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Auntie Pasta's

United States Texas NacogdochesAuntie Pasta's

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Eclectic Italian eatery in a historic building offering build-your-own pasta meals & seasonal beers.

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Eclectic Italian eatery in a historic building offering build-your-own pasta meals & seasonal beers.

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I'm not from Nacogdoches. The guy at the city visitor center recommended the place. I was a little concerned it might be a "Tourist Trap". I can't say it's not, but I can say I'd gladly go back. The atmosphere is casual and fun, but nice enough for date night. The table of ladies next to us were a bit raucous ("girls night out I guess"). We had the "shrimp wonton" appetizers. They were not what I expected, but they were very good. I'd recommend them. I had "Mama's Spicy Chicken and Shrimp". It was very good. My son had some kind of combo platter. It was very generous and apparently very good. (He didn't share!). One of my pet peeves is restaurants with lousy beer selection. Auntie Pasta's has a reasonably good beer list including some local brews. If I recall, the beers I had were from the Fredonia brewery. They were decent beers, but more importantly, I had the opportunity to try a new (to me) and local brew. Our experience would have been awesome if it were not for the wait. It took way too long to get our food. Maybe if I wanted to drink more (like the ladies "next door") I wouldn't have noticed. Our waitress apologized for the long wait. She told us there were only two cooks in the kitchen. It was a Tuesday night. My dinner was also not piping hot (my son's was). It may have had to wait on his! If I could give half stars, I'd probably take half a star away for the wait. On the other hand, if it weren't for the wait, it might have been 4.5*.

Nathaniel NormanNathaniel Norman

20

First time trying this restaurant. I was in Nac running some errands looking forward to having restaurant food when I got back out to my property 40 min away. Unfortunately that was short lived when I opened my package. Super disappointed in the to-go food quality. As you can see the manicotti is burnt which cooked out all of the sauce making it gummy and pretty much trash. The $1 I payed for extra Alfredo sauce in the pasta is clearly non existent. For some reason the Alfredo also has a burnt taste throughout which I guess is from the chicken. Making it also inedible. At this point I don’t know if they threw my stuff cold in the pans and burnt it in the oven because if it were cooked fresh WHY IS IT BURNT??….. icing on the cake- in the cup is the $2 for “bread sauce” which apparently equals 2 tablespoons. The best part of this meal was the FREE bread which I enjoyed on the drive home. For $32 worth of food I’m extremely upset. Since I don’t live in Nac I can’t return it so here is my formal complaint. I picked it up 30 min before closing so maybe that’s the issue. At the same time money wasted is not what I paid for and hopefully this gets to someone in charge who can sort out their food quality for future patrons.

Winner 101Winner 101

00

We are visiting the Nacogdoches area and felt like Italian for dinner. Goggled local restaurants and Auntie Pastas was the first return. Tried to link to their website but could not because of a data base error. We found a menu link on travelocity and the food options sounded very good. We arrived at 5:30 PM on a Tuesday and the restaurant was starting to get busy. So plan accordingly. The restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere with an attentive and friendly wait staff. They have happy hour from 5 until I am not sure the ending time where Entree's are 2 dollars off. That made the cheese pizza 3 dollars and the homemade cheese sticks 6 dollars. The pizza is a very nice sized 6 slice pizza and the cheese sticks had 5 in an order. The food was delicious! The serving size was a large portion. There are great vegetarian options. They just started offering a vegetarian meatball. I did not try those this trip. I will definitely recommend this restaurant to all pasta lovers. The photos are of the Skinny Vinny pasta plate. Vegetables and your choice of pasta. I had the Penne. The other dish is stuffed shells and a virgin strawberry daiquiri.

Phil MePhil Me

10

Came here for the first time for a birthday lunch. Really shocked I’ve never visited here before either. Had a lovely time! It’s on the back side of Clear Springs in Nacogdoches. I never even knew there was anything past that area! Granted, I don’t live here, but I’ve visited Clear Springs enough. There’s some pretty flowers upon entering the restaurant, with a decent patio to the right. I’d actually spiff up the patio a bit more but that’s just me. Upon entering you walk down a ramp and into a weird bar area. This is another area I’d change up to make it more inviting. The food, though I got zero pics of it, was quite good. We had lasagna, chicken Marsala, chicken Capone, and some other things. The Capone was super spicy so be forewarned! And the bread they serve is delish. One major thing that needs changing are the Italian cream sodas. We ordered a few and they all were just substandard. They used way too much cream with hardly any syrup and I’m not even sure carbonated water was in there. They were very lackluster. Will definitely return again next time I’m in town, though! Good service and nice experience.

katkat

10

Auntie Pasta’s Besides the unique name of this restaurant the food and service never disappoints. Parking is plentiful and social distancing rules are applied. Tables are spaced far apart and there is hand cleaner as you enter. Started off with an appetizer that was more than enough for two people. The Uncle Vito’s Italian Nacho is delicious. Comes with Pesto Chips, Italian Sausage, Pepperoncini, Jalapeños, and a Homemade Marinara sauce. Bread is also provided that comes out warm and satisfying; accompanied with Olive Oil. My lunch partner enjoyed fully the Homemade Lasagne. Again a very large portion is not a problem here. For me it was the other unique name on the menu; Forgetabout It! A tasty sandwich that is between a Fresh Italian Loaf. There is Hand Breaded Chicken Medallions, Ham, Bacon, Sautéed Mushrooms, Provolone Cheese, and Alfredo Sauce. The selections along with the size of those dishes makes it a little difficult not to leave this great place without a “People Bag.”

Harry S. Tervalon, Jr.Harry S. Tervalon, Jr.

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Arrived about 5:30pm on a Sunday, wasn't busy at all. Our server was very nice, but left us empty for a looong time, they seated 2 other tables plus got their order before taking ours. Food took a while, but we ordered an item that would take longer, it was soooo worth it, it was the peppercorn sirloin, only thing was I ordered medium rare, it came out medium well. My SO got a build your own pasta, ravioli filled with cheese in lemon butter sauce. Ordered Alfredo sauce as an appetizer with the bread, they give a good amount, it's ok. The dining area is good, lots of snoody folks giving the stink eye, so yeah totally normal for Auntie Pastas. All things considered, it totally outshines olive garden any day. The creme Brulee is fantastic, tiramisu is as well but I will order without Chocolat drizzle next time. Great meal and atmosphere. BTW, the steak in pick looks small, however it was really thick so way more than it looks and the seasoning is wonderful.

Sarcastic BreadSarcastic Bread

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