Faros Restaurant
“They are always busy but the staff always keeps a good attitude which makes me keep coming back to this place.”
“in my imagination it's a rule they instituted when too many kensington/church ave weirdos would hang out there all day and drink the place dry.”
“Boyfriend had the corned beef hash and eggs, I had eggs, bacon, toast.”
Faros Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
7 reviews
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It's a diner, but it really should be self serve because the waitress was so not waiting.
Walked in to an empty diner. Not empty as in one or two people, but empty until we walked in.
We had to ask for menus, we had to ask for drinks, we had to ask to place our order. I mean, we're really sorry we interrupted your texting so you could work. We're so simple, we apologize.
I wouldn't go back here if they were giving food away for free. It was common diner fare that you can find on any corner. My suggestion would be to go there instead.
Ugh, terrible.
I used to come here regularly with my dad on Sunday's for brunch, until the service got so bad we stopped coming. One time, my dad got so angry he called out the waitstaff for purposely messing things up. One of the waiters brought us a large boxed orange juice, instead of the special small orange juices that are complimentary with breakfast, and didn't come around for coffee refills. Another regular customer told us that 'business is getting real bad'. We would always order breakfast platters, and I always mixed it up, fries or hash browns, ham or bacon. The food was always in my opinion pretty good, but got more and more mediocre as the years went by. I started noticing how runny the eggs were, the stale toast, the watery orange juice. I would always leave with a disgusting fried food smell clinging to my clothes, and we started going to the Greek restaurant that is now Moondos Grill. Don't come here, period. If you do, you can expect less than decent food, slow service, and smelly clothing. I give it two stars for sticking out for so long, I thought they would've shut down by now.
Cool Greek based spot to drop in and grab food. Never crowded but there is a steady stream of customers since it is in close proximity to a bus stop. The food is simple and serves it's purpose. They always have a grade A health rating. The black and white uniformed staff is welcoming and are not pushy. The utensils are clean and the coffee is bottomless. My only gripe is that they use margarine instead of butter.
I tend to come here alone, grab a seat facing the window and people watch. They serve a variety of muffins, bagels, French toast, and eggs etc for breakfast, everything is always good and I only leave something back if I'm full. It is typical diner food in a busy intersection of the Fort Hamilton neighborhood.
Faros….ugh…
Church Avenue restaurants really need to step up their game. This Diner completely choked my desire to support local businesses in the neighborhood.
You will walk in and it will be packed and you will feel confident that you've made a good decision, picked a good diner, but don't be fooled.
This place fails because it does too many things wrong that are so easy to get right.
First, once your customers are seated, immediately bring the menus. We sat for 15 minutes, wondering if anyone knew that we were there. The waitress that takes your order should not also be organizing the glassware and bussing her own tables. Obviously, you are understaffed.
We sat for almost an hour before we received any food and were entertained by watching all of the people that walked in after us eat their meals.
Who runs this kitchen? Shouldn't the ticket orders be fired in order?
It seems like the grill cooks were picking and choosing the meals that they wanted to prepare by what they thought would be fun? Pancakes and eggs should not take 50 minutes. How do you run out of coffee?
I ordered two sunny side up eggs with a side of rice and beans, thinking that Spanish owners would not dare put rice and beans on the menu if they could not do them right. Bland, flavorless fail.
Do not put rice and beans on the menu and then serve beans that were canned, rinsed, warmed, and then thrown on my plate. No tomato sauce, no herbs, no onions, no garlic, no oil, no salt, no flavor at all. The gravy of the beans was the leftover preservative syrup from the can… I kid you not. Needless to say, as a self-respecting Puerto Rican, I did not eat them.
You will see the waiters and waitresses running around in a chaotic whirlwind and think, wow, they hustle!
But…
It's just part of the systemic disorganization in this restaurant.
They are running passed you, not noticing that you have no coffee, have no food, have been trying to get their attention for 35 minutes.
We left angry and hungry, never to return.
I live in kensington and there's not much to eat in this neighborhood. I do however like to eat at faros for breakfast because they are quick, cheap, and good for what it is. The service is quick and they are pretty friendly. Also i like to order delivery from them which is pretty quick. And they are pretty clean.
I was really excited to finally find a plain old diner like Faro's in the Windsor Terrace/Kensington area. I've been dying for a good old fashioned plate of home fries, eggs, and toast since moving to Brooklyn- and Faro's delivered!
It's a bit hard to find amongst the numerous Indian restaurants and bakeries, but when you walk in, you know right away this is a Greek diner.
The food wasn't anything extraordinary, but the prices are fantastic. My breakfast platter with two eggs, corned beef hash, hash browns, toast, coffee, AND a small glass of OJ came under $10.
The service is always friendly too. It's a great place to sit and chat. I will most definitely be making Faro's a classic go-to.
Warning: CASH ONLY establishment
I was so happy just to find something by the time I got to Faros that I was already prepared to throw them three stars just for existing. Once the gloom of the cold, rainy day and the fact that I was aimlessly wandering around looking for my landlord's shady leasing office wore off, I began to see that Faros was actually a very cozy, inviting spot. Its a city diner without the grit, it has a very family feel to it and you can tell the place is well-maintained and loved by the owner(s). There were a few customers, most of whom seemed to be regulars, when I arrived and the waitress at the counter -Jackie- was extremely nice and attentive. She chatted with the regulars and was polite to me, she also extended extra patience to a regular you could tell everyone else thought was a total weirdo.
I ordered the turkey burger, but somehow they were out. Instead of just saying "tough what else do ya want" they offered to make me a chicken burger. My impromptu chicken burger was delicious, as were the fries that I attempted but failed to avoid (fries are bad for you ya'll, public service announcement!). The prices are a little high for a diner, most sandwiches are around $4 but any kind of meal (aka getting lettuce, tomato on your burger and a side) is $6.50 and up. Its worth the extra dollar or two for the great service and welcoming atmosphere.