After living in Italy for a year, I am very picky with Italian food... but I adore the pasta here!!! So fresh and delicious!

Absolutely delicious and authentic home made style pastas!!!

its a real treat to have, even though prices are litle higher, its worth it!

All you need is to buy your fresh pasta, make your own pasta tomatoe sauce at home and serve it.

Important note: This listing is for Donnini's fresh pasta shop only. It is NOT for the restaurant of the same name further down the road; there's a separate WOMO listing for that. I believe the restaurant is run by the same people, but I cannot comment on it because I've never eaten there.

I've been a customer of the fresh pasta shop in Lygon St for well over twenty years. They make a number of different fresh pastas and pasta sauces - see their website for the full range - and all the ones I have tried have been of excellent quality.

My favourite pasta here is the agnolotti (a filled pasta, similar to ravioli), of which they sell about seven different types, mostly vegetarian, and my absolute favourite of those is the mushroom agnolotti. I think many other people must agree with me, because it seems mushroom is always the first variety to sell out for the day.

I buy my agnolotti in bulk, separate it into its individual squares, lay it out on trays, freeze it, and then pack it into freezer bags. It freezes brilliantly. When I'm ready to cook it, I take it out of the freezer and throw it straight into boiling water; no need to thaw it. The exact cooking time varies slightly depending on the type of pasta and your personal preference. I give the mushroom and spinach pastas about 10 minutes when cooking it from frozen, and the pumpkin pasta about 8, but you should experiment and see what works for you, or ask the friendly staff for advice. After it's cooked, I drain it and serve with a little olive oil or melted butter, some ricotta if I have any, a scattering of semi-dried tomatoes, and lots of shaved parmigiano reggiano. Delicious. No need for any fancy sauces.

I'm also very fond of their spinach and ricotta canneloni. It makes a really easy meal when you're too tired to cook - just bung it in the oven, make a green salad to go with it, and that's dinner sorted.

Donnini's isn't especially cheap, but the quality is superb and I think it's worth the price.

If you're looking at their website, be careful not to write down the wrong address. Donnini's used to be at 398 Lygon St, on the east side of the street, next door to Trotters. About a year ago they moved directly across the road, to the WEST side of Lygon St (the odd-numbered side), and Trotters expanded to fill Donnini's old store. At the time of writing, though, they still have not updated the address on their website, so don't go looking for Donnini's at their old address. Their new store is at 337 Lygon St, in between Jimmy Watson's and the Nuts About Life nut shop.