This is my first visit. The restaurant is located about a 3-minute walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station. It is connected to a building from inside the station, so you don't have to go outside. I arrived around 11:00, just when they opened, and I was the first customer. Two more groups arrived later. The interior of the restaurant is spacious with tables lined up. I found out that it is a chain restaurant with 21 locations nationwide. Today, I ordered the daily pasta special in a large size for 1,000 yen, which was a chicken and shimeji mushroom Japanese-style pasta. It took about 12-13 minutes for the pasta to be served, which felt a bit slow. You have to get your own water, and even the pasta was brought by a machine. I wish the staff would bring it themselves. The pasta had small diced chicken, shimeji mushrooms, green onions, and plenty of sesame seeds. The flavor was well-balanced, with a nice amount of salt and a strong garlic taste. The pasta itself had a nice al dente texture. I was happy with the price considering the location, but I wished for a bit more personal touch in the service. I would like to try a tomato-based pasta next time. Thank you for the meal.

I visited a restaurant called Lapauza during their beer promotion from 7/27 to 8/31. They were offering a large glass of draft beer for only 190 yen. I went on a weekend night. This restaurant is located next to the 365 Sakaba Oimachi Gate City store, which I visited the day before. I actually wanted to go to the 365 Sakaba Shinjuku Sanchome store next door, but it was full, so I ended up at Lapauza as a backup plan. Here is what I ate and drank: - Draft Beer (Large Glass) (190 yen/cup) I had a total of 4 cups of beer. The foam was a bit too much, but considering the size of the glass, it was a great deal. I plan to visit another restaurant before the end of the month to enjoy more beer deals. Drinking Super Dry beer in this hot weather is pure bliss. - Bite-sized Coarse-ground Sausage (490 yen) Served with grainy mustard and sautéed spinach with butter. It was quite tasty and a good snack to have with beer. - French Fries (400 yen) Surprisingly served in a unique container, the fries were plain without any salt or pepper seasoning. I appreciated the simplicity and would have liked some ketchup on the side. - Shrimp and Broccoli Ajillo (700 yen) Served with 2 baguettes. The shrimp had a slightly fishy smell, but overall, the garlicky ajillo with shrimp and broccoli was a classic combination that went well with beer. - Eggplant in Tomato Sauce (780 yen) I felt like I needed to have pasta as a final dish at this restaurant. The dish had large pieces of eggplant, but I would have preferred them to be cooked a bit more. By this time, I was quite tipsy, so my taste buds were a bit numb. Drinking 4 large glasses of beer filled me up, but at 760 yen for 4 cups, it was a great deal. I hope the Colowide Group continues to do well. Thank you for the meal.

I went to the restaurant alone at night. I slipped in at the last minute, so there weren't many customers, which was nice because it wasn't noisy. I ordered pasta, appetizers, potatoes, and a main dish of hamburger (it was meaty and delicious) all at once. I really wanted to have dessert as well, but I couldn't make it before the last order deadline. It was an incomplete dinner...

I visited the restaurant at 9:00 pm, but it was extremely crowded, possibly because it was Friday. I was seated in a cave-like area at the back for the first time. The menu had changed since my last visit, and there were fewer options. I ordered a salad and dessert, but the baked apple I received had tough skin and was not to my liking.

It's a little past 12:30 on a weekday in February 2023, and the restaurant is quite empty. There are a few office workers, but mostly older customers and ladies having lunch. Perhaps the cheaper restaurants in Shinjuku are busier, reflecting the tough economy and low wages. The COVID-19 precautions are strictly followed, with hand sanitizing and temperature checks at the entrance. A serving robot is stationed at the front. The atmosphere is calm and cozy. I ordered the rich demi-glace meat sauce pasta for 900 yen and a lunch salad for 150 yen. I debated getting garlic toast and a large portion, but opted for the garlic toast to go with the meat sauce. The salad arrived promptly, with a mix of greens, purple cabbage, red onions, cherry tomatoes, mixed beans, and a carrot-orange dressing. It was surprisingly tasty for the price. The pasta came 12 minutes after ordering, cooked al dente and paired well with the flavorful meat sauce. The garlic toast was a perfect accompaniment to soak up the extra sauce. Overall, it was a delicious lunch experience at this new restaurant.

I had pizza and pasta for 1,030 yen at "La Pause" in Shinjuku Sanchome. It is a pasta restaurant located on the 5th floor of a building on the corner of Meiji Street and Shinjuku Street at the intersection of the third block. You can choose from the lunch menu until 5:00 PM. I ordered the daily lunch pasta for 700 yen, which was a Japanese-style pasta with chicken and mushrooms, and a half salami pizza for 330 yen. The pizza had a crispy cracker-like crust and was topped with salami, onions, and tomato sauce, making it a light pizza suitable as an appetizer. The pasta had thin noodles cooked al dente and was flavored with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, garlic, and soy sauce. It also came with a drink bar for 700 yen, making it a cost-effective option.

The 1015th customer, a man, came alone for pasta in Tokyo. It's cheap for lunchtime. Lunchtime comes with a drink bar. You can eat quickly and return to work. There are only table seats, but the interior is spacious with many seats. The pasta is quite ordinary, but it's a good choice for a casual meal. You can earn T POINTs. They also accept various electronic money and credit cards.

◆La Pause, an Italian restaurant chain that is conveniently located directly connected to Shinjuku Sanchome Station. Although I had seen this restaurant several times in Shinjuku, I had never had the chance to dine there. This time, I had some business nearby, so it was my first time entering the restaurant. The restaurant is located on the 5th floor of Keio Fronte Shinjuku Sanchome Building, directly accessible from the C2 exit of Shinjuku Sanchome Station, making it easy to reach without getting wet in the rain. It is right in front of Shinjuku Isetan across the main street. The lunch set with a choice of pasta starts from an amazing price of ¥760 including tax. Plus, all lunch sets come with a drink bar. Moreover, you can enjoy lunch from 11 am to 5 pm. This makes it very convenient for regular visits. As soon as you enter the restaurant, you will find the drink bar on the right side, which stands out with its neon lights. The interior of the restaurant is stylish, with warm-colored and slightly subdued lighting, and brick interior design throughout. It is quite spacious, which was not apparent from the exterior of the building. The unique interior design gives a foreign atmosphere, offering a little taste of a different world. I was guided to a seat in a separate room behind the door. The room can accommodate about 40 people and has a stylish rounded ceiling. There were Christmas decorations as well. The seats were about 80% full on a Sunday lunchtime. There were many women, and surprisingly, many families with children, making it lively. The waitresses were constantly moving around the restaurant, but there was a call button on the table, making it easy to call the staff even in the private room. ◆The choice of pasta is a great deal and the lunch sets are appealing The restaurant-exclusive hamburger lunch set. With rice and a drink included, at this price?! It reminds me of Saizeriya. There was also a limited-time menu called Spicy Curry Pasta. Additionally, the regular lunch pasta set offers a variety of 8 types of pasta. You can add a mini salad for an additional ¥100, or a dessert for ¥150, which is quite reasonable! You can also upgrade to a large portion of pasta for an extra ¥100 each. This time, I wanted something light and refreshing, so I chose the Clam and Okra Peperoncino from the regular menu. It costs ¥760 (tax included). I wondered if it would be spicy because it had a chili pepper symbol on it. ◆The light saltiness makes it easy to eat The Clam and Okra Peperoncino arrived in about 7 minutes. There was a slightly savory aroma, probably from the clams. You can see a little red here and there. It seems that this is the element of the chili pepper symbol I saw earlier. The light saltiness is delicious! However, the flavor of the clams and the richness make it slightly heavier than it looks. Also, since okra is included, it has a slightly slimy texture compared to regular peperoncino. The okra and clams go well together, making it easy to eat with a smooth texture. I didn't feel much spiciness from the chili pepper this time. If you are not sensitive to spicy food, you can eat it normally. The portion is small, so it is perfect for a light lunch. After eating, I went to the drink bar to get a drink! The ice selection included Calpis, cola, coffee, oolong tea, and other standard options. The hot drink server had a variety of options such as blend coffee, American coffee, cafe latte, cafe mocha, and hot cocoa. There were also packs of tea in the center, including chamomile, jasmine, green apple, among others. I started with a little iced coffee. It was quite strong. Next, I tried a hot cafe mocha. It was like cocoa.

Sunny day on 9/23, had a morning drink before my appointment in the afternoon. I wanted a place near my home that was easy to get to Shinjuku Sanchome area. There weren't many open places at 11 am, so I decided to go to a chain Italian restaurant. The menu mainly consisted of pizza and pasta. The restaurant was a bit dim inside, except for the window seats. I ordered a red wine decanter pasta lunch with clams and okra peperoncino, and a half and half pizza with margherita and salami. The pasta had a light flavor, but adding some salt made it taste better. The noodles were thin and slightly firm, and the okra was pleasantly slimy. The pizza was cute and slightly spicy, with a soft and chewy crust.

I visited for lunch. It's a 1.2-minute walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station. It seems to get quite crowded during lunch peak hours, but you can get in quickly if you wait. When I went this time, it was not crowded as it was slightly off-peak. There are smoking and non-smoking sections, and it is well-ventilated. All lunch options come with a drink bar, and you can add a salad set for an additional fee. There are a total of 6 types of main pasta dishes and a daily special pasta. They are all delicious! Good value for money and very satisfying. I recommend it to everyone.

La Pause Shinjuku Isetan-mae store, located right near Shinjuku Sanchome Station in Tokyo, offers a daily lunch pasta with a mini salad for an additional 800 yen. Today's special was Tuna and Cherry Tomato Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, which I decided to order. The restaurant is located on the 5th floor of a building above Shinjuku Sanchome Station and is part of an Italian chain. After ordering, I helped myself to some iced coffee from the drink bar and returned to my seat to find the mini salad waiting for me. It was decent for the price of 100 yen. Shortly after, my pasta arrived, cooked al dente and seasoned well for a classic Aglio e Olio taste. Considering the price, I was satisfied with the quality and taste of the pasta. Another delicious meal at La Pause, thank you!

I'm sorry, but I don't have a very good impression. It's not a high-end Italian restaurant like a personal store, nor is it aiming to be a chain restaurant like Capricciosa or Jiro's. It's more like a casual and affordable place like Saizeriya. From a price perspective, it would be classified as the latter, but there seems to be something different about it. It seems to be aiming for a third category beyond these simple classifications, but I couldn't quite pinpoint what makes it unique. Among other chain restaurants like Italian Tomato and Poporamarma, they also lack a distinct character, but the key word that comes to mind for this place is "all-you-can-eat." However, having all-you-can-eat for lunch doesn't seem like the goal here. When I visited last time, I ordered a regular lunch menu and added extra portions, but ended up spending over a thousand yen after adding bread and salad. So, after about a year and a half, I revisited. The reason for the revisit was simply that "Oh, I didn't write about this on Tabelog!" The lunch menu is a bit more expensive than the value set, but being someone with simple taste buds, I love meat sauce. I really wanted to eat meat spaghetti that day, which was one of the reasons I chose a pasta restaurant for lunch. I ordered the meat sauce, which was already over a thousand yen for a large portion. Then I added a lunch salad and garlic bread. Oh, it's already over 1200 yen... But I really wanted that meat sauce. Once the expectations are raised so high, it often leads to disappointment and negative reviews. But here comes the main event. The pasta is mixed with the sauce, and the noodles are cooked perfectly. The sauce blends in well, and the taste is great. Wait, was it this delicious before??? I mentioned that the spiciness of the sauce was good. It's a common issue with chain pasta dishes, where the sauce and noodles don't blend well, usually due to poor draining. But here, they are well integrated. This is high-level. Looking around, I feel like the layout of the restaurant has changed. The atmosphere has become more upscale. The staff's service is pleasant and polite. It seems like they have evolved without me noticing. Would you like to try the evening all-you-can-eat? I peeked in about three times before and after that day, but each time there was a waiting line, so I went to a different restaurant. Maybe a popular restaurant has emerged without me knowing? Encouraged, I added Parmesan cheese topping for 100 yen and garlic toast, making it a luxurious lunch for almost 1500 yen. Compared to the delicious steak I had recently for 1200 yen, the Italian buffet nearby where you can have authentic pasta (one plate) with pizza and salad all-you-can-eat for 1250 yen offers much better value! But the impulse to eat meat spaghetti is satisfied, so I'm happy. But I'm still hungry...

This is a restaurant I went to with my girlfriend a while ago! It is located inside Isetan and you can tell it's stylish from the outside! The interior is very stylish and perfect for a date! The food, including pasta and pizza, was excellent, as well as the drinks! The service from the staff was also great! It was amazing! I will definitely visit again!

It's been a while since I visited La Pausa. It's a restaurant I've been to a few times in Takadanobaba. Lunch is available until 3 pm, which is a bit longer than usual. I wanted to try a spaghetti with a tangy flavor, so I chose the tomato sauce pasta. However, it was a bit disappointing. The pasta had a unique texture, a bit on the firm side. I prefer it a bit softer. The portion size was good. The tomato sauce was mild in acidity, making it smooth but also a bit lacking in flavor. I added some habanero sauce from the table to spice it up, about 4-5 drops, and it became quite spicy, but it made up for the lack of flavor. The meal comes with a drink bar.

The taste was as expected. Lunch comes with a drink bar, which is a good deal. The Carbonara in the photo is not on the lunch menu. You can also use Rakuten Pay and PayPay.

All-you-can-eat menu, price increase but menu quality has worsened.

The salad half and regular pasta portion cost 1,060 yen in total. I think it's quite reasonable. The taste is delicious, so I recommend it!

I came here after a long time. It's a very reasonable Italian restaurant ❤️

Being taken to an all-you-can-eat restaurant by young people. The location is convenient, but the number of visitors is moderate, and you can eat a variety of foods at this price. I think it's GOOD!

◎ Recommended: - They offer all-you-can-eat and drink courses, making it perfect for casual drinking parties. - The dishes for the all-you-can-eat are freshly made. - Directly connected from Shinjuku-sanchome Station. - Accepts credit cards, electronic money, and QR payments. × Caution: - It takes time to serve as they cook the dishes after you order.