10/06/08

INCREDIBLE FOOD

by 72056

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

08/23/09

Good food, nice service

by aarthiasdad

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

08/19/09

Good Unique Food

by gohuskypup

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 ...

07/23/09

Great place for an office party

by lululouise

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.

06/30/09

one of a kind restaurant in belltown seattle

by joevir

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

05/08/09

Just OK

by mnakasu

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

03/19/09

Fall from grace

by Cyb3rK4t

I can no longer endorse this venue

• Cons: The Chef / Owner

12/29/08

A note about the cabaret (time change)

by AtlantaSummer

Just an FYI for visitors to the site, the Saturday night Cabaret show is now starting at ***7pm***. Yes, there's still occasionally a dancing alligator (he's my boy, is Fernando). Stay tuned!

• Pros: yummy food, great entertainment
• Cons: the website doesn't get updated often enough

12/28/08

Overpriced romantic restaurant in Belltown

by pilot12

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

09/10/08

Original & Creative Cabaret & Dining

by MisterTheatreCritic

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!