Pastora Italian Restaurant
Pastora Italian Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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First, I recommend reading the "reviews not currently recommended" if you scroll all the way down. Last time I was here, I had to wait 2+ hours for a starter salad. The waitress also brought me the wrong food and blamed me for ordering the wrong thing. I never wanted to come back but my friend recently had a birthday dinner here and I thought I'd give it a try again.
Service – Still needs improvement. Very slow.
Veal – Bland tasting. Overcooked to my liking.
I am not returning to this restaurant and I recommend other places nearby that have better food quality and service.
I only ate here once and it was for lunch but my overall impression was positive and I will definitely go back again.
I had a lunch special consisting of a grilled chicken caprese sandwich served with a bowl of lentil. My friend had a meatball sandwich with fries.
Both sandwiches were good as was the lentil soup. Service was pleasant and the dining room is actually very nice making it a good choice for a business lunch. Prices were reasonable.
I definitely need to go there again to make a more informed judgment but in the meantime, I would recommend it as a nice place to go for lunch.
We decided to try the place out since we drive by it so frequently. We had 7 people at 5pm on a Saturday. Friends told us the place was great but reading the yelp reviews said otherwise. Seemed like most of the negative reviews were centered around service. The waitress was pleasant but didn't seem sure of herself. She read off the specials somewhat quickly and not in a particularly understandable fashion. She was good at keeping our water pitcher full. As for the food, I would rate it OK. I ordered a chicken Fontana which I never had but when it came it looked a lot like chicken Francesca but since I never had a fontana I didn't say anything. When I got the check, it was indeed Francesca. The chicken was moist and well cooked and although the sauce was tasty it was way too much – swimming would be a good description. Same with a chicken masala dish just way too much sauce. My friend also ordered a pasta side dish and when we asked the waitress she blamed the cook which is a sure sign of inexperience – no blame necessary just apologize and correct the situation. The pasta Alfredo came with a wide noodle pasta unusual for us but the pasta was cooked properly. The sauce however lacked the distinct cheese flavor expected from alfredo. The linguine with clam sauce was edible but not particularly flavorful seemed to be missing garlic. The decor was pleasant with table cloths and linen napkins. Price was a tad high by a dollar or two per dish. There is a need for a neighborhood Italian restaurant that's not a pizza parlor. At the end of the day its the food that counts so I'm hoping they can improve in that area and become successful. For a higher end restaurant they do need more experienced wait staff. I don't plan on returning however if invited to an event I wouldn't mind going back.