La Fontaine Walnut Creek

Enjoyed the lunch experience with a large group over a milestone birthday party. Place wss not too busy for Saturday lunch. Hostess let the group settle in.. took good care even though short staffed. Complimentary starter bread and oil was good. Had the Rye Manhattan for cocktail.. appetizers included calamari, bruschetta and GRATIN D'AUBERGINE. Mains included beet salad, house salad, CAPELLINI LA POMME D'OR, Sole, chicken.. overall flavorful food. Missed dessert on lunch menu.

Service was pretty slow. Slow to get food ordered when we were maybe 4th party in the restaurant not too crowded at the time. Slow to get the check. Food was excellent!

Delicious food, attentive service, and generous portions! The focaccia came out warm and freshly baked. We ordered 3 appetizers, 3 entrees, and 1 dessert. The arancini and Caesar salad were the favorites of the apps. Really great tasting Caesar dressing! My parents loved their branzino and bouillabaisse. I was pleased to see quite a few vegetarian friendly options. The Pollo d’Angelo pasta is so delicious. The sherry wine cream sauce is flavorful without being overly rich. They happily accommodated my request to have the chicken on the side. The profiteroles filled with vanilla bean gelato were the perfect ending to a fantastic meal. The pastry puffs were nice and warm, which complimented the ice cream filling. My mom doesn’t like chocolate sauce, so requested it on the side and they also gave us a side of berry sauce as requested. Service is very professional and our server was really lovely. Tonight they even had live music from the Mirage Band which added nice ambiance to dinner. Looking forward to enjoying another meal there!

It was Father's Day. I was looking for place not to noisy and had wanted to try La Fontaine for a while. I made an online reservation and when we entered we were greeted immediately but a cheerful beautiful young woman who courteously seated us to the place we indicated that we preferred. Our waiter, Sedat was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and attended to us perfectly, while I reminisced with him about my time in his home country. I ordered a vodka on the rocks with a splash of soda and a lime. 9 times out of ten when I order that I get a vodka soda not a vodka with a splash. This time it was perfect. To start we ordered the Spinach Gnocchi with mushroom cream truffle sauce. The Gnocchi were cooked perfectly and the sauce was delicious. My wife had the spinach ravioli with pesto. It also was perfect. Then I had the Orecchiette with smoked bacon, green peas, fresh tomato, garlic and olive oil. It was cooked perfectly but if I were making this dish (this is not a complaint just a preference...I am a chef also) I would use more tomato and less bacon. They have done a beautiful job on the interior giving a nice ambience and it's a good place for families. One more compliment to Sedat. You made it a pleasure.

This place has the chops to be fantastic. Food is clean and service is great! We got the specials tonight, but don't let the name fool you, it is more Italian than french. Owner needs to figure out what they want to do. It would be 5/5 stars if the menu was per their name and area of France. Other than that really good.