Paganini is a family owned & operated Italian ristorante in the heart of Doylestown Borough’s restaurant row. Our pasta and delicious sauces are crafted every day by hand. We use fresh, locally-sourced ingredients throughout our house-made dishes, wood-oven pizzas, salads, and seafood to provide the best possible quality and taste. With an old-world flair, indoor & outdoor seating, a full bar, a unique event space, and traditions that span over 30 years… Paganini is the perfect spot to slow down to spend time with good company and enjoy a distinctive approach to dining! Be sure to check out Pag’s Pub and Pag’s Wine Bar across the street.
Family-owned Italian fixture with old-world flair serving wood-fired pizza & housemade pasta dishes.
Lily “Lilypad.ua” Padua
Came on a Sunday afternoon with friends. The place was empty. We got 3 different pastas, all freshly made. They gave us rolls. I would have liked salad or veggies, but we weren’t given anything. I ordered spaghetti bolognese but surprisingly there was NO MEAT. How is that possible? I must have been given the wrong thing. I didn’t order the lasagna because it takes 30 minutes to bake. Everything tasted good, but nothing was the best I’ve ever had. I’d go back again.
… moreCoach TLC
This is an absolutely beautiful. The building, the location, and if you’re there in the warmer season and you sit outside, the garden are all beautiful. it is an all-time aesthetically super experience.
Now the next part. We’ve been there three times and every time the competency of the servers ( while they were not rude and reasonably nice for sure) , they were incredibly “not trained”. I don’t know why. I don’t need to analyze it, but I do need to report and share about it. It was sad.
As for the food, well – I’m pausing a long time to consider what to say about it.
It was definitely not exemplary of a work of art.
I hope someday this incredibly beautiful backdrop can have food and service that matches its appearance.
… moreJeff
OUTSTANDING!!
What can I say. If you love REAL Italian food you have hit the gold mine.
First, spectacular dining venu with well decorated, well ventilated seating area. Not to mention the outdoor seating area under a beautiful tree, well shaded and cool on the hot days.
The service is nicely arranged, and has a catered feel to it, as if you were the only one they were waiting on.
The wine is well selected and the fresh bottled water adds a beautiful touch of European atmosphere to your dinner.
The FOOD is amazing!
I can see by SOME reviews there are some “olive garden, Marianos little italy” lovers who have no clue to what excellence tastes like.
Believe me, EXCELLENCE is found here. Perfect portions FRESH, ingredients, prepared on premise.
Here is where you come for fine dining, so the wawa pizza lovers can stay away. The best of the best eat here and celebrate the good life with the BEST in fine dining.
Slow down, enjoy some wine, have a wonderful quiet lunch or dinner and treat yourself to the finest! Life is short treat yourself well and to the best, AND THAT STARTS HERE.
… morekristina n
Cute outdoor seating but this place is just crazy expensive for nothing special. Spaghetti bolognese was 16.95 on the menu and it was asked if we wanted meatballs on it so we said sure and when we got the check it was $26?? For the addition of 3 small meatballs that’s steep, the pasta and meatballs were good but not $26 good. Separate dish, the seafood pasta said it came with mussels but instead they got 3 mussels but two were just empty shells. Our waitress was nice and service was overall good but it just felt scammy when we got the check (i feel like receiving a paper written check rather than computer printed check also is easier to upcharge us/ leave room for error…).
… moremartin hofmann
We’ve eaten at Paganini’s several times and have enjoyed it each time, most recently as a party of four. We ate inside, though I usually like the outdoor garden, but it was getting chilly. Prices are very reasonable for the high-quality dishes. Pasta sauces are better than the chain restaurant versions, with more complex flavor and the pasta just right. It takes a bit of wait time after ordering, because the food is freshly prepared, I assume. One of us had salmon, which was really good, but we should have ordered a side with it, since it didn’t come with any. Service was great.
… moreElena Borukhov
So first off the place was fine. Our waitress was ok. when we ordered our appetizer, it came out pretty fast. but when we got to ordering our actual meal, it took very very long. That’s when things started to go downhill. I got spaghetti bolognese and it was pretty good but it was supposed to have meat and it had absolutely none. My mom on the other hand ordered a mushroom personal pizza and when it came out it had literally basically no mushrooms on it. All it had was a bit sprinkled on the side of just one slice. My mom asked the waitress if it has more mushrooms on it and she said that it would be under the cheese. When the waitress went away my mom lifted the cheese off the pizza and there were no mushrooms at all. All it had was some undercooked pizza dough and mozzarella cheese. I had a bite of her pizza and can confirm that it was pretty undercooked. And lastly my dad ordered a lasagna and same story it had no meat in it. Just a tiny bit of it sprinkled on the top. Overall this place was very mediocre to say the least. I would not come back here.
… moreElizabeth Brennan
Okay. Honestly. The food was not good. The hand made pasta could have been incredible, but… my husband and I both had butternut squash ravioli. I had mine with cream sauce, he had his with marinara. He said his was okay, mine was so bad. It was incredibly salty, the butternut squash in the ravioli was basically just cubes of boiled squash. There were no additional veggies or additional ingredients with the pasta. Additionally, the table was so small we could hardly fit both plates and a beverage on the table. Lastly. It was cold. The door kept swinging open and each time the cold air would waft over us. Everyone in the restaurant had their coat on. So, why 3 stars if it was so bad? The server. Young guy. He was incredible! He’s the entire reason I didn’t send my plate back. It’s not his fault the food was terrible. He was attentive polite, helpful, funny and very kind. Thus, service, amazing! Food, not so much!
… moreJoseph DiPierno
We had a great dinner at Paganini, the food does take a little while because everything is made fresh to order, including the pasta. The wait staff was very attentive and Luka our waiter was very personable and generous with his time. Prices are very reasonable although it would be nice to see the beer priced a little lower.
… morekaitlyn k.
It’s such a cute little homey feeling place. The aesthetic of the restaurant is super comfortable however that’s about all I can say about it. With the service, the employees are super friendly but our food took a long while to come out and our orders were incorrect as well. We went on a Monday so maybe they were a tad bit understaffed but nonetheless our orders were incorrect and took a long time to come out. The pasta is definitely homemade and not from a box. I love that. But the taste is mediocre. It isn’t a place I would come back to but also not terrible. The food is simply okay. Not amazing, not bad, just alright. We ordered the chicken, the artichoke pasta, the beet pasta, the chocolate cake, and the tiramisu. I do not recommend the desserts. It’s super small and the chocolate cake (labeled as gluten free mousse) is just a dense bar of fudge. The tiramisu is also nothing special. It’s a cute place to sit and relax for a bit but at the end of the day, nothing special.
… moreMeghan Rich
One of my favorite restaurants around. Everything is made fresh and to order. The hospitality is wonderful. The prices are beyond reasonable. Also, the Pear and Gorgonzola Sacchettoni dish is one of the best pasta dishes I have ever had. Amazing every time!
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