Amore Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in Mississippi

The first time I ordered from here it was carryout, because I wasn't feeling well, and my taste bud's were shot, so yesterday we went to dine in. They're open on Sunday's, and had Frutti Di Mare which isn't on a lot of menus around here, and is one of my favorite Italian dishes, so I was all for the go.

We started off with the Calamari. Very lightly battered, not heavy at all, the marinara sauce that came with it was delish! Sweet and tangy, I ended up using it to dip my garlic knots in. Your meal is accompanied with soft, warm, garlic knots, omg so good!! I took the chopped garlic that was in the olive oil that came with the knots, and added it to the marinara sauce that came with our calamari, perfection! Your meal also comes with a big salad. I'm a plain Jane when it comes to salad, I just want lettuce, but theirs had spinach and arugula, fancy! Wasn't my thing, but my husband loves spinach and arugula so he was happy to have an extra salad.

He ordered the Veal Piccata, I got the Frutti Di Mare. My plate came out and WOW ain't she a beaut?! But for a split second I thought maybe they brought me the wrong dish, but it looks amazing, so that's fine 😆 I'm used to Frutti Di Mare being like a seafood spaghetti, with a more prominent tomato based sauced and paired with Linguine or Fettuccine pasta. Their sauce was more of a creamy tomato sauce, and the pasta was thicker like Pappardelle pasta. Maybe this is another version of Frutti Di Mare that I haven't had, or from another region. Overall still very good.

Veal Piccata was good, but we will request it on angel hair pasta next time, imo it soaks up all that good sauce better than spaghetti noodles. Veal was tender, we like to pucker up just a little when we eat Piccata, so we added a squeeze of lime and it was perfect!

Our server was amazing!! She was very friendly and attentive. She saw my professional camera and asked if I just came from the rez, because she enjoys taking pictures of beautiful sceneries. I said "No, I just have a weird obsession with collecting beautiful pictures of food." 😆 Overall good experience. Included the menus in the...

As a former fast food worker and waitress it takes a lot for me to leave a 1 star review. Eating here has an experience I could have lived without.

Food- The pasta was bland and overly sweet. We ordered lasagna, spaghetti with meatballs, and beef ravioli. For $16 they could keep this sad representation of lasagna and I could have gone to Amerigo’s. This dish was basic and resembling a fixed up Stouffer’s boxed lasagna. You do get salad and bread with the pasta dishes so if that matters to you, have fun. The spaghetti was also bland and overly sweet with meatballs tasting like metal! Definitely tasted as if they were frozen. I’m honestly not sure what the mush inside of those ravioli was but it was absolutely INEDIBLE. Literally, one bite and I almost vomited. Taste and smelled putrid. The tiramisu smelled and tasted as if someone spilled an entire bottle of vanilla extract over the sponge. Terrible! The highlight of the meal was the fresh garden side salad.

The service was mediocre. The gentleman taking my order over the phone was rude and spoke as if I was bothering him. I went inside to pick up my order (did not see the drive through is still operating…they are located in the old Penn’s Seafood) and no one acknowledged me EVEN ONCE. After waiting almost 10 mins in the doorway I waiting another 5 mins until someone acknowledged me at the drive through EVEN THOUGH four staff members made repeated eye contact. Two of them were literally making drinks by the window!

Overall, this was not a good experience and I won’t be coming back. The service could stand an improvement but even 100 Chick-fil-A workers couldn’t make this food worth eating a second time. Deserving...

My husband and I had a late lunch here on 4th of July Sunday. We had a short wait for a table but it was not bad. The food was very good. The quality was similar to the other area Italian restaurants, but it had a unique flavor that we enjoyed. We ordered from the lunch menu and the portions were just right. The salad was fresh and delicious. (They add olives to the salad so if you don’t want them, let your server know.) Michelle was our sever and she provided us with excellent service the entire meal. We will ask for her the next time we eat there. My ratings for service and atmosphere have nothing to do with her. She was very professional and friendly. I don’t know how casual the restaurant wishes to appear, but it would probably be advantageous for them to continue training some of their staff. One server in particular needs some training because they broke one of the cardinal rules of service in any establishment. One should never criticize or discuss one set of patrons with another set. This young woman went on and on with any patrons who would listen (multiple parties)about the party that left in the middle of our meal. Their children left a mess, especially a very young child. The adults offered no apologies, which was wrong, but the server’s response was not appropriate, to say the least. Her complaints were sprinkled with additional gossip and really put a damper on our experience. This behavior can’t help but make one wonder what might be said about them after they leave. We will give the restaurant another chance but we will definitely ask for Michelle...