[close] Pasta House: Pasta for dinner!

remember there was this time when steamboat places were mushrooming everywhere? yup, as predicted, not all can withstand the wave. beside the highway, in Ipoh Garden south, even MP had to close down (or shifted, like i care...).. so this new shop, Pasta House took over.

From the outside, it really look like it w

as taken over rather hastily, and the yellow signboard did not look that pro. rather cartoonish for my liking. For anyone to find the place, this shop is in the old MP steamboat restaurant, beside the north south highway, in Ipoh Garden South. For easier access, enter via wedding station, and just turn right.

surprisingly, the deco was nice. very spacious. clean. and the mirror definitely add to the impression the place is bigger than it is. then came the menu. as expected from a pasta place, at least 2-3 pages full of pasta choices. from the usual carbonara, bolognese to more elaborated "country" theme pasta. price ranged from rm10-20, reasonable for a place like this.

we only ordered 3 dishes, it came in HUGE plate but the portion may not fill the plate. however, do not let this upset u, as when u finish the meal, it is definitely more than enuf, cause most of it is creamy. the more conventional bacon mushroom pasta was great. the bacon was nice for my taste. the "austalian" pasta was a bit weird for my taste, as it is just fish n chip on top of a pasta. n the dory fish was rather small in size, every bite is more of batter. "newzealand" pasta on the other hand, was more conventional with grill beef on a carbonara based pasta. the beef however, is rubbery, makes me wonder whether it is a buffalo meat.... HOWEVER, the chef do know how to cook his pasta well, i just like his creamy version.

in the end, all of us enjoy our pasta there, though not the best we ever had, but definitely something to enjoy in ipoh.

ratings: 3half poink! (the extra half being, at the end of the meal, there was a lucky draw, sponsor by Tabasco, so we end up going back with 3 miniature tabasco sauce. )

comments: comfortable, nice food. will definitely come again to try out the rest of the menu... wonder how a "malaysian" or "thailand" theme pasta would taste like.