Victoria's Pasta Shop — Restaurant in Norman

Went and ate at Victoria’s on main street with my family last night around 8. It was our first time there, took a while to get our drinks, took probably 15 mins to get one bar drink, our server disappeared for a while and popped for a few mins and then would disappear again. Immediately was kinda thrown off from what the servers were wearing… one was in a tank top and shorts that you would wear to bed, another was in a corset that was see through in areas but then 2 other girls were dressed fully clothed as you should be in a restaurant. Those things were odd but manageable.

Food was mediocre at best. Water was tap water, coke was completely flat and you could tell the bag was empty, we told our server and she never brought a new one back. no straws. asked for bread to be specifically with my meal and 2 plates were brought out 15 mins before our meal. Not much flavor, bread was very much so “bought from store, barely spread butter on it. warm it up”. Decently small plates. While having fresh made pasta was good, none of the sauces the 7 of us had were anything to write home to or to say much about.

But towards the end of our dinner, a girl was walking around the restaurant barefoot, she came from the back and walked out the front door saying bye to the employees so we thought maybe she was leaving for the night but weren’t really sure and again, she had no shoes on. About 10 mins later she came in the front door, a couple of the servers went and talked to her and hung out with her, one of them walked her to the back to the bathroom. she was in the bathroom for probably 10-15 mins and came out, music blaring on her phone. the servers were still talking to her as if they knew her. the girl then proceeded to make her way to the front of the restaurant but stopped at our table…. we were done eating and had out plates piled up and trash tidied, and she came up to me, said she was so happy she got to see us again and was glad we got to come in and she loved me (we have never seen this girl in our entire lives before tonight) and took my plate from infront of me and said “i’ll take this” and proceeded to walk to the bar top, set my food down that had my napkin on it, take the napkin off, and ask the bartender for a box…. the bartender gave her a box and she boxed my food up and left the restaurant (you could tell she was very much under the influence of something)…..

not a single employee in the restaurant batted an eye. there was probably 3-5 other tables in there who also watched the whole thing…. everyone turning to us looking as confused as we were. and not one employee came over and said anything to us or to her before she left. the manager then came out about 5 mins after she left and sat at the bar top and no one said anything to him about what just happened.

yes. we were done eating. and she probably needed the food more than we did. BUT. for no one in the restaurant to acknowledge that she was disruptive and to allow her to come back multiple times, and then no one apologize to me & my family for her behavior and actions, is very very very unprofessional. Not sure we will be back after that experience. Victoria’s, do...

After reading all the great reviews, I decided to make the 1-hour drive to Norman to try Victoria's Pasta Shop. We arrived at about 4 PM on Sunday, and the six (6) of us were promptly seated at two "four tops" pushed together -- now, if the restaurant was busy, I could understand cramming 6 people into such a small space, but there was nobody else there! They had two entire sections of tables closed off, and their main dining area was empty. Just terrible service from the start...

The ambiance was lacking. Dingy, dirty, small, and the bathroom was truly scary (the ceiling was falling in, near the window).

Most everything on the menu is $10 per plate. They don't have a kid's menu -- instead, they knock off $1 for a smaller plate. (Honestly, $1 isn't enough of a savings for a kid...)

Our group of 6 people each ordered our own plates, and as a result we ordered four (4) different dishes. Only two people of our party of six were satisfied with the food we received. The Chicken Parmigana had almost no breading on it at all. The noodles were sticky and had almost no sauce (we had to ask for additional sauce). The garlic bread was warm, but not toasted. The Fettuccini Alfredo was DRY, DRY, DRY (no sauce at all).

The food tasted okay, but I could make a better meal in my kitchen at home with a jar of Ragu, and saved $75.

Drinks were not refilled -- my water glass was completely empty before the server refilled it for me.

Air conditioning was not working (it was 95 degrees outside), and the ceiling fans were on "high". Not the kind of experience I expected at all.

I guess this is the kind of restaurant you get when every employee is a college kid who just doesn't care. I did not see a manager, or any employee over the age of 20 years old.

In short, this is a "hole in the wall" kind of place -- nothing fancy at all. This is the kind of place only a local OU student would like -- because there is nothing better within a 2-hour drive of Norman. Pete's Place (in Krebs, Oklahoma) is a 2.25 hour drive from Norman -- but your very own kitchen is much...

I finally got a chance eat here after waiting over a year to try it. I was so excited. That quickly faded I had to wait over 5 minutes for somebody to even come acknowledge me (they dont have a bell or anything to make them aware someone walking in), and then she sat me down, she was nice enough. But then when the waitress came to ask me what I wanted to eat I mentioned to her i'd never eaten there and I was interested in the scampi but with chicken not shrimp or the fetachini Alfredo but with chicken, and she was like yeah those are some pretty good choices. She should have basically told me what was good there being as this was my first time but what really mattered was the food. I love Pasta but I will not go to this place again. it was not good, the noodles were phenomenal I will say that I like the way they cooked them, but the Alfredo had no seasoning the chicken they put on top looked like it was boiled also no seasoning And they didn't give a whole lot of sauce it was kind of dry. I only ate about 1/2 of it, the waitress asked me if I wanted a to go box and I started to explain that I didn't like it and change my mind, I am really surprised she didn't asked if u enjoyed the food. I just told her no I didn't need a to go box. I hate leaving reviews like this:( but I was so disappointed...