Pastu Restaurant

We had an absolutely lovely evening here with a party of seven guests last night who were well acquainted with great food. The service, the dinner, the wine and the atmosphere was perfect. Everything was fresh and served beautifully. The timing of the meal was thoughtful. Our conversation flowed and was never once interrupted. I did not find the owner/chef to be aloof or caustic, but a high end professional, intent on making our evening with guests a flawless experience. The fact that the owner/chef is not only extremely talented but also young, absolutely stunning and gorgeous may have something to do with a few of the negative comments on here...I'm just saying...get over it already... She is a professional chef from NYC and a bag of chips.

There is no question that this place is a little treasure of simple pleasures! go enjoy!!

When our friends said they had made a reservation for us here tonight I immediately checked out the menu and yelp reviews.  I had actually forgotten we had dined here a few years ago.  After reading the reviews I must say I was not looking forward to dinner and decided not to share what I had read with the others until after dinner. We had fried calamari to start and it was just mediocre-looked great-nice light batter but was a little too chewy-our entrees on the other hand were excellent. I had the curry chicken satay, my husband and friend had the lamb chops and his wife had the pesto salmon-if it wasn't inappropriate to lick our plates I think we all would have!  Yes, the service was a little slow and yes the owner could work on her people skills but all in all it was a good experience.  Will I make a special trip back-probably not-but wouldn't turn down an invitation to return.

My take on PasTu is that the owner can stay in business only because tourists stumble in.  A local person would never come more than once because the food is  OK, but not good enough to justify the price and make up for the abrasive service.  

I went the other night with 3 other people. We were eating on the early side so the place was empty except for one other table with a guest with whom the owner sat chatting... and chatting... and chatting.  Meanwhile we sat at our table with no menus, then water with no ice, then a HOT plastic, bottle of Peligrino.  When I was able to catch the owner's eye and ask for service, she would roll her eyes and slouch off to provide a minimum of assistance.  Ice?  We got like 6 cubes.  Wine? It came 20 minutes late and the smallest pour.... and white wine that was hot too.  

She was, admittedly, quick with the bill.