Pastaio - Nioki

The service was excellent and we felt really looked around here. the waiter knew the menu back to the front and was super helpful and attentive. really nice atm... read more The service was excellent and we felt really looked around here. the waiter knew the menu back to the front and was super helpful and attentive. really nice atmosphere and I always appreciate a good playlist. eating was absolutely spot on I can not recommend the crabs linguine enough. I'm just sorry I didn't order one of the Prosecco pads.

Delicious pasta, trendy place, friendly staff, clean tables and not too expensive for the area. Definitely going back. read more Delicious pasta, trendy place, friendly staff, clean tables and not too expensive for the area. Definitely going back.

I was happy to see a dedicated vegan menu although it wasn't 100% clear whether everything on it was completely vegan or if some things were vegetarian, for exa... read more I was happy to see a dedicated vegan menu although it wasn't 100% clear whether everything on it was completely vegan or if some things were vegetarian, for example I asked about vegan desserts and was pointed to just one of the 2 options on the Veg menu. I had the vegan Carbonara, the concept was good with crispy tofu bits instead of bacon, but I found it too salty for my taste and lacked much other flavor. I like al dente Pasta, but the spaghetti was understated. My omni partner says his meat Ravioli court was Blande, I think in general they need to be back their season.

I was really excited to try Pastaio as I had seen all the amazing vegan pasta that they had on offer. However, I was quite disappointed by the size of the vegan... read more I was really excited to try Pastaio as I had seen all the amazing vegan pasta that they had on offer. However, I was quite disappointed by the size of the vegan or ‘green’ menu. There were quite a few starter options such as olives and focaccia but the pasta/main dish options were lacking (only 3 options). There was tomato pasta, courgette or meatballs and they said on arrival that they didn’t have the courgette pasta due to stocking issues so there were only two options which were both tomato. I had the Vegan Meatballs which were amazing. The meatballs were really big and the best I’ve ever had! The pasta was really unusual and you could tell it was all homemade and fresh. The tomato sauce was really nice but quite basic. My mum had the tomato pasta option which she really enjoyed but again, it was very simple and didn’t have a lot of sauce on it but the fresh pasta was the highlight. My portion was really big with the meatballs but my mums dish was significantly smaller. They did have some vegan dessert options but they were mainly sorbets and ice creams. The prices are decent but my meatballs dish was £14 which I think was quite a lot. The restaurant itself is really nice and has a cool atmosphere and the staff are super friendly. I would go back there again for a nice pasta dish but I was confused as to where their large vegan menu has gone? With the reduced menu they aren’t offering a lot and the options are very limited now. Updated from previous review on 2022-07-21

I was happy to see a dedicated vegan menu, though it wasn't 100% clear if everything on it was completely vegan or if some things were vegetarian for example I... read more I was happy to see a dedicated vegan menu, though it wasn't 100% clear if everything on it was completely vegan or if some things were vegetarian for example I asked about vegan desserts and was pointed to only one of the 2 options on the veg menu. I had the vegan carbonara, the concept was good with crispy tofu bits instead of bacon but I found it to be too salty for my taste and lacking much other flavour. I like al dente pasta but the spaghetti was borderline undercooked. My omni partner says his meat ravioli dish was bland I think in general they need to revisit their seasoning.