
I came here on a Friday for dinner based on my friends recommendation. Everyone suggests to get the pasta and it's true. It's that damn good. The portion sizes for the pasta are not huge but will fill you up with the right appetizer.
Definitely Get:
– Meatballs with Pine Nuts & Raisins (Better than the Meatball Shop)
– Cavatelli with Faiccos Hot Sausage & Browned Sage Butter (This was the best damn pasta I've ever ate)
– Pappardelle with Braised Lamb, Tomato & Tarragon (Delicious, shredded lamb with big flavor)
– Brunch till 4PM
-super limited brunch menu so I say get the "to die for" french toast. You will not be disappointed.
-Meatball sandwich was good, sort of bordering on the bland but that might be a -good thing if you are not a salt freak like me.
-Bloody Mary was nice and spicy
Bar is nice to chill and read a paper.
-Place is huge so even if you have to wait, you won't wait long.
did I mention, get the french toast? YUM!
This place is a unicorn restaurant. Everything is so right about this place. The price, the food, the decor, the atmosphere, the people. Everything. Anything you order will be good. If you have to wait for a table, enjoy a glass of wine across the street. This place is so worth the wait.
Once again a case of my disappearing Yelp reviews so rather than wasting time rewriting will cut to the chase.
Been coming here since they opened and learned there are really only 3 things to get here: sausage cavateli, meatball sandwich, lentil soup. All are phenomenal and worth the wait to get.
Thankfully they finally take credit cards.