Basta Pasta

319 Western Ave, Cambridge
(617) 576-6672

Recent Reviews

Jovie Conroy

Got their aglio olio and it was delicious! Got take out and the pasta was perfect, not overcooked which can be problem when doing takeout.

Food: 5

Mason Reardon (District Of The West)

A quaint little pasta shop boasting tons of Italian flavor and great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

LL

I didn't go into the restaurant, which is the reason behind me not rating the atmosphere. However, delivery was delicious! I got the aglio e olio, cheesy garlic bread and cannoli. The pasta was fresh, and seasoned well (note they put a fair amount of red chili flakes, so I'd ask no chili flakes if you aren't into spicy!). Of course the cheesy garlic bread and cannoli were yummy too. If you want some reasonably priced fresh pasta and associated fare, I would recommend stopping in here!Vegetarian options: I got the aglio e olio and there were other options that were vegetarian friendly.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread

Vanessa Kermick

Delicious!! Relaxing environment- so many options!! Large portions - we shared a few dishes and still had leftovers! Comfort food ..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Broccoli, Greek Salad, Chicken Parmigiana with Spaghetti

Pantea Karimi

Small shop, very comforting pasta. The garlic bread and the greek salad were so so, but the pasta was filling and delicious.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread

Brian Lee

Very good food but very expensive. The restaurant itself is clean, but very small. I guess some would considered to be quaint. But the services is basically you order at the counter and then one of the Cook brings it out to your table. They don’t really check on you to see if you need anything. Excellent food Again, pricey. Fair amount of portions. We had the Greek salad, as side of meatballs, chicken, cacciatore. Garlic bread. For the three of us that came out to over $80.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Cacciatore, Garlic Bread, Tiramisu, Sauce, Greek Salad

Spencer Gross

Chicken Marsala Pasta was amazing! Got it to go and it was filling and tasted incredible- highly

Food: 5

Don Phone

I love their selections and combinations. It is not a huge menu, but what if there, they do well.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Don Nolin

Even tho they don't have a huge menu, what they do have is very well done. So many favorites i love to revisit each time we grab dinner from them.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Cacciatore, Garlic Bread, Chicken Parm

Kai L.

The house pepperoni pizza was excellent, but the chicken Marsala was greasy and taste overpowering of sherry not Marsala wine. more veggies would have helped balance the dish. Also bought eggplant pizza. Eggplant was breaded and awful which ruined the pizza. This is overall a great place for pizza.

Christopher L.

Solid, dependable goto for home style italian. Don't underestimate the cheesy garlic bread; super simple but the kind your mom made. Fresh made Fusilli is worth the extra buck fifty.

David C

Had the chicken/broccoli/ziti with garlic and oil sauce. One of the best pasta dishes I've had in a long, long time. The broccoli was crunchy, the chicken tenders were little medallions of heaven, not sure how they make them so tasty. The sauce was unreal. Can't wait to go back and try other dishes. Ate in my car while I drove home, could not wait!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cassie S.

The food here was AMAZING! I was pleasantly surprised with the size of the portions for the reasonable price. Both meals had a ton of flavor and meat. Service was very fast and friendly. You order at the counter but there are enough seats to dine in or take your food to go. Definitely will be visiting again soon!

Alex Webb

Food was good and portions are large. I would say it is a bit pricey for what you are getting (atmosphere).

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parm

Rosa Kop

The pizza is delicious. I used to live close by, but found this place too late to enjoy it enough. Last time I flew back, this was a must on my list!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Margherita

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