Pronto: not bad considering it's a big chain, also reasonable

Area:  Various locations　(visited location was Nagoya building 名古屋　ビルディングB1F）
Restaurant:  Pronto  プロント
Website and map:  http://www.pronto.co.jp/shop/detail?shopid=0525333857

This cafe is a big chain, but I wanted to try their morning service (price includes coffee or tea).  There are a variety to choose from such as the standard toast and egg (¥390), where you can sub the egg for yogurt.  The toast is actually quite thick and you get the whole slice (unlike a lot of places that give you half).  There is also a ham and cheese toast set (¥450).  I however wanted to have an english muffin, so I went for the most expensive (¥480).  It comes with scrambled egg and bacon.   All sets come with a salad (red onion, cabbage, lettuce, red pepper) dressed with a simple oil and vinegar dressing.  The english muffin was toasted and came with soft margarine.  I think I would have preferred butter, and if they brought the plate out sooner so the margarine could melt into the holes.  It was chewy in the centre and had a bit of sourdough-like flavor.  The scrambled egg had a nice gooey half cooked texture.  Pronto's coffee is actually a nice blend.  It's mild with little acidity.

The lunch menu, unlike a lot of other big chain cafes, specializes in pasta, instead of the usual soups and sandwiches.

The pasta set is great because it can be ordered anytime, even during non-lunch hours.  You can add a drink and salad for just \290.  What caught my eye is that there are a few dishes that are made with fresh tagliatelle.  Of course this is what I ordered. I went for the shrimp and avocado basil sauce pasta (\820).  The pasta was no doubt fresh, as it had a nice al dente chewiness to it.  The sauce was a whole lot of basil and the salt level was controlled nicely.  The accompanying salad was a mix of green and purple shredded cabbage, red pepper, red onion and lettuce.  It was lightly dressed, but this allows it to match well with any of the pastas.  

It has a modern cafe feel, and for those of you that are smokers, there is a smoking room available.