Pastini Pastaria - Portland

Pastini, the little pasta that has a big impact. I ordered the lunch combo menu for $13 which included pasta, bread, and soup. (You can get a salad in...

Visiting Pastini for the first time was splendid ! In a convenient location, we came to try out Pastini for date night and it surely didn't disappoint . The...

During my first visit to Portland, OR.. my sister and I were trying to find good places to eat at near our hotel in Downtown Portland. Pastini was 0.7 miles...

We love this place so much so we ate there 2 nights in a row. Food is fantastic and service even better. If you are in Oregon, try this place out. You wont regret it.Food: 5/5

Was surprised to be able to be seated right away. It was fairly close to closing time which I think is a bit earlier than other downtown restaurants, and there weren't many people there. Anyway, service was super; very friendly server was able to make suggestions that worked out well for us. Got some gnocci with tomato sauce and chunks of sausage. Gnocci were perfect little pillows, as light and tender as they should be. Sausage had great flavor, but should have been rendered more- ended up putting a piece of bread under my bowl to set it on edge and drain a pretty large puddle of grease out of the food! But despite that it was still absolutely delicious, and I realize most people would have used the bread a different way! A vegetarian pasta had plenty of lightly cooked veggies in it with just the right amount of olive oil. Also had the B E S T beer of our entire trip. In a region where most places seem to think IPA is the only type of beer worth serving, this place served an amazing amber from Oakshire Brewery in Eugene. Awesome!