Nioki
Pastaio

Pastaio

19 Ganton St, Soho, London W1F 9BN, Nioki, United Kingdom

Vegan • Italian • Vegetarian • Contemporary


"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"