Cafe La Fontana

This once "top rated" Hatboro eatery is slipping in food and service. Sadly our last meal there was less... more

This once "top rated" Hatboro eatery is slipping in food and service. Sadly our last meal there was less than a good experience. The waitress mixed... more

We attended La Fontana for lunch on a Saturday. I was surprised to see the place relatively empty, as the food and service were great! For lunch, I had the grilled chicken that was well-seasoned and not dry or overdone, served with garlic and onion green beans also cooked to perfection. The servers were pleasant and attentive. I would certainly go back for seconds. Pros: good food, good service, quiet atmosphere, central location Cons: not a hip or trendy place...most customers tend to be older more

The man that came and took our orders seemed very nice and attentive. A waitress came by very quickly with a bread basket and ran off. Four slices of stale, French baguette, instead of Italian bread. Pros: Caesar salad, clean Cons: Stale bread, tasteless garden salad, unhappy employees more

My Fiance and I found a taste of Italy in Hatboro last night. We were greeeted at the door by a very lovely hostess and promptly seated at our table intimately lit by candle light. We proceeded to start the night off with mussels marinara and shrimp in a cognac pink sauce. Both were delicious. Afterwards, we were both treated to a complimentary Ceaser salad which was very tasty as well. My Fiance proceeded to have Linguini with shrimp in a garlic and oil sauce which she could not finish due to the large serving of shrimp and pasta. I myself, ordered the Filet Special which was a very tender 10 oz, topped with a brandy peppercorn sauce (out of this world). During this time the staff was more than courteous and very attentive. The server brought a dessert tray by with an large assortment of homemade pastries, unfortunately, we were to full to oblige. My fiance and I highly recommend this restaurant and look forward to our next meal there. more

best place in town. more

While I've been to this restaurant many times, my last visit 6 months ago was disappointing. As it's convenient to my home, my wife and I tried it again this evening. What a mistake. Service was good but the food was absolutely horrible. We started with Calimari which was lightly battered, but undercooked to the point the rings were moist with oil and not crispy at all, but edible. We followed that with caeser salad which was good, but my wifes garden salad was swimming in tastless olive oil (we think) that wasn't edible. My wife described her Penne pasta with smoked salmon as disgusting. I tried it and it was amazingly salty, the few chunks of salmon mixed in were so dry it was almost crunchy. After 4 or 5 bites that was it, she couldn't eat any more of it. I ordered stripped bass with lump crab meat. The fish was just OK, but literally only a single fingertip size chunk of crabmeat on top, that was tasteless by the way. I ordered a side of penne pasta with marinara sauce. It has nice chunks of tomato, but the sauce was water, like they just squeezed a tomato over the pasta. The pasta itself was like paste. I hate to sound so negative but it was simply a horrible meal. It's a shame this used to be one of my favorite restaurants. On a positive note the waiter offered to take the salmon dish off the check to which I told him it wasn't necessary. I asked to speak with the manager to give some constructive criticism of our experience, but of course he wasn't available. My advice.....don't waste your money. I don't think it was just an off-night. Pros: Nice place, good caesar salad. Cons: The food was the worst overall meal I've had in ages, even the bread was hard and stale. more

While I've a nice meal there before, and my date has had many good experiences there, I was a tad disappointed last night. The service was fine, and the waiter and buser were very attentive. However, nearby tables remained not bussed for a long while, which isn't the most pleasant sight. My pasta was terribly overcooked, more soggy than ""to the tooth."" The sauce was good, but way too many capers than one person can eat in a single meal. Pros: large space with some elegance Cons: irregular food quality more

The food was very good. I had a lobster ravioli special that i enjoyed. The prices were reasonable and the staff was strong. The atmosphere was a little lacking, but all in all it was a good place. Pros: staff, food Cons: ambience, parking more

Pros: THE BUS BOY THAT DID EVERYTHING Cons: THE WAITRESS AND HOW STUCK UP THE PERSON WAS more

Very courteous staff, young and very attentive which is surprising for this day and age. Great food for the price, excellent desserts. Little too much rum in the rum cake though. Seated right away, but can get busy so I would recommend reservations. Dining for 2 under $100 and I had a better experience than at many over-priced restaurants. Pros: food, service more