State Bistro - Fitzroy New Zealand

Amazing. Simply the best pasta in New Zealand. Modest portions, amazing flavours. We had as a family of four, four different pasta mains and two excellent anti-pasta. Good value too. Not an intimate dining experience but one you won't forget. A real surprise.

I was visiting New Plymouth for the weekend and was dragged here by a friend who wouldn't stop going on and on about how amazing this place was during the entire 5 hour drive from Auckland. State Pasta definitely did not disappoint us and it not only lived up to its reputation but has also created a new obsession for me we ended up going there 3 times in as many days because we simply had to try as many items as we could from their menu! The staff were super friendly and efficient and the pasta makes you give up all sense of moderation and resign yourself to ordering what could only be described as an obscene amount of food for one person to consume. The next time we are back in New Plymouth you can be rest assured we will be working our way through the rest of the menu...!

Oh wow! Where to start. We had a eventful day travelling down from Auckland. Outside Otorohanga, a car fishtailed on a slippery corner. It looked like he was going to come right for us. I braked hard and he over-corrected and slid off the road and into a 3-4m ditch. As he slid the car struck a tree stump and was catapulted into the air, flipping over and the wheel that took the impact ripped off flying about 10-12m into the air. The car landed on its roof. We pulled over and as l got to the side of the road three people crawled out of the vehicle with minor scratches. We waited in the rain for the emergency services. We continued our trip and on arrival in New Plymouth we looked around the place a bit. By 8 pm we were ready for a meal. A quick search showed that many eateries were not open and the ones who were closed at 9pm. We saw State Pasta closed a little later. We made our way there and that was the definition of serendipity! The food was superb. The portions were not huge by any measure but the flavours were out of this world. So much so that my one daughter said that we need to only eat at State Pasta while we are in town. I totally agree with her. So if you were looking for quality food that is really tasty, State Pasta is my suggestion! We didn't have some of there Gelato but plan to go back later today. Hope to see you there.

Nice, Good service, great food. Good COVID-19 practices. Bathrooms clean and tidy. We had gone about 4-30ish. If you want to go for dinner at a later time, best book.

Delicious foods, cocktail, friendly staffs and great vibe! Our new go to place when we come back to New Plymouth: highly recommend!!