Pasta Brown

The food and service are second to none
A great place to eat when in London
Service quick, food hot and the staff are so friendly

Great little Italian restaurant with very good food and very good service. The menu is classic Italian. The prices are very reasonable for London. It’s walking distance to Covent Garden and the theatre district. Recommended!

After spotting pasta brown whilst shopping in Covent Garden amongst thousands of your usual chains we decided it was the best choice for something a little different. After a busy couple of days we were in need of some good carbs so opted for two courses.
When inside we were greeted straight away by a waitress who took us to a window seat and handed out some menus. Soon back she took our drinks order and we ordered.
I shared my starter as I couldn’t decide between the mussels and the goats cheese bruschetta. Verdict: mussels were the winners backed up by some bread from the bruschetta to dip in the spicy left over tomato sauce.
For the main I went for the Brown special-​pasta served with sausages in a creamy tomato sauce and parmesan to garnish. Others went for pizzas that looked great and also there was an option to pick wholewheat pasta too! Unfortunately someone in the group did pick just that which then needed to be swapped as it arrived with a normal pasta — the staff were great though and took it back. It’s just a shame that it took so long to come back out and meant she was eating alone.
If i’m back again soon I definitely want to try the homemade tiramisu…

Decent Italian restaurant in the Covent Garden area. I only popped in because I was looking for a comfortable place to sit for an hour before going to the opera. Admittedly I was worried that this would be standard tourist fare, but I’d say it was a good bit better than that. High quality mozzarella in the Caprese, and a passable (but not amazing) Bolognese.
Service was extraordinarily fast too, definitely suitable if you’re in a hurry to get to the theatre. I received my appetizer within five minutes of sitting down, and my main course ten minutes later. After 25 minutes I was done with two courses, had paid, and was ready to leave! I did feel a little hurried, and ended up with more time to kill before the opera, but that’s better than being late I guess.

Food is excellent! Service and people are extremely friendly! Had the mushroom ravioli and was best I’d ever had! They made custom dish for my daughter and hers was fantastic as well! Great location to shop after! Would definitely return!

We happened upon this little family run restaurant on our last night in London. It was packed, so we figured it must be good. It was indeed very good. The pasta sauce had wonderful flavor. The service was great. It’s a pretty small place and the tables are very close together, so when they are full, it is a bit loud and chaotic. Beyond that though, we were very happy and definitely enjoyed our meal.

A friend and I were visiting friends in London last week and as I have had a Banoffee pie obsession since first tasting it in Ireland a few years ago, my London-​dwelling friend Googled for me found that Pasta Brown has the best Banoffee pie in the city.
We liked the pie and the food so much (but mostly that pie) that we went back again. The first time was a busy night and the place was packed. While we waited for a table, the owner offered us some bread and gave us each a glass of wine, which we thought was kind. I had their namesake dish, the Pasta Brown, which I enjoyed thoroughly. I got my coveted Banoffee pie, and before long my friends ignored their own deserts and starting eating my pie. It was simply HEAVENLY. I am sitting here with a growling belly thinking of that pie.
We went back another day, and as I am a creature of habit, I ordered the Pasta Brown again, and another slice of Banoffee pie, enjoying each and every bite knowing it’d be my last taste of this deliciousness as we were going back the the States the following day. Anyway, this time we arrived too late for lunch and too early for dinner, so it was fairly empty. Still, the owner offered us some delicious cheese smothered bread (sorry, I don’t know what it’s called).

I love, love, LOVE that place.
Food is good, fresh and the portions are more than satisfying. OK, it is quite expensive but it’s still some of the great italian food!
They closed now unfortunatly, but I still go to the other one on Bedford street!

Well we found ourselves in Covent Garden on a Friday night and no dinner reservation for 5. Ya.
So we were kind of desperate and saw that this place had a free table so we jumped inside. It’s an italian joint and when it comes to italian I let my nose be the judge before I even order. If it smells like crappy Italian, you’re going to get crappy Italian in my book. However, this placed smelled yummy and our brushcetta and garlic bread apps were lovely. I choose pizza while everyone else choose pasta. Everyone enjoyed their meal but couldn’t get any reaction beyond that to report, my pizza was personal pan size, thin crust and okay. I’m not going to say it was wonderful and I probably wouldn’t get it here if I came back, but comparing it to some other pizza in London, there’s no way to call it bad either. Really I can’t say more than this place is your standard Italian tourist style joint and with app, entrée and glass of wine, should cost you less than 20 pounds each.

Pretty darn good. Bruschetta was excellent. Wife and I both had pasta, both dishes very tasty. Maitre d’ gave us both a complimentary glass of wine for waiting to be seated; thought that was a nice touch and the wait wasn’t even long (i.e. versus some equivalent stateside).