My husband and I had a lovely date night at Pasta Prego. The space is cozy and intimate, the staff friendly, and attentive. The Caesar salad was light and refreshing. The linguine with prawns, mussels, and clams was also light and incredibly flavorful. My husband had the veal piccata which he enjoyed but said he would have liked a bit less sauce as it overwhelmed the taste of the veal. Overall a very nice experience and we look forward to visiting again. read more

The appetizer was better than the main. Polenta appetizer 9/10. The polenta was beautifully made and and mushroom sauce complimented it well. It was a bit salty so that is why I didn't give it a 10. The pasta was very salty. Olives and capers overwhelmed the entire dish. 6/10. The salmon was cooked perfectly. Service was amazing. The waiters were really nice. Overall, it's cheaper than other restaurants in Napa but I would rather pay more for better dishes. read more

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Came here for dinner with my family on a trip, and really enjoyed the cute Italian café vibes--cozy, casual, and welcoming. We started with the bread and dipping oil (EVOO, balsamic, parsley, red pepper, etc.). The bread itself was a bit tough to break apart, but it soaked up the oil well and was flavorful overall (8/10). The calamari was a standout--light, crispy batter, well seasoned, and great texture with zero rubberiness (8.5/10). We also shared the golden and red beet salad, which had a great balance of flavors and textures: crunchy lettuce, creamy goat cheese, and a nice vinaigrette (8/10). For mains, we tried a few dishes. The Pasta Diablo was okay overall--the pasta and sauce were a bit underwhelming, but the shrimp were incredibly succulent and definitely carried the dish (7.5/10). The mushroom risotto with pork chop was very solid. The pork chop was tender, the balsamic reduction was delicious, and while the risotto wasn't as al dente as I prefer, it wasn't overly mushy and still enjoyable (8/10). The veal piccata had nicely cooked veal and a creamy, lemony sauce, but the pasta itself was slightly overcooked (7.5/10). The pork tenderloin was tender, though it wasn't seasoned as well as some of the other dishes (7.7/10). Service was a bit mixed. Our server was attentive and refilled our water frequently, which was appreciated. However, between appetizers and mains, they cleared one person's plate but not the rest, then brought new plates and utensils without clearing the old ones. We eventually had to ask for the plates to be removed. Overall, a charming spot with a cozy atmosphere and several strong dishes with amazing flavors! read more

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As always, great food, perfect service and cozy, family atmosphere. We love Pasta Prego! read more

Love this place. Delicious food. Great staff. A nice cozy Italian restaurant walking distance in downtown Napa.

Visiting Napa for the weekend and decided to make reservations at Pasta Prego at 7 pm on a Friday night. I was craving to try their Chicken Marsala since some of the Italian restaurants didn't have that on their menu. I asked Grok (Elon Musks AI like Google) about a place known for their chicken Marsala and they recommended Pasta Prego Place had a quaint and cozy vibe. Lots of patrons on a a Friday which I'm guessing was a lot of locals. Bread was served with an olive oil mix with balsamic and garlic. I noticed the bread was cold so not sure if that's typical or whether we got one that's been sitting in the kitchen. Wife ordered soup of the day which was a cauliflower soup along with a salad and chicken breast. I got the Chicken Marsala that was served on a bed of spaghetti noodles. The portions was huge and I ate half of it. I'm accustomed to mash potatoes and a side of vegetables with my chicken Marsala so this was different. I had my wife try a bite with the mushrooms and noodles and she liked it. Considering it was presented differently than I'm use to, it was good and the noodles had Parmesan sprinkled on top of it. Service was fine and our waitress did her job but nothing that stuck out as special. Would I go back? I say yes but would for sure would want to compare other Italian restaurants in Napa. Being located downtown.parking could be a bit difficult but we came early and got it on the street close to Pasta Prego. read more

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Another great meal in Napa, even my picky husband says so He wanted Italian and the concierge at our hotel recommended this spot. The restaurant is very cute, with long floor to ceiling curtains separating the couple's tables on the side of the restaurant. I ordered the linguini and my husband got the spaghetti bolognese. We both really enjoyed our pasta dishes. The linguine had plenty of plump mussels, clams and a couple of shrimp. The bright white wine sauce was tasty and perfect for dipping your bread. My husband enjoyed the bolognese, especially since the dishes were served piping hot! If was a satisfying meal after a tiring bike ride from the Napa wine train stop to Yountville and back. The sauces were just a tad salty, but still very good. The waitress was very attentive, making sure to keep our water cups filled. We were served quickly and done eating in 40 minutes! read more

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I call Pasta Prego a Napa Staple. I have been enjoying thiis cuisine for 20 years . They had been closed for a couple months and finally reopening my best friend and I went last night. My favorite always the chicken fettuccine; It's like heaven in your mouth Well last night was a great disappointment. My dish came to the table and the pasta barely covered the bottom of the bowl, for $30.00 !!... Wow !!!....If this is the new portion, me and my family will be going elsewhere read more

This is easily my favorite restaurant in Napa. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is incredibly welcoming--small, intimate, and perfect for a relaxed, memorable dinner. The wine list is fantastic and thoughtfully curated, making it easy to find the perfect pairing. And the food... absolutely amazing. The short ribs, in particular, are a must-try--tender, flavorful, and unforgettable. What I love most is how the cozy size of the space actually enhances the whole experience. It feels personal and special, like you've discovered a hidden gem. I would recommend anyone to come here. read more

Came here for an office party. Cozy place - we took up the entire center of the restaurant. Nice simple menu to pick from and everyone really seemed to enjoy their selection! I had the calabrese pizza - so gooey and delicious! Wish the bread was served warm, but everyone loved the dipping oil. Yum! The wait staff were all friendly. Will certainly come back with my family! read more

SUPER yummy food! Loved the ravioli with marinara and spaghetti bolognese! Great glass of wine as well. Was able to call and reserve a table in less than an hour. Would recommend. read more

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Pasta Prego is back!!!! They are the best in Napa! Everyone should go support them. This is a family owned and, run restaurant; from the Grandfather, to the daughter, to the granddaughter, and many other family members. Great food and personal service! You'll feel like part of the family. If you haven't been, you must try it. If you are visiting, get a real feel of what Napa is all about! You won't be disappointed. read more

The spaghetti bolognese is to die for. Pizza is pretty good. But they're CLOSED, temporarily ?

Took and confirmed my reservation. To my surprise, I showed up to my CONFIRMED reservation to find that the place isn't even open

Food is always delicious. Their fettuccine Alfredo is my absolute favorite, and I'm addicted. One thing I gotta say, though... you guys have a pizza oven, so why serve cold bread?! I asked our server if they could warm up our bread in the oven for just a few seconds. She responded very rudely, NO! lol Almost all authentic Italian restaurants serve warm bread. Smh ‍ read more

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I will definitely do a redo of this establishment. It's very hard to review a first time visit when you visit on a holiday. Yesterday my daughter took me out. This was our dinner location. It's a quaint restaurant very intimate. I can imagine it being even remotely romantic on the average evening however, on Mother's Day was kind of chaotic. The waiter was rushed, dropping food like the bread particularly on the table reaching over the other guest in our group to hand Pass hot food which is kind of unnecessary when the table is small. The restaurant is small. There's no need to reach over other people to Pass hot plates at any rate I feel like the man was hurried and stressed and probably had his feel for the day so overall the food was very tasty. The service was OK and I definitely will return for a better experience because it's a lovely little quaint restaurant. Definitely a date night situation. As far as the menu, it's very pasta, laden Italian, which was not what I encounter while in Italy, but every dish on the first plates list were with pasta second plates were more protein centered plates, but still with mostly pasta risotto pasta. I do love balsamic olive oil and cracked pepper with bread however, I did not Really like their choice of bread. It was really really dry rustic bread and it was hard to like even dip because it wasn't cut completely and you had to like tear it really roughly - it is not cute. Yeah I think definitely a redo on a date night- not on a holiday. It was only four of us in a party, but it almost seems like it was too many of us to get like individualized service without feeling like I'm bothering this man's to aske for crack pepper-anyway definitely redo but I do recommend this place especially for a nice Italian meal if you fancy pasta. And my daughter almost got the steak is 14 ounce steak huge portion and the price is not that bad. read more

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Living in Napa and finding good restaurants is more challenging than you think. There are quite a few highly praised yet mediocre spots, Pasta Prego is not one of them. A quaint little bistro akin to Ciccio in Yountville which is my fave Italian spot in Napa. I had the polenta as my starter. Nicely fried and sitting atop a lovely creamy mushroom broth. Perfectly seasoned and enough for a main. My wife had the calamari which was good but could have used more seasoning. The sauce that came with it was also a bit underwhelming. My main course was the ravioli in a citrus cream sauce. Fantastic hand made ricotta & spinach ravioli in a well balanced lemon cream sauce that paired wonderfully with the Brendal Sauvignon Blanc. My wife had the Shrimp Diablo. Nicely sized shrimp wrapped in a smoky pancetta on a bed of spaghetti in a spicy wine sauce that was full of flavor. These sorts of oil/wine sauced pastas are usually disappointing to me but this was tremendous. The service was great and our server was quite attentive. Pasta Prego is expensive at about $150 for the two of us before tip but it is Napa and it is 2024. I highly recommend this spot and I look forward to returning. read more

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Arrived on time for our 6:30 PM reservation to find the restaurant was CLOSED! We did not receive any prior notification of the closure from anybody in the reservation process. Extremely disappointing communication....regardless of the reasons for this closure. Being forced to find another location for our party of 6 in Napa on a Saturday night was not an easy task, but we managed to find a place several miles away. read more

Sunday night, the place was busy but not packed (like on our last visit). The beautiful dining room was full of happy people enjoying a mild winter evening. Our server was wonderful, friendly and informative. We shared the beet salad as an appetizer, which our server split for us because she knew we were going to share it. (Nice!) Both of our entrees were rich and very flavorful, and the portion sizes were generous! We really love this place and know we need to visit more often. Highly recommended!! read more

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The steak was served with slabs of fat. It was also cooked medium well when requested it to be medium. We mentioned it to the server who asked the manager if he could remake a new leaner steak and they said no. The food was disappointing as well as the service. I would not come back. read more

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Came for dinner on Saturday evening and it did look busy. Fortunately there were open tables and was seated right away. From my seat, I can see the chefs preparing the meal. I felt I was having dinner in their home. I ordered the special; chicken breast stuffed with asparagus on top of mushroom risotto. My daughter had the ravioli with half marinara and half citrus cream. Service was excellent. My water glass was constantly filled. Everything exceeded our expectations tonight. Both of our meals were very good. No left overs to bring home. read more

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Great service, great food! They have quite a large variety of food choices. This was actually our second visit in two weeks! Yes, it was that good! This time I tried the ribeye steak over pasta. My wife tried a chicken plate and it was quite tasty. BTW, on the outside the restaurant looks bit ordinary, but once inside it looks elegant and 5-Star ambiance! read more

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The food was absolutely amazing! I would go back again and again. We didn't have reservation, but we were able to sit at the bar. The staff was very friendly and kind to us. I would absolutely suggest it to anybody who's in town. Very good size portions. read more

Fresh pasta! This restaurant is one of a kind. Great service, location, and ambiance. Will recommend and go back soon! (I wish they have Open Table reservations option though...but no biggie!) read more

We used the Yelp Reservations app to make a reservation here, and it worked well. I recommend using it if you want to get a table here on the weekend and make your reservation a day before. I loved the interior of this restaurant, as it reminded me of an old restaurant in San Francisco and was enjoyable. It is tiny, so be ready to hear conversations with your neighboring tables, which we are used to in San Diego. The staff and restaurant was super busy as this was Saturday at 6:00 pm but I thought the staff was very professional and handled the crowds there perfectly, major Kudos to the staff and kitchen. I didn't enjoy the food as much as I hoped I would; there were too many tomatoes on my pasta Capalenni, and the pasta itself was undercooked. I don't think angel hair pasta is supposed to be that al dente' and not drowning in olive oil. My husband's dish was a chicken penne, and he said it was "okay." I am not a professionally trained chef; I have to cook a lot of my food due to being vegan, and I also have to limit my exposure to seed oils for health reasons. I can make a much better similar dish at home. Even my husband, who is NOT a picky eater with 0 food restrictions, told me that what I make at home is better. We will not return, as, after reading other reviews here, others had similar experiences with the food. The service and atmosphere were lovely, but at the end of the day, if you spend 90.00 on two dinners and a glass of wine, that food better be on point. read more

Pasta Prego is and will always be my number one go to Restaurant. The staff is absolutely delightful. The food is amazing and the ambience is charming. My husband and I have been going since 2004. Our waiter Jonathan is amazing. Number one dish is the smoked salmon pancake. read more

We love Pasta Prego! Looking for a good restaurant in Napa during a trip can be a bit overwhelming bec they're just so many options. But this quaint little restaurant on the corner of Main and Napa caught our eyes. Got married in LA that Friday morning and took the 101, travelled for 9 hours, to get to Napa. It was our first meal after getting married and they did not disappoint. We requested the table near the window so we can have a good view of the street. We didn't get any confirmation and we were almost an hour late of our reservation, so we were surprised to be given that exact table. Although we did arrive an hour before closing time. There were still a good amount of tables occupied on a Friday evening. We ordered calamari and beet salad. Both were SO good except for the calamari sauce which was so-so. Both arrive within 5 minutes. We were surprised tbh. I don't know if we were both starving that we finished the starters within 10-15 mins but we had a bit of a wait for the mains. We didn't mind though. For mains, my husband got the linguine and I got the risotto special - porkchop. Serving size were huge, my husband finished his pasta and I asked him to help me finish mine. We still took a pretty good amount to-go. He loved it but I thought there was too many mussels and clams on the dish and too little prawns. It was well-seasoned, had a good balance of flavors, nothing was overwhelming. They did good with my risotto too. Very nice flavors, sauce blended perfectly with the mushroom risotto and the perfectly-cooked porkchop. We found $120 not bad for good food, great ambiance and service in Napa. Staff were very friendly, would keep checking up on us to see if we needed anything. When she heard we were newly-weds, she stayed and chat for a bit which we appreciated. Although we did stay a bit after closing time, we didn't feel like they were cleaning up on us. Over-all, we had a nice time and we will be back whenever we're in town. We plan on bringing our families here too when we visit Napa. Pasta Prego will always be special to my husband and I. read more

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Came here for my wife's birthday. They normally don't do parties larger than 6, but they accommodated our party of 8. The staff was very helpful and got us lined up efficiently and helped us with corkage on 3 bottles of wine. The calamari and Caesar salads were a great start to the meal, and the pasta dishes were fantastic as well. The atmosphere is old school Italian - and I love it. Will certainly be coming back! read more

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The owner's son called me 2 weeks later ( i left phone number # on receipt asking "what happened to the place we loved ). He apologized for the bad experience and wanted to make it right. Said next time we come to Pasta Prego is on the house. will update once we go again. At least they are trying to make it right . read more

Missed our reservation for a fancier restaurant and found this gem. The food was amazing. One of the best unexpected meals I've ever had! I also liked that it was smaller and didn't have that many tables, it made it that much more cozy. read more

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I had high hopes for Pasta Prego, the reviews were great and I love eating in Florence and Rome. The come to the restaurant was lovely with a quaint dim atmosphere. The waitress was very nice and attentive. Everything about this place was great except the one big issue which was the food. It was far below average especially at that price point. The chicken Alfredo was the one good meal in our group, the bread and oil before the meal was amazing, up there with the best olive oil I've ever had because they infuse it with citrus and garlic. It was all of the other meals that arrived that really was a disappointment. An underwhelming risotto given the atmosphere ambience and price point. It let me down. Had it been more affordable I could've given it a three stars however given the setting on the price, barely makes it too two. The chicken looked and tasted like it was out of a can. The risotto has a day old mush to it, considering it was that day special underwhelming is being kind. My daughter's Caprese was flavorless, over vinegar, and lacked quantity. It was a plate of noodles and tomatoes that barely filled her, she asked to get food after we left. To leave an Italian restaurant still hungry says everything. read more

Good was amazing. Service was great. We would definitely go back. Only wish they had an Espresso machine.

This is a quaint place to eat and the service was wonderful. However, the meal not so great. The calamari was really good - Light breading and tasty sauce. The ravioli was really good, especially the citrus cream sauce, but the meat sauce (I had half-n-half) that they use on their bolognese was not good and the meat was rubbery. The ravioli would've been delicious with just the citrus cream sauce. The linguine was the biggest disappointment as they use their tapwater for warming the linguine and in the broth because it tasted like chlorine. The actual seafood was cooked perfectly and tasted great. It's just too bad they don't use a broth or filtered water to make the dish. There's a nice wood bar at the back where you can watch the preparation of the food and there's a TV to catch the games. I know they aim to give great service, but it just didn't meet our Italian taste expectation. read more

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Excellent food, fun atmosphere, great, friendly service,interesting wine list, comfortable.

Unfortunately, the whole experience was not good. Service was unacceptable. Food had no flavor. I feel like the vegetables were frozen and drink orders forgotten. read more

Excellent food and service. The bruschetta was the best we have tasted including many trips to Italy The daily changed risotto was special on our visit day. We will be backing read more

Cozy restaurant with attentive service in quiet neighborhood. Loved the curtains between the small tables on the side of the walls which gives a semi private/romantic space for couples. We enjoyed all the food we ordered but the risotto was the star of the night and absolutely delicious! read more

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Food is underseasoned. Salad had no dressing. Bruschetta was dry. Pasta was under-sauced. Restaurant was very loud. We were not served bread till we almost finished our meal. Overall underwhelming compared to the yelp rating. read more

Wow! My husband is a pasta lover. We tried this place on a whim, and boy it did not disappoint. So much so we went twice in one week. The Alfredo dish was so flavorful and honestly the best I have had. My husband got the ravioli dish with citrus cream sauce and he raved about it. This is a go to Italian restaurant moving forward. read more

Pasta Prego is a charming restaurant located on Main Street in Napa. My husband wanted to go here for Father's Day. We had reservations and we were seated almost immediately after entering which was great but after that the service went down quickly. We ordered the Chicken Fettuccine ( one of Broccoli with no pasta) which was exquisite! My husband got the Chicken Marsala which was good, and my son got the Penne Pasta which he enjoyed. The dinner was nice and the food was good but you had to ask for almost everything. I would definitely go back perhaps not on a special occasion. read more

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