Student's Thoughts - What to Eat

Located between Songjiang Nanjing and Nanjing Fuxing,
Pasta & Co.
The chef returned from the United States and co-founded this restaurant with several partners.

They have different menus for business lunch and dinner.

If you want to try it out, you can start with the business lunch.
Plus, they recently renovated, and the style and decor have been completely upgraded!

I highly recommend those who have visited before to come back again.

★ Thoughts
Tea and coffee are unlimited refills, making it perfect for business lunch meetings.
After ordering like this, I was really full!

Just the kale salad alone filled me up,
The American prime rib brunch, aside from the main dish steak, also includes scrambled eggs, packed with protein; taking my time to finish it was super satisfying.
The zucchini should be enjoyed hot; if you pack it to heat later, the zucchini will become soft.
For those who like a tangy and sweet flavor, you should really try this dish!
It's made with a mousse base, and pairs perfectly with coffee!

★ Menu Items
Brunch
C2 American Prime Rib Brunch $490
D2 Kale Salad $290
D4 Crispy Zucchini Sticks $250
Lemon Mousse $210

★ Service Fee
No service fee for business lunch.

★ Waiting Time:
8 minutes

I really like the texture of handmade Italian pasta; it has a chewy consistency. The meat sauce has a rich tomato flavor, but I personally don't enjoy the spicy pink sauce with burrata swirl pasta. The spiciness feels a bit out of place, and the pink sauce isn’t very smooth; the flavors don’t blend well together.

The sea salt crispy zucchini sticks that I didn't get a picture of were quite good. They were made in the shape of long cheese sticks, with a crispy exterior and a soft center, paired with truffle garlic aioli, which was quite tasty.

Overall, it’s a pretty standard place and falls into the category of restaurants I would consider eating at only if I happened to pass by.

Location: Zhongshan District, Taipei City

Italian Pasta Restaurant near Songjiang Nanjing MRT Station
About a 6-minute walk away
There are many offices in the area, so I thought it would be empty on weekends
Although we had a reservation, it was still fully booked at noon
It can be seen that it's quite a popular store

🌟 Crispy Thin Skin Fries
Freshly fried fries are delicious
They are thin fries sprinkled with a layer of plum powder
This gives them a different taste compared to regular fast-food fries
They have a sweeter flavor
People who love plum powder would really like these (like me)
Apart from plum powder, basic ketchup is also provided
Their ketchup is a bit sour
I personally don't like it

🌟 Tomato Meat Sauce Handkerchief Pasta

For me, it has a mild tomato sauce flavor
The handkerchief pasta reminds me of restaurants I visited in the UK
But the seasoning and texture are quite different
The pasta is overcooked with a poor texture
The seasoning lacks harmony
I feel it's quite an unfortunate dish

🌟 Creamy Mullet Roe Honeycomb Pasta

When the pasta arrived, it reminded me of baocac
The sauce adheres perfectly to the pasta
The texture of the mullet roe doesn't feel strange
Overall, it's paired very well
This dish is delicious 🤤

🌟 Spicy Pink Sauce Burrata Swirl Pasta
In my mind, pink sauce has always been a symbol of deliciousness
But in this dish, perhaps because of the pasta, I felt it couldn't blend well
I didn't really like it

🌟 Classic Grandma's Tiramisu
The container used is very cool
I even thought it looked like a Tatung rice cooker
The first bite is full of cocoa powder
The kind that gets stuck in your throat
But inside, it's classic, moist, and soft
Quite tasty as well

Overall, it's an average Italian pasta place
Probably only a choice if I'm nearby and don't know what else to eat
No particularly outstanding or memorable dishes
Highly substitutable
So it's quite a pity

I have been to Pasta&Co three times now. You can enjoy exquisite Italian cuisine here 💕 Don’t miss it if you are a foodie who likes handmade pasta.

The deliciousness of this dish will be amazing! But occasionally I order Pudong dishes. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere, but it's quite noisy and a bit crowded.

Recommended meal: Appetizer A4 grilled Beaufort cheese pot, served with sourdough bread, rich cheese aroma and red sauce made from smoked bell peppers, very rich in layers and very appetizing🤤

Shaoxing wine-flavored crispy pork roll Porchetta, very soft and tender pork with crispy skin, well worth a try

A bottle of wine costs 900 yuan for the two of us, so the order is relatively high. It is highly recommended to order a glass of house wine to go with your meal. Their wines are carefully selected 😇

In addition, I thought the red sauce meatball pasta I ordered this time was very ordinary. The meatballs themselves tasted pink and the texture of the noodles was also very ordinary. I had a truffle flavored one last time which was quite delicious.

I wanted to eat spaghetti on Friday night, and there happened to be the last table at this restaurant near the company, so I came to eat.

This is also on my pocket list and I have eaten there 3-4 times since it opened last year. There are not many types of dishes, but there are almost no surprises, so you can try them all. Moreover, the prices for single bottles of his red and white wines are pretty good. The important thing is that they are all well-selected and I love them every time I drink them.

It is recommended to give it a try after get off work, whether you are a couple or having a dinner party!