Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Italian
Beer/Wine
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Pasta restaurant with a separate vegan ('green') menu. Includes antipasti such as rosemary foccacia, roasted squash and fennel salad, mains such as vegan meatballs, carbonara and linguine and desserts such as sorbet. All wines are vegan. Open Mon-Thu 12:00-22:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-22:00.
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Added by Nitsolala on 17 Jan 2022
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9 Reviews
First Review by Nitsolala
Evington
Points +2890
High quality dishes, narrow choice. - Edit
An Italian restaurant with a separate vegan menu, rare in this part of town. They have a few dishes on their menu (eg 3 main courses, all pasta dishes) but the full menu itself has a small number of choices. The food was lovely. They also have vegan wines. The dessert choices were just 2 sorbets.
Read moreExcellent quality. Great service. If they had a few more choices, this place could get 4 stars.
Guest
PaddyÉire
Points +197
Good pasta place - Edit
Food was fine, they have a separate vegan menu
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-12
Pros: Service , Atmosphere
Guest
RachelJude
Points +63
The options they had were great, wish they had more! - Edit
Went to Pastaio with my mom (pescatarian) and sister (also vegan) after a busy day shopping on Oxford high street. Everything was really good, just keep in mind that portions generally were small. I had the Aglio e Olio spaghetti, which was very very good but again a bit small. My sister had the vegan option with the purple broccoli and while tasty, wasn’t quite what she was expecting. It wasn’t more of an oil based sauce which wasn’t what she was hoping for. A big add to this menu would be some more vegan pasta options for entrees (only 3 as of end-of-April 2024), at least 1 with a vegan cream-type sauce, and slightly larger portions. I’d give the food taste a 4, but portions and service bumped it down to a 3. Wouldn’t run back right away, but would revisit for sure!
Read morePros: Clearly labelled vegan options , Quick service , Fresh ingredients and quality food
Cons: Small portions, Not many entrée options
Guest
lilygauthier
Points +310
cute pasta place - Edit
visited pastaio with my mum yesterday 🍝 the restaurant was very sweet and intimate with lovely decor. there is a separate vegan menu which was super handy. we ordered the olives and focaccia bread to start - both were really delicious, the bread especially. we also had an aperol spritz each, which were perfect. i ordered the aglio e olio pasta dish for mains - i was slightly let down by this as there wasn't much flavour and the pasta was very al dente, to the point where it was slightly chewy. i think i went in with high expectations from how good the food looked in photos i had seen on social media - perhaps i chose the wrong dish for my main. i would definitely like to return and try another of the vegan dishes. overall it was a lovely evening out
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-03
Pros: separate vegan menu, delicious starters & drinks
Cons: on the expensive side, waited a while to be served
Guest
liveatsvegan
Points +1018
Amazing Vegan Pasta But Small Menu - Edit
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.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-07-21
Pros: Vegan menu, Fresh food , Nice atmosphere and friendly staff
Cons: Quite expensive for portion sizes, Reduced and now tiny vegan menu!
Guest
BNowell
Points +643
Fantastic small spot with gorgeous Italian food! - Edit
House made pasta! Great vegan menu!
Read morePros: Full vegan menu with many selections, Delicious food!, Lovely staff
Cons: Not fully vegan
Guest
WillFieldsend
Points +18
Extremely pleasant experience. - Edit
Professional staff, great food, vegan menu including various nut-free options across all courses. Timely service.
Read morePros: 3-course (no-nut) vegan menu, Friendly and professional staff, Good value for money
Cons: Limited capacity so sat outside
Guest
AliceHagan
Points +88
Not worth it - Edit
I was happy to see a dedicated vegan menu, though it wasn't 100% clear if everything on it was completely vegan or if some things were vegetarian - for example I asked about vegan desserts and was pointed to only one of the 2 options on the veg menu. I had the vegan carbonara, the concept was good with crispy tofu bits instead of bacon but I found it to be too salty for my taste and lacking much other flavour. I like al dente pasta but the spaghetti was borderline undercooked. My omni partner says his meat ravioli dish was bland - I think in general they need to revisit their seasoning.
Read morePros: Dedicated vegetarian/vegan menu, Vegan wines
Cons: Not well seasoned, Expensive
Guest
Nitsolala
Points +38
Nice atmosphere. Food is okay but bland. - Edit
They had a whole vegan menu but their options are a bit bland and not very tasty. I don’t think I would go again
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nice atmosphere, Drinks are nice
Cons: Food is a bit bland , We felt rushed to eat
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