we came here on a friday evening, chasing a craving for pasta and a cheap/casual meal. with an impressive 4.3/5 rating, it seemed like a safe bet... but my experience matched the most recent reviews and not the overall average.
to start we had the scallops, which were good but fairly salty and a bit overdone... but they were cheap so this is to be expected.
for the mains we had the flat ribbon pasta with duck and the twisted pasta with white ragu. i had made the mistake of assuming they made the pasta in house (i mean... it's a pasta joint) but the pasta was definitely not fresh, as confirmed by the lack of mention for fresh pasta on the menu/website. the sauces also lacked evidence of being made fresh or in house, as they lacked any sort of flavour. neither plate had any visible evidence of herbs or spices, and both required heaps of salt and pepper. i didn't finish mine, because it just wasn't worth eating. i would compare this to canned pasta sauce, but i have never had any that was this bland.
theserviceand atmosphere were good for the price point, but the food was so bland i don't plan on returning. how they have a 4.3/5 is beyond me! on the bright side, a starter, two mains, and bottle of red only set us back $150.