Frary's — Restaurant in Venice

My recent lunch at a local eatery promised Middle Eastern flavors but ended up being a bit of a culinary mismatch. While the restaurant seemed dedicated to creating delectable dishes, a few key aspects left room for improvement.

While I appreciated the effort put into crafting tasty meals, it’s important to note that the dishes didn’t quite live up to the Middle Eastern promise. However, there were some redeeming qualities to the food that showcased the chef’s skill and attention to detail.

On the other hand, the stressed ambiance due to the staff’s evident tension was a significant downside. A warm and welcoming environment is crucial for any dining establishment, and I hope that the management can address this issue to create a more enjoyable experience for diners.

Considering the lunchtime visit, the absence of air conditioning was noticeable, and it impacted the overall comfort of the meal. Ensuring proper ventilation and a comfortable temperature would greatly enhance the dining atmosphere, especially during warmer months.

Additionally, refining the lunch menu to better reflect the intended Middle Eastern cuisine would be a step in the right direction. Accurate representation of dishes is vital for creating an authentic experience for diners.

In conclusion, while the restaurant has potential, there are areas that deserve attention for a more well-rounded experience. Although the dishes showed promise, addressing the staff’s stress, improving the dining environment with adequate ventilation, and refining the menu’s authenticity would elevate the overall lunch experience. I’m optimistic that the establishment will consider these aspects constructively to provide patrons with a more...

I really wanted to like this place, as it was recommended by culture trip and they usually have excellent recommendations. We ordered 2 of the mix plate and a few other dishes. We were able to order quickly and our waitress got us our drinks in a timely manner. A different waitress brought us our food and took over our service. She didn’t ask if we wanted more drinks (we would have ordered more).

As we were eating I mentioned to my husband that this was a vegetarian meal, even though we each ordered the non vegetarian mixed plate. His plate was the same as mine but had a kebab (meat on a stick). I mentioned to him and the waitress that mine didn’t have the kebab and the waitress responded “yes it did, I saw it”… she completely ignored my observation, implied that I ate it already and told me I was wrong (even though I was 100% sure I didn’t have it). I asked her “where is the stick to my kebab?”… she wasn’t interested in making it right and was dismissive (it’s not possible for them to have made a mistake).

The food was ok, but lacked salt, which would have given more complex flavors. I wanted to have some meat since I was with my one year old baby and it’s been tough finding protein while traveling, so I ordered a separate kebab and of course was charged for it without hesitation.

I think this place has potential, but they need to train their staff better and not have attitude towards customers who are bringing up honest concerns, add salt to the food (just a little will make a BIG difference) and please get a baby chair for us moms who just want to be able to eat and have their baby eat next to...

I ate at Frary's many days ago, but waited to post this as I've mulled on and processed my experiences in Venice and here.

Precisely, I had 2 meals at Frary's, because after the first one all I could do the next day running around Venetian alleys was gush about it to my gf.

Over those 2 meals, we had the tzatziki - a bowlful of yogurt-spice delight that we scraped the last of with the excellent bread they serve, the hummus - another dollop of chickpea deliciousness, the dolma - which was served with delicious somewhat sweet carrot dip (muhammara I think) one day, but equally good curried babaghanoush the next day. For the mains, the rice-yogurt dish (whose name I've sadly forgotten) was served with steaming carrots and other vegetables and an utter delight, so we got it both days. The falafel was crunchy, fresh, green, brown, irresistible, hot, steaming, crumbly, did I say irresistible? Frary's the kind of place you can't practice restraint and just want to get seconds of everything and stuff yourself.

The manouri dessert is interesting, served with a light cheese and large pieces of apricot (I think it was apricot).

Lastly, my favorite spritzer ever was served here, some kinda ginger apertif. It was reminiscent of the routine aperol, but something was better about it - perfectly bitter and again just simply irresistible (and non alcholic too).

So when I come back to Venice, whenever that be (but it'll have to happen, does anyone manage to go to Venice just once?), good chance I'll make a straight beeline to Frary's, and not the classic italian trattorie and ristorantes....