Pasta Pane

“From the moment we walked in, we were warmly greeted by two friendly hosts who set a wonderful tone for the night. Our waitress, Reilly, was absolutely amazing—so sweet, attentive, and intentional with her service! The food, as always, was exceptional. We return to Pasta Pane every single year to celebrate our anniversary, and they never fail to make our special night feel incredibly memorable. Highly recommend!”

“Longtime resident, however, somehow this was our first time visit…. No reservations, only about a 10 minute wait for a table. Enjoyed drinks at the bar before being seated. Bartender was exceptionally attentive (and skilled), she set the stage for an excellent dining experience. We had the soup of the day and a pepperoni & hot honey pizza — both were very good— along with their delicious fresh bread for appetizers. All pasta dinners had an option for full or half portions. We ordered the VODKA, BOLOGNESE, and POMODORO — a little less than impressed with the flavor of the VODKA sauce, however everything else was amazing. We skipped dessert, so we are looking forward to trying something off the desert menu for our next visit…. and there will be a next visit! Will be recommending Pasta Pane to friends and family.”

“Birthday Dinner. Coming off of two flights back to Albany, I wanted to finish my Birthday on a restaurant I've not yet visited but really wanted to try. Que Pasta Pane, which opens too late for me to add it to my regular Friday dinner lineup. Too a little bit for a table to be cleared, around 7-10 minutes, but afterwards we got inside and seated. Placing our orders quickly after, we nibbled on the complimentary bread and sipped out tap water while we waited. Noticed the glasses for the water both had scuff marks inside from a dishwasher, and they had a wet dog smell to them which comes from a dishwasher that needs to be run with cleaner. So I'd reccomend they do that, because it was pretty stinky. Not too quickly but not too slowly our orders were brought out. I went with the Mezzanine Otero, my father's GF ordered the salmon, and my father a caprese salad. Since it was my birthday my father took the bill before I could get a look at it, but the menu showed that prices weren't all that outrageous for the dish sizes. Think I could have gone with the half portion of the Mezzanine Otero, as it was quite a lot for one guy suffering from jet lag, but man was it good. Creamy, a rich tomato flavor, bursts of tangy sundried tomato bits, and the super savory chicken. My father and his GF both really enjoyed their dishes too, with all of us agreeing that these were some of the best meals we've had in a while. Also got to check out the bathrooms while we were there, and wow, walking inside it was like I walked into someone's personal cabin. There was mood lighting, scented candles, soft music, rustic decorations, it was a lot but it did the job. Overall, great food, acceptable prices, stinky water glasses, stupefying bathrooms.”

“The service was fantastic. Bolognese was delicious. The calamari was super tasty with a wonderful sauce that was served steaming hot which we loved. It was very chewy compared to many other places I have had it though. This was our first time, so may have just been a fluke though. We didn't have a cocktail and were definitely in the minority. Everything coming from the bar looked wonderful. It was hard to resist.”

“Let’s start with the star of the show, the food. Starter: Caprese salad (mozzarella, tomato, pesto, fist of greens, olive oil and unpitted green olives) not your typical caprese but it worked. I personally would ask if customer like green olives to avoid waste because so many don’t partake in the green olive shenanigans, but pesto was delicious, definitely needed some salt. Baked bread was brought, olive oil on the tank and it was simple but delicious. For the pasta we ordered the vodka penne and mannnnnnn the sauce was creamy, not high acidity and the meat balls while not ginormous still very dense & flavorful. We had the sweetest wine they had which was perfect and the candle lite atmosphere brought a romantic feel… minus the football game happening at the bar that’s in the center of the place. Service was great all were attentive & kept us happy! Great food, nice atmosphere ( I would rather hear some nice music than the football game)and the service was impeccable. Thanks NY- love Texas!! P.s- the 3rd pic is from a previous visit 2 days prior! Braised pork, polenta was SCRUMPTIOUS! That is all!”