FontanaRosa - Paris 15e Arrondissement

Visited here on the advice of Le Parasis Hotel Tour Eiffel consierge. 4 of my friends were Italian/Austrailian and like me thoroughly enjoyed commenting very authentic. If you like real Italian food and in Paris this is a must visit

How this restaurant manages to have great reviews as well as Michelin ratings remains a mystery to me. Maybe I should become a food inspector! Unfortunately we chose this restaurant for our wedding anniversary dinner, what a mistake that was. Firstly, we were served an 'amuse-gueule' masquerading as a slice of mortadella; more like a very thin sheet of blotting paper. My wife then took the mozzarella with tomato as a starter (well, actually half a tomato). For my part I went for the raw ham; almost transparent and tasteless. For the main course my wife chose Penne Norma which she described as 'bad'. I took the faux filet with gorgonzola sauce which I requested to be 'underdone'. needless to say when it arrived it was overcooked and tough served with a few cubes of semi-fried potatoes which were black around the edges. For dessert we chose ice cream and panna cotta (with no particular comment). All this was washed down with a 25cl carafe of house red wine which at 14€ seemed quite expensive to me. The garden is in fact a yard albeit with ivy and plants but is quite crowded and not the place for a tête-à-tête.No, we won't be going back there. Better try O Fil Rouge or La Casse Noix, both of which represent much better value.

This was one of our favorite meals in Paris! The staff was very nice and formal. Most of the waiters spoke Italian, French and English, which came in handy for us. The food was very good, we enjoyed the bruschetta, the taglaita di manzo rivalled the one we had in Italy and my pizza margharita was very thin, which I love. Also the bread we recieved on the side was to die for. It was a bit pricy but well worth it!

Lovely Italian food. Very reasonably priced. Good service. Pleasant staff. Food delicious. Would definitely recommend .

Always feeling home but the food and wine are real one from Sardigna in Italy. The owner is super familiar and is welcoming us.