Fabbrica Pasta Shop CBD

Enough sitting on for great restaurants, this is a hidden gem you should search for. Hidden in the basement in the middle of the CBD, you will find some unique and exceptional Italian dishes. Start off with the hot fresh sourdough. The olasagasti why is cheesy, crunchy, and exploding with flavor. All of our entrees were exceptional. The pesto was light and accident beautifully with potatoes and almond slices. The prawn dish had the most explosion of flavor with just a slight kick to it. The duck was my entree and had a perfect blend of crispy flavorful duck, with the soft noodles. It was almost like a slight soup broth with it. The staff was exceptional and very attentive.

Cute little place down a set of stairs with a protected open air courtyard and inside space. Cocktails were simple but tasty, and the service was excellent. Everyone at the table enjoyed trying each other's pastas but everyone was equally happy with their choice. The Pesto pasta had been made with love, and because of that hadn't been turned bitter by heating it. 10/10 for that. We added Zuchini flowers (always worthwhile) and the bread with cultured butter to the table for waiting noms. Also recommended. Atmosphere was lovely, they had hooks for bags, but the outdoor stools were a bit narrow even for me.

The mafaldine prawn pasta was sensational. The zucchini flowers were a win too. We really liked the drizzle of honey on top. The hazelnut tiramisu is an absolute must. Overall, a very impressive menu. The service was really good as well. Ambience wise; it’s a very cute space. Stool seating gets a bit uncomfortable after a while but other than this it was a perfect dinner.

Nice little shop tucked away that served pretty good food. We quite enjoyed our pasta dishes and the dessert to finish was nice too. We were seated quite promptly and the service was attentive also.

Good food, ambiance not so much. Our backs hurt from the high chairs after a while, and it was a bit too crowded (we were a group of 4 that were given only a small circular table). Food is great though. Our fave were the amatriciana, cacio e pepe, then mafaldine prawns in that order. Zucchini flowers were good but expensive for the size

We had a great experience at Fabbrica the other day. We didn’t have a booking but were promptly seated inside the restaurant, in front of the kitchen, where you can see everything through a glass. Even though the space was a bit small, it was still ok. The food was delicious and they had a few options of drinks (wine, cocktails etc) to pair with the food too. We would definitely come back to try other dishes.

We visited a fresh pasta restaurant I’d been curious about, as they make their pasta in-house. We arrived at around 2:20 PM and were seated right away. Despite it being a late lunch, there were still quite a few customers in the restaurant. We ordered sourdough with cultured butter as a starter, and for the pasta, we tried the pesto Genovese made with casarecce pasta. The sauce was rich and paired perfectly with the pasta, so we finished it all. Now I’m curious to try their other pasta dishes next time. For dessert, we had the hazelnut tiramisu, which had a sprinkle of salt on top that added a nice kick. Even though I’m on a diet, I couldn’t resist and enjoyed every bite. One odd thing happened, though—people who arrived after us got their food first. It turns out the dish we ordered had sold out earlier, and they needed time to prepare it again. To make up for the wait, they gave us a choc chip cookie on the house when we paid. The cookie had a sprinkle of salt too, with a sweet-and-salty balance that was perfect. It was chewy and delicious, and we appreciated the gesture.

The zucchini flowers were good, but the pasta in the picture was a bit oily and too sour, overall, the quality of the food in Chatswood is better