La Fontana Ristorante & Bar
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La Fontana Ristorante & Bar
Review
About
MICHELIN
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MICHELIN Guide: Good cooking
Splendidly located inside the Hotel Belvedere, at an altitude of approximately 240m, this elegant south-facing restaurant boasts a splendid terrace and a lounge space. Depending on where you sit, watch the chef at work in the kitchen or enjoy the impressive views through La Fontana’s ground floor picture windows overlooking its verdant surroundings. The culinary focus here is on modern and seasonal Mediterranean cuisine without neglecting the region’s gastronomic roots. In addition to the classic menu, you can also choose the 4- or 5-course tasting option as well as the restaurant’s signature dishes such as the La Fontana tartare, the Chateaubriand, and the Raviolini del Plin. The extensive glass-fronted wine cabinets at the entrance provide an impressive backdrop.
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Features
CUISINES
Italian, Swiss, Mediterranean, European, Central European
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
American Express
Free off-street parking
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Gift Cards Available
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Non-smoking restaurants
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Wine and Beer
Location
Free off-street parking, Parking Available
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 12:30 PM
Sunday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Monday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday
12:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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4.5
189 reviews
Excellent
132
Very good
34
Average
15
Poor
6
Terrible
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Za036
Lugano700 contributions
Feb 2023 • friends
Excellent quality of ingredients and food. Maître de salle very helpful guiding our choices of wine and food, glad to see they do accept if you wish to share a dish. A very good experience.
Written February 11, 2023
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Chrina23
Schaffhausen15 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
I went to La Fontana dinner with my girlfriend today. I reserved a table in advance and asked if they would decorate it a bit romantically. It was really a great surprise when I saw the table like this.. Really perfect and my girlfriend was thrilled.
The service was really impeccable, very friendly and accommodating.
Even the food was a real treat.
We can really only recommend it.
A big thank you to the staff from us🙏
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Written August 30, 2024
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himmeli2013
Erlenbach564 contributions
Apr 2022 • family
Amazing service, food, ambience and beautiful outside area. The only thing missing would be the view, especially given the name of the hotel Belvedere.
Special mention deserve the attention to details of food presentation, especially the dessert!
Written April 17, 2022
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futuroso
Locarno2 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
The ambience was nice, the service friendly, the prices are high, the quality of the food ok. But the portions are ridiculously small: enough to taste a meal, to get full you eat bread.
If you are looking for a nice atmosphere, you will find it there, but if you are hungry, you will find another restaurant - a shame!
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Written August 17, 2024
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oldjackaroo
San Francisco123 contributions
May 2020 • none
I was there on Saturday evening and first thought I was lucky to get there without reservation. But then the food was below expectations for such a fancy restaurant pretending to be high cuisine.
The chef's free appetizer tasted like a tuna from a can. The foie gras was fine, but the piece of foie gras was rather small and what accompanied it (a piece of lobster tail that was just OK, sponge cake, etc) did not go very well with it in my opinion. Finally, the fish (coregone) just didn't taste good (or maybe it was a side that I didn't like) and I hardly finished it.
Finally they messed up with the bill (gave me someone's else) - not a big problem because it was quickly fixed, but still one could expect a better service.
Written June 7, 2020
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annelies
1 contribution
Sep 2021 • couples
we stayed in the very good hotel and I was looking forward for the dinner on my birthday. It was sooo disapointing. The sevice was nice, but the food was cold, the meat and spinach and the potatous swimming in oil, polenta was sweet instead cheasy. It didnt taste anything good. Sorry...
Written September 27, 2021
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Saowanee W
3 contributions
May 2023 • friends
Nicolas, the bartender is superb!! U have to come and let him make a special cocktail for u! I have a lot of fun here, it s something u should not miss here at the hotel.
Written May 4, 2023
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Johan Feenstra
Nuenen231 contributions
Apr 2023 • none
As the restaurant is quite expensive, one might expect a high level. It didn't meet that bar. The food was good, but not exceptional. We had one surprise, where the "melanzana" was actually much more like beet that melanzana. The salmon appetizer was good. The cheese platter at the end was a lot of a cheeses (too many) and the personnel did not provide any explanation of what these were.
In general the personnel was reasonably friendly, but we had an unpleasant surprise at the end, where we had to get our own jackets (first had the find where they were) and no one seemed to care or pay and attention to when we were leaving. Overall the price was high and price/quality was not really in balance. Too bad, as we have had better experience here before.
Written April 23, 2023
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Guido Pili
Milan8 contributions
Oct 2022 • couples
Excellent food in a lovely environment, the personal was kind and the table was perfectly set. We ate an excellent risotto
Written October 30, 2022
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Philippe
6 contributions
May 2021 • solo
I ate twice there. I loved it all. The antipasti were world class and very creative. Excellent combinations of taste, textures and temoerature.
Written May 27, 2021
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Wirralians
Heswall28 contributions
Aug 2019 • none
La Fontana is one of two restaurants in the hotel Belvedere, the other being the other being the Grotto, which is at the top of the garden and serves much less formal food.
We were staying at the hotel and ate in La Fontana on five evenings. Clearly, we enjoyed the food! We were lucky enough to have three meals al fresco, with two indoors due to inclement weather on one occasion and booking late for the National Day barbecue. The barbecue was grossly overpriced. The accompanying buffet was superb and worth perhaps 60% of the meal price, but the barbecue itself was very disappointing.
A la carte, by contrast was varied, well presented and very tasty. We have eaten in some top restaurants, so know good dining. We were so impressed by the first meal on our arrival day, that we chose to eat in La Fontana on subsequent nights, rather than walk the short distance into town.
For those seeking an "experience" it is possible to book high seats close to the part of the kitchen where the "action" is to be able to observe the chefs.
Written September 5, 2019
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Johan Feenstra
Nuenen231 contributions
Aug 2019 • none
We had a great evening at La Fontana. We enjoyed a 3 course menu, with champagne to start (excellent) and a nice Swiss Merlot wine (Castello di Morcote, very good wine house) to accompany the food. The food was great and the service was excellent. There were a few points, where we had the impression that some of the staff was still being educated and in hindsight we would have like to have seen and spoken to the sommelier more (he turned out to be very passionate and knowledgeable when he joined our table later in the evening), but those were minor things on an overall great experience.
We will certainly come again, next time we are having a holiday in Locarno!
Written August 12, 2019
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JLR789
Naples120 contributions
Jun 2018 • couples
We ate here for dinner every night of our 4 night stay. The food was great. The staff was very friendly and accomodating to my gluten allergy.
Written June 15, 2018
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Nina
Basel14 contributions
Mar 2018 • none
We wanted to brunch somewhere in Locarno but unfortunately cam a bit late to Fontana. This was not a problem for them. They were very kind and friendly and told us, we could take as much as we wanted and stay seated until lunchtime and enjoy. We felt, they were making a very nice exception for us and are very greatful for this! Thank you very much, grazie mille!
The waiters were top friendly and the food delicious! A big choice! We sometimes go to Locarno and will remember this place for sure!
Written April 23, 2018
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Avi P
Tel Aviv691 contributions
Apr 2018 • business
Bar is well stocked, the restaurant is first class. Sit out in the garden on nice days, the magnificent view is free.
Written April 20, 2018
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