Pastan Barbican

I went here for a dinner on a Saturday night - had the tomatoes, bread and side veg to start - which were all great and would highly recommend. We really had high expectations of the pasta but were left a little disappointed. I had the summer special Formentura which was a lot spicer than expected which kind of dominated the taste that the tomato or pepper didn’t come through. My friend wanted the carbonara and it wasn’t available so she had the Mac and cheese - pasta used wasn’t Mac and she felt it was ok but nothing special. Overall lovely restaurant and great friendly staff but the pasta didn’t deliver this time

Went there the second time in less than a month (I don’t usually go to the same place as there are so many places to try out there). Also, I’ve been like, “well, I can make delicious pasta myself at home, and Italian food isn’t very vegan friendly…”, but know what? This place won! I tasted 6 different pasta menus in 2 visits and all of them were incredible. The feeling was same as when I tasted them in slow food credited restaurants in Italy. The little ball-shaped donuts are also a must-try. Staff are attentive and happy, service was timely.

A lovely little pasta place between Farringdon and Barbican. The waiters were friendly and considerate. The food was tasty and not too badly prices. All the food is vegan or vegetarian with gluten free options available too. The reason this place gets inly 4 stars is because there was nothing special or a wow factor, and sitting on plastic chairs wasn't the comfiest dining experience.

Sensational food. So so good. I don't normally get excited about pasta but the flavours here are out of this world. Our party of four left our plates clean. I went for the Mon Cheri which had a gorgeous sweet sour taste similar to tamarind. We opted to try as many desserts as possible which didn't disappoint. The biscof I doughnuts surprised us the most.

Absolutely amazing!! I would love to have been able to try more dishes - if they could offer a tasting menu so we could it would be amazing! Loved the Mac n cheese! We had the gnocchi and the Caesar salad for starter and they were amazing. The portions for main are huge…in hind sight ordering three mains between the two of us was probably too much 🤣

We just had dinner . Was fully booked but they gave us an option to have dinner for one hour and half . I am very happy to be able to have this opportunity. Impressive. The food was a remake to a vegan option and was very hard to chose as was looking all so great . The lady did advice us few options and a very good quality red wine . Amazing experience I must say and cannot wait to go back . So tasty and the staff amazing. ❤️