Amante Pizza & Pasta — Restaurant in Maryland

Hand's down the best Italian in the area. Perfect balance between authentic Italian and Americanized Italian.

On our first visit (was a super busy Saturday night) - the staff/management was very welcoming and got us seated immediately even though their phones were ringing off the hook and the line was going out the door for their takeout orders...which is a true sign of how good their food is.

The layout of the restaurant is interesting to say the least; With plenty of room to fit all incoming parties. Two story high building with a bar downstairs and lots of seating both up and downstairs. Visually the décor is also very appealing...almost looks like the inside of a winery.

The food was INSANELY GOOD. And the portion sizes were massive for the price. I have been eating leftovers for three days and every time I heat them up they are almost as good as the first day.

I had the Chicken Parm Sub with Onion Rings (best onion rings I have ever had). Girlfriend got tortellini with meat sauce (which wasn't on the menu but the restaurant was easily able to compensate her request). And our other party member had the Chicken Parmesan (also the best I have ever had.) And for the table we split a large Margherita Pizza for $21 which was 16 inches but felt even bigger. The toppings were fresh AF, whatever cheeses they are blending to top their pizza - DELICIOUS...and their sauce...don't even get me started on that sauce...SWIMMING IN DELICIOUS GARLIC. Exactly how it should be done.

We loved this place and we will be back time and time again. I have been spreading the word to any of my friends who haven't tried it.

PS: I also love the location of Amante's. I grew up in a the middle of nowhere and this place is on a very scenic route. I live close to Baltimore but will gladly travel 20-30 minutes out to Sykesville/Eldersburg for this food....

The best pizza and calzones at the best value we've found in this area. Their specialty pizzas are good, but so is their basic cheese pizza, too. I recommend ordering the Amante Special or House special large pizza for take out. The toppings on both are good quality and very generous. The Thai pizza is pretty good if you're looking for something a little different. The meatball sub is large and filling, and comes with house made chips. They run weekly specials and it's worth checking the billboard or lawn signs as you drive by to see which pizza of the week or deal they're promoting. We've only done takeout orders, but I look forward to dining in and trying their other fare one day if their takeout pizza, sandwiches, and calzones are any indication! Online orders are generally filled within 15 minutes of ordering. There is more parking in the back if the parking out front is filled. We won't order from the big chains anymore when Amantes has much better pizza at better prices, promptly ready for pickup.

Edited to add: The fries here are like a best kept secret. They came as a random side to a sandwich special we ordered and whoa they were a pleasant surprise. So fresh, hot, and crunchy. They've been great every time we've...

I must say I was disappointed with the SERVICE, Not the food to be clear. We ordered two appetizers and a pizza. The appetizers themselves took over an hour to come out. Meanwhile “a favorite of the restaurant “ shows up and they order and surprisingly their full order shows up before our entree… Keep in mind they were sat an hour and a half behind us. FINALLY 2 hours and our entree shows up. I mean seriously? I am a paying customer like everyone else and I did not ask for a discount because I know food industry is not always simple however to not give any customer service and everyone around us just as “happy” as we were with the service. Plain and simple it was our first and last visit. Upset because the food was great… Nobody even came up to us to give us the check. I had to go to the bar and request it. Then they tried to say I ordered only a salad? Please manager get this right. Your food is great your servers...