PastAmore Italian Restaurant

this review was from 6 years ago. should be fine.

Hi there I think not bad submitting this review from 3 years ago

Service was good but waiting can be quite awhile due to lack of staffs. Food was delicious!!

Food and ambience was good. Especially like the chocolate lava cake!

Good pasta, good ambience. Love the chocolate lava cake. Remember to order early!

Service is great. Food is good. Would recommend the mascarpone pizza. We went there to celebrate our anniversary and the owner kindly offered us complimentary wine or tiramisu for the special occassion.

Make reservation in advance to get good seat. Food came at varying speeds, our first pasta came only 45 minutes later (on a day when it was not ready seemingly busy). But quality was really good! Order some appetisers while waiting.

Had an excellent date. Service was good and the food (Hawaiian and Parma Pizzas) was even better. Will be going back in the near future. Would recommend.

Good food, good variety of dishes. We only tried th pasta but the pizzas looked good too,we might be back to try those to get a better sense of the place.

Worse restaurant i had ever dined at. Arrived and only about 3 tables filled, ordered 1 pizza and 1 penne. Waited an hour and was told by the waitress that my food will be served in "a few minutes"; which turns out to be half an hour. Exactly half an hour later, the waitress came to inform me that they ran out of penne and if i will like to change?! So all this while my order was not even prepared. Even if the restaurant is short-handed, it does not takes an hour and a half to come up with 1 pasta and 1 pasta given the amount of customers it had. Had enough of wait and left without even eating.

Nice quiet place with good food and friendly service . They do the pasta quite well and prices are reasonable with offers on certain days.

Restaurant knew of reservation :). Wanted to order lagsane but was told it wasn't available. Would have been better if have informed beforehand what was unavailable. Order medium rare tenderloin, but it came rare. Crabmeat penne was very nice.

Sadly, on my second visit, service was way below expectations. So sad, indeed! Will unfortunately have to give it a miss; hope management is looking into this AND act!

Had dinner here with family. The food was great. Loved the Bufala pizza and the squid ink pasta. Would definitely go back here again soon.

Atmosphere was good, service was okay, food was abit slow, and food does not taste good as well, far from an italian pasta. But the clam soup was good.

Nice homely environment, the food is very good, the staff was extremely nice and accommodating (we left 3 kids with them for a while, under their care).

Quiet atmosphere, easy to find, AC "just nice"; discreet & efficient service; interesting wine list. Could have been some a few more meat dishes on the menu.

Quaint little place with personable service, however expected more of the food. We tried the calamari, pasta and salmon which were all good but not great. Hopefully the pizza fares better?

Bad food. Tough meat, smelly fish. Only the pasta and bruchetta was decent. Not worth the visit or money. Avoid the Groupon and go elsewhere.

Quite strange that I receive this message twice... Had earlier commented and suggested to have some more "meat dishes" added. Wine list is fine so is service, AC and quietness. Rgds.

Homely Italian food served in a cosy ambiance. This is an underrated gem in the Rochester/Buona Vista area! Do make sure you check out the Daily Specials that are written on the wall beside the cashier. I totally missed it out!

Had the ravioli with pumpkin sauce. The wait staff told me it would be stuffed with mushroom but definitely no mushroom in there. More like cheese. It was delicious. Very rich and filling. Love the chicory soup too.

They reserved a nice table tucked at the corner. The boss, Alex, has been very helpful to recommend food to us. Service was good and overall dining experience was very satisfactory.

Cosy restaurant, food not too sophisticated, and pastas nicely done. The grilled vegetables were not that great - cold and only one piece of each vegetable. Did not need that much variety, I thought. I had a grouse with the panna cotta, it was too firm, and I would have liked some berry sauce with it. Tiramisu was nice (no alcohol).

Ordered 2 pastas & 1 pizza! The pastas were good, very flavorful but the hawaiian pizza was actually very normal.. Probably should have chose other flavors instead. Overall, it was a great experience trying there. (:

Great restaurant, and very friendly and nice owners! Food is also great for sharing, tried the assorted seafood pasta, mushroom risotto, thin crust pizzas and crab meat penne. Good for a group friends just hanging out after work.

Good food & ambience. Nice cozy setting for a dinner date or families.

The location of restaurant was easy to find and there is complimentary parking at Rochester Mall. The owner of restaurant was personally there to recommend dishes to us. We took his advise and all were good. It was reasonably priced too. Will definitely return to restaurant again.

The hot starter (mushrooms with garlic bread) and the pasta the good. The sauces were flavouful for both dishes. However, the tiramisu was average only although portion was huge. There was not enough alchohol taste and cake but way too much cream. Service was average (the male staff was not as friendly as the female staff).

Nice Food and Nice Food. We had farewell party for our team mate and shared great time together there. Convenient to walk from Station. Its a bit hard to find. Near Starbucks

Food and services was excellent at the restaurant but just disappointed to say that booking reservation was not received by the restaurant even though the booking was confirmed Fortunately the restaurant was not packed that night .

Ambience was excellent, however I feel the food is only worth it if you go with a groupon voucher or with a discount haha. Service was extremely attentive and polite, really well done 🙆🙆

Quaint, homely setting... no fuss service and excellent food. more vegetarian options would be just fantastic. overall a good experience.

The food is really normal, it would have been a very unpleasant experience if I dine at the restaurant without discount coupon. I wonder if they decreased the portion or put less effort into cooking because I used a coupon. I don't think I will go back there again.

Good environment-suitable for couple and family dinner at night. Pizza is delicious. Ingredients they used are fresh. Pasta in tomota sauce taste nice too. Their home made lemon tea is very refreshing and it is not too sweet. Very good! The staffs served us with smile. Food served was a bit slow. Maybe 15 min. But worth the wait.

It was my first time visit PastAmore Italian Restaurant to celebrate my anniversary with my husband. The restaurant service was very good,friendly and the food was very nice especially the classic lagsane. We have our precious moment at there and get a surprise from the restaurant for our celebration. They are so sweet and it's really a romantic place and worth to have dinner with love one and friends Thank you so much for the experience given to us

Great authentic Italian food. Waaaay better than pastamania. And make sure you try their chocolate lava cake!

good cosy environment for dinner & chill out. customer service is good too, they called me & held my table although I was late as I couldn't find parking. food was served pretty quick too

Good ambience, in a garden like setting. The staff was efficient and friendly, and food was quite good as well. Portions on the smaller side though.

Great service but food is not worth the price. Penne tasted like armature cooking. Although pizza has thin crust skilfully made but the topping n cheese were all falling off when slices were lifted up. Environment and ambience are excellent and beautiful so much that an expectation for authentic and tasty Italian food is expected.

Went a few months back and thought the food was better then. My friend and I had enjoyed the crab penne very much but this time round, the food was over-salted and it just felt like something was missing. The cheese platter was also disappointing and different from what we had previously. Lastly, they used to run one-for-one promotions on wine/beer on certain days but when we went on Thursday, there wasn't any promotion going on. The ambience is still great though, cosy and well-suited for catch up over drinks.

The restaurant is located conveniently within walking distance from Buona vista mrt. I will recommend the pizzas > pasta. The garlic bread is good but our second order of the same bread tastes bad. Perhaps it was from a different batch.

The ambiance of the restaurant is nice and relax. Staff are friendly and approachable. The pasta we order are delicious but not recommended for old folks. The price a bit higher than my expectation.

Great location and nice food. Good for dating or casual meeting for couples and small groups.

Their Facebook put up a promo starting 29/2 with lunch set promo at $19.90, however when we reached there, they say no lunch set promo for today. Was there to celebrate colleagues birthday and is so disappointed. Pizza is good though but spaghetti wasn't so great.

This place is OK for pizza, not exceptional. Few Options.

Great service and good attention to detail! Thank you for making our lunch experience such a pleasant one. We will be back again for more!

The vday menu was a bit confusing, many couple also thought it was a set menu and not a sharing menu. However, despite the confusion, the service provided was great. The environment and layout was good. Food was decent and within my expectation. May consider returning again.

Great food and ambience. Not too salty which is great. At the same time there was a wine promotion. The staff were knowledgeable and only served main course after we finished our starters.

An overall good experience, fresh products, just a bit disappointed by the pastry not as good as the ingredients (fresh tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms & ham), good by the glass red Italian wine.