You can't go wrong with fresh pasta! Came here for a birthday dinner and it was great. One thing to call out is that they don't have a great lactose intolerant option. Yes, I know cheese and pasta, but there are some sauces not cheese based that may be a good option for your no cheese friendly friends, but this place is not great for them. Pasta was on point all seasoning amazing and the wine selection is very good. Pretty good Italian wines. read more

Excellent dinner and wonderful service. Solid wine list. Can't wait to go back. Lovely pasta courses. Enjoy the bar while waiting for your table. A great reason to shop up early. read more

After a brief glance at the menu, my partner and I looked at each other and said, "We'd like one of everything. " Our knowledgable server said, "That can be arranged." Every course included exquisite flavors and textures. There was a very thinly sliced veal loin item on the antipasto plate that was to die for and some incredible prosciutto. My partner loved the blue cheese and grape salad. We were advised to hold back on eating the bread until we got our coddled egg and fonduta in a jar... great advice! The pasta with butter and sage was incredibly delicate and enwreathed in subtle herbal flavor. The pasta in the little lamb agnolotti was impossibly thin. They were like little postage stamps from heaven. The braised beef cheeks were equally mind blowing. Incredibly tender and savory. The quality of service was top notch Seattle style-- not obsequious or oppressive at all-- and we felt very appreciated as guests. Btw Artusi their bar next door is also fabulous. read more

what a memorable meal! our waiter set us on a course (well, three courses and espresso) for an epicurean tasting treat. the stafff made one to feel as though one had come home again. i couldn't help but notice that half the clientele were repeat customers who were greeted like old valued friends. A few of the culinary highlights we sampled from the borthern Italian fare: roasted cauliflower with bagna cauda, the delicate butter and sage seaoned fine cut pasta, and the braised beef cheeks with celery root puree. all of these dishes were virtually flawless. I would have liked to see the beef cheeks handled differently but my friend who actually ordered them loved the tenderness of the braising. If it is your first time the assortment of four appetizers for $30 is a must. It was plenty of appetizers for 3. following the waiter's recommendation for a good barolo was spot on the money. Service was impeccable, food was exquisite, and Ambiance took us to an enchanting night in Northern Italy. read more

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Hand made pastas are incredible. Top 5 Italian restaurant in the US. If it's packed go visit their sister restaurant for a drink or two while you wait for a table. Definitely worth it. read more

I came here on a recommendation from a good friend. Wanted somewhere kind of special, but semi-casual to take my brother to, while in town visiting. Slam dunk. Not only was this hands down the best pasta I've had in years, we share the carrot salad, and the Bruschetta di salmone..and I don't really like raw salmon..but it was fabulous. Onto the Corzetti pasta, finished with the Quail. Wine was also fabulous. And if the food wasn't amazing, the atmosphere is also wonderful. Beautiful wait staff with wonderful personal touches. Can't wait for another excuse to dine here. read more

I would highly recommend Spinasse. We took out of town guests here. As you sit, you see the fresh pasta being cut...and when it arrives at your table the freshness shines through. The pasta dishes were delicious and the staff is very knowledgeable. Go hungry!! read more

Holy pasta, just amazing! I was literally speechless The best part about Spinasse is they aren't pretentious. both my fiancé and I got half orders of two dishes. I got the lamb ravioli and he got the risotto and then we both got the egg pasta. I was totally not excited about the risotto but it literally was the lightest and best risotto I have ever had. The other pastas were also amazing! I plan to have my 30th bday here soon!! read more

Eat here. Eat here now! The sage butter pasta is everything it's cracked up to be and more. A mix of subtle yet delicious flavors. The morel ragu equally tasty just more of a meaty flavor. The braised short rib and porcini special of the night was a home run and the pork belly starter a perfect introduction to the meal. Wine pairing was excellent, staff attentive and friendly. We cannot wait to go back! read more

This is the best Italian restaurant I've ever tried since I came to America four years ago. The handmade pasta is very tasty, and the rabbit meat is highly recommended. Also, I will highly recommend the apple cake dessert. The marinated apple slice adds the apple cake and the vanilla gelato bring you the most wonderful experience of tasting the beauty of apples~ read more

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Everyone we met was super sweet and considerate. We had the famous pasta that was delicious, the capellini with the duck sauce, and the steak. The steak was the best; perfectly cooked and seasoned. Dessert was tiramisu. Pretty good but not enough to get it again. Thank you for great service! read more

Spinasse's pasta is simply outrageous! I suspect there are angels flittering about the kitchen, sprinkling magic on every dish. I'm sure everything else is wonderful, but we simply can't visit here and order anything else. read more

Wow what a great Italian restaurant!! The service was great and the food was delicious a little bit pricy but it's worth every penny. The flavors are amazing every bite was spectacular. We are coming back for sure read more

After a few days of terrible dining on vacation in Oregon, we arrived back in town and decided to try Spinasse in hopes of finally having a good meal. Success! The food and wine were great all-around, with the stand-out being the Tajarin. We liked it so much that we ordered a second portion to take home! I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Every pasta dish was delicious especially the rabbit agnolotti!! The desserts were just okay. The donuts were the best. If not for the desserts would've been 5 stars. The customer service was excellent, especially our server, Louis. We gad a reservation was for 8, we happened to show up with 9, they absolutely weren't going to accommodate the extra person. It was a downer and they sat at the bar, which thankfully was right next to our table, but was unfortunate. Otherwise, this place was excellent! Reminded me of the food in Italy :)) read more

Can't wait to go again!! The food, service, and ambiance were all outstanding!! The intent is that you order dishes to share. We had kale & beet salad, stuffed Cipollini onions, trout, and half-orders of mushroom cavatelli and tajarin, and roasted carrots. The "Tajarin con burro e salvia" is a must-have. It sounds simple (pasta with butter & sage) and it is simple, but it is so indescribably good! If you're lucky, Skadi will be your server. She rocks. read more

Wonderful italian food is pretty easy to find in the Seattle area but this place still managed to be surprisingly good. Started with the rabbit stuffed cipollini onions, and a kolrhabi and radish salad. I assume both are seasonal and won't be around for long... The onions had a great flavor and you have to be impressed with the effort that it took to stuff those things with rabbit. The salad was fresh, pretty to look at and had a nice flavor. From there we moved on to duck breast and sweetbread pasta (the special that night). Both were delicious and cooked wonderfully. 4 stars instead of 5: The prices weren't bad for the quality food you are getting. I am frustrated at a simple question of "which wine in this price range (not the lowest mind you) and category would you recommend" being answered with multiple suggestions exactly 1.5x my request. I don't know how annoying customers benefits the waitstaff but I guess most people will end up spending more than they wanted with this strategy. Kind of ruins the asking for suggestions thing though...even if the staff has actual opinions I can only assume they are simply outweighed by the chance to get customers to spend more... read more

The best Italian food in Seattle, hands down!! Make sure you make reservations about a month in advance. Check out my pictures, enough said. read more

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Awesome date night. Excellent service, food and atmosphere

The food at this restaurant was delicious, I do wish there was a little less choice than I would have wanted but everything I did try was awesome so it wasn't too bad but it certainly didn't live up to the hype that I got from my friends that recommended it to me and the reviews online. It totally fell short of that for me and I certainly don't want to make the restaurant seem terrible because it really wasn't but it was just not up to the high standards that had been set for it in my mind because of all the nice reviews that it had gotten. I most likely wouldn't go there again because I really don't feel that the place was for me and I just wish that it really was as good as everyone had told me and I definitely feel like it was too much money for stuff that really wasn't my first choice. read more

Definitely 5 stars! Food was redonk! Everything was so rich and tasty. Just reeked of freshness and quality. The prosciutto crepes were delish and the pasta with Ragu was one of the best things I've ever tasted. Great Job! read more

Top food and service. Sat at the bar on a Friday night, great atmosphere and could see the pasta being freshly made in the kitchen. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable about all the dishes. Wines were amazing. Highly recommend the butter pasta staple, the ragu was also nice but didn't love it as much. Would definitely come back! read more

This was my favorite restaurant while visiting Seattle. I am a die hard Italian food lover and this was the best pasta I've had! A co worker of mine recommended this to me & I am so happy I went! I had their Beef and Pork Ragu (should've ordered the larger portion, it was that good). For dessert, I ordered the tiramisu and it was to die for! To top it off our waitress opened the bottle of wine perfectly, I was very impressed. I can't wait to go back next time I am in the area. Wish there was one in San Francisco! read more

Best Italian restaurant in town. Pasta dish were great. Wine selection were good. Quiet spot but difficult to get reservation

Because of the rave reviews, we definitely knew we had to try this place on a recent trip to Seattle. We ordered a few items from the menu: Rotolo - salmon stuffed pasta. I wasn't crazy about this one. I'm a big fan of salmon but the flavor just wasn't there for me. Cavoletti di Bruxelles con bagna caoda - aka roasted brussel sprouts - nothing special about this item. Tajarin con burro y salvia - perhaps the dish they're best known for. Simple, but delicious. Overall, it's a nice restaurant with great service and good simple homemade pasta. read more

We had received many recommendations and heard great things about Spinasse. We are from Los Angeles and we're in Seattle for the first time. We made reservations a week in advance and were thrilled to try it. Unfortunately, it was so much of a disappointment. The restaurant made many countless mistakes. The manager ended up comping our entire meal. First they tried to pass off a 2009 bottle as a 2006 riserva vintage of Barbaresco. Second, the waitress failed to take into account all of our food allergies and dietary restrictions. They took our order and only notified us 2 hours into the meal that they will not be able to make us anything to eat. Sole reason they wouldn't make us anything else: "the kitchen wouldn't feel comfortable serving anything not on the menu." Here we are thinking we left the pretentious & fakeness of LA only to find out that this place is worse than any place in LA. Shame on you Spinasse. We will not be back. Vergognarsi! read more

* The chicory and pheasant salad was perfect. * The roasted radishes were over-salted. They should know better. * The ravoli was under-flavored. They should know better. * I was afraid to ask for ground pepper, but they didn't mind. * The service was fine. * Okay, here's why I'm writing. We asked for olive oil and balsamic vinegar, to go with the bread. The bread was good, but kind of plain with nothing to put on it. Here's where they made three mistakes: (1) they said they don't serve vinegar with the olive oil, (2) they charged us $2 for the olive oil, and (3) they didn't tell us they were charging $2 for the olive oil. None of these mistakes are acceptable in a restaurant at this price level. It's really amazing how greedy people are. I was reasonably happy with the restaurant until the olive oil thing. Doesn't Olive Garden give you free balsamic vinegar? :) I was convinced this restaurant was in business for something other than money (food? people? vibe?), but I guess it's not true. Oh well, they had me fooled for a minute. read more

Came here after stalking some noodle dishes on instagram and was NOT disappointed. Came in without a reservation so had to wait 2 hours (just walked about the area though... there's so many bars and stores) so highly recommend coming way earlier than you intend to eat but it's worth it! Kitchen starts you off with a little bite (differs all the time I think) but def get the bread and sausage onion dish. A must have. Like caramelized balls of heaven! Sage and butter noodles were out of this world and I have forever been hunting for something similar in Dallas. Ambiance and service is top notch read more

Cascina Spinasse - Italian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I went to this restaurant for an early V-day dinner since the reviews were so great. The atmosphere was nice, but the food was meh at best. We got a small sampler appetizer which I forgot the name of. It was thin toasted baguette with anchovy on top. It was smothered in some creamy thing, which I assumed it was cheese because there was so much on top. Turns out it was just butter. a LOT of butter. To the point where I didn't have to chew the food since it was covered in so much grease that it just glided down my throat. It was gross. For entree, we got Tajarin which everyone was raving about. Again, SO buttery and greasy. The pasta was really well made, but ruined by having way too much butter and cheese. My husband actually got sick after eating it (and he LOVES butter). I got the cauliflower & anchovy ravioli. It tasted OK, but there was three raviolis as whole dish. That tiny little thing was $17! Each ravioli cost like $6, and it was definitely NOT worth it. We walked out and agreed to never go back there again. read more

This place lived up to all the hype! Definitely delicious homemade great food. We had the tajarin ragu and tajarin butter noodles and it did not disappoint. We will definitely be back! read more

I was really disappointed in the customer service here. The restaurant operates a disorganized quasi-coat check system, and when my friend and I left they gave us almost identical looking coats to the coats we had checked, but neither of us realized until we got home that they weren't ours. The staff was not apologetic in the slightest, acted like it was our fault that they gave us the wrong coat. I had received an urgent phone call within an hour of getting home after dinner, and pressure from the manager to come in a soon as possible to return someone else's coat, which I promptly did out of courtesy. However, my friend is still waiting for her to get her coat back, and the manager isn't making any effort in the slightest to track the coat down - despite being able to find me in a heartbeat when someone else's coat was the one missing. In case there was any doubt in your mind that I'm just some idiot who doesn't recognize their own coat: my coat was a white wool pea coat, and when we left at almost 10 PM I could see all the way down the coat rack that there was only one other white coat there, so I know that my coat was gone before I was. I guess my bottomline is that no matter how good the food is, anyone's awesome restaurant experience is killed in an instant if the customer service is sh**ty - no one wants to come back and give their business to a manager who treats the guests like they're dispensible and unimportant. If you do go here - definitely get the rabbit and chicory salad, and for God's sake DO NOT CHECK YOUR COAT!!! read more

Very nice pasta dishes! This place has that Italian craftsmanship as opposed to some other pasta restaurants. The portion may seem small, but it's really fulfilling for the stomach. The price is a little high, but it's worth the quality you get alongside the complimentary awesome bread and butter! For recommendations, I prefer the risotto the most. The balsamic oil pops the flavor just right! In my opinion, the tajarin is better in ragù because the butter and sage is a little too salty (or cheesy) for my taste. The lamb gnocchi is pretty similar in taste to the ragù tajarin, so it's really a preference of pasta types. read more

It is ok but so EXPENSIVE AND SMALL PORTION.i want to eat.I am italian and pay so much for that food only makes me upset.stop being so fancy and get back with the beauty of enjoing a good helthy reguraly priced meal. 22$ for a ragu' is crazy, 10 or more dollars for 4 slices of prosciutto??????are you serious? i can cook that at home and buy the prosciutto at the laurenti at pike market.thank for the effort and for selling the italian brand at such high prices read more

Great food. Lovely atmosphere. Wonderful service. We celebrated our anniversary here and it was the perfect place for a romantic dinner. We can't wait to return! read more

Yes, I am giving a 4.5 star James Beard nominated (or won?) restaurant 3 stars. I came here for a birthday party. Just to let you guys know, they don't have a lot of big tables. We made a reservation for 8 in advance and we had to wait until 9pm to eat so make your reservations as far in advance as possible!! They told us with our large party, we had to eat a set meal and chose it for us. My friend emailed it to us and it had rabbit, lamb and all sorts of things I don't eat. My other friend who is picky about meat and I both told our friend we didn't want to eat it so he asked them to make a vegetarian meal for us. We get there and well, the vegetarian meal is a total throwaway, one of my pet peeves!! I feel like, you have a restaurant in Seattle- vegetarianism is more common. Try and make a little effort please. The salad was the same salad as everyone else except with no lamb. As a result, it was bitter because the flavors didn't work together without the meat. The mushroom pasta dish was good and earthy. There was also an angel hair cheese dish that was the same as everyone elses but the angel hair stuck together in a clump. Our main course was a bean and egg dish that was alright/not bad. I liked where they were going with this cuisine. It wasn't Italian-American with tons of tomato sauce and meatballs etc., but it didn't totally work out for my friend and I. Afterwards, we were handed a check of about $75 per person. All the carnivores liked their lamb candy and whatnot but my other friend who ate the vegetarian meal and I both thought they didn't put enough thought into our meal to justify that price. The decor in here is super cute and the service is good. I could see carnivores enjoying this, but I wouldn't recommend the set meal for vegetarians. read more

FANTASTIC!! My mother and I came here for dinner last Friday for what turned out to be a delicious meal! We started with the beet salad, composed of beets tenderly cooked, crumbled egg, breadcrumbs and some simple greens. It was a nice size portion for us to split and was light and fresh. Then we had the day's special: Tagliatelle with chanterelles. The homemade pasta was fantastic and light and perfectly cooked with a nice light bit of butter. I could easily come back and make a meal of this dish. We then had the rabbit meatballs with corn and polenta. There were 3 nice sized meatballs that had great flavor resting in a bed of polenta that had fresh corn kernels mixed in. Along with this we had the long greens that had a delicious spicy vinegarette you spoon on top. The service was great as well and just the whole setting and ambience makes for a very nice meal and experience. The prices also seemed quite fair for the quality of the food you are getting. These four dishes were perfect for the two of us and I even took a little home with me (and we got the 1/2 portion of pasta). I will definitely return to try more items, especially the pasta. I made reservations on Monday for a Friday night dinner and still had trouble getting a table the time I wanted. So beware and plan ahead when eating here! read more

Read a lot of great reviews about this place but I just wasn't blown away I guess. The cavatelli pasta with goat was good but wasn't worth the $20 price tag and the other dishes we had seemed a little overpriced for what we got as well (just my feeling). Fortunately the wine selection was really good but the dessert selection wasn't all that great at the time we went so go somewhere else for desert. The service was competent but undermanned. Its a really popular+busy place with communal tables so you'll get to know your neighbors whether you like to or not! read more

I have been told for years I need to check this place out and try the butter sage pasta. I finally made it there last night and maybe with the departure of Jason Stratton it is not the same?!?, but I was left disappointed and underwhelmed. I was on a date and he called ahead to make sure it was romantic and a special evening for us, it is not even close to that experience. Our server was extremely attentive to the tables near us, but not to us. One table was so close I could not get up easily from my seat and was backed against the window with little room to be comfortable. I finished my water half way through my meal, the server came by several times to help others and ignored the fact that I needed water until I finally got his attention to ask for more. The entire time the hostess was staring at us, the least she could have done was get us more water. The brought out a complimentary crostini, but it was not vegetarian friendly and they did not even ask if I could eat it. They brought out the bread with the meal, not before, which I found odd. We wanted bread with our bottle of wine while we waited for our entrees, but our server never made it to us in time to ask for it. AND.....the butter sage pasta that everyone raves about is AWFUL. Yes, it is homemade, but you can get fantastic homemade pasta at the grocery store these days. It was a sticky plate of pasta that was smothered in butter. There was no other flavor and only 4 tiny pieces of sage in my butter SAGE pasta. :( The two stars is because there was one guy there with glasses that was very kind the couple times he was at our table. And because my date enjoyed his duck entrée. read more

Well, they have the rustic style atmosphere, the expensive prices, the impressive ingredients, the knowledgeable wait staff and the interesting menu items. But the food just doesn't cut it (nor does the maitre d'.) You have to just wonder why Kaufmann wrote such a great review. Did they know who he was? In any case, save your money and go to Rialto or Mamma Mia for far better and less expensive Italian food. Definitely an experience I hope to forget soon. read more

Menu Degustazione:A family style tasting of every antipasto, primo and secondo on the menu - Yes thats what I ate and it was a whole lot of food. We started with six antipasto's. The following where all delicious. 1.Olive marinate 2."Pio Tosini" Prosciutto di Parma aged for 14 months with marinated Asian pears. 3.Local chicory salad with marinated rabbit, parmigiano-reggiano and balsamico. 4.Shaved kolrhabi and watermelon radish with anchovy, meyer lemon, caper and parmigiano-reggiano. 5.Marinated cauliflower salad with ricotta, pinenuts and shaved fennel. 6.Agostino Recca anchovies with green sauce and crumbled egg yolk. 7.Cipollini onions stuffed with rabbit sausage; with honey sauce. Wow I was getting full but in the name of degustzione I went on with the following pasta dishes: 1.Tajarin al ragù o burro e salvia Fine hand cut egg pasta with ragù or butter and sage. 2.Ravioli di zucca Squash ravioli with sage and crumbled amaretti. 3.Tagliatelle con anatra Tagliatelle with braised duck. Now on to the Secondi course. 1.)Sacoccia con topinambur Braised, herb-stuffed pork belly with sunchokes and hard cooked egg 2.Orata al forno Whole roasted daurade with taggiasca olives, fennel and Capezzano olio nuovo. 3.Quaglie con polenta Local quail braised with pancetta, horseradish and endive over Anson Mills polenta. And for a little red wine we ordered the following: 78' Barolo - Giacomo Borgogno.. And it was spectacular, from a guy who usually drinks boonesfarm strawberry hill. One of the best meals I've had in years, this place is a keeper. The service was wonderful, food great, cooked to perfection. And the atsmosphere very warm and inviting. read more