Smithtown Pasta House — Restaurant in Town of Smithtown

What an amazing experience we have every weeknight we visit.

We've been to the Smithtown Pasta House several times, and have a favorite server we always ask for. The service is that good!

But we had never tried their $25/pp Prix Fixe dinner. In one word, it was "off the charts." (Yeah, that was three words.)

Smithtown is a very competitive dining town, and this place knows how to compete. Where else can you start with a glass of wine, followed by your choice of two salads, then your choice of several entrees and then get a freshly-baked cinnamon roll ala mode for dessert?

For $25? Twenty. Five. Dollars. Unbelievable.

It would be fair to expect Prix Fixe portions to be smaller, as you often see in some places when you order a lunch-sized version of a dinner entree. Not at the Pasta House.

They brought a basket full of bread and delicious, seasoned butter. (We both wished the bread had been warmed vs. room temperature, but trust me, that's nit-picking.)

The salads were very generous, my Caesar was dressed up with plenty of shaved cheese and croutons, and the House Salad was beautiful.

The entrees were huge and out of this world. The Rigatoni Primavera was made with obviously fresh vegetables (the server offered a choice of three different sauces) and my Sautéed Chicken dish with melted (and perfectly flame-crisped) mozzarella was as delicious as it was plentiful. I substituted broccoli (which I like) for the menu-specified spinach (which I don't like) and it was no problem for the kitchen.

We came home with enough leftovers for two more servings - each.

And then the pièce de résistance - OMG - who'd have ever thought a lowly Cinnamon Roll could steal the show? Well, with the right amount of chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream, garnished with a mint leaf, our only complaint was that there wasn't more of everything. It was comical to see the two of us using our dessert spoons to scrape the last morsels of crumbs, ice cream and syrup off our plates.

When the check arrived and it was for less than lunch (without two glasses of wine or dessert) at most other restaurants in the area, we actually felt guilty for a moment.

Hands-down, we enjoyed one of the most surprising meals with the same attentive, friendly service - at an incredible value - than we have in a long time. It was epic.

Run, don't walk, to the Smithtown Pasta House for their Prix Fixe (or any other) menu. You won't be...

I would say this place is a solid 3.5. It was very clean in there, it was really nicely designed and you could tell it’s a new place. But with that comes struggles. I worked at numerous restaurants in Huntington Village for years. I know what the early stages are like, which is why I want to write this review. Our server was young and enthusiastic. I think he was named Nick. Obviously I could tell he was inexperienced based on mine, but he was good. At times we waited a while and there were only about 5 tables seated at 7:30. I noticed the manager with blonde hair carrying drinks to tables. Again, not a busy night. Totally love that she was helping, mine did when I worked. But I also had 40 customers at once. I also noticed the entire staff would hover at the host stand, and would often be on their phones. Maybe I notice things most people would not, but I’m writing to help. But again, not the greatest look when 5 employees are standing around the same spot. Food was decent. The gnocchi app sauce separated, it was oil and cream separated. I think whoever cooked it poured the sauce into the pan with the oil cooked with the gnocchi. So the sauce did separate, and it was unpleasant to look at. Lasagna & veal parm (which one piece had very little cheese or sauce on it) were good. Loved how crispy they were. The zeppoli were also great, but took 20 minutes to come out with few tables in there. Overall I’d give this a 3.5, it’s a relatively new spot. But management should be more on top of things like simple staff behavior & condition of food coming out of the kitchen. Definitely give this place a try, and if you’re management, make sure your electric pepper grinders have batteries in them before the shift. Just little things that should be fixed. This place has potential, and opening up a new place can be very hard. But some things should just not happen. Tighten up the staff, get rid of the phones (the worst look) & try to be a bit higher quality on food (for what you pay for) and I think this place...

The Smithtown Pasta House transported my wife and I to Italy. The food was so authentic and delicious. I am also vegan and they even have a vegan dish and can easily modify most other dishes. Our waiter Lou was so friendly and attentive which made us enjoy our experience. Christie (Manager) was so friendly, came over to our table, introduced herself to us and asked us how everything was going which was so nice. The ambiance of the dining room was exquisite. I will be coming back !!!!! Did we say the food was OUTRAGEOUS!! My wife had the truffle mac and cheese and the linguini bolognese and I had beet salad, roasted artichokes, and pasta alla mama wow wow soooo good!!!!!

Additional review….we loved Smithtown Pasta House so much we ordered take out. The staff meticulously timed the appetizers and entrees to be cooked so they were piping hot when we picked up the food. My guests were so impressed. They demolished their food said it was one of the best Italian places on long island. Christie took my order and I informed her that I would pick up the food at a specific time and sure enough my order was completed at the precise time I said!!! My food was hot out of the oven, each appetizer and entree was wrapped in plastic wrap to keep it hot, but most important the food was delicious. The portions were exactly the generous portions they gave us when we dined in the restaurant!!! Thank You Smithtown Pasta House for feeding my guests well. This place is incredible!!! A class of their own. We...