La Fontana - Staten Island (NY)

5 /5 James Bond: Excellent gem in Staten Island! Food is decent, the place is lovely, and the service is very welcoming! Thomas and staff were genuine and attentive.

4 /5 Joseph Iacono: A pretty good and relatively happy experience. The food was very fresh. I do feel as though the atmosphere can be updated a bit. We also felt a little disappointed by the service. We just felt like we weren’t really asked how things were throughout the evening and kind of had to wait a while to get our food and drinks.

1 /5 Michael Halpern: We are semi regular customers who also had repasse dinner at La Fontana in the past . We were seated in a cold dining room for 25 minutes after being seated by the restaurant employee . No water or bread no one came to ask us for drinks. The servers the few that were there were caring for a private party in the main room . The waiter that served us many times in the past knew we were there . When I finally got up and saw the bartender behind the bar, he questioned me after I told him we were sitting there for 25 minutes whether we sat our self as if trying to push the blame on us. Something similar happened a few years back, where we walked out of the restaurant when the servers were tending to larger parties (we were only three.) Tonite we walked out, went to a competitor a mile away and a far more cozier dining experience , excellent food, larger portions at a better dining experience altogether Btw this establishment also had a large private party, but gave the proper attention to the other customers. It seems like La Fontana caters to their bar crowd and large parties and have staffing issues . This was not a fluke as it happened a few years back also . Very disappointed

5 /5 Lisa Romani: Food is absolutely amazing. Staff goes above and beyond!

1 /5 Chris H: We were a large party celebrating a birthday in a private room. It took roughly 30 minutes to get bread, 40 minutes to get drinks. Appetizers, an hour. Drink refills were impossible and food was cold. The waiter seldom checked on us. I had food that was apparently sitting in the heated window of kitchen that sat a long time and got dried out. When it came time for the cake, the waiter hacked it to pieces, was falling on the floor, and left a butchered unrecognizable mound behind. We were there for nearly 3 1/2 hours. We couldnt wait to leave. Horrible, horrible experience. My husband and I used to go there 12 years ago and it was our favorite restaurant! We even had our small wedding there! Couldnt believe how badly this turned out. Would not recommended or return there