La Fontanella Restaurant

Went here on a weekend on the suggestion of the husband who had a business lunch here months back.  We walked in at about 1 and no one was in the place.  But, the owner came in shortly after we did and explained that her staff was running late and she would fill-in until the waitress arrived.  No problem.  So, we ordered two pasta dishes - meat ravioli for the husband and carbonara for me.  Both of us had the minestrone, which was delicious and the pasta was fresh and yummy!  Bread was also excellent and the place started to fill-up shortly after we arrived.  I never knew about this stretch of cute places and will definitely be back!

I think the low reviews can largely be accounted for by the fact that people are expecting the usual dining experience. This is not it.
Your dinner will take time to prepare. Its likely being cooked by Franco, who owns the place along with his wife, who will probably filling your water and telling you the specials.
This is a family and neighborhood spot, but it is also *so* romantic. You can eat outdoors, which is great to do on Oakley.
Franco is an amazing cook. Recently they started making pizzas, I often get the calamari. I you know you want a pizza, call ahead so it's ready when you get there because he makes everything himself, by the order.

My cousin and I went to the Fontanella to have lunch, she had a coupon from <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a>. The place was very dark and the service was very slow. When the waitress finally cam around to take our order the said they were "out" of almost everything we asked for, that they only had the "specials." So we opted for the Manacotti. After waiting some time we finally get our food, which was decent. We ask for the check and see that she had applied our coupon which was great. Upon returning to collect our check, she says that we cannot use a credit card if we are using a coupon???? Having no cash on on us, the waitress recommends we walk across the street to the ATM. (Probably spending more because of ATM fees). We felt very upset, and will not be returning.