We have been eating out every day for 2 weeks and this was by far the most delicious meal we have had. Service was fast , staff extremely pleasant, food was piping hot and taste to die for ! I had the Pasta, Roast Chicken and Pesto in a creamy sauce and my daughter had Pasta with Roast Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce , we both agreed we will definitely be back and very affordable too . We had the small serve which was very filling . A win, win situation !
Had dinner here yesterday with my family. Have to say that The Pasta Merchant serves really fresh and tasty pasta. My marinara with cream sauce was really tasty. My wife and daughter enjoyed their pastas too. It was so good we returned today for more. The place was also busy with walk in customers who packed. The locals are so lucky!
This is a good option if you are looking for a cheap and cheerful dinner. It seems to be avery popular takeaway spot for locals - but we opted to eat in. It's not fine dining - the food is pre-prepared and heated up in a microwave, but it was surprisingly good. The pasta was al dente and the sauces were tasty. We ordered a couple of pasta meals, a salad and a gelato and it came to about $20 per head - very reasonable.
What a treat!!! We were looking to get some gelato and ended up here.... Fantastic gelato.... Hazelnut and mint was my fav combo.... The staff were so friendly... The the serving was almost the size of a meal đ€Łđ... Fantastic....
My absolute favourite place for a quick lunch or takeaway! Cannot fault the texture of either, the pasta or the sauce! Only wish they used pans to heatup the pasta and sauce together, rather than microwaves as it tends to make the pasta slightly mushy.
Nice little restaurant with a good takeaway selection and desserts including Gelato and tarts/cakes. Nice helpful staff. Prices are a little high for pasta but it's high quality food. Good veggetarian selection as well. Will definitely go back for more.
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I read the reviews for this place and decided to give it a shot despite some reviews condemning that they reheat the pasta and sauce. The picture of the chicken pesto looked so good! Happy to report that it was as tasty as I expected it to be! Creamy savoury and the spaghetti had a nice chew to it.
They heat it through so it is piping hot and you donât need to worry about cold spots! The desserts and ice cream looked great, would love to try another day. Free street parking outside the store after 6pm!
My partner had the marinara fettuccine in tomato sauce, it was a little bit more bland and the pasta had not been tossed through the sauce before reheating, like the chicken pesto was. For this reason, it felt like there wasnât enough sauce. The fettuccine however was so silky and smooth! I can only imagine how much more delicious it would be if we had the facilities to cook our own pasta. We also shared a chicken lasagne which was nice and crispy on the edges and soft and silky in the centre. Delicious too!
I will add that if youâre an adult deciding between the small and large, to go for the large! You canât get enough of this pasta, and also the small was quite a bit smaller than I expected. Itâs a shallow round container, compared to the deeper round containers you might get takeaway soup in :)
All in all, this place deserves more credit and I would definitely recommend itđ a tasty, comforting and affordable take away spot for tourists like myself stopping through the city :)
When my wife and I decided to move our wedding forward, we needed a caterer in a rush. We contacted the pasta merchant about catering for a 25 person wedding and they were only too happy to assist. It was a easy process and was able to be sorted out within 20 minutes of first contacting them.
We were able to pick up the food hot to serve straight to our guests. We found the food absolutely delicious and really good value for money. We would highly recommend the pasta merchant for other such events.
Excellent chocolate gelato. The lemon gelato is like saltwater taffy in texture, itâs really delicious. The gnocchi here is so good, I take it home and serve it at dinner parties with my own sauce. Warning: the lasagna is addictive. Great small business and my favourite source for chinotto. Much loved by locals.
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