Cafe Amore in Kettering

The dough was tough, and the pizza arrived in Christmas boxes. The white pizza was so dry that you couldn't taste the sauce. It was more like chewy garlic bread. My jaw got a workout trying to chew this pizza.

My previous review got deleted. I used to love this place, but they will add 20 percent tip without your knowledge. Which I usually dont mind leaving but dont force it to me. (Hope they fixed this by now) I did not catch it before because we always go in as a big group and there is automatice service charge understandably. I noticed because this time was only for two of us. Very sad we won't be back.

One of my faves! This has been a neighborhood establishment for over 25 years. From food to service,👍& you can bring your own🍷

I never really write bad reviews because I always try to look for the best in everything's, but my service just wasn’t it. My server Niko was very distracted and seem to not even care enough about us therefore his job. It so sad seeing such an amazing restaurant be full with bad people who never wanna give amazing service and expect a good tip. Not only was the server bad, his appearance just made me lose my appetite. Niko not only was fighting the urge to give up on us but was also fighting a lot of his coworkers. Someone like Niko shouldn’t be working in a restaurant where it could ruin it reputation. I hope y’all can take further action and either fix his attitude or maybe just be better at hiring people who deserve it. Not a lazy bump like our server Niko. Thank you

This restaurant is a neighborhood gem❤️…!!! Great Italian food and BYOB (bring your own bottle). We have come to this great neighborhood Italian restaurant for about 25 years. Family owned and operated closely with pride, quality food and good service. It gets crowded at peak hours so plan accordingly when you come. This restaurant is a favorite with the senior crowd. Good food and good value. Wishing you many more years of success ❤️ The pizza we had tonight was fabulous. They also have a great take out business.

Great food every time. The spinach salad with salmon is amazing. Lobster ravioli as well.

I had spaghetti with bolognese sauce and it was soooo good

Excellent service and food. affordable prices.

Cafe Amore was a good Italian place with a lot of options. I have heard good things about their pizza but didn’t have it this time. We got a few pastas to share among the table which I’d recommend doing. Good flavors!

My absolute favorite Italian in the entire Dallas metroplex. The marinara can't be beat. Salads are always fresh. The roles are supreme.

I appreciate everything about this quaint high quality restaurant. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon meal. The door was authentic and seasoned wonderfully. Definitely a staple on my best cuisine experiences

Food from the appetizers to the main entree was delicious. The only thing I would say is to add a little more salt and roasted garlic to the pasta. Just a thought.

Always good food. Great prices! Mama has always taken very good care of us

Great prices. We have enjoyed everything I have tried. You may also bring in your own wine. It's delicious!

Love it all A dallas classic for Many years

I used to love this place but they kept my money after i had to cancel an order and change the payment method despite the order being the exact same. So i ended up paying double for one order even though it was the same order. The reasoning gave was “we already started your order when you canceled it” even though it had not even been more than 5 mins in between orders and it was the same order under the same name. would reconsider returning if i got my money back🤷🏻‍♀️

Nice looking place especially if you were to dine in. I hate to say but the food itself was nothing particularly special but I like to support local places like this. Sadly my regular pizza joint still goes undefeated.

Lovely place to enjoy with family excellent food and great service 👌

I read another review before and I didn’t trust it but sure enough it happened to me as well. Restaurant changed the total amount after I paid for the order to add more of a “tip” for themselves by like $6 more. Double-check your bank account after they charge you.

Not real professional, but the place is clean, staff is friendly, food was amazing.

Excellent food and prices remain reasonable.

Meet my family her for the first time visit. Will diffently be back. The food was excellent!

Never again! 3rd time this man has charged me wrong and if people think back carefully I’m Sure I’m not the only one this has happened too! He brings out food you haven’t ordered then charges you for it, today he charged me for my breakfast which I added halloumi when I paid I wondered why it was so expensive and when I confronted him he said he’d charged me for his lunch menu starter (halloumi salad) if that was the case it should of been brought out as a starter and not just a few pieces scattered over my breakfast and charge me for 2 separate meals! Absolutely rattled by this man’s behaviour, think people should wise up to his fraudulent activity , i will just rely on karma to get this man’s comeuppance as I highly doubt i will get my money back.. but I won’t stop letting people know how bad this place is for ripping you off! I would have paid £30 £40 £50 for my meal, it’s not even about that, it’s the slyness and the conning ways that comes with him, Maybe if your cooking skills were as good as your ripping people off skills, you might go far in life!

If you have allergies do not consider this places as they do not seem to care. Got take out for dinner and my son had an allergic reaction- I called to get ingredients to narrow down what he had a reaction to. The girl that answered the phone was very rude and would not tell me what was in the meatballs. I asked to speak with the manager and she argued with me. Manager got on the phone and was also really rude and hasty, this is a serious matter that they do not seem to care about. Just lost my family as customers.

Great food. Affordable prices. Chill, relaxed atmosphere. Friendly service. Chicken Cremora was delicious.

Amore has the best Italian vibe, this side of the Atlantic Ocean. The atmosphere is cozy, it's the next best thing to having an Italian ''Nonna'' (means Grandma) in your house. The servers are courteous and attentive, but not so attentive that they'd ask you ''how is everything?'' just when you started chewing a spoonful of spaghetti. The food is good, tastes homemade. And the portions are generous. The first thing I noticed were the real, red and pink fresh flowers adorning the tables. Very nice touch! And not to be missed were the Roman arches and columns that adorn Rome, Florence, and anywhere within a thousand miles of the Mediterranean (or 'Mare Nostrum'', Our Sea, as the Ancient Italians used to call it!). But then I noticed the art, and oh, what a great moment that was! Huge paintings after the Italian Renaissance masters, My favorite was the Venetian gondolas by Giovanni Antonio Canaletto. But then I noticed the sculptures after Michelangelo, and ''The Touch of God'' painting after the fresco from the Sistine Chapel. ''Amore'' is the right name for this restaurant, because you're sure to fall in love with the ambiance, the service, the food, or maybe even with the person sitting across from you!

🚨🚨🚨🚨Beware🚨🚨🚨🚨 8/6/2024: I've lived in the Richardson area for 30 years. I used to love this place but this year I will NOT RETURN. 🚨🚨🚨🚨Please Read 🚨🚨🚨🚨 They will add a 20% tip without your knowledge. They even have a line on the receipt to add a ADDITIONAL TIP!!!! Even if you only have 2 people. Please please look and check your receipt carefully before you sign!! I've been going here for years and ordering the Linguine in Clam Sauce. It's my favorite. I had to delete my previous review to create a new one. I DO NOT RECOMMEND but if you do go please be aware.

Spot on 5 star service all of them were fantastic and I’ll come again for sure they were so nice and friendly that it was a pleasure

Nothing to write home about. Attended as a function for UTD with fixed menu for the group. The worst Italian food in dallas and was not fresh. The cannoli tasted rancid

I was very disappointed with this restaurant. The food was mediocre at best. The waitress knocked over the flower vase and water ended up in our laps. On top of that they automatically charge 20% for tip. There was only 4 of us.

July 2024 We visited this restaurant after reading the reviews. The taste of the food is ok. My daughter enjoyed the build our own thin crust pizza. I ordered the veal Sinatra, kind of salty. Maybe I should order something else. My rating. 5 is very satisfy. Taste 3/5 Temperature 4/5 Speed of service 4/5 Attentive and courteous 5/5 Cleanliness 5/5 Will I return? I’m not sure. There are too many choices competing for my dollar.

I have been several times and the food and service is amazing. I will forever be a customer.

Authentic, homemade, Italian food. Small space with great food! BYOB if you want wine.

This a great Italian restaurant, BYOB is welcomed here.

Love this place. They have my favorite Spaghetti!! It's great to dine in or take out.

I have been coming here with my family for 6 years, and this is the first time I have received such bad service! Jessica appears disinterested in her work, was not approachable, gave us the bill while we were still eating, and had a super bad attitude. This is particularly disappointing because this is a great restaurant with excellent food, but her service was terrible!

Our first time here- and the food was delicious! We will be back!

The best service and the best spaghetti of my life, the best I always come here ❤️❤️

This is some of the best Italian food in the area! We have been dining here for years both in the dining room as well as for takeout. Family owned so they get to know you and make you feel like family too. Texans by way of New York so we’re fairly picky about pizza, but Cafe Amore hits the spot every time. Thin crust, lots of cheese, and just yummy deliciousness. Pasta dishes have always been good as well. Glad to have a great place for italian close to home.

Lived "across the street" since it opened. It's my go-to restaurant

The entire menu is very good and affordable prices.

Love the pasta here and my son loves the kids pizza!!

Everything we ate was very delicious and very friendly treatment.

Always have a great experience here, highly recommend!

Stopped by for breakfast whilst car in for a service. Very attentive and chatty owner. Nice coffee. I plumped for the Turkish breakfast and my partner an omelette. Both were well cooked and presented. Will definitely go back

Disgusting. $46.86 of wasted money. Threw it all away. Never again! Don’t believe the ratings.

Great food at reasonable prices.

One of the best deals in all of DFW Food was very good Best bank for your Buck

First time meeting with Son' s Girlfriend"s parents.also.sons birthday. Obviously wanted to make a good impression and Abi as usual made the evening a great success. Left him to give us a selection of starters taking into account the veggies and vegans amongst us..a superb selection. Main courses epic. A nice happy birthday banner at our table and a rose for each lady: the attention to detail is absolutely superb There is nothing to touch this place anywhere near Kettering. thanks Abi..

Can’t rate the welcome and customer service at this fab little cafe/bistro highly enough, it’s consistently top class, the owner is so lovely, and born for hospitality. Nothing is ever too much trouble for him.

Food had no taste. Chicken parmigiana frozen patty with lots of un flavor sauce.

It really is hard to go wrong with Cafe Amore. My personal favorite is their Vegetarian Lasagna.

Excellent Italian Food! We were in Italy a few months ago the food at Cafe Amore was every bit as good and better than some of restaurants we dined at in Italy! The service and people were awesome also! I highly recommend this restaurant!

Our group got 4 individual pizzas. There was plenty to eat, and extra to take home. Each one of us commented how luscious they tasted. We'll definitely be back.

I get the cheese tortellini here and I crave the sauce each time I go back. It’s very flavorful.

I can only say what a rip off. I ordered a sausage sandwich and was asked how many sausages i wanted (strange) . When it arrived i was given 2 very very thin slices of bread with half a sausage that was sliced in half! this only then covered a quarter of the bread area! I will never return again, and spend my hard earned cash trying to help smaller businesses. :(

Great little cafe. Sunday brunch. Great food. Friendly and efficient staff. Will certainly go back. Excellent 4 cheese omelette and chips. Good coffee.

Have you ever headed out in search of something different just for the sake of finding something different? We initially felt a bit uneasy walking in as our 2 year old son came in with a head full of steam, but we left newly inspired and grateful for this little treasure we have just a mile or two from our house. While searching for something different we found something so familiar. Though not a fan of the bread and olive oil/balsamic vinegar bread dip, I ABSOLUTELY fell in love with the Stuffed Mushrooms appetizer. I could've made a meal of this alone. So comforting. Moving on to our entree I had the Chicken Sausage Giambota. Now I'm usually a spaghetti/lasagna kind of guy, but from now on this is my go to Italian dish. Overall the atmosphere was so relaxed and so... what we needed that evening. Even with our misbehaving toddler. I can see future date nights including an obligatory trip to Cafe Amore.

Unpretentious place with good food. Rolls are warm and served with olive oil and balsamic.

I pre-ordered a pizza at approximately 4:30 PM requesting that it be delivered at 7 PM. It arrived 30 minutes late and is cold. They're only located approximately 5 miles from my house. I will never order from them again. Update: after trying to warm the pizza, I bit down on something hard; looks like an olive pit. Update #2: someone from the restaurant, I assume the owner just called me and argued with me. She told me that she had the best Italian restaurant. Even a mediocre restaurant would not argue with a customer over something like this.

First time ordering from this restaurant and I believe I made a great choice. The lasagna was delicious and the garlic bread was outstanding. No complaints with the cheese sticks and everything was still hot when delivered.

Honestly this restaurant and so nice and chill I love the food classic and true I honestly think it is run by an Italian family there Is definitely a matriarch running the show speaking Italian I love it she is cool lol

The owner charged me £2 for a take away can of Coke Zero! Even the blonde girl at the counter had to ask him twice as she couldn’t believe he was charging so much. Maybe it was because I had my ‘sunflower’ disabled badge in and he watched me park in the disabled bay so he thought I wouldn’t understand? Complete rip off - avoid.

First time. Grandson wanted Italian. Not fuss. Dipping bread was perfect. Dipping olive oil was expertly seasoned. Had the pasta sampler. Excellent. I couldn't identify the subtle snap in the marinara, but it was reeaally good. The tiramisu was excellent. Really rich without being heavy. Now we know to bring wine. We'll be back.

Exelente atención.muy amables y la comida exelente los recomiendo

A traditional but broad menu, everything I've tasted has been excellent. This restaurant is a neighborhood institution that has stood the test of time.

These idiots don't even know how to bake lasagna, nor can they get their heads around layering pasta with meat sauce and bechamel. And their baklava is not nice at all

I really love this place, the only night I was not happy was when a big party with 3 kids came in. This place is a nice quiet place to have a date night with a budget, so in my opinion if you are one of those parents who believe in letting your kids run around you can take them to a fast food restaurant but please do us a favor and let the rest of the people enjoy our evening

I walked in and got ignored by 3 staff. I wanted to chalk this up to them being busy, but one of the staff, some older guy in a grey polo looked at me with disgust. Like looked visibly disgusted. I think he was the manager or something. Spring valley road /never disappoints with abysmal and discriminatory service lol Food was mediocre as well. Pasta sauce was tomato water.

Order through UBER eats. So thrilled the food was piping hot, delicious and the rolls so fresh. Ordered the baked ziti with pink vodka sauce and pasta sampler. Everything was very good quality and tasty. Loved the desert cannoli and mouse cake. Be sure to try Cafe Amore out. Thank you

Great food, great service. Portions are large and even great the next day. Byob place, and many locals there every evening

Lunch. Chicken Parmesan with spaghetti and marinara sauce. Chicken Marsala with penne pasta. Garlic rolls. Italian Salad was plentiful and good. Tomato basil soup paired well with the warm rolls. Both entres were good portions and the penne pasta was perfect. The marsala sauce had plentiful mushrooms but the taste of the wine was not as expected. Still tasty. The warm rolls were warm and good. The spaghetti noodles were a bit overcooked but only slightly so ok. The spaghetti sauce was mostly a me too. Nothing unique or special but standard fare and not a problem. Service was good and unobtrusive. Atmosphere was nothing special. Small and slightly intimate. Ok and clean. Bathroom was CLEAN!!!!!

I guess if you do not look like everyone you will not get the same customer service as anyone else. Nobody was friendly to me and my guests. Very belittling and unprofessional.

Delicious food and friendly staff. I ordered the fried ravioli as an appetizer it was so good. As the main dish, I ordered the veal piccata and my husband the veal florentine, both dishes were amazingly delicious. The rolls are the largest I have ever seen. They are warm and soft, just delicious. We ordered the cream cake to go, for later. It was light, creamy and oh so yummy!!!

adore this location Since I first started coming here for meals as a young child, I have never had an unpleasant experience. I was really satisfied with my first order of their lobster ravioli dish tonight! It was ideal after I added some crushed red pepper and Parmesan cheese.

They offer a good menu at extremely affordable costs. The food was excellent, and portions were large.

This is an interesting restaurant; from the outside, it appears like any other strip mall pizza place, yet within is a spacious, well-furnished eating area. They offer a good menu at affordable costs.

The food was excellent, service also it was awesome , I love the fact that you can bring your own alcohol That's a Big Plus . Again the food was really good .I had the Salmon and shrimp Amore which is not listed on the review 🤔 it was awesome .

DO NOT EAT HERE! I ate here alone, single diner, one entree, $17 and they added a 20% service fee to the $17. Nowhere on the menu was a service fee listed. Nowhere in the restaurant at the entrance, on the walls, on the tables, was a 20% service fee posted on signs. Then they took the $17 + the 20%, added it together and calculated the Texas Sales Tax with that total. Then they went further and suggested a 15%-20% TIP based on the total of the 3 items: cost of the dinner + the 20% service fee + Sales Tax. TOTAL RIPOFF. I left $17 plus 8.25% Sales Tax in cash and walked out. The food wasn't that good either. 2 thin pieces of meats, a dollop of pasta like not even 3 oz. Water was never refilled. They get a lot of regular old customers who bring their own bottles of wine because the restaurant is BYOB and offers a wine uncorking service. Those tables get all the attention. Me being a solo diner, the waitress took my order and she was never to be seen again. Someone else brought my dinner and bread. After my dinner was delivered, no one did a check back within 5 minutes of it to see if my food was made to order, at correct temperature and if it was acceptable. Also no one came to check to see if I needed more bread or if I needed my water refilled. When I was finished eating, I sat there for a while waiting for someone to clear out my empty dishes and to ask if I want anything else: again, water refill, or dessert. NOBODY came by. I had to wave down a server and ask for the check. IT IS ILLEGAL TO ADD THINGS ON A RESTAURANT BILL IF IT'S NOT POSTED OR LISTED ON THE MENU. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE AUTOMATIC GRATUITY OF 15-18% FOR PARTIES OF 4-6 OR MORE BUT I WAS DINING ALONE.

Chicken in pasta was super dry. I specifically requested extra Parmesan cheese multiple times on my delivery order and they did not even give me any which was really frustrating. Lobster ravioli were extremely bad way over cooked (tasted like chef boyardee) and mushy and had the fake lobster you can get from the store in them.

They act as if they don't want the business. The lil white haired lady was rude.

Café Amore has been my #1 Italian restaurant for a while, and it continues to be. It’s fresh, rich, and the flavor is simply exceptional. My family and I come here anytime we are craving Italian food. I definitely recommend this delicious cuisine. 10/10!!

Excellent food and service. Atmosphere was pleasant, not too much noise.

Great value and delicious. Best egg plant

The bread is great and it was one of the best subs I ever had. It was toasted just right with a house salad dressing that is definitely equal to my favorite dressing of all time. It’s really quiet with nice artwork that goes really well with the scheme if you like small cozy little restaurant. Definitely the best place to eat in the area hands down. Can’t believe it took me so long to try it out.

Need to improve the air at the front door 🚪

Cafe Amore has been a family favorite for years. When my son comes home from college we alway go to Cafe Amore. For a recent take out order we did not get one of our entrees. I called the restaurant and 10 minutes later they delivered the food. Best service and food !

Wow! Our first taste of Café Amore’s pizza and we’re in love. They were able to make my idea of the perfect pizza: olive oil and garlic foundation, eggplant, artichoke, and mozzarella toppings. The mozzarella was wonderfully stringy. My husband had his usual red sauce with his pepperoni, mushrooms, and onion toppings. He, too, enjoyed it. Oh, I forgot to mention the crust. It’s soft just the way I like it. Update: Mama Mia…that’s some good pizza! We keep going back for our pizzas. Right now we enjoying the Supreme pizza with everything on it, but my eggplant and artichokes. Another update: if management reads this review you need to talk to your pizza maker. If a customer is waiting for their pizza as soon as you finish putting it in the box, announce to your waiting customers that it’s done. My husband is getting really annoyed when the pizza gets put on the pizza oven without a shoutout of his name. In fact last week he bought pizza elsewhere. Update: The owners have gotten their act together and they now announce when a pizza/other dishes are ready. Yayyyyy!

As usual chef Abi excelled expectations! Stayed open late and the food was astounding. I took friends who now wish they lived near to Kettering A totally fabulous establishment

Disappointing lunch take-out experience today. Ordered chicken fettuccine Alfredo over the phone but was given regular fettuccine Alfredo when picked up. Didn't notice until I was already home with the food and I checked the receipt so that was partially on me. Could have been avoided if the person on the phone repeated the order to me to double check, or if the order was repeated to me while at the restaurant .Food was still good but just left me a bit disappointed.

Delicious food!! Excellent preparation!! Congratulations!!

Local family favorite Italian restaurant that has been in business for a long time. Food is very good and reasonably priced and BYOB friendly too! My go to Italian restaurant!

Delicious food and it's actually served hot and not room temperature as other restaurants. Great prices too!!!

The salad didn't look very fresh and the dressing didn't taste very good.

You won’t find a bad dish here. The pink vodka sauce they use for their pasta and stuff mushroom dish is second to none. Fresh bread paired with friendly customer service!

lasagna was good garlic bread was good, and the complementary bread they give you is very good overall very nice atmosphere

Best lasagna ever! I'm sure everything else is great as well.

Great food, great service and prices.

So I’ve been ordering from here recently and time I order it comes hot and fresh. They always listen to my instructions on Uber eats which is awesome. It’s the best part of my day to get food from them. Thank you cafe amore -Ke B :)

One of the best Italian restaurants, I have been to. We went here just for desserts.. We will return for a dinner outing as well. The owners were super friendly