Pastina Rustic Italian Restaurant

Had the Chicken Diavolo (special) it was awesome! I've never had a bad dish here. And they are so accommodating for kids. It's our favorite date night location in Mentor!

Highly recommend Pastina, great food and also great atmosphere

Very fussie about Italian food and this is the real deal.

My wife & I always wanted to try this place but couldn’t have been more disappointed. My Cesar salad was drenched with salad dressing I should have asked for it on the side. The restaurant itself had a strong odor of cleaning solution, we were seated in a booth by the kitchen door & restrooms. We waited an hour for our dinners, our waitress went to the kitchen multiple times and we were told they had a party of 37 they had to serve. After watching a parade of servers walk by us with plates of food our waitress went back to the kitchen and was looking for our order. I was able to see into the kitchen from our booth. When the plates finally arrived the food was mediocre at best and tasted like it was sitting under a heat light for an extended period of time. My wife had the chicken diavola , the pasta was clumped in a pile and sticky, the chicken was overcooked and rubbery. My wife barely ate any of it. I had the chicken cacciatore, this is usually my favorite dish but not this time. Again the chicken was overcooked, broccoli was wilted & dark, a round disc that may have been rice & cheese was Burnt on the bottom and the cacciatore sauce was almost black in color. The only bright spot was our waitress did offer a free desert. I will say our specialty drinks were very good but for the price they should be. For the $112 bill I would never recommend this place or ever go back.. one & done!

The stuffed cubanelle peppers were awesome and the risotto nails were fantastic. Both served over a superb marinara sauce. Also, the dipping sauce for the bread was great. Wide selection of wines by the glass. Food and service were excellent. This place is awesome. 04/04/24 I have visited several times now and they continue to impress. Had the arincini again and it was great as usual. The mushroom pasta was fantastic, the linguine was cooked perfect and the sauce was delicious. Last time had their pizza for the first time and wow it was great. Have also had the beet salad and salmon crostini, both great. The pasta bolognese was sooo..good . Can't wait to go back and try some of their other pastas and entrees. rt.

Quick & friendly service & food so good you’ll be thinking about it for days!

Both my husband and I have demanding jobs and are normally too exhausted to even go out at the end of the day. I could feel the effects of isolation and decided to make a reservation for a booth in the lounge area where we could go and maybe feel a bit relaxed and social. When we arrived we were seated in the complete corner booth and could not even see other people. Felt like home, only somewhere else. I asked if we could be moved. A woman walked us to an almost empty dining area next to a table with two infants. I said we wanted to be in the lounge. She replied,“The other booths have reservations”. I said, we have reservations. “They are bigger parities”. I said “the booths are all the same size”. At that point the hostess:manager approached and said she saves the booths for those that request to be in the bar. I said “I specifically wrote that in the reservation request”. She said she would go check. She was very rude. We decided to leave and said never mind as we walked out.