Pastaria Abate - Singapore

If you are looking for authentic, rustic Italian meal. This place is as good as it gets for the traditional flavor and recipe for pasta. The portion size is abundant and the price is great for the quality and authenticity of the meal you are getting. Highly recommend to try out this place if you like a taste of Italy abroad. It may not be for you if you are expecting localized or americanized Italian food.

A rustic Italian place that might remind you of eating food from your grandmother’s kitchen (if your grandmother is Italian that is). We didn’t make reservation but lucky for us it wasn’t crowded for new year’s eve around 130pm. We had the chicken parmesan which was yummy crispy. The meatball pasta is yum too. Meatballs were juicy not dry. The tiramisu you can tell is home made, you can taste the liquor. Will be back to try to the other dishes.

Felt like a walk back in time to the old and traditional Europe restaurant, I guess as they are trying to give off the home cook food vibes. The staffs are very friendly, polite and courteous, often times asking how we are and if we are enjoying the food. Great to make some banter, although I feel it can be a little too much banter. The food is a little pricier, and portions are slightly on the smaller side. I had the hot wings, fried mozarella and mixed seafood linguine. I would recommend the fried mozarella as it is quite crispy on the outside with a nice cheese pull on the inside.

Hearty and homey pastas and pizzas. We ordered an ox tail tagliatelle and Italian sausage pizza. Oxtail was tender with meat falling off the bone. The egg tagliatelle is different, with a thinner width that what most places serve, like an Italian mee-pok. The pizza is a love. The pizza dough is made when ordered, and has a great chewy texture. Wait staff are friendly. The place was quiet on a Saturday afternoon, probably the best time to visit.

Focaccia bread was freshly baked and seasoned well. Truffle fries were crispy and yet not too oily. Other dishes like ham and arugula pizza, meatballs, carbonara Roma and tiramisu were ok. Ambience wise was quite cosy, family styled restaurant. I felt on a price point, it was slightly higher than what I felt the meat was worth. What I liked was the cold water had a slice of orange, so it lightened up the palate since the dishes were quite heavy in carbo.