Overall Pasta Pooks is widely praised for fresh handmade pasta and bold flavors, with standout dishes such as ravioli, gnocchi and casoncelli mantovani, and desserts like tiramisu and panna cotta earning high marks. Many reviews note that portions are small for the price and the overall cost can feel steep, especially given limited seating and a busy, sometimes loud, intimate setting. Service is often described as friendly and attentive with good wine knowledge, though a few visits mention slower or inconsistent service and occasional reservation hiccups. Taken together, Pasta Pooks is regarded as one of the top spots for pasta in the city and a must try for pasta lovers, albeit with the caveat that the hype comes with premium pricing and potentially cramped space.
Reaaaally disappointed with this place. First of all the place is tiny & can sit max like 8 people? So they know that most of the customers are going to ask for take out. From the 3 pasta choices, I asked for the gnocchi & they told me they don't do it as take out ?! So I was left with 2 options only. We took both of them & it was really underwhelming to say the least. Portion was super small too for the price. Service was not great at all either. Let's say I won't go out of my way to eat from this place again.
Ravioli was a 10/10 - soo good & perfectly filled! You get to actually taste the flavour of the ricotta & spinach filling because there is a generous amount inside. Probably one of the most delicious pasta I've ever had!
Wooow, une expérience inoubliable ! De loin les meilleurs raviolis que j'ai mangé de ma vie, tout était délicieux 🔥😍👌 merci pour ce moment mémorable, allez-y les yeux fermés vous allez vous régaler !
Love an easy to grab pasta place & especially with fresh pasta. Would have been my type of place. The location was beautiful. Did not try their wine- & maybe that's where all the hype is about.
Unfortunately, i didn't really understand the hype, the plates are over 25$ each & the portions are very small. The chosen ingredients are simple & straightforward. The gnocchi pesto & pistachios, felt like they had no pistachio.
Good food, but their service & atmosphere need vast improvements. We got told the waiting time for a table was roughly 30m, & that we must stay in the establishment to wait for a table as they don't take phone numbers, & that if they call our names for a table & we're not there it will immediately go to the next person in line. We ended up waiting more than 1h30 mins for a table. It smelled like sewage & the bathroom sink was broken. In the meantime, the servers were leaving the patio to stand on the street smoking & chatting with their friends, leaving the patio completely unattended. By the time we were seated it took 15 minutes to get a rundown of the menu, which the support staff gave as the server wasn't by her post (the support staff was lovely & amazing however!!!!!). Our glasses were also never filled as the servers were absent. We didn't want to order apps or dessert as we couldn't afford to spend more time waiting, but the ravioli & gnocci were phenomenal. I don't think I would go again because of the experience, which is a shame as the food was truly great.
Jul 8, 2025
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Vraiment dommage, tout était vraiment délicieux simple & efficace, mais les portions était minuscule surtout de
gnocchis.. on a fini en ayant encore faim & nous ne sommes pas de grosse mangeuse. The staff was really nice tho!
Been there for my birthday with my boyfriend 🎊🥳 The raviolis are too die for they are the best i ever ate in a restaurant i give them a 12/10!!! So good you will get addicted. Will go back again for sure.
Delicious & high quality food. However, we got a pasta dish & were very disappointed by the serving size. It almost felt like they forgot half of it. The sandwiches & salads were very generous though.
Au vu des commentaires, je m'attendais à quelque chose d'incroyable mais en fait pas du tout. Nous avons pris : pâtes au pesto & pâtes au ragu. Les pâtes au pesto étaient très décevantes, rien de gourmand, même pas le de goût de pesto honnêtement, peu de quantité pour le prix, & même pas de fromage. Celles au ragu étaient meilleures mais ne vaut pas la somme de 30$. Beaucoup trop cher pour des pâtes. Ne croyez pas Instagram.
