Pasta Factory Ortaggio — Restaurant in Matsue

After a long day of exploring, I was hungry and ready to relax. I looked for restaurants and didn't find too many open before 6pm or at all on a Thursday eve. So, I settled for Pasta Factory Ortaggio.

When I walked in, it was surprisingly noisy. Turns out there was a large group of maybe 20 teens/young-adults in the back. I doubted if I wanted to stay, but I just wanted to eat at this point. Although they have physical menus (and even an English one, hooray!), they want you to place orders through the QR code thing, which I find so annoying and unnecessary. The decor itself is a bit kitsch, and the place looked/felt like it was due for a deep cleaned. Dive-bar vibes. All the staff also look very young, which isn't an issue per se, but it didn't feel like there was no manager in charge setting a necessary standard.

I ordered a rum & coke drink and a spaghetti carbonara. The drink came in a standard soda glass with huge ice cubes, making the actual drink amount pretty small. The pasta did taste good but there wasn't enough spaghetti on the plate. That, or they mistakingly scooped two portions of cheese on it by mistake. Either way, the ratio was off and I wished I had more pasta. I also ordered a tiramisu for dessert. Usually these come served as single-portions, or as one solid piece out of a dessert pan. However, mine came half-deconstructed and again seemingly missing the second half because the portion was small which was disappointing. The taste was decent though, but I can definitely make it better.

Overall, a mediocre-at-best experience. The main issue for me is the small portion sizes for fairly...

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We paid 3,200 yen for two meals. I understand that Italian food is considered special in Japan and is therefore more expensive than traditional Japanese cuisine. However, given the portion size, the price is simply not justified. It would be helpful if the menu specified the exact amount of pasta (in grams) so that customers know what to expect. As it is now, it...

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