Cafe Amore (Belltown)
Friendly staff, ok atmosphere, out of the way
location, but avoid it, avoid it, avoid it
Amore
is trying hard, it really is. They are new and they want to succeed in a
location that several other places have failed in (the former location of
Spice).
However, they are cutting corners on the most important thing,
the
food. This would be ok, if they were charging
you appropriate prices. However, a meager Antipasto with all (obviously) canned
ingredients should not cost $9. The Entrees range from $16 to over $30, and they
are plated like they are sculptures of culinary artwork. However, it comes back
to the ingredients which are obviously cheap. The wine selection is weak, but
priced like it is very exclusive.
I
want to like this place, really. The staff were great and they are trying.
However, I feel like the owners are just trying to pull the wool over the eyes
of people who don't know any better. It's a place with all flash and no
substance. It is the most cynical of all restaurants, the kind that thinks if
they give you expensive looking food, you won't know any better; even if the
chicken is frozen, not fresh, the ingredients come out of cans and the wine is
from a box.
Posted: Sat
- November 18, 2006 at 09:35 AM
|
