I gotta say, this place has the best burrata I've had in Singapore, even better than Oso or senso. The chef is really nice and food is not bad for the price. The atmosphere is amazing there and great for small group. It also has really high ceiling so it's extra special for Singapore.
Staff service could be better but it's not bad overall, make sure you reserve a burrata because it often sold out during lunch!

 
Passed this restaurant many times on the way to work and my colleagues and I finally decided to give it a try for lunch.
 
Upon entering the restaurant, we were served by a waitress that seemed to be having a bad day and simply not interested in attending to us. One of my colleagues inquired with her about the restaurant, i.e. when did this restaurant open, when did they close down their other outlet at Maxwell, etc, and what he received were short lackadaisical responses, signs of impatience and a general lack of interest from her. Overall, we didn't feel very welcomed being there and decided to request for a change in server from the floor manager, stating we weren’t very happy with the current service.  And that is where it got even worse! 
 
Following our comment, the daughter of the owner of Amarone came out to speak with us demanding to know the “exact” reason for our displeasure, the specific acts of rudeness committed by her waitress, and whether we were “offended”. We were a little taken aback by sudden barrage of questions and proceeded to inform her that we felt the server was not very friendly and a little rude in her response to us and that is why we requested for the change in server. Again the daughter of the proprietor insisted to know whether we were “offended”, saying that the waitress serving us has been with them for 5 years and is the best they have. We reiterated to say we were uncomfortable with the waitress and felt she was a bit rude, but again she insisted to know whether we took “offense”, saying that she came from northern Italy and people there takes the word “offended” very seriously.  We didn’t know that we had to bring dictionary along to lunch with us.  Without stopping, she added that the restaurant was run in a family style where their servers are like family to them, and that they have served countless office lunch crowds with service just like that!
 
Initially, we thought the daughter of the owner came out to apologize for service and was going to facilitate the switching of servers for us; however, we were utterly shocked by her confrontational tone and defensive attitude towardstheir staff and service standards.  Finally, we got a bit upset with her interrogative style and said that we didn’t come in here to be questioned like this and she simply said the choice is ours whether to dine in here or not.
 
As it became apparent to us that customers and service do not really matter to Amarone, we decided not to argue any further and left the restaurant.  Indeed, the daughter of the proprieter is a pasta Nazi in handling with customers in their establishment.  Hopefully their food is good enough for customers to ignore this complete lack of regard towards customers.
 
Obvious to say we will never visit Amarone again.
 

I love this simple and authentic place. Not arrogant, not overpriced, not too sophisticated... Could be better (a bit noisy sometimes at lunch time, breakfast a bit too expensive), but overall, you cannot be disappointed.

My favourite things of this restaurant are the cheeses and cold cuts I am buying for home. They always have a great selection of Italian Cheese (generally with raw milk) and cold cuts. This is not cheap, but as expensive as in "high-end supermarkets". Great creamy Burrata for example. Good bread as well.

Conclusion:

- Comfortable venue for your business lunch and work breakfasts

- Good place for dinner, but not as "romantic" or exciting as other places

- Unique place to buy fine foods (cheese, cold cuts, mustard, chocolate cakes, almond cakes...) in the CBD / Tanjong Pagar Area.