Welcome to 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 always, the excellent Calamari appetizer was artfully prepared to be crispy on the outside and very tender inside. Then came the house salads, lightly topped with their house Italian dressing. My wife followed this with the Seafood Cannelloni main dish, while I had the Salmon Livornese, both perfectly prepared. Might even be our new Pasta House favorites! Quite a meal, so we ordered a couple cannoli to go... and shared one later at home. Crispy, light shell, that was well filled. Delicious. Fantastic ambience for our date night and her birthday celebration. We will return. ”

“ 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. ”