Pasta House Italian Restaurant

Hidden gem in Mechanicsville. Excellent food and very friendly staff! The Toasted Ravioli app and Chicken Florentine were both outstanding. Unfortunately, I got a tad too excited for my entree and failed to get a photo when it came out.

Do not overlook The Pasta House Italian Restaurant located at 8196 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville, Virginia. It has a completely unassuming look presented by its strip-mall looking exterior but serves absolutely fantastic cuisine. We have lived in the area for 25 years and have found no better Italian fare in the area. Consistently delicious, with an excellent wine and drink selection, and always great service. Tonight was no exception. This weekend we are celebrating my wife's birthday by taking a few days off together and just letting it all hang out! She wanted to kick-off her extended birthday weekend by washing the dog, voting early, then getting cleaned up and heading to The Pasta House. And so we did. Fantastic. We love their house Merlot, which we think is Cartlidge & Browne. As

Slow and relaxed dining experience. Homemade pasta, delicious sauces and a to-die-for appetizer, Mozzarella in Carozza. Sleepy little place and well worth a visit!

We really enjoyed our impulse stop at Pasta House. We were passing thru Richmond on 295 and I just asked Google maps for food near me. We didn't want to eat chain food and picked Italian. This is a little local gem. There was no wait for seating and service was fairly fast. They have a very good menu and it's very Italian. We had Italian wedding soup, and 2 veal dishes because no one in our area serves veal. Each entree came with a salad. We also shared a glass of reasonably priced chianti since we were driving thru. The food was well prepared, hot and tasty. Good simple tomato sauce and quality mozzarella were used in making the dishes as well as fresh pasta. You can tell the difference over Olive Garden and other chain restaurants. We wish this restaurant was in our home town.

My husband and I were stationed in Italy for 4 years. While there we learned that American interpretation of Italian food is way off. After we left Italy in 1995, we only found three places that serve meals that reminded us of the food we had in Italy. One in St. Louis, one in Swaffham, Norfolk in the UK, and one right here in Mechanicsville, VA. , and not a one is Olive Garden (which has nothing remotely similar to true Italian food). Angel is a master chef, he and his wife Carla prepare and serve meals that are made fresh daily and remind us of the meals we had in Italy. We have been going here for eight years and have enjoyed every meal. Yes we tried a couple other places in the Richmond area, however they do not even come close to the quality of fresh, and perfectly flavored meals. We