The Old Spaghetti Factory
Kitschy Italian restaurant churns out heaping plates of pasta that won't break the bank.
Message from The Old Spaghetti Factory
For more than a generation, families and friends have been coming to The Old Spaghetti Factories, located across the United States, to enjoy our delicious food, charming atmosphere and friendly service. We invite you to dine amid fine antiques, collected from around the world, while savoring perfectly cooked pasta and spaghetti sauces, freshly made, using only the finest ingredients. The Old Spaghetti Factory has banquet rooms which are perfect for occasions like birthday parties, anniversaries, team sports events, company meetings, club gatherings, etc. Our rooms accommodate an intimate gathering of 25 up to a large party of 75 or more.
Editorial by Citysearch
In ShortWhimsical antiques and decorative items--velvet armchairs, vintage-looking fringed lamps and booths made from iron bedsteads--fill the dining room. The OSF Classics menu offers spaghetti with a choice of mushroom sauce, rich meat sauce, browned butter and feta-like mizithra cheese sauce, and more. Other popular favorites are the baked lasagna--layers of noodles, tomato sauce and four kinds of cheese--and the fettuccine Alfredo. Meals include a green salad, fresh-baked bread and ice cream.
Key Points
- Family-Friendly Dining
- Low-Carb Options
- Banquet Rooms
The Inside Scoop
- Know Before You Go - The kids' menu includes smaller-portioned versions of spaghetti dishes, as well as macaroni and cheese and grilled cheese.
- Look Good - Watching your waistline? Ask your server about the low-carb pasta option.
Insider Pages Reviews for The Old Spaghetti Factory
The old spaghetti factory is a st louis tradition. I remember going here with my family when i was a little boy and now i bring my own family here! The pasta is simply the best in st. louis. Their sodas are top notch also. The decor is gorgeous - they just don't put as much thought in modern buildings! You cant go wrong with the old spaghetti factory from the price to the decor to the staff!
Posted 10/23/09 | Report Abuse
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I love this place i have been here a few times and i have not been unhappy yet they have amazing food a awesome set up its clean and they have friendly workers
Posted 02/28/09 | Report Abuse
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they have very good food at a pretty good price. I reccomend this to anyone who has a italian taste bud :) they are polite and if by chance they do have an issue with anything be it service food or anything they will go out of thier way to fix it,
it is a very packed place and woth the wait for the most part.
The service can be a bit slow at times they need to keep a few more people on staff, but there is almost always a wait to be seated, being that busy you can not have a server watching you every minute i suppose.
Oh and any long island ice tea lovers IT IS A MUST TRY from here :)
Posted 09/03/07 | Report Abuse
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The atmosphere is great. the food is very good and the service was fantastic. What more can I say. We have always enjoyed going there. We would highly recommend it.
Posted 04/21/07 | Report Abuse
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The Old Spaghetti Factory is a must dine to Saint Louis visitors. Located in historic downtown Saint Louis, the old decor and structure of this restaurant will make you explore the history of this delicate site. Offering a variety of dishes, the pasta by far will go above and beyond your expectations. The profession staff and world class food treat you to a dining experience that you will NEVER forget. This is the place my fiance and I love to go for a fun evening. The location is great in downtown in Laclede's Landing offering many activities after dinner. We love the food and for the price we just can't beat it. The atmosphere is unbelievable with old decor and sets a romantic mood. We visit the restaurant on many occasions and continue to go back for its excellence.
Posted 09/15/05 | Report Abuse
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This resturant is located in a beatiful old building on the river front. The food is awesome, ( and its not just spaghetti!) This place is usually packed on weekend nights. Make reservations!
Posted 09/06/05 | Report Abuse
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This is avery neat old place. It has some beautiful stuff to look at. This is one place you want to have your camera. The food is average but it is a most place to eat at . You wont be sad you stopped here. The staff are always nice and the kids will be happy that they get ice scream with there meals. Come hungry and leave happy.
Posted 08/23/05 | Report Abuse
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The Old Spaghetti Factory on Laclede's landing is a nice little place to go for some good spaghetti. The breadsticks are to die for and the Laclede's Landing atmostphere is like stepping back in time. It's convenient location just off of the Metrolink also make it very accommodating.
PROS: Great Spaghetti - Great Location!!
CONS:
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The best pasta and ambience in st. louis
by stanistheman
The old spaghetti factory is a st louis tradition. I remember going here with my family when i was a little boy and now i bring my own family here! The pasta is simply the best in st. louis. Their sodas are top notch also. The decor is gorgeous - they just don't put as much thought in modern buildings! You cant go wrong with the old spaghetti factory from the price to the decor to the staff!
Pros: decor, food, friendly staff
Cons: none
Posted 10/22/09
Never again
by jojo40
Never going back.We had to move from our table for reasons i won't say.The sever had to move us because our waitress was no where to be found.He replaced our salads and made sure we where taken care of.The manager never came over and they wanted us to pay full price.The sever was the best, we gave him the tip, a big one and the waitress got nothing.Again i can not say what happened but we will never step foot in this place again.The food is nothing to write home about.Had fast food better than what they serve.
Pros: No pros
Posted 10/19/09
I have had way better!
by CSMobileUser
I was no where near impressed with the food. The establishment was picture perfect, beautiful, and exciting. The food is where the problem was. The meat sauce for the spaghetti horrible. My girlfriend had chicken marsela, which she sent back. The lasagna was plain and had that disasterous meat sauce. But the salad dressing for the salads was great. I would not recommend this place, for food, to anyone.
Posted 03/22/09
I love this place...
by michaelggraham
We go to the location in the Chesterfield Valley. I still love the manager's special, with meat sauce and mazithra cheese. The Old Spaghetti Factory is just a great value. Good food, good price. Highly recommended for families.
Pros: Value, good food, great family friendly place
Cons: Not much more than spaghetti.
Posted 03/03/09
Bad service and mediocre food.
by delana00
The service was very slow and we weren't even there at a busy time of day. There were empty tables all aound us, but it still took 20 minutes to just get water. The food was mediocre at best. The building was beautiful, but between the service and just ok food, I won't be heading back anytime. There are much better places in St. Louis to go eat...
Pros: Nice building
Cons: Bad service and the food wasn't all that great
Posted 04/27/08
First time there
by LauraP8269
This was my first trip ever to St.Louis and I had a blast. We had a long wait because we were late getting there and there was numerous very large parties there that evening. Eventhough there was a long wait the bar was easaily accessable for soft drinks and such. Once we were seated we were prom;ptly greeted by our server and it just so happened that it was his first nite and we were his very first table. A tabke of 12 women at that. The server remained pleasent thhrough out the whole night and the Manager checked in on us quite frequently. The food was great. The only thing that I was not pleased with was the dip that came with the flat bread. It was a little to salty for me. But all in all we had a great time. I will definately go back there again.
Pros: The whole resturant was great
Cons: we had to pay for parking. It would have been nice if the businesses valiated the parking.
Posted 03/01/08
Avoid if on a time schedule
by bcarosone
We have visited the OSF in the past and usually had a decent time. Not this time. They re-opened with a new menu and apparently an entirely new staff who had no clue how to handle a large group. We arrived at 5:10 pm and had no service until 5:30 when the bus boy filled our waters. At 5:45 our waitress showed up and we informed her that we were in a rush, we were taking our kids to a concert at 7:00 and wanted to leave by 6:30. Our food arrived at 6:20 and they failed to make three our dishes, one being a grilled cheese sandwich. After asking for the remainder of our food and our checks, our waitress did not return until 6:45 and still did not have all of our food or our checks. After finally getting our checks and again indicating that were extremely late and could she process them quickly. After 10 minutes we had to physically track down someone to determine what was taking so long and were told that "you are in line behind other credit cards". Totally unacceptable. I am telling everyone I know about this ordeal and if you are ever going to eat there and need to get to a show or something, I would avoid this location at all cost.
Pros: None
Cons: Could not get their act together
Posted 01/22/07
Great ALL AROUND!
by lori2007
I absolutely love this place! It is in a great location, decorated so cool, prices are low and the food was absolutely awesome. I visited during a busy Saturday evening and have absolutely NO complaints! I am returning ASAP!
Pros: Cheap prices, Wonderful food!
Cons: None
Posted 11/23/06
Highly overrated
by juice13610
A big group of my family ate here after a long day at the zoo. It's one of those places that wants to send the customers out saying "Wow, it was so great, they gave us a whole loaf of bread rather than biscuits or rolls!" Big deal. Any way, the food was extremely subpar. I got the chicken fettucini dish and like another reviewer said, Fazoli's (Italian fast food chain) does it better. The others were also not impressed. However, you can eat here for fairly cheap. Then again, why would you want to? This restaurant is highly overrated. In other words, DONT EAT HERE.
Pros: Seated promptly, very nice atmosphere
Cons: Be careful when ordering, decide if you want horrible or subpar food (your o
Posted 06/18/06
HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED
by waliz
A group of friends and myself met here for a evening of good Italian food. It had been years since I had been at the restaurant. We were seated quickly and greeted by an excellant server but the food was absolutely horrible. I ordered the Spaghetti and meatballs. The dish had very little sauce. The meatballs not only looked bad but tasted horrible. I would not recommend this restaurant for someone who loves good Italian food.
Pros: good service
Cons: better food
Posted 10/05/05
Big Crowd, Long Wait, No Reason
by mikeg38
In short, this place is highly overrated. It sells cheap-grade pasta with unsophisticated sauces to the masses. It's a kids place. It serves "sketty" not spaghetti. It has no business being number 2 in this poll in a city like St. Louis which is rich with Italian restaurants.
Pros: Kid Friendly
Cons: bland food, long wait
Posted 09/20/05
Fantastic!
by dannon99
The perfect place to take visitors. It is reasonably prced, for arund $10, you get an entire meal, salad or soup, entree, Iced tea, and Icecream!
We have gone several times, and the service is always fabulous!
Pros: food, selection, staff & pricing
Cons: they need more locati
Posted 07/06/05
If McDonalds Did Spaghetti
by momule
Fazoli's does it much better and a lot cheaper. Any number of places has better ambiance. I've been amazed for years that this place is still in business.....any diner with even a small amount of discernment would only step foot in this place one time. Way too many places in St Louis better than this for any of the reasons we go out to eat.
Pros: On the Landing
Cons: Prego quality, Fast Food Atmosphere
Posted 11/10/02
not worth the wait
by sleepingdove
if you like long lines and not so tasty food this is the place to go
Cons: bad food, long lines, costly
Posted 10/02/02
Been going here for 20 years!!
by johnnywad
This place is wonderful for young and old alike. I have been going here since i was a child with my family. I live about 200 miles south of st louis and travel to the "Gateway City" about five times a year, and never do i return home w/o hitting The Old Spagetti Factory!!
Pros: FOOOD!!!!!!, Service, Fun Times
Cons: Limited hours
Posted 08/20/02
good food
by charmsmaster
old spaghetti factory has the best spaghetti in st. louis by far. it is situated downtown and is minutes from the arch. if you are on vacation here, i would recommend that you stop there before your departure.
Pros: good food, good service, great family place
Posted 08/12/02
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by Bridie88
Good food. Most people would say it would be for familys, but make sure you sit next to a family, when I went there, we got stuck next to a batcholett pary...that should say enough. But they have great food, if you go on a weekend get there early, sometimes it can be a long wait.
Pros: Food, Food, Food
Cons: Drunks, busy, wait
Posted 07/21/02
Worth a drive & the wait
by platinum
We love this place! The atmosphere and food are very good! The usual wait is about 45 minutes on a busy night, but it is worth it. We drive 3 hrs. one way just to eat here. And we usually pay around 35.00 for a family of five( this includes drinks).
Posted 07/01/02
Reasonable and Good
by twloopie
I loved the feel of this place. It may not be the most outstanding Italian restaurant you've ever been to, but the food is really good and the atmosphere is great for anything from a family outing to a romantic dinner for two. The pesto salad dressing is a must.
Posted 06/29/02