La Pasta La Pizza - Victoria

I used to visit this restaurant with my family of six for their pasta, and it was absolutely delicious. However, since they changed chefs, the food hasn't been the same. I'm really disappointed and can no longer recommend it. Please let me know when things return to normal because the seafood fettuccine was my favorite!

This restaurant has really gone downhill. I’ve just had one of the worst lasagnas I’ve ever tasted. I can't imagine any grandmother would claim this as her recipe. And for $17, it’s really not worth it! Just take a look at how shallow the lasagna is in my photo—the fork is touching the bottom of the container! It was more like runny mush than anything else. Overall, terrible value and quality. I really can’t think of any reason why a customer would want to come back.

The quality of this restaurant has noticeably declined recently, which leads me to give it a rating of 2 to 2.5 stars. Take the carbonara, for example: the sauce is very thin and watery, the ingredients are lacking (with lightly cooked bacon instead of crispy guanciale and minimal pecorino), all for nearly $20. It's simply not worth it. You'd be better off making it at home until they make improvements to the menu.

Honestly, have found this place hard to beat when it comes to pasta... and Pizza, for that matter. The pasta/pizza niche aside, La Pasta/La Pizza is arguably the most underrated restaurant in the city. Wonderfully delicious full flavours; yet, somehow still sits light in the stomach post meal. I cannot recommend this place enough definitely a diamond in the rough and should be on your weekly circuit! Honourable mention: the gnocchi is UNREAL... seriously, you have to try it!

Excellent fresh pasta. I’ve tried all the dishes on the menu and they’ve all been delicious. The rigatoni mac and cheese is a personal favorite. I will say it’s a bit on the pricey side but for me it’s usually a treat and the quality of the product is worth it. That being said if it was a bit cheaper I might frequent this place more often!