They moved spots and it was hard to find at first but SO worth it. The bread and cream sauce and chicken parm are to DIE for. Everything was fantastic. The food actually made me shed a tear because it was so good. Our waitress was so sweet and funny. I wish I got her name to give her props for being so good at her job! Cannot recommend this place more. Will stop here every. single. time. The staff and the food at this esablishment combined with the beautiful sunsets in Cortez make this a 10/10 in my book. read more

First things first, the salad bar was amazing. So old school, especially post-2020. Otherwise, I had to dock a star because the food arrived slowly, and disproportionately to my husband's. He basically waited around because he already finished his food by the time my entrée arrived. However, the vibe was very warm, rustic, and unfussy, and our service was good. read more

We had dinner here while staying in Cortez CO. We ordered a ham and mushroom pizza. It was ok. We were really hungry. The place was quite busy. Must be a favorite in the town. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Ham and mushroom pizza - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

Pizza was the worst I've ever tried to eat. Waste of money threw it out and drove to the supermarket. Host was nice.

Decided to try a local establishment for some Italian food that wasn't pizza. The "baked" ziti was meh. The eggplant parm was meh and the Alfredo was worse than meh. The marinara sauce had no flavor and a jar sauce like Ragu or a canned Hunt's would have been a major upgrade. The Alfredo was either watery or the pasta wasn't drained well. Even the bread was meh and dumping a lot of Parmesan cheese on the min dish did nothing for it. The cheese was also flavorless and may be the cheap cellulose dense product. Only redeeming quality of the visit was the waitress was reasonably friendly. Since you can't give zero stars, it gets one, and that's being generous. Overall, the meal and the experience were crap. We should've gotten pizza -someplace else or maybe a can of Spaghetti-O's. As far as ambience goes, - Robert Irvine would have had a field day but that is not the issue here. read more

Our group of travelers felt like it was time for a pizza night, so we found this place after leaving Mesa Verde. I have no complaints, we got a decent pizza and drinks, and I have no real compliments either. The pizza was fine, the service was adequate, but nothing special. The ambiance was difficult to pinpoint, I think it was going for Tuscan, but some high-mountain vibe got thrown in. read more

The food was fantastic. I had the baked ziti with red sauce and also tried the pesto. Both were great. Even though tables were open it took them a while to seat us. The hostess kept saying she was just wiping down a table and then seating us but finally someone else came and got us. read more

We really enjoyed our visit here. The waitress was super friendly and efficient. The food was very good and plentiful. There was a bit of a wait, but they were very busy so it's understandable and the waitress brought us extra bread and kept our drinks full while we waited. This is the first time we've been here since they moved to the new(er) location as we live 4 hours away. This location is much larger and very nicely decorated. Prices seemed inline with 2022/23 inflation. Ridiculous, but it's not their fault. Prices everywhere are stupid right now. read more

When I ordered, I didn't realize this was a "pizza buffet" type place. The pizza was meh, but I waited a super long time to get my food. About 15 min past when it was supposed to be ready. Too bad there aren't more pizza places in town. read more

We went here years ago when they were at the old location and loved. We tried it again on a drive through Cortez. We were disappointed, wasn't as good as we remembered. We got the 5 cheese Mac and cheese and a bbq chicken pizza on the extra thin crust. My son loved the Mac and cheese. The pizza crust was just what we wanted. You really couldn't tell there was bbq sauce on the pizza, there was barely any chicken. The service was so so. Never got checked on, so our water glasses never got refilled. Think we will stop elsewhere for food next time we drive through town. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Bbq chicken pizza - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

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Okay I did not expect to love this place as much as I did. I'd call it a family friendly casual restaurant with a great attitude. Is this fine dining? No, but it's abundant and tasty simple food and good craft beer for a good price served with a smile. Even though we're from out of town, our server knew us the second time we came in and that made us feel very welcomed. We mostly ordered the fish and chips and Mac and cheese. The French fries were some of the best I've had. The cod was light and flaky. The Mac and cheese was very good. I mean really it's just Mac and cheese but theirs was a yummy gooey three or four cheese version soft inside with a nice baked crust. Both just right for the price. If you want warm unassuming food and service, give this place a try. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Fish and chips - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

Pizza was slow to come out even though we were the only ones in the place. However food was very good and the price was reasonable. I'd definitely come back, just not if I'm in a hurry. read more

I had the chicken cordon bleu and it was fantastic. Broccoli in a lovely GF gravy with perfectly cooked dish. I'm coming back tomorrow for dinner. Fettuccini was a little small and not hot. Strange it was with butter only.amazing staff and interior. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Fireplace - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

Service was excellent. Ambiance was also excellent (much larger inside than was expected from the outside). Bread was served warm and was great dipped in the "house" balsamic vinaigrette. We ordered the side salads, excellent and very fresh vegetables with a varied types of vegetables. They have a "seniors menu" and my wife ordered Lasagna and I ordered spaghetti with a meatball. Apparently the lasagna was excellent. My spaghetti was OK but nothing special. Not sure why but could be that the pasta didn't have body? Passing through Cortez so I am not planning a return trip to the restaurant. read more

Large seating area that can accommodate many people-- locals as well as visitors. Great variety on the menu. All meals start w/ a small loaf of bread for the table. Our order included: Rancher pizza + Caesar salads, chicken sand & chicken strips. Variety of beers on tap, many from Durango-based brewery. read more

Night 7 on the road had me craving something different from the burgers and chicken strips that tend to make up my travel diet, so a look at Yelp directed me to this local pizza joint. I'm always skeptical of local pizza places, but I decided to give this place a try. Walking in at around 5 PM on a Tuesday evening, the restaurant was pretty empty. I was seated quickly and I placed my order: a small cheese pizza on the "traditional" crust with an appetizer of garlic bread. The garlic bread came out first and it was pretty good. Surprisingly good, actually, with the fresh parmesan adding a nice twist. Sadly, the pizza was not as good as the garlic bread. A real shame. I took a slice out of the pie to put on my plate and I immediately noticed that the crust was very soggy on the bottom of the pizza, yet overly thick elsewhere. The crust seemed like it was cooked in a normal household oven instead of a high-temperature pizza oven and it tasted pretty bland, almost as if it was a generic homemade pizza crust recipe. That is indeed what this pizza tasted like: something I could make at home with no special recipes or equipment, and it was as messy. It TASTED fine, but "fine" isn't what I expect from a pizza place. I'd definitely be willing to try this place again, but I'd stick to the Italian-American entrees over the pizza. The garlic bread tells me that they can do something right and some of the entrees I saw going out looked good. The service was pretty good, hence why it gets 3 stars instead of 2. But the pizza...you'd be better off ordering Domino's than getting this pizza. read more

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Great fish fry! Real Alaskan cod! Breaded lightly-Yummy! Our waitress, Dana, always showed up just when we needed! She even offered malt vinegar which a lot of places don't have. Will be back to try the pizza- it looked delicious! read more

Great senior menus and food was really tasty plus we had great service beautiful interior

· We eat at Lotsa Pasta at least once a week. Food is fantastic. No Italian style food can touch it for flavor, appearance and a filling meal. My wife loves the fried fish with choice of sides and the Angel Hair Primavera with chicken and fresh vegetables. My favorites are traditional crust pizza with pepperoni, mushroom and roasted garlic butter. I also like the Amarillo sandwich with roast beef, cheese, and onions. They have a large selection of beers to choose from. I like the Old Chub Scotch Ale. The staff is friendly and accommodating. They just opened a month or so ago and are operating at full speed. The restaurant is big and we have not had to wait more than a few minutes on any night. Give it a try. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Amarillo sandwich with roast beef, onions and mozzarella cheese. My favorite. - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

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We met a friend here because we had heard good things about the restaurant. What we heard turned out to be true. Nice decor, great service and the food was fantastic. The best Alaskan cod we have had in a while. The other meals were great as well. In fact, though we were only in the area for a week, we returned for another great meal. read more

Had a great dinner with my wife the other night. I had the fish and chips and they were excellent. My wife loved the Mac and cheese. Great service from Roxie. read more

Average pizza, salad above our expectations. We hit this place because it was in walking distance from our hotel. They were slammed, but I think we were seated within 15 minutes. Everyone else thought it was pretty good. read more

I read some bad reviews before coming here, and I have to say that I'm kind of confused. Those reviews didn't really seem to be from people who'd been there. The servers were nice, the food was good and with the amount of people there we really didn't have that long of a wait. I was impressed! The food was good, and when they made a mistake on my receipt they were quick to fix it and were really nice about it. Nice first trip to Cortez, CO. Portions were large, and miracle of miracles my children ate their dinner! For anyone with littles you know how amazing this is! Well done! read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Single story with an area in the center that's one step up. Outdoor eating too. Well lit and good air flow. A little loud. :) - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

Staying in a local hotel after a day of road-tripping, I was hungry for pizza. I can get Dominos (Gross) or Pizza Hut (more Gross) where I live, so I thought I'd risk my dinner dollars on a local place. Well, this wins- it's the Grossest of the 3 places. Just because you have mozzarella cheese and dough, doesn't mean you know how to make pizza. I'd rather have had frozen or Papa Murphy's, seriously. See my captions with the photos. Do yourself a favor and don't order from here. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - No cheese used to meld the crust and sauce, to the toppings. Cheese placed only on top of Pepperoni = first bite pulls toppings off. - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

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just dreadful id leave a worse review than 1 star if i could, service was the worst ive had in my entire life, foods...ok, salad bar is an absolute joke the building feels as though it should be a lumber jack themed bar, the menu includes what youd expect at an Italian restaurant and throws some curve balls including Chinese food just an pathetic excuse for Italian save the money and go the next town over if your feeling pasta hell a cup o noodle from speedway woulda been a better experience! read more

Was so excited to see this still up and running but of course at a different location. Food was worth the travel. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Lasagna was delicious. - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

We are traveling in our trailer and we like to catch a local pizza place in the towns that we visit. The name caught our eye! We ordered the Farmer's Market pizza to go. It is true that is took a while but we enjoyed a beer and conversation with the bartender. The pizza was worth the wait. Delicious! read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Farmer's Market Pizza - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

Wow! Great service, a variety of vegetarian options, and a delicious beer from Ska Brewing in Durango. The atmosphere is relaxing and casual. The salad bar had several items and was an add-on for a very reasonable price. I definitely recommend this place. read more

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Food was good but service was horrible.... We waited 30 minutes to even put in our drink order. Then 15 minutes to order food and after our check got dropped off 10 min for the server to come get it. read more

We were on a road trip, counting our pennies and looking for a cheap pizza dinner. Accidently went to the restaurant upstairs and were in a bit of a panic once seated when we realized "this isn't a pizza parlor". But as luck would have it, it happened to be "kid meal free w/ adult entree" night. I ordered some vegetable pizza and my teenage son the alfredo pasta. My daughter got the kids pasta with meatballs. This was THE BEST we have had of all three meals. We live in NY in a town with no less than 12 pizza/pasta joints. Lotsa Pasta had them all beat....and the bill came out to be somewhere around $20-25! Honestly, I wish I could go here weekly. Highly recommend! read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Deliciousness - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

We recently moved in just a couple blocks away, but Covid came along before we had the chance to try this place. Tonight we ordered takeout. I showed up exactly when I was told it would be ready, but it wasn't ready and I stood around for almost 15 minutes. Girl who helped me was surly, and I ended up having to flag down someone else to get my pizza. One waitress was wearing a mask, the other two had theirs slung around their chins even while taking orders. Signs said patrons should wear a mask when up from the table, but people weren't doing it. If you're ok with all that, this is your place to eat in. If you're not, you should be able to safely order takeout and get in and out, and still be treated politely. Also unimpressed that the "large" pizza at $20 was 10 pretty small slices that the two of us easily finished in one meal. It was good, but nothing amazing. I'll get Dominos next time. read more

We enjoy coming here every month or so but heavy metal music, etc does not make for a relaxing time. Since this is sorta an Italian restaurant, play some appropriate music perhaps read more

First time trying this place and we won't be going back! It took 25 minutes to cook a 10" pepperoni pizza? My wife got the spaghetti and meatballs and 3 bites in she felt something solid when she chewed. She pulled out a sharp little curled up piece of metal! We told the waitress and she told us they wouldn't charge us for her meal? Well no kidding. No manager came over to make it right or apologize. You would think they would try to do something in order to save a customer, but no! read more

We sat outside and the view was beautiful. Prices are ok but not great for what you get. Noodles and sauce - pay extra for protein, veggies, etc. A nice plus is getting gluten free rice noodles. Service was good. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - View from outdoor seating area. Beautiful! - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

This restaurant is a life saver for my family when we take long road trips because it stays open late in the summer and has so many options! Lotsa Pasta has a huge menu which is legit and the quality of the food is pretty good. I ordered a pasta dish with sausage and marinara sauce and it was tasty, but it was also floating in a pool of oil. Seriously, there was so much oil I was a bit concerned and had to shake the pasta to reduce the amount of oil I was consuming. It sure tasted good though, and the portion was reasonable. My mom had the baked chicken which was tasty, but the side of green beans was unimpressive and the baked potato only came with butter. Thankfully our waitress brought some other condiments such as sour cream and onions which helped. Service was a bit sparse at times which forced me to ask a different server for our check since I wasn't sure when I was going to see our waitress again. Overall though Lotsa Pasta is a decent place to get your grub on, but don't expect anything fancy. read more

Fast seating, decent quality cocktail,great Pacific pizza,had to save some for later. Great and friendly service. read more

Lotsa Pasta & That'za Pizza - Bringing back memories - Italian Near Me - Cortez, Colorado

1. Good food-AMAZING kids macaroni and cheese. Great cheesy breadsticks 2. Nice atmosphere, not former but more of a family place 3. Not too busy 4. Quick to go read more

Summary based on 1 dinner: --average, more or less traditional American/Italian food --friendly service --ok prices --free parking Worth the short drive to escape fast food. read more

I would have gave this place a better review but it's a misunderstanding place. I had came to this place once before and got treated very unpleasant. After the first experience I thought okay I'll give it another chance 3 months later. I had the exact experience from before and figured out that I might have to say it's discrimination against people of color! We are indigenous people that live around this area. So for some establishment to treat us in the way they do is not hurtful but wrong! read more

I will NOT be returning. Would have been better off getting pizza from domino's. The service was less than satisfactory. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone unless they are into bad food and service. read more