I am amazed at the quality of the food here. While a small chain this location has incredible food and friendly service. Highlights are Linguini and small clams as well as Stuffed shells with meat sauce. Portions are huge and dishes may be shared. So glad it's on my route home. Worth stopping in!! read more

Usually have had really good service and food here, but this most recent time was lackluster at best. Appetizer, mozzarella caprese, was ok, but was kind of bland - only seasoning was a tiny sprig or two of basil. Plus, the tomatoes were decent, but in prime tomato season, I was hoping for more. Main course, chicken piccata - if that's what it was, was also terribly bland. There were no capers, so it may have actually been marsala. Point is, it was chicken in bland generic sauce, so whether it was piccata or marsala (I love both when well made), it was poorly done (if that wasn't obvious from the fact that I wasn't even sure what it was). No sharp lemony zing; and, (if it WAS marsala) no sweet intense marsala wine flavor. Really disappointing. Service was pretty good, but the courses overlapped slightly - which I can tolerate with a cheap chain place, but for the price point, Basta needs to work harder at getting it right. read more

Wait staff is awesome and friendly. The food is ok when the cooks know what they are doing. Had to send a steak back twice (1st was burnt leather 2nd was raw and all I wanted was medium). Management has 0 people skills. All in all its "ok". read more

We really liked going to the Fallston Location, but after the last two dinner services we had..... I feel they have lost their quality of service and food. They had a special, sorry don't recall the name of it, but it had linguine, mushroom, wine sauce that was very good, with chicken that should of been thin not soo bulky on plate, also topped with a provolone slab of cheese and a tomato that you would find on a burger cold, not a very good presentation, i put it to the side and just enjoyed my linguine. Another night, they were severely under staffed, the calamari was over cooked and greasy, My Husband really loves their Risotto Milanese, but this time we both thought it was horrible and could not eat it, it was extremely runny and had no taste. Told the waitress and she didn't seem to care. So we paid our bill and just left. That does not give you a feeling of coming again. Very sad, before we thought it was a place we could enjoy. read more

Basta Pasta is pretty high up on my list for favorite Italian restaurants. Everything always tastes fresh, and the staff is always polite. They also have a pretty decent sized bar. My favorite item is their lasagna, but their seafood pizza is to die for and absolutely worth a try! One of my favorite restaurants in Harford County read more

Our server was so attentive and friendly. My lasagna was spot on! Maryland Cream of Crab was alright, but I've had better. Overall a good experience. read more

Amazing food. Incredible service. Very fresh vegetables. Enjoyed the atmosphere. And our waitress was awesome.

Although the food was great the service was a bit off Saturday night. We had reservations for 4 at 730 and we ended up waiting 25 minutes to be seated. That's my main complaint. As for meals, I had the lamb chops- very good. Wife had some seafood over pasta dish which she enjoyed. Son had scallops which were delicious and daughter had gluten free rigatoni. We got 1/2 carafe if the house Cabernet. I think it's Copper Ridge. Not good. read more

Had dinner here last night. The crab soup was excellent. There were four people in our group. Two had the fish and crab cake dinner special, which they loved. Two others had salads which were excellent. Our waitress, Penelope, provided excellent service and was a delight. We have been here few times and the food is always good and the wait staff very attentive. read more

I really enjoyed my meal. The atmosphere, service, and food was yummy. I got veal parmesan with pasta and enjoyed it. That being said, I do think the quality of the food is not high enough to warrant the prices. It is okay, but I would continue to search for an Italian eatery in Harford County that serves something great other than pizza. read more

My wife and I have been going to Basta Pasta for many years. Our favorite takeout meal is their chicken marsala. However, I'm sorry to say we won't be ordering carryout or likely to eat their anymore. Regardless of the Covid pandemic, we notice every tme we order the CM, it tastes different each time.....the sauce is runny sometimes, very few mushrooms & tastes odd. It's apparent that they don't give the sauce ingredients adequate time to cook & meld together. Also, the takeout lettuce portions are becoming smaller each time; the majority of their lettuce portions are the clear hearts & not the healthier green leafy portions. Lastly, two CM meals cost us $47. Way too expensive for the portions we receive and the fact we never know if the meal will taste good when we pickup our order. Sorry Basta, it's been a crapshoot. We won't be returning until you return to the days when you took pride in your restaurant & produced very good food at a reasonable price. read more

By far one of the best Italian restaurants around. Have been coming to this restaurant for some time. Very friendly staff. One of my favorite meals is the Chicken Parmigane. Will definitely eat coming back here. read more

Basta pasta is the best restaurant in Harford county!!! Food is amazing, drinks are awesome, staff is welcoming, and is owned by a very hard working family. Cleanest restaurant around, and is all together a great atmosphere. Recommend this place to everyone, if I could put more than 5 stars I would!!! Thank you for being the best around. read more

Basta pasta is my number one restaurant in harford county area!!!! Cleanest restaurant, best staff, management, drinks, and food. Awesome atmosphere. Thank you for being the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

My husband and I are so happy we finally got here for dinner! Service was personalized, friendly, and efficient. The food was wonderful with generous portions. We will be back soon! read more

We have been there several times before and have loved it every time !! Tonight we went out for my Parents Anniversary. We were seated and our Sever was named Alex. He approached us moments after we were seated. It must have been Sports night because all the servers were wearing Ravens jerseys. I told Alex that the Ravens won and was pretty happy to hear that. We had three different meals. My mom had tonight's special which was Blue Crab Ravioli, I had Crab Pasta and my Pop had Chicken Marsala. We all loved our meals. Before the meals we had Salads and my folks said it was even better this time than in the past. Alex was very attentive. Checking on how we liked our food and refilling my tea. He also inquired if we wanted dessert. We said no. We were pretty full from dinner. The portions are of a decent size. Me and my Mom finished ours, my Pop took part of his meal to go. We will certainly be back and request Alex's section. read more

Best Italian food outside of Little Italy!

Great restaurant...good food and service. We eat there 2-4 times per month. Contrary to the description, there is takeout. Also have unlimited salad with entrée. read more

Good food , nice inside. Reasonable prices. Seafood pizza is fresh made. Usually crowded . Service is very good. They just opened another restaurant in Timonium . They must be doing something right. read more

Prices have gone way up here. I used to like this place but it's just gotten to expensive. $15 for a small pizza or crab pretzel. That's getting crazy. They built a good reputation but I just can't afford their prices any more read more

Food was actually pretty good. The food came out fast and was hot. The waitress was extremely rude. And handed us lemons after it was delivered to the wrong table and had sat there for a few moments. I would come back and hope for a better waitress read more

Called ahead to see the wait time. They said approximately 10 minutes. Got seated pretty quickly ( less than 10) . Got salad and breadsticks right away . Our meals were very good and delivered in a timely matter . Very tasty too. Plenty of staff so you aren't waiting on your waitress . Peroni on draft which made hubby happy . Too full to try dessert. read more

I was pumped to visit Basta Pasta again, but was disappointed by the experience. Walked in and 3 hostesses were stationed looking confused where to seat us even though the place was pretty empty. The manager finally took hold if the situation and seated us. The water we were served was cloudy and tasted like saline water. Gross! We were scared to send it back because we certainly didn't want to take a sip of that again! The waitress we had was so slow and took forever to take our orders, bring our food, and even worse-she took forever to settle our bill. There were many servers who looked bored out of their mind standing and chatting it up amongst themselves in the back, so the poor service was even more frustrating. The pizza was pretty good but nothing to brag about while the cream of crab soup was quite tasty. I will not be visiting again anytime soon that is for sure. read more

Amazing meal and fantastic service! We were in town for a Soccer Tournament and needed somewhere to eat between games. There isn't much in the area, and I must say my expectations were low. I was amazed at the menu. I actually had the best Corned Beef and Cabbage meal I've ever had. It WAS St. Patrick's Day, so they offered this as a special, and it was AMAZING! Everyone else ordered Italian or Seafood and they all loved their meal. I hope we are back again, so I can visit Basta Pasta again! read more

I have been going to Basta Pasta since it opened and I have yet to have a bad meal. The breadsticks are amazing as is the salad. Their pizza is phenomenal and I always get their stuffed shells. I can't recommend this place enough. read more

Chicken parm meal is unbelievable. Pizza is delicious. Shrimp parm unreal. Seafood pasta delicious. Have yet to have anything even mediocre.

Went to Basta Pasta last weekend. As usual, the restaurant was clean and servers on the ball. I ordered the soft crab caprese. It was outstanding. The soft crab was pan fried. The motzerella was fresh and creamy. My compliments to the chef for a wonderful dish. We visit this restaurant frequently and have NEVER had bad food. It is always fresh. The servers are always polite and eager to please. Thanks Basta Pasta for a super meal. read more

This is a great place for dinner. My husband and I have eaten here more than 15 times in the past year, and never had a bad experience or "just so meal." with the regular menu or the specials. The food, service, and staff are all exceptionally good. We asked them to cater appetizers and several entrees for my wedding celebration, and received an incredible number of compliments on the food - crab balls, meatballs, shrimp (huge, yet very tasty). I love this place!!! read more

Anyone who thinks this place is close to good doesn't know how pasta( the easiest food to cook), let alone Italian food is supposed to be fixed. I've had veal park - awful! Then tried blackened chicken & shrimp, Cajun sauce ; really bad - blackened - just grilled! Cajun - Olive oil, butter & red pepper with _2_ medium shrimp - for $22.00!!! Total rip off . Only go b/ c friend thinks their great, but she can't cook. Actually got far better veal pram from Olympia @ 1/2 the price & free delivery!! That's where I go now, or Vito' for real Italian food. Save$, no delivery options - go anywhere else! read more

went to Basta Pasta for dinner on Valentines Day. Ok I know places are busy but they took reservations. Our reservation was for 7:30 and we were not seated until 8:35. That was soo rediculous. We were not offered anything but a 1/4 glass of wine and nothing for the starving children we were with! Everyone was crammed into the entry way of the restraunt. As soon as we sat down we ordered and our food was out relatively fast, but it was soooo hot we wondered if it was microwaved. We enjoyed our dinner as best we could but would NOT recommend dining there for a holiday dinner. They were well overbooked with there reservations!!!!!! read more

We love the meals from Basta Pasta. My fiance works nearby and will order our meals to go for pickup after work on Fridays. Today, he ordered our food an hour before he was to get there. When he arrived at Basta Pasta, not only was the food not ready, they couldn't find the order. They looked around and finally found the order. They offered to make the meals and appetizer, however the last time he ordered, the food was not ready and it took 25 minutes until he got it. The place barely had any customers either time. This could be understandable if the place was busy, however at 3:30 pm, it was practically void of customers. We live an hour away from the restaurant and it was not worth the wait, especially since this happened before. I told my fiance to call the manager. He spoke to the manager and the manager was very nonchalant about the poor service. He only said he will have a talk with the person who took the order. So much for customer satisfaction. I'm sure this won't sway anyone's decision to not go to Fallston Basta Pasta, but maybe it will make management more cognizant of their poor service and attitude. I do know two people who won't be patronizing this restaurant again. read more

Very disappointed. Had a party of 9 of us to celebrate a birthday. Very busy for a Tuesday evening. Was seated immediately because I had reservations. We were all given water -- which was disgusting. Ice water! Awful. Got other drinks. Except then they ran out of lemonade. Ordered our food. Salad came out with bread. There were NINE of us and they gave us 2 bowls about halfway full of salad. We had to ask for more, even though they were trying to take our salad plates. We had also ordered the crab legs appetizer special, two orders. They were brought out after the salad AND after they took our plates. We had to ask for more plates. There was no tool provided to crack the crab legs open. Had to ask. Was given ONE. There were NINE of us, with two orders. We had to ask for another cracker tool, and the waitress said she would brimg another if she could find any more. What? Anyway eventually we got our entrees. Food was ok. Not anything impressive, that's for sure and CERTAINLY not worth the cost. Our servers were often nowhere to be found, or serving others. For $350, it should have been better. We won't be back. Very overpriced. And change your $$ to $$$$ ! read more

NIce family place. Service and attitude were good.Bar drinks were okay. Unfortunately the food was poor. Salads were overdressed and generic. The main courses of Veal and lasagna were heavy and salty.If you like Olive Garden its okay. read more

First time I visited this establishment was disappoint decided to give it another try since my girlfriends were heading there also! My lasagna was cold in the center, the marinara sauce tasted like it was canned had no flavor! I had to ask my waitress twice for a glass of wine. Won't be back I could of had a better meal at olive tree! read more

This was such a disappointment... I was very excited to come here for the first time with my husband and wen we got there we were welcomed and seated. then waited for almost 5 minutes to even get our drinks... We then ordered a appetizer and got soup and salad... the appetizer was crab toast that was $17 this was the best thing that we ordered...and my husband loved the crab soup.. but we ordered risotto as a entree and a seafood pasta the pasta was good...but better when we ate it the next day....as for the risotto like we told our waitress it wasn't tasting right it was really crunchy and we didn't like it she ignored the entire comment and took it said how many boxes did we need and jus asked if we wanted desert.. so we paid for a 28 dollar meal that we didn't eat and or at least have someone to speak with about taking off our bill or paying half at least for something we didn't even eat... I wish that my husband didn't have to eat the salad for his meal... read more

Basta Pasta-my first time dining in the fallston BP and will be the last. Food was horrible. Three of nine entrees were returned and removed from the bill. Worst crab cakes in Harford county. Server was the girlfriend of the owners son. She was rude and the owner was obnoxiously rude and unapologetic. Way too crowded and extremely loud. Don't patronize Basta Pasta as they are a poor excuse for casual dining at a minimum. read more

My wife and I frequent this place often, as we are right down the street. I usually have no complaints about anything, and I love the location and atmosphere. However, I am getting sick and tired of getting carry out, which is always two dinners, only to get home and find out I only have one salad instead of two, and one order of bread sticks instead of two (salad and bread sticks come with a dinner). I could take 3-5 minutes to go back and get them, but why should I have to? Get your carry out operation in order, Basta Pasta, or I will take my business to the new Baldwin Meals. One star for carry out; 4 stars for dine in...so far. read more

My parents live nearby so we come here off and on. It's like Olive Garden but the food is a lot better. Friendly service and great prices.

Ordered carry out from there on Saturday evening. Was quite clear I wanted a 1-crabcake dinner and a 2- crabcake dinner (the platter). When I got the order home I had two 1-crabcake dinners. When I called I had to go through 3 different people and even though they found the receipt the manager kept putting me on hold because he wanted to identify where the error was made. I was clear I wasn't interested in his process improvement, It took 8 minutes on the phone before I got them to agree to give me my already paid for crabcake. I just wanted my Crabcake. I had to drive back and get it (no offer to deliver) and no offer to embellish the error they made with sides, etc. The crabcake was quite good, sizable and seasoned well but it is NOT Harford County's best (Box Hill hands down). Not going back any time soon read more

The service was great and the prices were not too high despite what other reviewers wrote. The food was fine but may not be spicy enough for some. read more