Amore Bistro Kettering by Chef Abi — Restaurant in England

Café Amore, Kettering: A Turkish Holiday You Can Eat (No Passport Required) 🇹🇷☀️🍴

You know when you walk into a place and it immediately feels like you’ve made the best decision of your entire week? That’s exactly what happened when we pulled up a chair at Café Amore in Kettering. Within about thirty seconds, it was less “Saturday brunch in Northamptonshire” and more “sunny long lunch by the Aegean, with a suspiciously good tan.”

The Arrival: Sunshine on a Plate

Before we could even think about being polite and saying “Oh no, you order first,” the first wave of dishes arrived—and they just kept coming. We were greeted with a platter that looked like a love letter to Mediterranean food: • Hummus smoother than a Barry White song, just begging for a hunk of bread to dive into it • Tzatziki so fresh you could practically hear cucumbers applauding from the kitchen • Tangy olives, spicy tapenade, and flatbreads still warm enough to fog your sunglasses

And then came the real heavy hitters: • Crisp golden falafel (honestly, you’d need self-restraint of steel not to eat them all immediately) • Kibbeh, those glorious parcels of seasoned meat and bulgur wheat, so good we almost started negotiating over who got the last one • Fried prawns, crunchy on the outside, tender and juicy inside—a dish we would have happily fought each other for if there weren’t so much else coming

And we haven’t even got to the grilled meats yet—chargrilled chicken, lamb, kofte and vegetables, all smoky, juicy, and singing with spices. The plate didn’t just feed us—it silenced us (and if you know our table, you’ll know that’s saying something).

The Atmosphere: Come Hungry, Leave Family

Café Amore is the definition of relaxed, friendly charm. You don’t get rushed. You don’t get pretense. You get good, honest food, cooked with love, served by people who actually seem delighted that you’re there.

The staff made us feel like long-lost friends returning from a journey, and at one point, we half expected someone to offer us a deck chair and a view of the sea. It’s that warm. The décor is unfussy but lovely—because who needs fussy when the food is doing all the showing off?

The Experience: A Full-Body Holiday Mood

By the time we were tucking into the last of the breads, scooping up every precious scrap of sauce, and drinking our Turkish coffees like seasoned travellers, we were well and truly transported.

This wasn’t just lunch—it was a proper mini break. One bite of hummus. One sip of coffee. One big, satisfied sigh. Repeat until you can barely move.

The Verdict: A Five-Star Feast With Bonus Sunshine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☀️

Café Amore is a treasure. It’s a big-hearted, belly-filling, joy-spreading kind of place, where the food hugs you from the inside and the staff greet you like family.

If you love Turkish food, if you love great hospitality, if you love leaving a restaurant happier (and heavier) than when you walked in—you owe it to yourself to visit.

Five stars—plus a bonus star for every time we said “this is amazing” through a mouthful of food. We’ll be back. With bigger appetites. And...

We were looking for somewhere to go for a drink and a light snack. I remembered this cafe from a few years ago bit hadn't realised it had new owners. A very charming waitress seated us and was very attentive. We ordered a drink while we looked at the menu. I had a vegetarian sausage roll, and my friend ordered an omelette. The food was freshly cooked, so there was a bit of a wait, but the waiting was worth it as the food was very tasty. Yes, even the vegetarian sausage, which, believe it or not people can still cook wrong. The food is very reasonably priced, and the menu has good choices. After we paid, I was tempted by their selection of cakes, so I ordered one to take away. I chose their Apple Cider Cheesecake, which has got to be one of the tastiest cakes I have had. Lovely, soft and creamy with loads of taste. The owner said he does all the cooking himself and was very proud of this. Next time you are in Kettering, check this cafe out. Go past the butchers and turn right on the corner by the travel agents. It is located just down there on the right. I hope you like it as...

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...