Arte E Pasta in Waltham Forest

Went for my birthday last week. The food is always nice and the staff are enthusiastic. I do think the space could be improved with more segmentation and darker lighting it does feel a bit like a school hall and less intimate than it could be. But would not stop me returning again.

Lovely restaurant which my family went to while I was visiting my son. Firstly the staff were lovely- friendly, attentive and professional. Food was fabulous...especially the bread pudding 😋. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

Amazing Italian restaurant. Try everything. One of the best restaurants in Walthamstow!

Vibey with great food. Definitely will come again.

A lovely venue, with quirky details, however we were less than impressed with the food. We have both worked in catering and specialist food events, and found that our experience here, sadly, was below what we would have expected.

Super cute, casual chilled vibes. Food was tasty, cooked perfectly. Thanks for his bday dessert! See you soon

Just off the beaten track, this is a lovely place to eat. Although not the cheapest place to eat there's a nice selection of dishes. Good service with friendly staff

Lovely food and excellent service. Would highly recommend

Always leave here stuffed to the brim with delicious food and wine

Always great experience at this friendly local restaurant. Imaginative menu brilliantly executed. The monkfish and the rib eye steak were excellent as were the courgette fries. The soundtrack and the sound system are great and not too loud. Only quibble, maybe a little more gorgenzola on the pear salad?? 🤔👍👍

Really good food, limited menu and to be honest if I have looked before going I would have given it a miss, but so pleased this did not happen. It was a quiet Wednesday night when I went so not very busy. Would definitely recommend.

I visited 2 weeks in a row as I couldn’t stop thinking about the pasta! After our lunch today was just as great as lunch last week I thought I should write a review :) Really great local restaurant with a delicious menu including amazing fresh pasta. There’s good choice for vegetarians, and a varied and changing menu meant I tried 2 dishes in 2 weeks, although I would have been happy to eat the same pasta again and again, it was so delicious! I like that you can go here on a budget for pasta and a soft drink, or go all out for 3 courses and drinks! Compared to other east London and local restaurants it’s great value for great quality and delicious restaurant food. We will definitely visit again soon!

I can't say enough nice things about Arte e Pasta. The food is all terrific, the staff are lovely, nice wine list, good cocktails. You should go and eat there at once.

I've been here a few times now. I reviewed 5 stars because it's fantastic but I feel like I needed to update the review to really say how great it is. The drinks are incredible. The place is really cool. But the food is really special. The agnolotti is glorious. My partner had the pigs head bruschetta and loved it. I'm vegetarian and asked it it was possible to have the pepper bruschetta without anchovies (which it was) then the owner came over to suggest fresh ricotta. She was right. The agnolotti is really something.

Me, my wife and little baby went here for lunch on Sunday. The food was delicious. The menu combines amazing flavours that you don't see in a typical Italian. The head chef Victor has created a delightful menu that on a Sunday includes a typical Italian style Roast, Bombetta. Must order the beetroot pasta and the glazed oranges with mozzarella. Can't recommend enough.

The choice of food is very limited! I ordered the calamari for starter and it was horrid totally inedible there was no seasoning it tastes sweet which is not what I expected at all! Even the mains lacked seasoning, The pasta was overcooked and underwhelming. The potato agnolotti was stodgy and lacked taste, there was hardly any sauce and it was very stodgy. I would not come back to this place again. It was overpriced for the quality and taste of food served. When I told the staff of my experience with the calamari the response was simply oh 😳. The service is also very slow. Overall really bad experience

Amazing, amazing food! The starters, pasta and main course were all mouth-wateringly good. This is what a neighbourhood restaurant should be like, warm service and great flavours. Would easily recommend!

Superb restaurant. We came on a Sunday which was very chilled atmosphere. Each course was fantastic. Cocktails were pengting. Highly recommend.

We found the restaurant online and were excited to see what was on offer. That was really great, very tasty, very appetizing, served very friendly. You can happily go there again, it's a relief to discover such a great restaurant in Walthamstow. There is nothing like it nearby. The food here is really professionally prepared at a high level.

Honestly 10/10, food was perfection, wine was sweet and delicate. Desert really well balanced. Service on point and chefs really took care in curating the flavours. Will be back soon for a culinary ensemble of small plates.

Wow, this place is amazing. Highly recommend the speck or calamari for starter, they have so much flavour. Mains and pudding were also delicious, portion sizes are great and the staff are lovely. Will definitely be visiting again.

For me this is the best restaurant in Walthamstow and the are a few to choose from! Authentic Italian food, with a menu that is constantly refreshed. Always great service and good vibes here. Been here quite a few times now and never anything less than 5 stars across the board.

One of the best Italian restaurants I ever had, delicious!

Lovely staff, good cocktails, decent pasta, desserts were delicious 😀

Very nice meal at Arte E Pasta, great food and drinks, lovely vibe and staff... Great value for money.. highly recommended 👌

I dined here this evening, and from start to finish the whole experience was sensational! The staff are so accommodating and friendly, the wine list is extensive and delicious too. Everything I ordered tasted so fresh and delicious, I ate far more than I should have! The vibe was shabby sheek and relaxed and the price tag wasn't soo bad either. I will definitely be coming back. Happy diner 😋

Lovely family restaurant. Delicious food and lovely service.

Really enjoyed the pasta and steak. Enjoyable evening. Comfortable table. Good service

Expectations weren't high for this place but somehow it still fell short. Food was mediocre and exceptionally poor value for money; £93 for two people, 3 courses, and no alcoholic drinks seems a little on the high side for a neighbourhood venue like this, and even more upsetting when you actually eat it; Not much flavour, even as someone who isn't that fussy about food we were both a bit let down. The prices for the meals and some of the starters were actually acceptable and portions were big enough, but extras like drinks and desserts are truly terrible value; £3.75 for 200ml bottles, small servings, etc The menu's are also visually not that impressive, plain single sided paper with no pictures and a somewhat clumsy layout; Would have liked to see something a bit more sophisticated for the price. The venue is nice enough though; It was clean and food was delivered quickly; It's clear some effort was made for the decor, and the staff were very friendly; The booking process was also very easy. Don't plan on returning though; its a shame because I really wanted to like this place. Some days they do 50% off food and maybe *then* it would be worth trying, but I still don't think I'd have been drawn back.

Too expensive for food that taste like nothing

Really want to support and enjoy this place. But unfortunately despite new ownership, the food remains underwhelming and bland. Service was great. Staff all very friendly.

Very good food, and very friendly staff

Seems to have lost the plot. Table for two on a Sunday where only 4 or 5 other small groups were sat. One starter went to "the wrong table" which took half an hour to figure out, and our mains took over an hour to arrive. Not worth the hassle. Edit: we probably won't be going back, this is the second time we've had a bad time. Discounts are no good if two starters and two mains can't be served in 90 minutes.

The food is beyond amazing….. every morsel is fabulous! It’s sad its sister restaurant shut down but nice to see the bombettas on the menu. The only thing I would say is being told that an “old fashioned” was not available as a drink option when it’s not that hard to “make” was rather odd. Either implies the wait staff couldn’t be bothered asking the bar staff or the bar staff aren’t prepared to do the basics in cocktails….

Under new management now so good food at a reasonable price, unlike before. Decent serving sizes also, not 🐜 portions. Chef took good care of us. Good stuff 👌

It is under new ownership since October and value for money has definitely improved. Portion sizes are good and food is freshly prepared. There was an issue with some dishes being under seasoned but once we added a little bit of salt and pepper the flavours were good. The feedback was well received and hopefully will be acted on. Victor (new owner) came out to speak to guest and is very enthusiastic. Will be back.

Everything was wonderful and delicious. The dishes we ordered and those going to other tables were also fantastic. Both the starters we chose and the main courses 🫠The atmosphere was warm and cozy. The staff were very friendly, too. I can't wait to visit again, but this time, I'll wait for warmer weather so I can sit in their lovely garden 🤭.

The food and staff were great. it just felt as if the drinks were a bit on the expensive side.

We had a wonderful wedding lunch at Arte e Pasta. The food was absolutely delicious, drinks were perfect - including a special gin ‘mocktail’ as I don’t drink. All our guests had a really great time. And staff were particularly accommodating of our varied small children and their highchair / plain pasta / buggy parking needs! We went for lunch just the two of us a few months in advance and were able to taste lots of different options and put together a bespoke menu for our guests. We then made changes to the exact number of guests and their dietary requirements until very late on with no problem at all. The whole process was super straightforward - communication was excellent throughout. We felt very looked after and had a truly special and memorable meal. Thank you! 🥰

Super friendly service and loved the atmosphere, already booked again!

Such a hidden gem! 100% recommended.

IT’S A CON! On the face of it, a delightfully buzzy, authentic Italian in the heart of Walthamstow. The reality: an extortionate, overly lengthy menu that didn’t match up - leaving E17 *still* lacking a decent trattoria. Things that were bad: - we were given the wrong menus (!) and only realised when we saw things on other tables that we didn’t expect to see. - it took 30 mins / 500ml of wine to be told that our pasta main was no longer available. - these were forgivable offences, as explained below. However the food really didn’t hit the mark. - the smoked burrata antipasti was almost £12, and was simply a lump of it presented with some dill oil. Additional bread was £4.50… come on. - the salsiccia piccante salad, frankly was odd. About 8 slices of the sausage (delicious enough) was ruined by the addition of Granny Smith apple slices and salad from a bag. Weird. Also pricy. - the polenta with smoked red papers and onions (how could you go wrong) was more like tiny slices of left over pimento from the bottom of the olive jar you’ve got in your fridge. Again, nothing to really eat the polenta with here. - finally our pasta main, potato stuffed tortellini with truffle sage butter sauce. Well, very thick with an odd pastey texture - I suspect it was frozen. The sauce looked a bit like mushroom soup from a can - not what you expect. - Everything was drastically under seasoned. Remarkable for an Italian pasta place. (?) it was as if the chef thought replacing the salt with balsamic vinegar on everything was a good idea. - we only agreed to pay for the salad, polenta and burrata listed above, as well as 500ml of house white and no service charge. It came to over £50 for two people. It’s eye-wateringly overpriced. The good: - the menu mixup was handled very well and we were offered anything we wanted and / or another carafe of wine. - the staff really were lovely and made the process of complaining slightly less skin crawlingly awkward. - the focaccia was delicious. If this place was a bakery I’d come for that. Although again - MORE SALT!! The chef needs to cut the menu in half and focus on doing simple achievable things well. If you want to import your food from Italy, fine, but show it off, there is also great local produce one could use to make great Italian food. Save your pennies and go to Stokey or Highbury. (Yes - plenty of cheaper options that are fabulous).

Huge fan of this place. Great pasta. Lovely vibes!

Went for a friend's 70th. 17 of us had sharingbplatters. Lovely food and fantastic service.

Beautiful space, delicious food, and good value for these times. Friendly and available staff too.

Nice building, very friendly and welcoming. Sunday afternoon late lunch planned and although only two tables taken and staff outnumbering customers, service was painfuly slow. The menu included "ravioli" which both my wife and I chose. After 45 minutes we were served with one "Raviolo". No metion that it was the only item included with no side or garnish. For what was served and the tme taken, woefully inadequate, dissapointing and overpriced. Very embarrasing for our hosts

Went for a meal here and was delighted with the food, service and friendliness of the staff. Excellent main course and starters plus dessert was amazing, we were still talking about it 2 days later! We loved the space, really well organised and lovely lighting. Totally recommend it and will definitely be going back. We parked easily as local restrictions not in place in the evening.

Laid back venue with good food, converted warehouse but cosy and very accommodating for kids

Brilliant night out at Art e Pasta. Super food food, lovely service and a really lovely buzzy restaurant. We'll be back!

Cozy restaurant. Love the antipasti and pasta. We had cauliflower for main which is a bit overcooked. Overall, lovely restaurant in the neighbourhood.

Delicious and thoughtful food with a lively, creative atmosphere. Good for an evening out with a difference. Bit pricey but what isn't these days.

Delicious Italian food and good prices too!

We had a nice time at Arte E Pasta. The atmosphere is dimly lit and looks quite romantic. We managed to get a table without booking and the staff was really welcoming. I tried a Spinash and Ricotta raviolo in a butter and sage sauce. You could feel that the ingredients was a really good quality and felt aurentic however, I would really recommend having a starter and a dessert as the main dish in itselft was not quite filling.

Great food, love the interior and amazing service... Support the local 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

It's on our doorstep, What's not to love. Lovely food, hand made pasta and bread. Limited but interesting menu. Vegetarians and vegans have several choices. Wine list is on the expensive side. Good choice of cocktails. Best with a group as there several sharing plates available. Enjoy.

It was disappointing to go today. The pastas were so bad and not at all at the standards I was used to. I won’t be back.

Great value NYE menu and the food was delicious. Will definitely be returning.

Fantastic NYE menu, superbly produced and unbelievable value. Service, immaculate and Victor even made time to chat.

Today is my second visit to Arti. After placing our order ,while we were waiting for the food 3 customers came in with their French bulldog. The 3 waitresses went to stroke the dog and make a fuss of it. I would have expected the 3 staff to wash their hands before proceeding with their work.However, this was not the case .One of them went straight behind the bar to prepare cocktails . One went to get the dog a drink .She was rubbing the dogs dish with her hand . The third one went straight to the kitchen to bring us our food. I explained to her that I would have expected them to wash their hands after stroking the dog as they did. She agreed. We took the decision to leave the restaurant at this point. I am not against animals as we have 3 French bulldogs ourselves but believe that there are hygiene standards that need to be followed in a restaurant. We were surprised to see that the dog was being allowed to stay in the restaurant with its owners.

I tried the week night set menu for a birthday treat and the food was incredible, portions great for the price and service amazing. There was some heartfelt birthday singing around the celebratory dessert which added a special touch. Highly recommend. There were vegan options for each course too.

I've been meaning to write this review for weeks. My partner and I had our wedding breakfast here back in September and it was faultless! A feasting menu that our guests continue to rave about! The service was fantastic and the venue perfect for a celebration! Massive thank you to Ben and his team. A day to remember!

Fabulous food. Eclectic decor which is great.

Really delicious meal - new set menu is a really welcome addition.

We live round the corner so have been here a couple of times. The food is amazing - especially the beef ragu tagliatelle. Annoyingly though, it never comes out together - I get they're trying for a tapasy feel, but you can often get one person finishing their meal before others have even been served. Ambience can be a bit hit and miss - lovely in the evening but likely to be sat next to a noisy family at lunch or weekends. Main grumble is price. A reasonable amount of food and a few drinks can easily set you back £100 per person. Even with the great food there's just no way it's value for money - I've never left without feeling a bit ripped off.

Brilliant Italian dishes and wonderful service. Pasta is very authentic and salads have a real freshness. Go and eat here - you won’t be disappointed.

We had a fantastic dinner at Arte Pasta. The food was delicious and the staff lovely. East London atmosphere but with a real Italian menu and even a drop of limoncello to finish off the meal. Putting it on our list of regulars!

Our first time here, and the fresh pasta was the star of the show! Loved the steak that was really nice and tender. Lovely wine selection and service!

One of my favourite restaurants in London. Hidden gem. Incredible food, top notch decor and great vibe (although the music is often a bit too much and doesn’t fit the vibe!). Highly recommend!

Had such a lovely Sunday lunch here! Food was outstanding - so fresh and different to the normal Italian options. Service was friendly & attentive. Our dogs were welcomed & also had a great time. We will definitely re-visit!

Can't recommend highly enough ..sumptuous food and lovely staff.

Squisito!!! Followed waiter’s recommendations and didn’t disappoint. Delicious and very varied combination of Italian dishes!

Pasta delish, especially ravioli stuffed with squash in butter/sage sauce. Lovely atmosphere.

Great vibe, great food, always worth a visit.

The best Italian I have ever had. Really relaxed but attractive environment, the pizza diavola is to die for and a particular highlight was the nduja ravioli. Lovely staff too, friendly & relaxed atmosphere. Thanks to the team!

Alexandre was amazing. Fantastic service

Loved our dinner..fantastic food and wine. The steak and pasta were excellent - couldn't recommend more

Excellent food,service and overall friendly welcome. Good value for money and an all round lovely experience

We love this place. A Walthamstow gem. Worth travelling here for. Great place for celebrations, weekend blowouts or a midweek treat.

Not impressed by the food, wine or service.

Second time I've been. It has great decor but with hard floors, is very loud and bright. We found it very hard to hear each other - 6 of us on a large table. Staff were friendly and turned lights down to improve the ambience. Vegan choices are improved on previous visit. Nice food, some of it amazing (loved the aubergine main dish). Worth knowing that tips are cash only. I'll be back (in a smaller group 😄). It is Pricey but I probably should have ordered less!

Really lovely place nice service nice food Alex was great 🙌🏻

Amazing, amazing, amazing! Thank you Alex and Laura for a beautiful evening. Food, drink, venue and staff could not be nicer! See you again soon.

Great atmosphere, delightful service and outstanding food. Highly recommended.

Visiting from USA and had dinner here for my birthday. Everything was fantastic! Even down to the service - the chef came out to speak about the steak with chimichurri which was to die for!

Had Focaccia and Grissini with rosemary for starters (nibbles). I enjoyed the texture of the bread. It took very long for them to bring out the next dish despite it not being super busy. The Aubergine antipasti was strong in flavour and got sickly after a few bites. It also does not look appealing. The agnolotti stuffed with ricotta and squash was disappointing. I squeezed out the filling and had the pasta, the sauce was very tasty. At the end, out of curiosity I asked what cheese was used at the top, I was informed Parmesan which I then stated is not vegetarian. The chef had accidentally put this instead of the veggie alternative. To make up for this they offered me another dish, I had already finished my meal and was full. They then took this off the bill and apologised. I understand mistakes can be made but in general the food wasn’t anything special and I won’t be going back.

been meaning to go for a while after friends recommended it - definitely some of the best pasta dishes I have ever had in London. Great, friendly service too! (tips only in cash though which is a shame, but they fully deserved one)

Lovely space, great food that celebrates the amazing produce, and perfect table service. Will be back again soon.

Amazing food and very friendly service! Loved our meal there.

Crooks who rack up bills with suppliers and never pay. Check all the CCJs against them!

Must have been an off day or something but the focaccia was stale, meat balls were lukewarm and food was overall underwhelming. The staff were nice though.

Excellent. Lovely, warm, attentive and accomodating staff. Food was great, and just the right amount. I loved it. Kids loved it. Wife on her 50th loved it. Just go. You won't regret it, promise.

Love this place. Working through the menu is a real treat

Delicious dinner with a friend! Would definitely recommend

Fabulous evening spent here, the food was superb, really couldn’t fault anything, host Matteo was really nice to chat about the food

Good food at a fair price - service could have been a little better

Such a lovely resteraunt, really friendly staff and some of the best pasta you can find in London. Would really reccomend, also has nice outdoor seating for the days you want to sit outside.

One of the best Italian food I’ve tried in London. Amazing experience!

Incredible dinner, service and environment. live locally to this restaurant and always treat me and my family so well. Not sure where else offers free fresh home made pasta for kids. Easily best food in east London, will continue to come back over and over again, Ragu was exceptional tonight, only photo I have is me having finished it all!

Everything started promising with friendly service and good atmosphere. However after our starter (which was burrata so pretty hard to get wrong) things went downhill rapidly. We ordered crab risotto and ragu pasta. First of all this wasn’t crab I’m afraid. Well it could’ve been but didn’t taste fresh and was very sparse. Tasted and looked like tuna. The rice was not risotto rice and was pretty tasteless. The ragu ‘meat’ was not meat. The texture gave away that it was soya mince and did not taste like meat. The whole dish was also pretty tasteless and lacked any seasoning. Both of us left feeling unsatisfied.

Incredible restaurant - wonderful pasta, grilled meats although my favourite was v/gf grilled cauliflower - absolutely stunning..my kids loved it and plenty of choices to suit all palate!!