Pasta E Basta

26 Main St, Amherst
(413) 256-3550

Recent Reviews

H Sarah

nice dinner!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Amanda “Eleanor” Zhue

Delicious! Craving pastas and found this gem nearby, amazing food. I got the Penne Romacampo, it’s a savory pasta dish with sautéed salmon and bunch of vegatables. I am obsessed with the tangy sour flavor in the sauce!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Penne with Vegetables

Salek Walker

I moved to the area just today and what a perfect place to have my first dinner! From Ben's warm welcome as I stumbled up the stairs to Sid's excellent service. I was lucky enough to get probably the best table,one at a window. The dinner was excellent, loved the fresh bread with olive oil, the herbivore dinner, and dessert with coffee. The atmosphere was eloquent yet casual, warm and comfortable. I plan on many visits to come!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Caesar Salad, Penne with Vegetables

Steve C.

Nice place. Ceasar Salad and bread was good. Drinks we're great. Food...so so. My spouse got the Carbonara. It isn't Carbonara. It's more like Alfredo with bacon bits. I got the linguini with mussels and white wine sauce. The chef must have just poured the mussels and white wine over the pasta. It was closer to soup than a dish. They needed to remove the mussels from the white wine cooking broth, reduce, add butter and maybe a bit of pasta water to give the sauce some consistency. It should be velvety not watery.

DeJa H

Ordered a variety of appetizers and the chicken piccata. The service was good but was highly disappointed in the chicken piccata and the lack of knowledge by the waitress when I asked what kind of potatoes are the mashed potatoes made of. Maybe I need to try a different dish. Otherwise, the appetizers were ok but the showstopper was most definitely the bartender! My drink was so good! Thank you!Wheelchair accessibility: Quite a few stairs, the restaurant is located on the 2nd and 3rd floor inside a building

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Jessica H

Wheelchair accessibility: You have to be able to climb stairs to enter the restaurant

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Tommy Pelletier

Huge portions! Good food. Amherst has limited options so it's one of the better places

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Archana Ganesh

The bread was amazing and their sweet and spicy cream sauce was delicious. Would highly recommend this place!Vegetarian options: The vegetarian options are good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Italian Fries, Sweet and Spicy Alfredo

Mina B.

I actually loved the food last I had it so I placed an online order, paid and drove all the way out to pick it up and low and behold the store was closed. You would think that the website would stop you from ordering or a prompt would come up telling you they were closed but no, I worked the longest shift and was SO EXCITED to get my food!! I spent all I had and when I got there not only was it closed but there was also a door dasher there trying to pick up an order someone else was able to place. Sadly I paid thru toast so I couldn't get a refund like I'm sure the door dash customer got. Still waiting for an answer. So hungry (hangry really) and disappointed that I spent my dinner money on a closed restaurant. Boooo

Arvind S

Slightly expensive but the portions are pretty big. Really good food and great service overall!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Alfredo

Jay B.

This is a great place, we often get take out. The Arancini app is very nice and the salads are fresh / tasty. Chicken parm passes the master's ;) test, she loves it! I get the lasagna or a bolognese pasta and am never disappointed. The place is usually busy, get a reservation. The staff is nice and always helpful. A good staple in Amherst.

Michael united

Didn't like the service at all. Was just rushing with the things and charged 20% gratuity just for two people visit. The server was a young girl at the dinner time.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Dave Goldstein

Been going there for 20 years now and the food is always excellent from the start.Wheelchair accessibility: there's a narrow flight of stairs to cover to get to the dining room. I haven't tried in a wheelchair, but it would seem difficult for anyone so unfortunate.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan

Dani Johnson

I'm sure dining upstairs is a different experience than dining downstairs, but as someone who can't climb stairs, I was fine being downstairs.Service was fantastic. Food was delicious and filling. Would come here just for the bread and oil offered before the food arrives.Really lovely server; would highly recommend if you are looking for good food with great service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Mohammad Suliman

Stephanie D pushes a mandatory gratuity down her customers' throats before she brings the check despite there being no notice of this mandatory gratuity on the menu or any sort of notification to the guests. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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