Hummingbird Pastaria

The charming exterior has always intrigued me and I was excited to finally have the chance to try it. The interior is simple. More could have been done to spruce up the environment. We were warmly greeted and really enjoyed the service. Fun fact, one of the servers is Italian; born and raised in Sicily. You don’t find that very often in Chattanooga. We ordered gnocchi and an eggplant dish which were good but not extraordinary. The gnocchi was a bit too soft and the roasted peppers in the gnocchi were a bit too big. However, I did appreciate the freshly grated parmigiana. The eggplant was seasoned well but wasn’t something you couldn’t find at another Italian restaurant. Overall, the experience was enjoyable but the food and atmosphere had room for improvement.

The bruschetta was good, but the high hopes that I had for this restaurant were squashed about 2 bites into my lamb marsala when I pulled the long black hair out of the bite on my fork. Unfortunately, nothing was done about it and the meal was still full price. Needless to say I did not finish the dish. The service was decent but could definitely use some attention when it comes to timeliness on refills.

The best restaurant in Signal Mountain? I've been coming here for years and never had a bad meal. Delightful staff, fresh (and local) ingredients, and they really know how to cook Italian food! I came here less than a week after spending two weeks in Italy and *still* had a wonderful meal. The addition of a plant-based menu is simply fantastic. Really helpful for finding something to eat for the whole family.

Good Italian restaurant on top of Signal Mountain. Food is nearly always very good. They have moved away from table service and now you order at the back, find a table and they bring your food. I'm not a big fan of this way of serving though as the table service is lost. They do bring out water and bread with the food but that's all the service you'll get.