LA PASTA 義麵屋 天母店 — Restaurant in Shilin District

The place has been one of my favorite choice at Tianmu area. Even though it is a chain pasta restaurant, I love this branch much better than others. The pasta is mostly tasty, the small dishes like bread, soup, or baked escargot are all my must-ordered. I prefer pasta than other main courses like knuckle or beef steak. The service is mostly friendly and fast. The place is always crowded; it makes the spaces not provide relaxing or chill. Instead, a little like a home cooking restaurant. The downside is since it is always crowded, high risk of no tables available if reservation is not made in advance. For me, it is a place I would like to bring my friends to when intending to provide a good...

My sweetheart and I came here to celebrate and have a Christmas Day lunch.

We sat at a table for two at the front of this restaurant with a window view to the street.

It was easy to order from the Lunch Menu since NT $289 would get each of us a main course w/2 appetizers and a drink. Now, that was the simple decision; all the pictures looked so inviting!

Finally, this was our decision: Garlic Escargot, Comprehensive Mushrooms, Daily Soup, Onion Soup, Spaghetti with comprehensive mushrooms, Spaghetti with cod roe and cuttle fish, Mulberry Juice, and a Special Classic Milk Tea. Wow!

With the upgrade in the drinks NT $680 was what we cashed out at.

Nice atmosphere, meal,...

Utter disappointment. I honestly don’t understand why this place has an over-4 rating.

Our New Orleans fried chicken was tasteless and oily. The escargot was covered in black-pepper-bombarded tomato sauce with no garlic taste. Most disappointingly, despite asking for my pasta to be 硬一點 (firmer), they served it soggy and drowned in watery sauce.

This restaurant was one of my favorites back when it just opened, serving near-authentic pasta with high quality service. Now it’s just another watery Taiwanese pasta place I could find anywhere in Taipei.

Leaving one star for the...