For affordable, good-tasting pastas and pizzas, we always head for Pasta Mania. Very good range of pastas & sauces and thin-crust pizzas. Pastas are cooked al dente, sauces are authentic home-cooked, pizza crusts are crisp. To complete your meal, there are three combo meals featuring a drink, choice of two soups and garlic bread.

The Suntec branch is good for snacking in between shopping at Suntec City Mall, waiting for a movie at Eng Wah, or working out at True Fitness. Only gripe is that the seating is very very close together and arranged in rows, so it can quite hard to get a seat or get to your seat.

The ongoing promotion of pasta and drink for about eight bucks is excellent value if you don't want to fill up with the combo and main.

Otherwise, select a pasta, upsize for a small fee and share with a friend. Enough for a small meal, or add the combo for a fuller meal.