Pastizzi Pasta Cafe

Pastizzi café does buttery melt in the mouth pastizzi, with ricotta and spinach being one of the stand out combinations. Or if you prefer something sweet, the apple pastizzi are really good. It’s a great place for a casual, quick and affordable bite to eat.

This place is somewhat an institution in Newtown. Locals and non locals come here to get pastizzis and Maltese pasta.
No reservation so its first come first serve basis. You can also buy the pasta frozen and the sauce to ‘cook’ at home.
I love their curry and mushroom chicken pastizzis. For pasta I really love their pink sauce. Be careful when ordering sides because the large size is really large!

Chocolate Pastizzi was so nice especially when it’s still hot. Love the pasta. Very kind staff.

I can’t imagine a world without pastizzi cafes. Where would we grab a quick snack or a hungover breakfast or something good & cheap to tide us over as we wait for our pay to clear? I swear I could (/​would) live on these things if my thighs were more forgiving…
Pastizzi cafes are a Sydney institution, kicked off by the beloved original & best on Crown St Surry Hills. There is a reason that place has been there since Jesus (allegedly) walked the earth: Damn Fine Pastizzis. This Newtown version and it’s sister shop on Oxford St have branched out beyond the Original’s formula of pastizzi only, and also serve up Damn Fine Coffee and other things like pasta that I’ve paid no attention to cos #pastizzi.
Veg friendly, try the mexi-​bean if you get there early before they’ve run out.

Yet again a top notch performance from the Maltese boys. Pastizzi as always suburb. I had Osso Bucco which was falling of the bone with some of the smoothest mash I have ever had. Panna Cotta was a surprise treat for dessert. My friends had the veal peppercorn and the Lasagne both received favorable reports. Do yourself a favour if you are just passing by pop in get some of the frozen Pastizzi as a take home treat.

This is hands down the best place for a late night supper. The restaurants namesake, pastizzi is a traditional Maltese pastry with yummy filling.
They have many varieties of pastizzis from the traditional ricotta cheese to exotic flavours like curry beef. Don’t stop at the savoury pastizzis. The dessert pastizzis are really yummy too! My personal favourite is chicken and mushroom pastizzi, with a dessert pastizzi of apple crumble pastizzi. Make sure you get them to heat it up in the oven. Great combo for a cold winter night. Best of all, the pastizzi will only set you back at $ 2.50 a pop! Great value for great food!
Many people come here for the pastizzis, not knowing that this little café does awesome pastas too! The ravioli is made fresh and you can also buy some frozen ones for cooking too. Do try the lasagna too! You can’t go wrong with this family owned Italian/​Maltese place.

If you love pastizzis then you’ll love this place!!! And I love pastizzis. Honestly I haven’t tried their pasta. But the pastizzis are amazing. Try the Mexican bean or salmon and dill and it will change your life. Staff here are friendly and will help you make your choice. It is a small place so sometimes gets crowded quickly.

Pastizzi embodies everything that this site was made for: family-​owned, great at what they do, and a ridiculously friendly atmosphere. Lenny and Debs have owned this place for long before I made it into Newtown, and they and their kids will be running it long after I’ve left.
It has such an authentically-​Italian feel to it; the coffee is excellent, and served piping hot. This may sound self-​evident, but some places really slack on that side of things — not Pastizzi.
The pastries they have are in part an homage to the part-​Maltese heritage, and are a delight. Cheap too, at $ 2 a pop. The freezers are packed full of home-​made ravioli, of all varieties.
I genuinely cannot think of a place that is more made for a perfect Unilocal review.

$ to $$ — This place has become a local for its home style, hearty meals that are reasonably priced, amazing quality and won’t leave you hungry. Ok so it doesnt look that fancy. but the chefs & wait staff really know how to spoil you which makes up for the atmos. I think they’ve just got everything right.
My favourite dish is the pink sauce chicken risotto with a pack of parmesan cheese and pepper, YUM, YUM, YUM! ! — Or the chilli bacon mushroom penne, the two to share with a friend or lover will have you coming back for more, it’s affordable and satisfying for how you feel afterwards. Its a guaranteed favourite, and I hope it becomes one for you.
As I have tried nearly every meal here, the only .5 I deduct would be with the lasagna my mother in law ordered, saying it tasted microwaved, and some days the portions can be off (not over whelmed with bacon rashes like before), but still, I have never left disappointed, just start from pastizzi’s and work your way up to mains :-), heres the score — 9.5÷10.

We live a suburb away and so thought it was a good opportunity to try something new when we came across a voucher deal. The food was fantastic (one pasta possibly a little bit too salty) and the serves were so generous that we had to get the desserts take-​away. We were very impressed by the friendly and attentive service — including towards our 2-​year old — especially considering that the place was packed and doing heaps of take-​away meals as well.
We’ll definitely be back.

Went for dinner and ordered pesto chicken pasta — servings are enormous and enough for two, with room for a few choc pastizzis to take away for dessert!!!
Tables were full so had to sit outside, which was freezing. Staff were able to shift around bookings inside to accommodate us while we ate, which enabled actual enjoyment of the food rather than shivering hot pasta shovelling.
Still awesome.

Naturally you will come here for the pastizzi’s. Well my friend did, and the prices were just stunning. So cheap. I went for the pesto pasta with prawns. Although the prawns were juicy, succulent and utterly delicious, it would have been nice to have received a few more. The sauce was way too overpowering despite being given some bread to accompany my dish. Never mind. The latte wasn’t too bad. I was satisfied with the hot stuff, however there are better places in Sydney to enjoy a quality brew.
Great ambience, and a buzz of activity is enjoyed. The staff need to work on their service a bit more. It would have been nice to have received some water as I was extremely thirsty after my pesto dish. Great company was enjoyed. Also, staff should not give you the menus upside down. A bit off putting, although a friend of mine suggested this establishment. I would not come here alone, I don’t know why.

This is one of those Italian places that entices you with its garlicky, mediterranean smells as you walk by on the street… and for me, it hasn’t disappointed me yet!
I came here earlier this year and ordered some type of seafood thing… I can’t remember what, just that it was delicious! My friend had a delicious pasta. I remember having a bite and it was not good… but GREAT!
Chocolate pastizzi is yummy too… I mean how can it be bad? Baked, fluffy, crispy pastry with chocolate filling — whats not to like?
Came back here the other day & had a risotto with chicken and pine nuts. It was really, really good and creamy.
Can’t fault the place!

Pastizzi Pasta Café …
I suppose by the name, one can probably assume what they’re going to find at this café… Either pastizzis or pastas. Unfortunately, my first visit to this somewhat street food vendor on King Street, allows me to only comment on the «Pastizzi» portion of this café.
I walk by PPC almost every day, as it’s a few doors down from my work. Despite the cute wooden tables along the street and heaps of people buzzing about, I’ve never deemed it necessary to stop in. But today, that all changed … I was craving something sweet, and the «chocolate kannoli» advertised on their sign was by far enough reason to give it a go.
This casual, take-​away friendly, but also welcoming enough to have a seat, café, initially surprised me for the price. Only $ 2 for a pastizzi and $ 2.50 for a kannoli! Secondly, the abundance of sweet and savory varieties was out of this world… Spinach and ricotta, veggie curry, chilli con carne. Fa real??? And apple, cherry and cheese and chocolate and ricotta, just for fun! Yum … May I also say that a steaming tray of spinach and ricotta was being brought out just as all of this was taking place … I’m pretty sure I salivated on their counter.
I couldn’t do it alone. I had to share this crusty kingdom with someone, someone sweet. I bolted the ten minute walk home, woke up my partner who was taking a midday nap, and insisted that we needed to put our runners on and run the 1.25 kilometres down to PPC. I told him we could only bring $ 10, enough for five. He agreed.
We opted for our favorite flavor palettes: veggie curry, spinach and ricotta, lentil, apple, and chocolate. And perhaps our everyday love for all of the above set our expectations too high … The pastizzis were «nice.» Just nice. They were flaky and light, and the pastry component was definitely the best part. The fillings, however, were ultimately lacking. No flavor explosions. No blast offs. The tastes were far too simple and predictable.
Out of the five we tried, the best by far was the chocolate, which ranks in at a 3.5. The others wouldn’t score higher than a 3 …
However! Let me say that if I was tumbling tipsy down King one evening, my interpretation of this pastizzi joint could change entirely; because really, who doesn’t like savory, flaky goodness after a few drinks? … And only speaking on behalf of the «pastizzi» in «Pastizzi Pasta Café,» I’ll reserve those flaky feel good treats for their mindset. No reason to rush back here for them …
On another note, they have a moderately priced dinner menu ($ 15-​$ 25), with simple and seemingly flavorful dishes, and it’s BYO! I
If I ever find myself able to comment on the other half of PPC, I’ll be sure to update.

Thank goodness this place in improve!
Some years ago, probably 2009, we visited Pastizzi and had a horrid experience, but lately we have been noticing every time we drove past, the place was packed — no matter what night of the week it was.
So … we gave it another go … needless to say, we have joined the long and ever growing devotees of Pastizzi Pasta Café.
I truly don’t know where to start with this review, but to say, this is just what the doctor ordered.
The meals are fabulous in taste, amount and variety. They are cooked well and served within the right amount of time.
The basic dishes are done really well and the specials are a stand out.
Another reason we love going, especially on Sunday evenings, is because there dishes are so big we can take left overs for lunch the next day — AND WE ALL KNOW HOW FANTASTIC PASTA IS THE NEXT DAY!
There are a couple of downs sides, but since I am going to warn you of them, they won’t be so bad. The first — the place gets really busy and the staff get a bit all over the place, but they will come through and secondly, they don’t take credit cards or eftpos — just cash.
Also, they are not licensed so being able to bring your own plonk makes it so much better … and cheaper.
See ya there soon.

There was a time when this was THE place to get a pastizzi in Newtown. Unfortunately due to a change of ownership that wasn’t the case for a while. The quality and service certainly suffered during that period. As probably did the reputation
Thankfully however pastizzi is back and just as good as ever. The atmosphere, especially as the evening grows ever later, is wonderful. But let’s face it, even for a quick snatch and grab for a chilli con carne pastizzi, this is the place. Price pitched just right, and they also do a mean coffee!

Great Cheap Eat on King Street!
BYO wine and snag a table… Gets busy so best to come early or be prepared to wait a little, tables turn pretty quickly. Order a caprese salad to start and let the freshly baked pastizzi’s flow.
Highly recommend Chicken & Mushie along with Spinach & Ricotta.
Also a good option for walking up King St to the next bar with a little snack– or take some frozen to bake up at home. Pastizzi is a must visit for South Newtown.

I love a good Pastizzi, I really do. And in the middle of the city, there are so few places where Pastizzi’s are readily available.
I know where I can get them frozen, for later consumption, but to get them fresh you pretty much have to go to the Maltese Café on King Street.
Always busy and always hard to find a seat, The Pastizzi Pasta Café has an enormous range of both savoury Pastizzi’s and desert Pastizzi’s. They also serve pasta dishes and coffee.
They make for a great snack at an affordable prize and given their seeming exclusivity to the Café, a great little treat if you’re ever walking past.
They had some issues recently in regards to the ownership and the staff and as a testament to the popularity of the venture and the love that is felt by so many towards this small establishment, boycotts were made, placards posted and protests took place in the street and online until the rightful owners were returned to their kitchen.
A piece of Newtown’s history, the Pastizzi Pasta Café is great for eating in, taking out and if you decide to take up eating out. A favourite for those going to New Theatre for a show.

My dear friend Karen introduced me to Pastizzi’s. Pastizzi’s are little pockets of pastry goodness with particularly good things in them like spinach and ricotta or you can get chicken and mushroom or pea or chilli con carne or the breakfast special bacon and egg. And they’re not like anything you’ve tasted because they typically go into the mouths of Maltese people (especially those in Malta). And boy, they’re good. They’re also on the small side so you can get — as was my custom on the day — one or two of every type they have available (there’s about 12 different variations on offer but not all are offered on the same day) and those suckers (actually, me, I’m a sucker, because I went in there with Karen after lunch and not intending to eat) are cheap! Each cost only $ 2. Brilliant selling point if you ask me (no need to now).
The café, as my Maltese friend Karen pointed out to me, is also a wholly family-​owned operation so you know good care goes into little pockets of pastry goodness. Forgo the cannoli’s if you can and the pasta and just come for the pastizzi’s.

The Pastizzi Café on King St in Newtown, is a family run business that specialises in special sweet and savoury filled pastries called Pastizzi. If you’ve never tried these little bundles of joy you’re missing out.
I remember buying bags of these little goodies-​in particular the peas, the cheese and the apple flavours from their original store in Surry Hills, the maltese café, for 50 cents each about 15 years ago. Unfortunately due to inflation over the last 15 years, you can no longer get these for 50 cents, but luckily the original owners of the store are still making their pastizzi, except now in good ol Newtown.
They have also added new flavours and fillings to the menu, as well as new main meal and dessert options. You should come down and try this place once, after which you’ll probably be hooked and start buying the frozen ones to cook at home, cause you’ll be craving them late at night.