IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WHERE TO EAT
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WHERE TO SHOP
  1. Thread Beauty Bar (0.1 miles)
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WHERE TO DRINK
  1. Pearl (0.1 miles)
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  4. Mahogany (0.4 miles)
  5. Chris' Jazz Cafe (0.5 miles)

RESTAURANT LISTINGS

THE DETAILS
Cuisine(s):
Italian,

Meals Served:
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert

Entree Price:
$21 - $30

Payment Type:
American Express
MasterCard
Visa

Features:
Group Friendly
Kid Friendly
Prix Fixe Menu
Smoke Free

Alcohol Type:
Full Bar

Reservations Required:
Lunch Suggested
Dinner Suggested

Insider Tip:
The name La Castagne means “Chestnut,” a nod to the restaurant’s address and some of its most popular dishes, like spaghetti with chestnut cream sauce topped with cocoa powder.

Neighborhood:
Philadelphia County
Center City

Also Featured in:
Best of Philly 2006 Pasta

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Le Castagne

1920 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-751-9913
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Fax: 215-751-9919
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#24 on the Philly Mag 50

You won’t find the requisite pappardelle here; Le Castagne painstakingly hand-rolls shell-like cavatelli, sauce-grabbing rigatoni and corkscrewed fusilli, and drapes them in chestnut cream with cocoa or warming lamb ragout. Overlook the often-cold service, and dive into the homemade bread and desserts, too.

Featured In
Best of Philly 2006 Pasta
Everything but the kitchen sink is homemade here, but the toothsome pastas at this Chestnut Street Italian are the real standouts. N...

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Rating
Overall (5) Food (10) Service (1)
Decor (5) Value (3) Average (4.80)

Review
The food was excellent but the service was terrible. it appears that they have over filled the dining area and bar and the wait staff cannot keep up with the assigned customers. I think the wait staff try but most are new to waiting tables or overwhelmed with work. I never could get my water refilled, we waited for 15 minutes after we were done before anyone came to out table. I would go back just for the food but they need to work on getting some more help or replacing the current help with one that know how to wait on tables.
Posted by Mike: Nov. November 17th, 2007 at 9:57 PM
 
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