I love the potato leek soup. I always have. It's incredibly rich and tasty. The spaghetti is bland. It shouldn't be bland. My daughter likes the pizza. Their one and only dessert is the TORTA DI MELE. It's a warm puff pastry apple tart served with java chip ice cream, caramel sauce & whipped cream. It can be delicious but sometimes they burn the puff pastry to varying degrees. Personally I am not in favor of the flavor of burned pastry even if the ice cream and caramel sauce is wonderful. So I come here for the potato leek soup. read more

Had dinner on a Saturday evening with hubby and a work friend (party of 3). This was my first experience at Scarpas and I will say that I was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the southwest chicken salad and could not believe my eyes when our server delivered it. It was ginormous! Romaine, beans, chicken, bell peppers, tortilla and a tasty southwestern ranch dressing. Next time I might ask for the dressing on the side or to go light as it was a little too much for my liking, but still good. read more

This was our second (and third) trip to Scarpas. We went three years ago when we were in New Mexico and then we went twice while we were here this time on vacation. The BLT pizza is amazing with great flavor and actually does taste like a BLT. My wife had the salad with the radicchio and oranges. She would get that again! read more

Consistently delicious food. Not exactly a good place for a diet, but sometimes you just have to make an exception for Pasta Sorento or any of their wood-fired pizzas. Their caesar salad is also one of the best in town. What really gets me in the door is their Torta de Mele. Best dessert in Abq! There is hardly ever a wait, so a great place when you realize you're starving during peak hours on a Friday or Saturday night. On the quiet side, but okay with kids, almost romantic atmosphere. Friendly, efficient service from the moment your greeted by the hostess. Highly recommended. read more

My pizza is always burnt on the bottom at Scarpa's and I don't like that, so this time I ordered pasta and I was much happier. The salad was warmish, so it was just so-so. And the bread they gave us was partly fresh and partly stale. But their torta-something-or-other dessert that they're famous for was AMAZING. Go for the dessert! read more

Delicious! We ordered a cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, Green Chile Chicken Fettucine Alfredo, and.Pasta Aragosta. The pizza was cooked to perfection in their brick oven it was crispy and seasoned just right! The portion was fair for the price about $10 each with about 6 slices. My husband demolished the green chili Alfredo in record time and I ordered the pasta Aragosta, this dish had a perfect blend of butter lobster cream sauce with a spicy aftertaste mmmm it also came with shrimp scampi mixed in which was superb as well. The service was fast and the waitress was polite and pleasant, we will be back thank you for a wonderful new place on our list to eat. read more

the pizza was decent even if it needed salt. $4.00 for 3 little pieces of bread???!!! rediculous! There were two of us! How do you split 3 pieces of bread? The hostress was increadiblu rude. We came in early and she pointedly walked us past no less than 8 empty tables to sit us literally next to the kitchen! I think it may be because we were wearing t-shirts instead of blouses. We just moved here from another state and we do not have out entire wardrobe yet. We thought this may be why, but I still dont consider it an excuse to be rude. We will not go there again! read more

Just tried this place and the service and staff were all really friendly and quick. I LOVED the Thai chicken pizza but out of 4 pizza combos, that's really the only one that me and my boyfriend actually enjoyed. The other ones were eh. read more

Love their salads! Very consistent food and service. I've never experienced a long wait on food or service.

This was our second choice, Trombinos had more than hour wait. I guess the first tip off was no wait on a Friday night for party of 6 in Albuquerque; can't be good. Everyone in the party ordered a pasta dish and no one liked their meal. If you can't get a bowl of spaghetti right, 1 star rating. I will not be going back... read more

We happened across this place while visiting. The wood fire pizza is amazing! My boys both ate their kids' pizzas. I customized a pizza and it was delicious. read more

I've only been here twice and both times it had good service, hot fresh food and not really any complaint what so ever. I just wasn't a big fan. I do believe that if you go and it is the wow place for you you'll keep going and I would never disagree. I would have to say give it a try as this might just be the best and first choice for you from now on, just not for me. read more

The first time I wen there it was really good, but the second the left a bit to be desired. The manager did try to correct things, but I think that things could have been handled better. I would come back, but only for something really casual. I will look elsewhere for a regular place. read more

I have never had a minestrone soup with a bunch of bacon in it. I'm a vegetarian, and this was an unwelcome surprise for a soup that I can usually count on as having no hunks of meat. The pasta dish my boyfriend got was tasty, and I liked the insalata al arancia, and would order it again. We got the dessert, which tasted good but they set our spoons in caramel and never came back to the table, so we dealt with sticky utensils.. Not my favorite Scarpa's location, but the only one to my knowledge that participates in Entertainment Book, so we still come here anyway. read more

This was one of the 5 establishments I took my Mom to while she was here during Balloon Fiesta visiting from Maine. We both had the Southwest Marinated Chicken Salad (my favorite). Huge portions, great service, I think it was about 11am on a Saturday, and we were the only patrons. My Mom gave it a big thumbs up and said during her week long stay, this was her favorite place and favorite meal - high compliments for sure! read more

Some great pizza and pasta options. The service here is top notch. The beer menu is too limited and they were out of a bunch of choices. This place is right between 3 and 4 star. I gave 4 because of the service alone. read more

Ok, I'm going to tell you a cheat trick. Great place for a date. I love the viccineche (sp). I always get great service and food here. Got to try the pastas and bread. read more

Just went here as a spur of the moment idea. We came in early, about 5 pm and thought that the lack of customers was more indicative of timing rather than quality. Unfortunately, the wait staff was not very attentive and my pizza was burnt. I ordered the shrimp scampi Pizza and was disappointed that after over 30 minutes waiting I received rubbery shrimp on a burnt pizza. One of the other patrons had to go flag down the waitress with only 3 tables full. If I had to do it again, I would not have spent so much for the experience. Next time we will pick one of the smaller pizza places with better pricing and service. read more

I love the food and service here! Usually. I'm a little upset that they took the time to charge me $1.00 for two small pieces of bread, .50 cents for a balsamic vinegar, and forgot to put my actual salad dressing in my to-go order without any napkins or silverware. Not the best this visit read more

Driving threw from San Antonio Texas stopped by for some grub. The pizzas were amazing! Great crust and toppings were on point. Ticket time was quick. Bill our server was so helpful. Definitely come back if we ever drive threw again. read more

We were visiting out of town & heard this restaurant was good. We had salads that were just okay and we had the Pasta Aragosta which is Lobster cream sauce topped with linguini and garlic shrimp. Topped with shaved Asiago cheese for $10.65 Yum! Our waitress was good and we would go back for the pasta. I'm sure the pizzas are good too? read more

Service was so friendly & food is awesome ! Came with friends and we all enjoyed it ! Atmosphere is fancy comfortable if that makes sense (:

I have been here a couple times, and as always the service sucks! Food is ok, now I know why I won't come back. I can't believe they are still in business. Learn how to run a restaurant! read more

Scarpa's is another favorite of mine. Always can expect a good meal when ordering take out from here. Last night, we ordered the red chile cream pasta (w chicken and shrimp), the southwestern grilled chicken salad and the kids pepperoni pizza. The red chile pasta has so many different flavors, it is amazing. I love that the chicken is grilled and sliced thin and the shrimp are big. The salad was also really good. Love the sliced bread that comes with the meal. My son also liked his pizza. Scarpas may seem a little pricey, but when you get at least 2 meals out of it for everyone and you consider how good the quality is, it is well worth it. read more

The food was great and the waiter was on task. He made sure our drinks stayed full, our dish was out quick and very tasty. I always appreciate great food and especially great service. read more

Like the lunch special but you have to ask as it is not on menu. Thin, crispy crust margarita pizza and salad. Ask for the mustard dressing. Very tasty. read more

I visited Albuquerque and some locals took us to this restaurant. The waiter, Bill, was funny and attentive. The food was on point - everything was delicious. The salads are huge- A half can easily serve 2 people. The pizzas were delicious ( we got four seasons and the carne Tripoli) and we also got the pasta veneta which was amazing. They have a good wine selection and multiple local beers on tap. Next time I visit I will be back here. read more

Very disappointed. I was told about this place before I moved out here. I'm a fan of gourmet pizzas. I lived off of CPK and other places in college. I also cater pizza parties for friends often. I've been here at least twice. I was let down. the crust is not that flavorful. The toppings don't complement one another. It seems they had an idea, threw it on the pizza, and never thought how it's marry with the other flavors. The atmosphere is pleasant, feels like an outdoors cafe. read more

The pasta arragosta and ceasar salad alone make this place deserving of a full five stars. The pizza's very good too, but again, the arragosta alone makes this my go-to place whenever I crave an Italian meal. read more

Subpar. Pizza looked great, but tasted way below average. Pasta was so rich I could not eat it. Service was prompt but lacked simple questions from the wait staff like "how is everything, can I get you anything else, and how about some desert"? Will not be returning, that's for sure. read more

Went to scarpas for an anniversary weekend and was blown away on how disgusting the pizza was . I mean how do you mess up pizza! The restaurant was empty , should have been first clue , it was freezing in there and the menus were sticky. What kind of pizza place has no basic cheese pizza on their menu ?! This place . You pay no less than 9 bucks for a personal pizza which u think is brick oven but in reality its a burnt cracker with cheese and sauce if your lucky! For 2 drinks and pizza it was almost 30 dollars , food is way over priced. read more

Pretty good brick-oven pizzas. Personal-sized pies for around $10. Convienient location on Academy and San Mateo.

Cold pasta, NOT andouille sausage, salad had more old, red lettuce than fresh greens. Lousy

The Red Chile Cream Pasta was amazing! I also enjoyed the house Cabernet. We had a great server, and had an enjoyable New Year's Day meal here with our toddler. read more

Went here for dinner, the food was great! I couldn't help feel like our waitress was pushing us along to leave, though! Very disappointing as the restaurant didn't close for 2 more hours! read more

I find more and more things that I like at this restaurant every time I eat here! The carbonara is great, and so are the pizzas. Service is consistently fantastic!! read more

Walked in. 4 other families in the restaurant. Were seated in a small section with everyone else while the rest of the restaurant was empty. Drink orders and menus. Then waiter disappeared. Gone for 10 min. We walked out and went to Applebee's. Not the scarpas I remember read more

Three of us stopped to eat at Scarpas because it's my son's favorite place. We usually have a pleasant experience, but not today. We went at 4 so it was not busy at all. I ordered pizza and a house salad, my son got a pizza and his girlfriend got a pasta dish. My salad was brought out, followed shortly by my son's pizza and the pasta dish. The waiter said my pizza should be out in four minutes. (Kind of a strange time frame but that's what he said). After 10 minutes, he came to refill our water and I asked where my pizza was. He said "I'm sorry mam, we got really swamped with to go orders, yours should be out shortly". I told him to just cancel it, as everyone else was almost done eating. I didn't realize to go orders took precedence over seated customers. He apologized and that was it. There was no attempt made to rectify the situation in any way. Sending a manager to our table, offering free dessert, nothing! Needless to say, I won't be back. read more

worst lunch ever having to wait for a spinach salad while watching people at other tables getting their salads ahead after they came in behind us! read more

This was our 1st trip to Scarpas. It was our first trip there. What immediately caught my attention is that the restaurant was decently busy, but there were a lot of people with drinks and no food. It make me concerned about the service. My husband and I both ordered pasta dishes, while my son got a cheese pizza. The meal was good. My husband did not enjoy his tea, and I found my soft drink to be very watered down. We ordered their 1 and only dessert. The puff pastry was a bit burned, but our 5 year old didn't care. I was a bit turned off by the fact that they only have 1 type of dessert, as I am not much of an ice cream person. Overall I felt the service was a bit lacking. The poor couple next to us seemed to wait forever for their meals, while we were served our dessert before they even were served their dinners. The girl spilled my husbands tea, and didn't offer us any napkins to clean it up so we had ice on our table. The meals were good, but the service makes me wonder if we will venture back again. We may just stick to Joe's Pasta House in Rio Rancho. It's pricer, but service and food are consistently wonderful. read more