Reviews for Pastai Restaurant in New York, NY
A great Lil Italian restaurant that makes amazing dishes well worth every morsel.
Very disappointed. I was given the restaurant week menu which was a $60 per person not bad but I’m wanted to order from... regular menu. The server said I can order anything from the prix fixed menu and they will charge it as regular but when I askedfor the prices he couldn’t answer me. Food was poorly made no flavor and cold. Only nice thing was the decoration inside. Read more
Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience here the other night. The atmosphere is very cute and cozy, I loved the ambiance... but the food let me down. As soon as we sit, we are given the restaurant week menu which was $60 a person which is fine. But wedid not want to order off this menu. There was no alternative menu but the waiter told us we could order things individually andnot do the price fixe. That was fine and all until there were no prices to be found for anything. And it was hard to ask foranything because the waiter was very busy and we felt too awkward leaving as we were there for 15+ minutes at this point and myboyfriend already ordered a drink, which was never brought to him and he canceled it altogether, and we got bread. So we justorder anyway. Burrata appetizer was good but very small. It was the size of my palm. I ordered some crusted chicken dish and itwas extremely disappointing. For $25, it was a glorified salad. Just a thin, bland piece of chicken cutlet covered in arugula.It wasn't absolutely terrible but I was definitely disappointed. My sister's dish, some pasta with steak pieces, was verydelicious and the bread was fabulous too. I would come back because it is such a cute place and their regular menu online looksa lot more appealing than their restaurant week menu but I unfortunately did not have a good experience this time around. Read more
6/28/22 after roaming around for a meal that would satisfy my craving... I chose Pastai, I've eaten here some time ago so I... figured why not. I had the bucatini with sardines and a side of sauteed spinach. Both dishes were really good and had greatflavors. The house red (pino) was ok. $13... Kinda steep for house, eh? Lol, but yeah it's the neighborhood. Maybe that's why Iwas the only one at the bar? Friendly and fast service. I'll be back to try other pasta dishes. Read more
Food was outstanding. Calamari Salad w Pesto, Grilled Octopus, Brussels Sprouts, Salmon Entree. Been here a couple of times and... the food value is very high. Like many small places getting staff is a challenge so you have the owner working his tail off fromdawn to dusk. Read more
Absolutely lovely, chewy, fresh egg pasta. my sauce was perfectly balanced, delicate. It was not overly meaty or overly creamy.... I reccomend the Reginette, so curly with sauce licking the sides. However, there was a strong blemish on an otherwise wonderfulmeal. The arancini, a dish found in Italian restaurants at all price ranges around entire country, was severely lacking in salt.It was incredibly average, and didn’t even feel cheesy! I was hoping for some funky from classic sheep’s milk cheese,obviously pecorino cheese but maybe something else?! I’ve had dozens of better arancini. Sorry for getting held up on thearancini but arancini is incredibly important to me. obviously the appetizer was a small portion of my eating experience but Ifound it to occupy a lot of my brain waves in the coming days. Read more
i had the paccheri alla genovese per the recommendation of the waiter. the pasta tasted homemade and had great texture. the... sauce was flavorful and most importantly balanced. in my opinion there was too little meat and slightly too much onion. still agreat dish though and will come back to try other things! update: came back and tried their lasagna. their tomato sauce wasamazing. the meat was a braised beef that was flavorful and had a great texture. all of the cheeses were delicious. mostimportantly, as stated in my last review, their dishes have a great balance of flavor—the ratio of the ingredients is perfectand nothing is overpowering. Read more
Stumbled upon this quaint little resturant last night! I loved the small, cozy vibe inside along with the wide selection of food... on the menu. The staff were attentive and the food came out quickly (and delicious). Will definitely come back here anothertime! Read more