Kitschy Italian restaurant churns out heaping plates of pasta that won't break the bank.
Family-Friendly Dining
Low-Carb Options
Banquet Rooms
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.
In Short Whimsical 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.
The only thing good about this place is the eclectic decorating. The food is overpriced and not good quality, nothing authentic about this place and definitely not worth the long wait. Strictly a place for tourists!
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This is one of my families favorite places to eat. The food is some of the best Italian around and the kids love it. The whole theme of the restaurant is great to just go in and check out while you're waiting for your food. Be prepared to wait for a table though, it's very popular, but still worth the wait. Prices are very very reasonable and even include dessert.
PROS: great family restaurant, yummy Italian food
CONS: long waits
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This is an excellent family restaurant to take the kids too. Always packed, you may have to wait 10 minutes for a table. Each table has it's own style of chairs, you may be seated in the caboose, or in a king style chair, etc. It's fun, the food is great, and cheap! Dinners include salad, and their spumoni signature ice cream!
PROS: Great family restaurant!
CONS: Lines are sometimes long
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This is authentic italian food at a very low price. Take the family out to dinner and dessert for less than forty dollars. Be prepared to wait, the place gets packed.
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My family really loves going to the Old Spaghetti Factory in Seattle. It is such a wonderful and warm environment, which is really imporntant to me. The food is really good and for an equally good price. The staff is always very nice as well, making this one of my favorite restaurants in Seattle!
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This is my favorite Italian restaurant of all. The Alfredo spinach ravioli is so good! This is a great Seattle restaurant with it being in an old brick building. It doesn't look like much on the outside, but the inside is wonderful with all the old tables, chairs and light fixtures. They even have a train caboose you can eat in if desired. It gets very busy, so try to be there before the dinner hour if you don't want to wait 30-45+ minutes for a table. They are not open all day, so make sure to check out there lunch and dinner hours before going.
PROS: Excellent food and location
CONS: long wait during peak hours
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amazing food
By Citysearch User
the spaghetti factory is soo amzing. if you havent been there you definately have to. its usually really busy but its worth the wait. i almost always order a plate of spaghetti with their wonderful cheesebread! oh and you cant forget the spamoni ice cream!
Posted 11/15/08
Great Family Restaurant
By HelloLuna
I am sad to see so many poor reviews of the Old Spaghetti Factory. It is true that the wait can be lengthy but if you take 30 seconds to call the restaurant about an hour before you plan to arrive you will be put on a waiting list, and when you do arrive your wait is usually five to ten minutes. There are many options on the menu and the price includes your drink (refills are free on soda and iced tea), bread, Minestrone soup or a salad, your main entree and dessert. The setting is very warm and comforting and there is a great view of the Seattle waterfront. The restaurant is family friendly and kids will love the trolley, which you can sit and eat in. Service is always friendly and surprisingly speedy considering the size and popularity of the restaurant. You could find better Italian food in Seattle but you won?t find a better price, ambience or location.
Pros: location, ambience, service, price Cons: parking, wait can be lengthy if you don't call ahead
Posted 09/14/08
Why would you ever want to eat here!?
By nelson4252
-The sauce comes from a can and lacks any flavor, about the same quality as a high school cafeteria.
-The pasta feels like it was under cooked and then placed under a heat lamp for hours.
-There is a pungent odor of something I can't describe and a really long wait to get in.
I think that the only reason why this restaurant stays in business is the location. There are plenty of tourists who have no clue of what kind of crappy food awaits. I think it's embarrassing that such a place would serve such horrible food to their customers. Seriously, how hard is it to cook pasta?
Posted 05/13/08
An enjoyable experience.............in spite of what I read here.
By tom2008
After reading some of the reviews below, my wife and I were a bit apprehensive. We were therefore surprised at what an enjoyable evening we had. The service was excellent...prompt and polite. We enjoyed the cheese bread and our meals. The atmosphere was cozy....very clean and picturesque. A dessert (icecream) and beverage were included with the price. We will definitely return.
Posted 03/20/08
Mediocre to Poor
By cutebirdie
I have patronized this restaurant as well as the one in Tacoma, WA. Both restaurants serve very mediocre to poor quality tasting food. I mean, afterall, is it Mrs. Smith's second grade class cooking in the kitchen because that is how it tastes in my mouth!! The food is bland, uncreative, and not far from something I can make from a jar. Also, I do not care if the dessert is part of the overall dinner order....it had FREEZER BURNS on the ice cream. If you want atmosphere, this restaurant has it, but if you want something better than what your kids get when they buy school lunches, then go elsewhere.
