Had a great breakfast and hope to try the dinner menu next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Sawyer
Quintessential Italian. Chicken and pasta. Appetizers of shrimp skewers were tasty. The locals rave about this place. The wait staff was responsive and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
greg junkerquinn
Great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deb Neumeister
Our favorite place to eat in the area! Generous portions, friendly service, outstanding flavor!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maxwell Goodstein
Walked in with my family of 8 + 1 year old and we were seated immediately at 10am. It did not look very busy but our waitress took a while to take our order, almost 15 minutes. The prices were very cheap but there was a variety of options for breakfast. 30 minutes after ordering, our food finally arrived. All dishes ordered were delicious and generous portion size for the price paid. The bacon was delicious and definitely a highlight of the meal. We paid at the front at the General Store once we were done. I have heard it is an Italian place for dinner which is highly rated. I would go back for the price and taste but maybe a rush went through and that is why it took a while to order.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Janet Wedan
Must have a new cook that doesn't know what seasonings are for. We have eaten here before and enjoyed the food, unfortunately that was not the case for our visit yesterday. There were 4 of us, each having a different Italian meal and every single one of us had the same complaint - the food had no flavor! If we had been blindfolded, we couldn't have said what we were eating. The salad had lettuce in that had turned brown we had to pick out. Only thing that earned the 2 stars were the bread sticks - they actually had some flavor and good texture. Brought more food home than what we ate at the restaurant so we could add some seasoning, paid too much to not try and make it taste good enough to eat.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Cindy Fenley
Nice place to eat kinda over noisy just different
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Joy Bender-Quayle
Amazing food a great little hole in the wall find.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Sodas
Nucknfuts
This place has amazing Italian food for a for a tiny town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsicca Con Pollo, Chicken Tetrazzini, Chicken Cacciatore, Mamma Mia Meatball
Joy Bender
Amazing food a great little hole in the wall find.
La Pasta-A gem of an Italian restaurant in the littletown of Dorset. Attached to the General Store, it has probably the best, most varied, and most authentic Italian food available in central Minnesota, in a cozy family-type setting reminiscent of some of many family-owned Italian restaurants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butternut Squash Ravioli
Brent Hochstetler
I like this little restaurant (the restaurant is actually called La Pasta, but is connected to the Dorset General Store). We go here once a year on an annual vacation in the Park Rapids area. And we always stop here for breakfast.
Their menu isn’t large, but it’s for breakfast. I don’t expect anything major. The staff are friendly, and the service is prompt. (They do have a lunch/dinner menu, but I’ve only been there for lunch.)
The restaurant is deceptively larger than it looks from the outside, although none of the four dining areas is exceptionally big. If you have a larger party, I’d highly recommend making a reservation. In fact, if it’s a weekend, you might want to call about a reservation for even a small party if they’ll accept one.
As for the food, it is always well prepared. The eggs are done well, and while I often get French toast for breakfast, this time I opted for an omelette. It was excellent, with lots of cheese and ham to make it especially filling.
When you’re done, you pay next door in the general store. They have some basic food items standard Minnesota gifts.
I’d recommend this restaurant among the many options that exist in the town of Dorset!
Parking: Parking is often a challenge in Dorset, especially on weekends and during evenings in the summer, at least when we’ve been there. You can park along the street or behind the restaurants, but if the town is busy, you may have to exercise some patience to find a spot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Aaron Tompkins
La Pasta is fantastic! Definitely recommend for some great Italian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dmitri Fancypants
Nice, cozy Italian restaurant connected to a small convenience store. Good was very good and plentiful. Service was fast and efficient.
Had a great breakfast and hope to try the dinner menu next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quintessential Italian. Chicken and pasta. Appetizers of shrimp skewers were tasty. The locals rave about this place. The wait staff was responsive and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our favorite place to eat in the area! Generous portions, friendly service, outstanding flavor!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Walked in with my family of 8 + 1 year old and we were seated immediately at 10am. It did not look very busy but our waitress took a while to take our order, almost 15 minutes. The prices were very cheap but there was a variety of options for breakfast. 30 minutes after ordering, our food finally arrived. All dishes ordered were delicious and generous portion size for the price paid. The bacon was delicious and definitely a highlight of the meal. We paid at the front at the General Store once we were done. I have heard it is an Italian place for dinner which is highly rated. I would go back for the price and taste but maybe a rush went through and that is why it took a while to order.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Must have a new cook that doesn't know what seasonings are for. We have eaten here before and enjoyed the food, unfortunately that was not the case for our visit yesterday. There were 4 of us, each having a different Italian meal and every single one of us had the same complaint - the food had no flavor! If we had been blindfolded, we couldn't have said what we were eating. The salad had lettuce in that had turned brown we had to pick out. Only thing that earned the 2 stars were the bread sticks - they actually had some flavor and good texture. Brought more food home than what we ate at the restaurant so we could add some seasoning, paid too much to not try and make it taste good enough to eat.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Nice place to eat kinda over noisy just different
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Amazing food a great little hole in the wall find.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Sodas
This place has amazing Italian food for a for a tiny town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsicca Con Pollo, Chicken Tetrazzini, Chicken Cacciatore, Mamma Mia Meatball
Amazing food a great little hole in the wall find.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Sodas
Restaurantji Recommends
La Pasta-A gem of an Italian restaurant in the littletown of Dorset. Attached to the General Store, it has probably the best, most varied, and most authentic Italian food available in central Minnesota, in a cozy family-type setting reminiscent of some of many family-owned Italian restaurants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butternut Squash Ravioli
I like this little restaurant (the restaurant is actually called La Pasta, but is connected to the Dorset General Store). We go here once a year on an annual vacation in the Park Rapids area. And we always stop here for breakfast.
Their menu isn’t large, but it’s for breakfast. I don’t expect anything major. The staff are friendly, and the service is prompt. (They do have a lunch/dinner menu, but I’ve only been there for lunch.)
The restaurant is deceptively larger than it looks from the outside, although none of the four dining areas is exceptionally big. If you have a larger party, I’d highly recommend making a reservation. In fact, if it’s a weekend, you might want to call about a reservation for even a small party if they’ll accept one.
As for the food, it is always well prepared. The eggs are done well, and while I often get French toast for breakfast, this time I opted for an omelette. It was excellent, with lots of cheese and ham to make it especially filling.
When you’re done, you pay next door in the general store. They have some basic food items standard Minnesota gifts.
I’d recommend this restaurant among the many options that exist in the town of Dorset!
Parking: Parking is often a challenge in Dorset, especially on weekends and during evenings in the summer, at least when we’ve been there. You can park along the street or behind the restaurants, but if the town is busy, you may have to exercise some patience to find a spot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
La Pasta is fantastic! Definitely recommend for some great Italian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice, cozy Italian restaurant connected to a small convenience store. Good was very good and plentiful. Service was fast and efficient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsicca Con Pollo
Kid-friendliness: Varieties on the kids menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tossed Salad
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