Pastaroni - Metro Manila

The pastas were decent, pizza nothing special about, The place is hidden and the entrance is in the parking lot.. for folks working and leaving in the area its fine but for those who are from BGC its going to be a challenge. If you request for pamersan cheese you have to pay extra.

Tucked away in a parking buliding, you get that feeling you've found the Yamashita's Gold of Italian food in BGC. The dining experience begins with: Mushroom Soup (2/5) It's the most watered-down soup I've ever encountered in a restaurant. It's nearly tasteless too. I get hints of mushroom soup -- but the kind you get from a can. Wild Mushroom Linguini (2.5/5) Even the sauce on this is watered-down; just settling at the bottom of the plate. It's basically the soup I just had + linguini. Puttanesca (2/5) Salty. Just way too salty, nobody in my group had the (iron) tongue to finish it. I heard great reviews about the place, but I was let down by my first visit. The only thing enjoyable to the palate might be the Carmen's Best ice cream they also sell here. I'll revisit some other day and hope for the best.

Inconsistently good, is the rating that I would give to Pastaroni. They hit the notes on some marks and misses on some of the others. The service was excellent we didnt have to wait that long to get our hearts fill of their Italian food. I had cheesy broccoli soup for starters, it was good but it didnt have the tangy taste of cheese in the soup, I had to add salt and pepper for it to have the flavor I wanted. The Oil based clam pasta was perhaps the best dish I had, the pasta was aldente, it wasnt overly drenches with oil which shouldve made it greasy, yet it hit the right notes giving off the right hits of garlic, olive and truffle oil. It was light and very tasty. The chicken florentine was a mess, it was like drenching boiled chicken with mornay cheese sauce, the chicken was very bland and didnt have any inherent flavors in it. The 4 cheese pizza was good enough it was thin and very crispy to the point I thought I was eating toasted garlic bread. They just had to make sure the ricotta cheese was evenly spread because its the ingredient that gives character to the dish. Overall with its price range, it is a decent place to have an italian dinner though not an exceptional one.

Inconsistently good, is the rating that I would give to Pastaroni. They hit the notes on some marks and misses on some of the others. The service was excellent we didnt have to wait that long to get our hearts fill of their Italian food. I had cheesy broccoli soup for starters, it was good but it didnt have the tangy taste of cheese in the soup, I had to add salt and pepper for it to have the flavor I wanted. The Oil based clam pasta was perhaps the best dish I had, the pasta was aldente, it wasnt overly drenches with oil which shouldve made it greasy, yet it hit the right notes giving off the right hits of garlic, olive and truffle oil. It was light and very tasty. The chicken florentine was a mess, it was like drenching boiled chicken with mornay cheese sauce, the chicken was very bland and didnt have any inherent flavors in it. The 4 cheese pizza was good enough it was thin and very crispy to the point I thought I was eating toasted garlic bread. They just had... read more

Me and my friends had a little challenge locating this resto. We still have to ask some people and security guards to find this place. When we entered the resto the staff greeted us and give us a table for me and my friends. Their menu is just on the clipboard without an image of the dishes. So if you're not familiar with pasta dishes and pizza, you would rather just select something's familiar. But since i love italian food and I cook different types of pasta dishes, we never had challenge on choosing what we want to eat. We ordered chicken florentine, Chicken Marsala, baked meatball marinara and a pepperoni pizza... The taste of their italian dishes is really good but it could've been better if they serve fresh pasta ( which I always do at home). Pastaroni also have generous servings so if you're on a diet, a plate of pasta is enough for 2 person. Overall, we're satified with the food and the service. Now that I know the place, we'll definitely come back!