Review on Fontana

To find this discreet little restaurant, you need turn off Holywood's main drag, down a narrow lane, then up a flight of stairs. Once inside, all is bright, cheerful and lively in the high-ceilinged, brightly painted dining room, which has French doors opening onto a little roof garden.

The kitchen deals in sunny Mediterranean dishes with clear natural flavours and a feel for the seasons. Crispy fried Mozzarella might be served with parsley pesto, tapenade and tomato, and there's also a summery tinge to artichoke risotto with thyme and fresh chillies. Moving on, you might encounter penne pasta with courgettes, basil and lemon, pork loin marinated in fennel, olive oil and garlic with spinach and buttery mash, or seared local venison with a pink peppercorn dressing. Desserts are equally sharp: coconut crème brûlée, lemon-scented bread-and-butter pudding, even apple crumble with ice cream.

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Cuisine

Mediterranean

Chef

Colleen Bennett

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.00 – 2.30pm Tue-Sat (12.00 - 3.30pm Sun)
Dinner: 5.30 - 9.30pm Tue-Fri (6.00 to 10.00pm Sat)

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card

Online Booking Availability for Fontana

Facilities at Fontana

  • Alfresco dining
  • Disabled access
  • Vegetarian menu
  • 54 covers
  • Family Friendly

Address

Fontana
61a High Street
Holywood
County Down
BT18 9AE

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Fontana Sample Menu

SAMPLE A LA CARTE MENU

STARTERS
Selection of bread with olive tapenade & olive oil 3.95
Soup of the day, homemade bread 4.95
Pan seared scallops, salsify, tobiko & lemon verbena beurre blanc 9.95
Prawn risotto, rosemary, chilli, white wine 9.50
Flat bread, wild mushrooms, butternut squash, crispy fried kale leaves, mustard greens 8.5
Acorn squash ravioli, kale, black garlic sauce 8.95
Pickled Mackerel, horseradish yoghurt, Comber gooseberry pulp 9.75
Fois gras chicken liver parfait, rhubarb, red onion plum chutney, crostini thins 9.50

MAINS
Pan fried Dover sole, English asparagus, fresh peas, baby boiled potatoes,
crispy caper beurre noisette 24.00
Pan fried Monkfish curry, pineapple, sweet potatoes, pak choi,
basmati rice, toasted peanuts, 21.50
Pan roast salmon, warm garlic buttermilk, hispi cabbage, fresh garden peas,
Comber broad beans, new Jersey Royal potatoes 19.50
Slow braised lamb shank, lemon, black garlic, spiced giant couscous, salsify crisps 19.50
28 day dry aged steak, chunky triple cooked chips, onion puree, portabella, pepper sauce
Ribeye 28.50 Fillet 31.50
Pan roast corn fed chicken, mustard mash, English asparagus, curly kale,apple cider jus 18.50
Spinach gnocchi, sun dried tomatoes, shallots, goats cheese cream, parmesan cheese 15.50
Moussaka of grilled aubergine, courgette, red onion, pepper, tomatoes,
béchamel sauce, parmesan cheese 15.50

SIDES
Seasonal green vegetable, shallots, lemon zest, garlic 3.95
Sweet potatoes wedges with lemongrass crème fraîche 3.95
New Jersey Royal potatoes 3.95
Triple cooked chunky chips 3.95
Parmesan cheese 2.00 Bordelaise / Red Wine Jus / Peppercorn Sauce 2.00

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Fontana Christmas Menu

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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