Went for my birthday and was heavily disappointed. I decided to try and go to a local restaurant instead of our usual restaurant. I was hoping for a new experience and maybe even better food. At first, I was impressed by the little garden that showcased tomatoes and basils, like a little green house. It seemed that this was a very from scratch restaurant, genuine. The wait wasn't long at all, only about 4 tables filled. The spaghetti was bland and tasted too strongly of sour garlic. It was my main dish so I was left hungry. The steak was fine, not the best but not the worst. The waiter wasn't friendly at all and seemed very annoyed. Not a pleasant evening, left hungry and ruined my night. I won't be going there again. read more

To be honest i found this place just to be ok, not outstanding or really anything special... Service was good, But I Wont be running back anytime soon...meh I had a special with a cream sauce with the tiniest scallops I've ever seen, maybe it just didn't sit well with me... read more

For Coquitlam, it'll do in a pinch. For my taste buds, it's okay. To my parents, it's the bomb! I hadn't been to Pasta Polo for ages, swearing up and down and side to side that I'd never go again due to the fact that I thought the pasta didn't really taste homemade. But on a recent visit to my parents house, we decided to get take out. The whole wheat linguini was way past overcooked but I liked that you could choose what kind of pasta you wanted. I ordered the eggplant sauce, and enjoyed the roasted garlic, the eggplant and the feta. The cooked tomatoes and peppers were overdone and lifeless, and if you know how I feel about overcooked tomatoes you'd understand my disdain. I didn't eat any of them. Overall, for $14, I thought it was overpriced and that the pasta to sauce ratio was way off. More eggplant was definitely needed to make this a worthwhile dish. Also had a few bites of their tiramisu - not too shabby - definitely better than I could make, but I have definitely had better... once even from a grocery store freezer. read more

Generous portions, amazing food and most importantly EXTREMELY CLEAN. I've been going to pasta polo for years now and it's always my fav spot to go with my family. I love the staff and i highly recommend this place. read more

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I went to Pasta Polo for dinner. She ordered pasta and I decided to order a margherita pizza. The pasta was OK...its pasta and it's difficult to really mess up. What did I think of the pizza? The menu states 'Artisan Thin Crust Brick Oven Pizza'......it's far from being an 'Artisan' pizza. It's the quality of a frozen pizza at 10x the cost! The crust was NOT thin whatsoever....maybe about 1/4" think. A Margherita pizza is a pizza with tomato sauce and a bit mozzarella cheese with fresh basil baked together. I got a covered in cheese from edge to edge....with basil as a garnish. Pasta Polo charges $17.95 for their frozen cheese pizza while I can buy an authentic tasting Neapolitan Margherita pizza for $16 similar to what you can buy in Naples, Italy. I would've been OK if the pizza I ordered was a cheese pizza but it's not OK when it's sold as a Margherita pizza. Margherita is a very specific pizza which theirs is NOT. If you do decide to go to Pasta Polo for dinner............AVOID Pasta Polo's expensive frozen style/quality pizzas. You can get better pizzas elsewhere for significantly less money. read more

The best reason to eat here is "Fred Soofi". He is a very kind and outgoing man and aims to please. The second reason is 100% Canadian organic pasta (is the bread organic too?). I was looking around on the menu and asked if he had anything on the menu that I could eat that was vegan. He immediately said something like, 'Hey! N problem, what do you like? Do you like this or that? Okay I'll have something tasty cooked up for you, not to worry,' and that was that. In a short time we had out meals and ate them up. Personally, I could eat a LOT more than I was given, but I can normally eat one package of pasta at a time at home. Now, I'm no stranger to good pasta, and the best pasta I've ever had is from my own kitchen (and, damn, had some awesome pasta in Japan too), so, having had three meals there thus far, I'd have to give the food a 3, and bump it up to a 4 for overall service, atmosphere, cleanliness, professionalism, etc. Fred is also the founder, and part owner, of the first organic flour-mill in Saskatchewan, where of course, his flour comes from. He said that organic flour costs just the same as non-organic. He said that there is no reason at all for not using organic flour. The price the public pays for organic flour is a complete rip off and the prices are jacked up; very interesting. He should know. Burnaby Now Saturday, January 23, 2010: "We farm it, and we mill the wheat ourselves," he said. "I know exactly where the wheat comes from." He also runs the Club Ilia Eatery and Lounge at SFU in Burnaby. Pasta Polo restaurants are independently owned, thus the one in Langley has different owners, menu, etc. read more

If you are looking for a good pasta place in the TriCities, I highly recommend that you check out Pasta Polo. With their homemade pasta noodles and sauces, coupled with their AMAZING caeser salad this place never disappoints. Make sure you check out their features menu that is always changing. The last two times I have visited, I have ordered off their (baked canelloni and the scallop and pancetta linguini) and the dishes have been amazing! Wednesdays = bottles of wine at liquor store prices + a very small %. This is absolutely a fantastic deal, as it works out cheaper than you going out, buying your own bottle to take and then paying corkage. They have a very decent selection of wines on their Wednesday night list too, so you won't be disappointed. read more

I ordered prawns pasta yesterday for pick up. When I opened the pasta, to my surprise there was hardly any sauce in it. Very very poor service . I would not go back. read more

I order takeout from here very often and most dishes are well done. The pasta itself is always excellent, but some of the proteins are not done very well. I just had a dish with clams and I felt the need to post that you only get about four fresh clams and the rest are canned. If the restaurant thinks that people are morons and can't tell the difference (the fresh ones were about twice the size and there were only four shells) they should keep doing this. I have also had problems with the smoke salmon, which was so dalty ot was inedible. Normally I order the gnocchi or lasagna, both of which are usually delicious, so I will continue to eat here. Just wanted everyone to know not to order seafood dishes from here. read more

I ordered via skip. The pasta here is honestly comparable to frozen microwave dinners. My recommendation would be, save yourself the money on this trash restaurant and go literally anywhere else. read more

I had take out from Pasta Polo at an earlier time and was quite disappointed based on some of the reviews that I had read, but decided to try an in restaurant dining experience with them to see if it would be a better experience. Well, it wasn't much better. The service was adequate (the older lady was actually trying to be quite social which was nice), and the food....well it was adequate as well. I tried the gnocchi in rose meat sauce which as fine, nothing special, and the caprese salad, which was bad. Too many onions, tasteless tomato and tiny halves of bononcini cheese, topped with an unappetizing basil oil. The bread they brought us at the beginning of our meal was blah, cold bread with cold tomato sauce. Also tried the cheesecake for dessert, which tasted like any store bought cheese cake. I found the wine list to be quite lacking, sort of matching the food that they serve. I found the restaurant decor to be casual but slightly tacky. In a nut shell,unfortunately, I am done with Pasta Polo. read more

I love pasta polos! I used to go all the time and get the same thing every time (lemon chicken with penne) I hadn't been for a while and went recently with my boyfriend. I seen before driving by that they now have gluten free pasta so we gave it a try. I got the Mediterranean with the gluten free penne and it was really good! The pasta didn't taste nasty like some gluten-free pastas can, especially if you over cook them. Also which I thought was awesome that there was not an extra charge for ordering gluten-free (most places charge up to and extra 4$) I can't wait to go again! read more

I'm partial to Pasta Polo for as many reasons as a person can like a restaurant, so for me it's a 5! But I admit, my rating of the food ( a 4+) is enhanced by the awareness of the generous work the owners and staff do for our community and not just based on a rating of the delightful, flavor-filled selection of good organic and italian food, or of the friendly and helpful staff.... or the fact that this is the place in town you are most likely to see community leaders out dining. If you are an Italian food buff, you will undoubtedly have a particular taste sensation you prefer, so you have to decide for yourself - on a large scale, I'd say Pasta Polo happily rates a 4+ and a 'try it - think you'll like it'. I've twice had a better Italian meal (I'm a 40 something), but to have these folks down the street (within walking distance!) and to know a portion of my dollars will come back to my community.... Pasta Polo gets a strong personal recommendation. Personal faves: angel hair pasta with shrimp, the grilled zucchini side dish, the Soofi brothers and staff P.S. Fred personally goes out with catering jobs done for many, many community groups at prices that non-profits can manage to assist with their fundraising. read more

Pasta Polo specializes in fresh, organic Mediterranean dishes (pizzas, pastas, antipasto) from Canadian prairie seminole and BC fruits. They are excellent at offering value with freshness in both the food, style and variety on the menu. The pizza oven, local brewery offerings and party room have all been added to keep the restaurant at pace with the tastes and needs of the community. read more

Pasta Polo Coquitlam - Italian Near Me - Coquitlam, British Columbia

Fresh ingredients and healthy options... Great and good food to die for... Fantastic service and amazing soups.... Will definitely go back.... :) read more

After 2 days of Christmas turkey dinners, we decided to go for pasta at Pasta Polo because we hadn't been there in a long time. The interior is completely new to us, it's been THAT long since I'd been in there and it looked nice. Overall, we had a great experience!! The wait time to be sat at a table took longer than expected considering it was less than half full. It was later explained to us that they were short staff'd and apologized in advance if they were delays. My husband and I had the seafood cannelloni and it was phenomenal! Our kids enjoyed their dishes as well! There was no delay in getting our appies, meals and our drinks were always topped up. I felt that they didn't miss a step even being short on employees! This time I won't leave it too long to go back again. read more

This trip the food was good but the older gal at the reception podium needs to show a little enthusiasm to the arriving guests and be a little more welcoming. read more

We used to come here a lot a long long time ago. It became such a hassle waiting that we stopped coming. We were going to go to Burnaby to Antons but decided this was closer and heard it had been renovated so we thought we'd try it out. What a mistake. Instead of walking into a nice Italian place I felt like we were going into the dining room at an assisted living facility. I'm dead serious. The decor which was supposed to be new was way more outdated than the previous stuff!! How does that happen? I felt like we were going for dinner at an ABC restaurant in 1987. Instead of all nice tables there were some tables and chairs from the '80s and some centre arrangement of awkward booths. NOT what I think of for fine Italian dining- I fully expected to see pancakes and eggs benny on the menu. It was weird. And then no nice lighting- terrible lighting actually with Native art on the wall. What's the theme??? Confused!! Also the booths were separated by dividers that were topped with sort of "live edge" glass that went out in the '90s. And worse yet, there were all dusty on top!!!! Make it stop!! I will say the waitress was polite and we had no issues there. We only ordered one round of drinks and entrees and the place was dead so wasn't too hard. The menu was pasta, pizza and meat entrees. A teenager had the pizza and said it tasted "funny". She could not explain why but it came home and was left in the fridge for 4 days till I tossed it. The others had pasta and it was all ok. That's it. The theme here is to absolutely DRoWN evrything in sauce! I don't get why. There was way too much and it took away from enjoying the pasta. I'm. It really sure the pasta was not cooked properly either - too soft. And, the bread they served was a super weird texture. Just off. A 5 dollar upcharged yielded 4 prawns . This whole place as sadly off and much worse than it ever was 15 or more years ago. We will definitely not be coming back. I really did not understand this place at all. read more

Since January 2016 we have been eating at Pasta Polo almost every week and must say food is not too bad. The Seafood Cannelloni Tuscan dish didn't go well with our tummy but the rest of the food was yummy. The Shiraz wine 9oz is too expensive, we had the same in another restaurant at almost half the price. My main purpose of writing is to comment the service of Ms Ahyoung B, she is pleasant and excellent in customer service. She's always smiling and ready to help. Thank you for your service Ms Ahyoung, keep smiling! read more

Our new favorite restaurant in town. Superb dishes made of the very freshest ingredients. The staff are amazing and very friendly. My personal favorite dish is the seafood calleloni. The desserts are made fresh in house and are delicious! Have been there 5 times in one month it is that good! read more

We ordered via skip the dishes and we were super disappointed. 4/6 meals we ordered were inedible. We ordered 2 Carbonaras that were okay, just a bit salty because there was too much pancetta but other than that they were eaten. The seafood dishes however were awful. We could smell the fishiness before we even unwrapped the bag. The pasta itself wasn't too bad but the sauces were not good. Also ordered a rosé that came curdled. It may have been an issue of timing where they just wanted to get it out as quickly as possible and dine-in may have been different but I'm not sure. We won't be ordering again unfortunately. read more

17 of family members attended for dinner on Sunday, Oct.7th. Thanksgiving weekend. We were delighted to be seated in dining room separate from the main restaurant area. The manager had previously helped me to devise a menu list with 6 wonderful options for the entre. We enjoyed two types of salads which delicious and excellent Bruschetta. We were each able to select from the 6 choices what we would like and none of us were disappointed. Myself, the Wild Salmon and linguini with prawns was superb. Thank you to the staff for their attentive service, it was much appreciated. Carol A. read more

The owner is a great community supporter but that is not enough for me to return for dinner. The wine by the glass is priced way too high. It's not like he has a spot at Canada Place in Vancouver over looking the water and can get way with it. $9.95 for a 6 ounce glass of sawmill creek??? Really. 3 blocks down the road is Brew Street kitchen where you get a nice 6oz glass of wine for $4 and the pasta is excellent. Sorry pasta polo, the food is just ok but the prices are too high for what you get! Would not recommend this restaurant. read more

Amazing as always! Not just good. The service is off the charts amazing. Timing is great. They are always on it and you don't wait forever for anything not even the bill which happens a lot at restaurants. The food is quality and so tasty right down to the garnish. They obviously care about every detail. Everyone that works here seems upbeat and happy. For the price this is such a steal. One time I was in and the owner was checking on everything going on, you could tell this meant a lot to him. Great place and we will come back again and again. Absolutely love it. Calamari, cannelloni tortellini combo, shrimp and mushrooms, penne Alfredo, chicken parm.... we've tried it all and it's amazing. There is a dinner special too which is a favourite. read more

Just finished dinner wth my family for my brothers 43rd birthday.... Pasta Polo took the booking last minute today for 20 people (9 of them being kids). It's rare to get good service with large parties, and this time was no different. It took forever to get our menus, so it took longer for us to get our food... Once we got our food, it was good and hot. We had the whole back room which was nice for the kids, but what really made our entire party angry was when the manager came over to our group and told us our kids were too loud, and to keep it down. I understand it's a restaurant, but why take our booking if you don't want kids here? And to top it off, we didn't get our bills when we asked for them so we had to get them on the way out. Not impressed with the manager and their service. Will not be going back! read more

5 of us visited pasta polo for dinner, and unfortunately I wasn't really impressed. I didn't like the vinyl tablecloths or the humming noise from the refrigerator or air conditioner. Some background music would have went a long way to provide some ambience and cover the noise. It felt more like a cafeteria. The server, while efficient wasn't really friendly, and her chewing gum while taking our order was distracting. We ordered appetizers which were fine, but nothing special. The calamari was good but the portion seemed small. The main course was good as well - I had the seafood marinara on linguini. Maybe it was jus the presentation, but the portions seemed smaller than on a previous occasion. None of our other guests complained of a bad meal either. No one asked if we wanted coffee or desert, just brought the bill. It wasn't terrible, but nothing special either. I think we will try something different next time. I remember it as being much better the last time I visited. read more

Average pasta and poor wine selection only redeeming quality, generous portions. Wine is over priced with $9.00 for a 6 oz. glass of very basic BC wine.....are you kidding me? Off my dinner list. read more

The staff were nice, but the food was just ok. My husband regretted ordering the Margarita pizza as there were barely any tomato sauce and cheese on top, I felt so bad for him I just shared my fettuccine Alfredo which was just ok. I don't think there's anything special there to say the least. read more

Far too many frozen items to make this a good place to eat, wine list best suited for trailerpark tire fire outtings. The two stars really is for their off shoot eatery and grocery coffee shop- in POMO (which deserved 5 stars) which is now gone- the chefs (I believe have returned to Polo) they created something great - unfortunately there are too many people who believe KD is true Italian fare. read more

Went there for lunch with the family. The outside looked so inviting but the inside, although clean and newish, reminded me of an ikea furnished restaurant. Kinda like a sub way. Not Italian at all. It was also very cold inside, no heat on. There were only four tables there occupied at noon, mid week, with two waitresses. Our waitress seemed either very new, or just clueless how to serve. Very slow and unorganized. The manager was cleaning tables and bringing out food as well. Didn't make sense as there were only two tables occupied per waitress, yet ours kept disappearing. We ordered the cannelloni and caesar salad with fresh foccasia bread. The dressing was almost tasteless. The sauce on the pasta ( one piece of cannelloni ). was very oily and again bland. The bread was a one inch by one inch by four inch piece, sitting in the sauce, soaking up the oil. I expected more. The " brick oven" was propane, not wood as one might hope by the " brick oven pizza" sign out front. Sorry, better places in town to spend my money. Won't be back. read more

Service is terrible. Young blonde waitress kept playing on her phone instead of making sure everything was going well, extremely rude, place was empty except for my partner and I, the food took ages to get here. Never coming back, nor do I recommend this place, take your money elsewhere... read more

I love pasta polo I have been coming here since I was 14 with my first boyfriend and now with my husband and kids! I love the penne sundries tomato alfredo it's to die for when you get it baked! I also love the tiramisu and their minestrone to start! It's always been one of my favourite little gems in Coquitlam. read more

Don't be fooled by the look of the restaurant. The dishes are absolutely delicious and they carry the best wine on the menu. The price is reasonable and portions are huge. I love the fact that the staff are friendly and quite attentive. One of my favorite pasta places in Coquitlam. read more

Have always had great expectations of this place every time I go and every time I leave I'm disappointed. I personally find the pasta sauces bland and nothing special stands out, and the ravioli is bland and dry. Have gone 3 times, never by choice, others' occasions and will keep it that way but will always suggest an alternative. read more

Always really great food, large portions and good customer service. Weekends can be kind of busy though. Best Caesar salad I've ever had. And you must try the manicotti. read more

Something changed with this place. My last review was gladly and genuinely for 4 stars. Right now, I'm even reluctant to give 1. Was seated on the community table since we didnt mind the fuss. Sat, decided and waited. For a pretty long time, we had to approach the waiter to ask him "sorry but who is our server?". Food quality dropped horribly. I didnt finish my food even when I was starving because it tasted bad. Our complementary breads were forgotten as well. We had to once again approach the waiter. It seemed like it was his first day. Do they train their waiters/waitresses that way? The complementary breads came and they were cold. Not sure if that was intentional but it was kind of weird. Anyhow, not returning. read more

The food is of excellent quality with friendly staff. We were seated and served quickly. Reasonably priced with 2 appetizers , 4 mains 1/2L wine and 2 beer coming to $130 including tip. An evening enjoyed by all. read more

The manager was very rude. The service was very slow. I ordered the ravioli with bolognese baked with cheese and it was horribly dry and the meat was very burned. When I asked the waitress to replace to sauce with a rosé and to not bake it in cheese, she brought it back with the rosé, however, it was still dry because they decided to bake it with cheese again. Apparently, the manager insisted they bake it in cheese again because she refused to take off the extra charge from my bill. As expected, the pasta was dry again. I asked her to take it back since they did not do what I had requested and to take the whole plate off of my bill. The waitress then asked the manager and when the manager heard that I had asked this, she decided to come out in a huff to my table and yell at me about how they can't afford to waste food and how their food is authentic and how I did not know what I was talking about. I refused to pay and she then decided to kick me out of her restaurant for good. I'm glad she did because I will never eat there again. read more

I went here with 2 entertainment coupons in hand and was pleasantly surprised. The food was not bad-- pretty big portions and done well. Pasta was seasoned nicely. The mozza cheese sticks were yummy! service was not bad either- our server was friendly although she didn't know much about the beer (specials for $3.99). I had a sunrise vodka which was watered down- didn't like it and would not order that again. The beef tenderloin pizayola was good- with green olives and mushrooms in tomato sauce. My husband's lasagna was not bad. Don't know why they don't give ice water upon arrival- we have to ask for it. It wouldn't be worth going to w/o an Ent. Coupon. $38 (incl tax & tips) for 2 people for 2 entrees and a shared appy and 2 alcoholic bevvies. Pretty casual place. read more

I love this restaurant. Great food, great service and affordable that you can enjoy some wine and not break the bank. Their tiramisu is to die for. Love that the owner is very involved in the community and support many local charities. I do think the restaurant needs good cleaning, seems to have gotten a little run down lately. However I did notice that they are under renovations currently and look forward to dining here once they re open. read more