Amore Trattoria

Amore Trattoria 2425 Yonge St 416 322 6184

Family from Vancouver was visiting in town. Unfortunately they were staying in the ‘far north’ of the city. For everyone’s convenience we decided to meet north of Eglinton. I remembered Amore because I had eaten there before and had very positive memories.

I have just returned from Florence Italy. The food there is beyond fantastic. I was a little concerned about choosing Italian food. When I saw how crowded the place was I knew it was because the food was good. I noticed several other restaurants in the same block and they were almost empty.. Amore was the crowded restaurant and it got even busier as the evening went on. There is a gallery upstairs and if you are lucky enough to get the tables by the rail you can look down on all the first floor diners and see what looks good.

The service was impeccable. When a glass of wine was suddenly knocked over the servers immediately went into action. The wine was replaced. The table covering was changed and they apologized to us. How good is that?

The next problem became our choice of food because the menu is extensive and the list is all very tempting. In addition an insert to the menu listed all the specials of the day.

I was tempted with the thin crusted Pizzas. There were a few at the next table and I had to restrain myself for reaching for a piece. The Vegetari offers tomato sauce, mozzarella, broccoli, tomatoes, snow peas and onion.($12.95) Palmi is a tomato sauce, mozzarella, chicken, red peppers and snow peas.($14.95)Pizzas are available with regular, multi-grain or spelt crust. There are so many choices.

Entrees offer a selection of meat and fish dishes. Fegato is a pan-fried liver with red onion, mushroom, port wine sauce served with potato and vegetables.$17.95) Pollo Parmigiana is a pan roasted veal scaloppini with mozzarella and parmesan cheese with tomato sauce and served with potatoes and vegetables.($18.95) Salmon is topped with spinach and bean sprout, served with rice and vegetables.(19.50)

We were in an Italian restaurant an so we all opted for pasta. I just returned from Firenze and couldn’t resist the Firenze Pasta. Whole wheat penne was prepared with spinach in a pesto tomato sauce. The dish is prepared with chicken but they were kind enough to change my order to shrimp.($14.25) The portion was large and served in large white bowls. The penne was al dente and the sauce was rich and flavorful. The Lugo was linguine pasta with grilled chicken, asparagus, red peppers, spinach and served with afresh herb garlic olive oil.($14.95) Venezia is a linguine base with grilled chicken, plum tomatoes and mushrooms in a pesto cream sauce.($14.95) The pasta types are numerous. The sauces vary and the ingredients are numerous. The server is happy to mix and match with the pasta and the sauce. All three of us were so delighted with our choice.

The service continued to be excellent throughout. We were delighted with the variety offered on the menu. The taste was fresh and the dishes were all delivered at the same time. Amore is a central location in town. I do advise a reservation.

It was a wonderful evening. It was great to have a visit with the relatives. We were all so pleased with our food selection. What a good choice! Amore means love and we agreed that we had enjoyed a lovely evening.