old spaghetti factory

a classic in winnipeg. great location and good prices. started off w calamari which was fantastic! ordered spaghetti a la homer i believe it was called. supposed to have been done in browned butter. got the dish and it was dry and really awful. i proceeded to return it and order a spaghetti in clam sauce. was very delicious! my wife had a fettucinne w prawns and curry and was also very delicious! waitress was absolutely fantastic and even though the restaurant was extremely busy she was always around! a great family restaurant at a reasonable price!

ordered a garden salad and was served a plate of letuce. pasta is just a b- and service is c-. should be amazing all the time but they slack. still some dishes are tasty, usually too much salt.

in a word: enh.. i've been going to the old spaghetti factory for years now and since they've changed the menu a couple years back, i really haven't visited. it's not that the old favourites aren't still there, it's just that they don't taste the same. the only thing i still enjoy there is their garlic whipped butter they serve with the bread as an appetizer. i always stay away from their pastas though. odd that a place who's main attraction is their spaghetti would serve such sub par pasta. if you have the option, eat elsewhere. you may not be paying big bucks, but you're definitely getting what you pay for.

beautiful restuarant, love the balloon guy great for kids, and the food awesome!

atmosphere is great. food is mediocre at best. over priced for the service and food. i'd save my money next time.

excellent food is the norm here. one word always comes to mind, mizithira mmm! the mizithira and brown butter pasta is amazing, as is many of their other pastas. the staff at this vancouver location are friendly and helpful. recommended.

new and improved. had lunch at the osf. i was pleasantly surprised. that italian soda was really very good. i like the menu choices, allot of good alternates to spaghetti. i tried the chicken club which was very good. a good kids menu and i like the decor of the restaurant. the view is nice too. i think this place is well worth the visit and i will be going back.

we lived in winnipeg for over 12 yrs and never tried the spaghetti factory. had a long wait on a saturday which was ok . we ordred one lasangne and one spicy chicken thai with noodles, the lasagne was too dry for my liking. the chicken dish was better i would probably order that again and try something else with it as my hubby and i like to share our food.the meal came with bread and your choice of ice cream or spumoni i never had spumoni before so i had that, well i dont know why they dont just call it pistachio ice cream it wasnt anything different then ice cream. just ok i guess.

good. love the bread and pesto ranch. and the spamoni ice cream at the end is my favorite :)

great value and good food. i hadn't been to the old spaghetti factory in ages and was pleasantly surprised the other night when we decided to stop by at the location in the forks. you got a lot of food for a very reasonable price. i ordered the spaghetti and meatballs which was tasty. i could definitely see how someone could be disappointed, if you're expecting a gourmet meal, this is not the restaurant. if you're looking for a home cooked meal, i would highly recommend this restaurant.

my boyfriend and i also commented on how incredibly friendly the staff was the entire evening. they certainly left us with a good impression of the restaurant. we will definitely go back in the future.

expensive and tasted like ragu...was ok, just not worth the money

bad pasta, good value. i think they must cook the pasta and sauce separately, and just put the sauce on unsalted pasta. how can you screw up making pasta when your selling point is pasta?? good value though, include salad and stuff. however, in this case, the value does not overcome the bad pasta. won't go back.

place for families and kids. normally i would not voluntarily dine at a place like this but it was a group event so i figure i should be open minded.

it's a good place for families and large groups where people prefer "familiar" food. i mean it's all pasta related so really, nothing too crazy. also, i think the main sell is that "it's all included" meaning that all of the dinner entrees come with bread, salad/soup and vanilla or spumoni ice cream or coffee/tea" and most meals are between $12-$15.

the bread was warm, soft and delicious but it sure didn't taste like sourdough...good thing as i hate sourdough bread. the only downside is that it wasn't pre-cut so i wasn't a fan of everyone holding onto one end of the bread for support as they cut themselves a slice - germs! the whipped garlic butter was a nice touch.

i had a choice of the minestrone soup or a salad with a plethora of classic dressings like thousand island (how retro), blue cheese, french, italian...etc. the salad was okay...ice berg lettuce...guess i should've upgraded to a caesar for the extra $2.75.

i had the chicken parmigiana with a side of spaghetti and tomato sauce for $14.75. to my surprise, the dish was quite decent. the chicken was breaded and crisply fried. the meat was tender and juice and not too over seasoned. the tomato sauce and cheese was nice without overwhelming the chicken. but, unfortunately the side spaghetti was not good. that's disappointing when the place is named after the famed dish! the pasta was cooked properly but the tomato sauce had a strange after taste. the sauce didn't taste homemade and yeah, ragu or prego would have tasted better and that's not saying much. i should've opted for the side of fries instead.

i wouldn't go running back but i think this is a good place families to go to as it's quite budget friendly for a night out and kids would like this food.

went with a big group of friends, with no resveration and they seated us with no problem. great food

not going back. the first time i tried this place was ok. but the second time was for a family party. i was very disapointed. first for the food and for the services. the best location in town but with food that taste like can food... i order a salade from the lunch menu with the soup... first they brought the soupe (i like salty food) but this was not good at all.. everyone in the groupe drained their vegies and left the liquide in the bowl. for the salade i did not know that i was ordering a side salade ... the size of my hand ... anyway my diner cost me 10 $ for a soupe and a side salade...my husband order a lazagna.. but tasteless almost no sauce and the pasta was way overcook... anyway i'm not going back there any time soon... their are thieft, it is realy a shame.. they have a good hystory...