Jack's Wife Freda
4.4 ★ average from 4986 reviews
Lively bistro executing American-Mediterranean cooking & classic cocktails in understated digs.
Location
Hours
- fri
- 8:30 AM – 11:00 PM
- mon
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- sat
- 8:30 AM – 11:00 PM
- sun
- 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- thu
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- tue
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- wed
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
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Recent reviews
- ★★★★★Grace Gruverman
A trip to New York is not without a visit to Jack’s Wife Freda. Been coming to their Lafayette location since 2014 to its original storefront a few doors down. Was worried coming back, but was not disappointed. Spacious for NYC restaurants, great service and excellent street people watching for their outside seating. Please come here! Always on my NYC guide every time I visit 🤍 I always get their halloumi and you cannot go wrong with their entire all day breakfast menu!
- ★★★★★Plum
I came here on a Saturday 11 am peak time on mother's day weekend and it was amazing! We were seated immediately and our server was so nice! The atmosphere was also great I could talk it wasn't loud or crowded inside and our food came quickly! I got the jacks breakfast and it was immaculate the skirt steak was cooked amazingly so tender and the eggs were scrambled so we'll! We also paired with the duck bacon witch had a rich and smokey flavor but not dry it kept the juicyness of the fat! All around we had an amazing mother's day brunch here and I would definitely recommend!!
- ★★★★☆Divya P
JWF was a good brunch spot. I went on a mid-week so I didn’t catch any of the weekend rush/wait( Personally for me a mid-week brunch is so much better than a Sunday brunch). I tried their Fried Zucchini , Green Shakshuka and Grilled Eggplant Baguette sandwich. Fried Zucchini went perfectly with the green (me and my friends fav) and red mayo dip. I was a bit disappointed by the green shakshuka , but the grilled eggplant baguette was excellent!! I was feeling a bit experimental and went with that sandwich but boy oh boy ! Am I glad that I got it. I have never enjoyed eggplant in a sandwich like that before. The cheese, tomato and eggplant complimented each other so well. It’s definitely a must try if you like eggplant ! The staff were patient and polite. Would come back to try their other items :)
- ★★☆☆☆Khaya Aghajani
Went to Jack’s Wife Freda today and I honestly wanted to love it… but the food just wasn’t it. Customer service was actually great — our waiter was super sweet so this is strictly about the food. The green shakshouka was genuinely awful, like I couldn’t even finish it. The tuna salad was very mid, nothing special at all. The cauliflower was actually good, I’ll give them that. But the potatoes were the only thing that was actually enjoyable enough to keep eating. Overall, vibes and service were there, food was not. Wouldn’t go back for the food alone.
- ★★★★★Alex Vano
The atmosphere was amazing and the waitstaff were absolutely lovely. Usually I wouldn't give such an expensive place 5 stars but the quality of their food made up for everything. Not huge portions, but enough to keep you full and delivers on taste. Also many options which makes it hard to choose but also good for gluten free people.