Update: Pasta Inc. has been quietly relocated to 35 Keong Saik Road in October 2010.
In spite of several checks on streetdirectory.com before making my way down, my friend and I still didn't manage to locate Pasta Inc. without spending a good 1/2 hour like tourists in Jalan Besar. Well, blame it on my poor navigation skills.
With our pasta dishes priced close to $20, it makes little sense for us not to go for their $22+ set lunch, which comes with soup of the day, pasta (from ala carte menu), a dessert and complimentary tea or coffee.
ZUPPA E FUNGHI CON CREMA
There is actually no soup of the day, but only two selections on the menu - Zuppa di Pesce, which is seafood tomato soup based on my understanding, and this cream of mushrooms. According to the owner, their previous attempt to upkeep a soup of the day had resulted in significant food wastage as patrons eventually fell back on these two flagships.
And he was right. This was probably one of the best mushroom soups I recently had. Richly creamy soup with comfortingly robust mushroom flavour to chase all your blues away, a must-try for all mushroom lovers.
SPAGHETTI AL FRUTTI DI MARE E NERO DI SEPPIA - $19.90
My Italian vocabulary might be limited, but my foodie instinct tells me that seppia is squid ink in this context. And this is exactly what I was here for.
The spaghetti was cooked to perfection with squid ink sauce, made even more savoury by a light touch of garlic. Every slurp was pure pleasure. It would have been better if most of the clams were filled.
On ya, remember your serviette.
FETTUCCINE AL MOLLUSCHI E ZAFFERANO - $21.90
My friend's choice of main - flat pasta with seafood in homemade saffron cream sauce.
Chocolate mousse was the dessert of the day. Try their tiramisu and apple pie if there is room for more.
Our dining experience was overall pleasant one. The service staff was rather attentive to our needs. After our meal, a short conversation with the friendly owner revealed that Pasta Inc. would find a new home after the current contract ends this year. We both said hooray to that!
This set lunch is available only on weekdays, until 31/03/2010. Other days, quote 'Hungrygowhere' to get 50% off your 2nd pasta.
Pasta Inc.
279 Jalan Besar
Lunch: 12pm - 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.30pm - 11.00pm
Tel: 6297 7515