Pasta Beach - Providence

I’m from Newport RI and have only been to Newport location of Pasta Beach until tonight. I find the atmosphere in Newport to be more inviting as far as one of my preferred experiences, however it’s usually just my boyfriend and I and we tend to frequent places that are more “romantic” in nature, an atmosphere that is intimate and cozy. The Providence location does have an inviting, warm and welcoming vibe lending itself itself well but due to the high ceilings and overall nature of the interior, I feel it's best for a night out with friends or family gatherings for special celebrations. We were seated at a high top and we did enjoy our time there. First ordered was a specialty grilled peach lemonade drink, made with Ketel One Citron, St Germaine, grilled peach purée and lemonade. It was very good in taste but very light on the alcohol. I understand a light pour accompanying the $13 price tag being in the city of Providence but I would much prefer to pay higher prices (ie: $15 drinks in Newport) if it meant tasting more like I've ordered an actual cocktail. It was light, tasty a refreshing summer evening drink that I would have otherwise continued to order more of but I stopped at one because I wanted an alcohol drink not a glass of lemonade. Next up was the Caprese salad which we requested be made with buffalo mozzarella. The waitress confirmed it can be done for an up charge and they will use the buff mozz that is normally made in a pizza. It was very good in taste however I didn’t like that the tomatoes were cut into chunks for the salad. I expected slices since this is more traditional, however it's my fault since their menu clearly stated chunks which I obviously glazed over. Truth be told I would never order this again based on my experience and go with a Burrata salad next time. We also ordered the Buschetta al Pomodoro. The bread was very good, served warm and with just enough texture to make it a welcomed chewy but yet light bread. The flavors were great. My only complaint is that the chunks of tomato were too overpowering, both in size and quantity. I wanted bruschetta with tomatoes, not a plate of tomatoes with 2 pcs of bread. In hindsight, we shouldn’t have ordered two dishes in a row that both contained chunks of tomato. It was too much but remember, I failed to catch the caprese was made with chunks. The redeeming factor of it all is that the flavor for both dishes were there. Maybe consider a smaller cut on the tomato chunks for the bruschetta specifically. I feel that would make for a better overall experience while eating this dish, especially since I like to pick up my bruschetta to eat it. Large chunks of anything falling off the bread on to the table and into your lap, or my boyfriend's in my case, just isn’t fun. Lastly, the dish of the night that was magnificent! We ordered the Bucatini Cacio de Pepe made with pecorino Romano, parmagiana reggiano, cream and black pepper. My god was that phenomenal. We split the meal and we both ordered a protein side. My boyfriend went with grilled shrimp and he loved the flavor. I had grilled salmon and it was quite literally the best salmon I’ve had any where. Crispy and seasoned wonderfully! Definitely a grand slam on this entree option for us. Pasta Beach definitely has talented chefs who create pure explosions of flavor with their dishes. I highly recommend either place. However, Newport is much more romantic in nature for a date night.

A fancy italian restaurant in the Wayland Square area with great food, and an attempt at a rustic interior look; The service was good but slow considering the place is always busy: I tried the Salmone All'Aqua Pazza and loved it. The white wine and lemon sauce base was perfectly proportioned. They have a separate dessert menu and a bar as well! Would definitely recommend trying out this place if you're in the area and in the mood for Italian (obviously only if you're far from federal hill ! Do like my review if you find it useful!

So overall, the food was pretty good. we had the baked gnocchi with marinara sauce, calamari, and margarita pizza, pretty good. However, the service was much slower than what I would have liked. We got water after waiting around for 20min and the bar tender noticed and gave us some, we never got refills. Pizza was honest a bit of a let down, the middle of the pizza was a bit underdone. for a Neapolitan style pizza, it was also not crispy enough.I would say that this place is just ok.

I AM FURIOUS! We had reservations at 8:30 that we made online. The hostess called us saying that we needed to get there at 8:30 and the kitchen closes at 8:40. We were running 0 minutes late so they told us we couldn’t come in anymore because they would not put our food in. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. How do you offer 830 reservations if you don’t even have a 10 minute grace period!!!!! Also not to mention that we were not told this ahead of time. They left us with no place to go for dinner. SO RUDE and inconsiderate. This is literally unacceptable.

Found this on trip advisor, as close to where we were staying Clearly for the young hip crowd, loud percussive music and high tables which are not comfortable or cool. Very good service and beers. We split pizza capricciosa. Actually very good dough and real and fresh ingredients. The cook is from Napoli, so center is soggy. Americans may not be used to it. But authentic. Cane away happy, fair price