Amore Infused

Amore is such a great place for a romantic date and amazing Italian food. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the service was great. Hopefully we'll be able to sit outside next time- the place was crowded when we were there! Don't even get me started on the desserts- heavenly! I don't have enough good things to say about Amore- you just have to go!!! more

We walked quite a ways past countless other restaurants to go to Cafe Amore based on everyone else's gleaming reviews. What a waste of time. Apparently all of those other reviews were written by friends of Cafe Amore. Upon entering and throughout our meal, we were the only two customers there... not a good sign. I ordered an iced tea- the hostess said they didn't have iced tea (it was on the menu). I looked at the menu online before deciding where to eat and hoped to get the spaghetti. Alas, this was a special that is only available on Mondays. Their main fare is limited to salads, pizza, and calzones. They did not have half of the normal selections for the calzone fillings, so I ordered an 8" pizza with just sausage. This was the worst pizza I have ever had. The crust was non-existent. Paper thin with no flavor. The sauce was lacking, and the cheese and sausage were the same as Pizza Hut. Basically, a soggy matzo with poor toppings. Don't waste your time going to this place. All of the other reviews are wrong. It took ten minutes to get a glass of water! It was a big waste of time and money. Useless. more

went to amore for happy hour a few weeks back and was so impressed. quite a large happy hour menu - so much to choose from (drinks & foods), which i find not to be the case at other bars/restaurants. i recommend the Marsala Burger and Amore Mac & Cheese. wasn't a big fan of the Bruschetta. overall, a great time and i will be back. Pros: central location in seattle more

My partner and I had reservations for Valentine's Day. After seating us, the hostess placed some papers in front of us and left, saying our server would be with us shortly. We looked over the papers, which turned out to be a "special" Valentine's Day menu. It was 1/4 the size of the regular menu and offered nothing that sounded particularly appealing. When our server arrived we let him know we'd be ordering off of the regular menu instead, and he replied, "Oh, yeah, actually that's not available tonight." Excuse me? "Well, it's such a busy night (the room was 2/3 empty), and our kitchen is small, so we had to cut back to accomodate." Now, look: If you want to have a special Valentine's Day menu, that's fine and wonderful, but the least an establishment can do is make that KNOWN when people are making the reservation! I pointed this out, and our server replied, "Yeaaahhh... we don't really have a web guy." I'm sorry, but you had our phone number and our e-mail address - the lack of a "web guy" does not strike me as an impediment to letting people know, when they make a reservation for a special night, that 3/4 of your menu won't be available! As if that weren't enough, there was some shady work on the aforementioned Valentine's Day menu. The "three courses for $55" was a bit misleading - and by "a bit" I mean "wholly and entirely," since if one selected the *most* expensive items for each course, it would total $55 - anything else would, according to the prices listed, total less. The fine print noted that the items were available on an a la carte basis, but my impression was that they rather hoped nobody would do that math - else why offer it as a "three courses for $55" special? Perhaps I'm overly cynical after our experience, but I worked in a great many restaurants when I was in school, and none of them were run like this! We walked out. We decided we'd rather cook at home (there was no way we were getting in anywhere else at 8:30 on Valentine's Day!) than give this place our business. The food might be fantastic, but I'll never know. I'd advise anyone considering Amore to stay away on principle. Pros: None I know of... Cons: Read on... more

We went here for a date and had a nice romantic evening. The karaoke was beginning a bit late and we are early diners. We were served well and promptly, had a nice dinner. Their tiramisu is one of the best I have had.. Highly recommended! Pros: Food, Service Cons: Parking in downtown can be an issue more

The only reason Im revuing this restaurant is that I found it on CitySearch; and the revus on this restaurant made me want to try it ... so here goes ... My wife and I were celebrating our anniversary; we thot about going to the new El Gauchos in Bellevue, but when we saw the menu prices ... holy sh_t ... I dont think so ... can you say 'poor economy'... Anyway we rate 'Amore' restaurant: above average, very good food, but the atmosphere is questionable ... we went kinda late, about 9p, after a movie; our table was rite by the hallway to the bathroom, and there was a constant smell of paint thinner in the air coming from the hallway; so if you go, ask not to sit by the hallway ... We started by ordering some wine and the Portabello mushrooms for appetizer, excellent ... For dinner, my wife ordered the oyster stew, but they were out of it ... which was a little annoying, that they didnt tell us until we ordered it ... she also order Wild Salmon n Rock Shrimp Pasta ... very good n tasty pesto ... the only thing was it was not hot enuf (temp) ... I ordered the Wild Mushroom Ravioli ... also very good ... luvd the the Port Wine Sauce n mushrooms on top of the ravioli ... and again, it was not hot enuf ... dont get me wrong the food was still very good ... I just wondered why, cuz the whole restaurant was not that busy ... As a cook myself, keeping food hot and serving it hot is an issue when it comes to serving a lot people ... the servers should serve the food rite as it is finished cooking, especially when it is pasta ... otherwise I would have givin 'Amore' a 4-star instead of 3 ... Pros: pretty darn good food ... Cons: atmosphere a little cheesy ... more

A group of us just finished hosting a retirement party (happy hour) for a colleage and everyone had a great time. Sean and his staff, particularly, Robert and Luke were great! We arranged for appetizers, which were delicious- calamari, cheese, fruit, shrimp and brushetta. You should check them out next time you need to host a party. more

Im a hair designer and I know alot of people mostly my great clientel who love to eat at a restaurant with great food and service and I highly recommend amore . the unique thing about the amore the owner shawn is a master chef the foods are excellent and the server have great attitude. check out the happy our great menu oh! mamamiya order the mini pizza deliciouso! Ive been to alot of restaurant in seattle so i know whos who? and if its great ill send my clients to best only and one of the best is the amore..... Pros: great food and service Cons: parking more

Yeah, the ambiance is a tad cheesy. Well check the website out, it is also cheesy. I went to Cafe Amore on 04/22/09. The food-it's OK. I could taste the alcohol still in my alfredo sauce. My friend had the salad with duck breast. She really enjoyed it. I mainly picked this place because it's on the Passport Card. When payment time came, I placed my credit card and Passport Card out. The waitress came back and asked how I wanted the payment split. I had to explain to her that one card is an actual credit card and the other is a Passport Unlimited Card. She left and came back a few minutes later and said they do not accept the Passport for lunch. I was pretty sure they did, but did not want to make a scene in front of my friend. When I returned to the office, I logged onto the Passport website, sure enough it shows that they do accept the Passport for lunch. I immediately called the restaurant and asked to speak with Sean, the manager and owner. I left a message with a server and have yet to hear back from Sean. I also tried to email him from two different email accounts and both times the email was undeliverable. Cons: management more

I can no longer endorse this venue Cons: The Chef / Owner more

After reading the good reviews I wanted to take my wife to a nice restaurant in Belltown. Unfortunately, we chose Amore Restaurant and were quite disappointed for the most part. The service was very good and the waitress was attentive so no problems there. The highlight of our meal were the salads. Entrees were served luke-warm and were definitely not worth the price. Definitely will not be returning. Pros: Salads were delicious, Service Cons: Prices too high, Entrees luke-warm more

My husband and I had the pleasure to dine at Amore last Saturday night. The food was fabulous. Way out there above the norm. Chef Sean is a Seattle treasure. What a wonderful guy. I admire him for all the charity work he does in addition to his fabulous cooking. His personal story should be written up in a book. He prepared a special tray of orderves to start our meal which was heavenly. I had the special fish dish and my husband had the Lasagna. Both were a culinary delight, as well as exquisitely prepared and presented. I felt like I was dining at one of the most expensive places in town based on the food and service, but I was pleasently surprized to find the bill was very modest indeed. A great pleace for a special night out. Pros: food, service, ambience, value more

The moment i set foot in the door, i was greeted. I had heard about this Hazy Nights Burlesque show and wanted to come and "Check it out" and so i did. not only did i find the show FIRST RATE, but the performances were spectacular. from everything from a Dancing Alligator named FERNANDO to Burlesque divas, to the Host making fun of his own life. That is NOT an easy thing to do onstage. He caused me to Laugh, Cry (with his Beautiful Rendition of "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables) it was truly a night to remember. The Food was DELICIOUS! Service Excellent. What more could I ask for? Cocktails were superb. the show itself is a Great Evening of FUN!!! I hope you will go and expereince it as i did. The show apparently happens every Saturday night at 9pm. So if you get the chance.. Go get hazy with Hazy Nights! its a HOOT!! Pros: Delightful, Friendly, and Downright FUN!!! Cons: That you aren't there for dinner right now! more

i went to this restaurant on a date at the recommendation of a friend. my experience was so foul that i am even now considering the merit of that friendship. to begin, the service was atrocious: our waiter barely spoke english, and the waiter from the table beside ours wouldn't leave us alone to eat our meal. the first 3 things we selected off of the menu were not available (for a saturday night, you would think they would offer full fare), when we got our food hers was cold and mine was pasty and tough.. and the portions were pathetic. about 3/4 through the meal, our waiter had vanished. you could hear someone yelling and cussing at someone else (perhaps our missing waiter?) above the music (i assume it was a manager or owner because they were screaming about "MY F@$%^&* RESTAURANT") the restaurant was relatively dead, so it was quite clear. we left without finishing our meal, and without leaving a tip, just in time to see a couple of drag queens begin some sort of show in the other room. i DID have a very tasty grapefruit-infused cosmopolitan though, but even it was not enough to wash the foul taste this joke of an intimate experience left, out of my mouth. Pros: good vodka infusions Cons: where to begin.... more

We have been to alot of Italian restaurants and by far this is one of my favorites. When we arrived we were greeted promptly. Our dinner included appetizer, salad, and (of course) The Main Course. Everything had perfect flavor. Now as for our sever he was the best. Not once did we have to ask for a refill, actually if I remember correctly we didn't have to ask him for anything because he had done everything taken care of automatically. We have seen the servers who are over the top nice (annoying) and servers who just don't care (rude and I wouldn't go back). Well Valentino was just right so if you have the opportunity ask for Valentino you wont be sorry. :) Ok enough about the service back to the food, we had the spinich dip appetizer it was very good as well as the salad very fresh, and for dinner I had the Chicken Alfredo..........SO good the chicken almost melted in my mouth. Just the right amount of sauce and amazing flavor. All in all we will be back. I have already recomended this restaurant to quite a few people!!! more

On Friday night for $20 they have dinner and a movie night. they were showing a spaghetti western and had a wonderful 3 course meal to accompany it. The four layer meat lasagna on an alfredo sauce was very good. Pros: interesting menu, fun place Cons: Fig, blueberry and balsamic vinegar reduction too vinegary on the braised lamb more

Amore restaurant, located under the tracks at 5th and Bell is what neighborhood dining is all about. The monorail should just stop here. i've dined here for 4 years and EVERY TIME i've had a tasty and satisfying experience. The atmosphere is warm, the staff welcoming, the food wonderful, served hot and with attention to detail. And the cocktails! Fogettaboudit. New drinks and $3 dollar happy hour specials are created regularly by master mixologist Ernie. Happy hour is 4-7 and 10-12 daily. The large menu includes $2 sliders WITH grilled onions, gorgonzola and sausage. Mmmmm Mmmmmmm. Cascade's sliders are put to shame. Spaghetti westerns on Friday night. Cabaret on Saturday. Comedy on Tuesdays. Live Duets on Sunday. Chef/owner Sean Langan is ever present in the house and personally reaches out with care and concern for his community. His selfless generosity recently provided Thanksgiving dinner to 500 local homeless and hungry people. DO NOT DELAY! Love is present in every way. Now that's AMORE! more

TOO BAD! I used to go to amore when they were by the glass studio and the food was ok. now it is overpriced and of very bad quality.I was served a chicken fettuccine that had chicken in it that tasted like is was boiled. it was stringy and bland. the sauce was too spicy and the noodles were overcooked. my girlfriend had a pizza that looked and tasted like a pizza right oput of the box in the freezer. we paid the too-high bill and left never to return. when we tried to complain the chef was patronizing and smiling like a fool as if we didn't know how we liked our food, booo. Pros: none Cons: it's still open more

I love this place! I am tired of selfish fools with cold hearts trying to get there pain out in negative reviews of this fine establishment. For the last two years, I have watched this Cafe' grow and produce such an amazing environment for lovers to come together and the lonely heart to find a place to belong. The Staff takes you in from the moment you enter the door and paints you amongst the brilliant clouds that decorate the heavens above you. If you find yourself disappointed with your visit, maybe you should check what baggage you have brought with you. I have been across the country, visited too many fine places in the short years of my life so far, but never have I found better food or service. When I go out, I go to Amore. Everyone I have told about this place has come back to me in love. My friends from the midwest are always asking about the staff. They loved the food and attention they recieved while visiting. Sean, You have an amazing restaurant and no matter where I live, I will always make the trip to join the atmosphere you supply. When I walk in the door everybody knows my name and remembers my order. I feel like a king and my friends live like royalty as soon as the first dish is served. Oh, I guess I should say a little something about the New Years Eve activities I enjoyed. I am left speachless with the joy I felt at the end of the night. There was something for everybody. Even a Rockabilly band that just astounded me. No complaints. If you are in need of a heart warmer or maybe just looking for some amazing traditional Italian food, you have found the place. Thanks Sean, Ernie and all the staff at Amore and I look forward to the next time I am in. Amore, A place for the heart powered with lover and set in the clouds by passion. more

Greetings. I must say that the ambiance and food was superb. I had intentionally gone to Amore to see about the well praised Ryan Hazy singing vegas showtunes and when i showed up. i was greeted politely at the door and then informed that Ryan Hazy is no longer there. I was saddened when i heard this. But as they say in france C'est LaVie. I was greeted with kindess and served promptly. The wait staff sure do know their stuff. I hope that they will bring him back. Because I want to get in touch with Ryan about a potential business proposition. We want him back in New York. He is a great actor. Thank you amore for a wonderful dinner and fine wine. Pros: greeting at the door, fast service, knowledgeable staff Cons: Ryan Hazy isnt there any more. more