La Fontaine Walnut Creek — Restaurant in Walnut Creek

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...

We recently dined at La Fontaine, and I must say, it was a delightful experience from start to finish. Nestled in Walnut Creek, this charming restaurant ambiance set the stage for a wonderful evening.

Upon entering, we were greeted by Maham (who was not only the host, but the bartender and waitress) . Maham and the rest of the staff were incredibly welcoming, attentive, fun to interact and created a vibrant fun atmosphere throughout the meal.

The cocktails recommended by Maham was mesmerizing not only in looks but taste. We opted for the Two for $125 menu (two app, two entree and two desserts). If you have to choose, go for the Crab Cakes and Asparagus Soup. We had one person with a no salt diet, but even with this, the food was excellent. The Beef Wellington was cooked to perfection (we asked for Medium Rare and the Chef nailed it) The Crusted Lamb Chops had a good toasted pistachio taste and the lamb meat was not gamey. And of course, the Steak and Fries was very good although we prefer the Beef Wellington.

As for desserts, I'll say the Chef is an Excellent Chef but not a Pastry Chef. Still the desserts was good way to...

Live music only contributed to it being too loud. Took almost 25 minutes to get our cocktails. Canned beets on the burrata. Caesar salad could have used more than 4 Romain leaves for the price. My short ribs were a disgusting stringy pile of meat - with a weird tomato sauce on top with a minuscule dollop of polenta, undercooked cold cauliflower and broccoli and a couple of green beans underneath. My three dining partner’s meals were also mediocre, mushroom ravioli with a described thin pasta shell was very doughy and almost tasteless. A Chilean sea bass special supposed to served with fagalzonze and grilled asparagus had made be 3 1/2 spears of asparagus but mostly c carrots. A lobster and spinach fettuccini dish smelled fishy and was mostly clams. Was at least 20 mins in between the salad and main course and our glasses of wine were given to another table so waited quite awhile for them to arrive. At 9:00 the live music packed up and the DJ started. Signs to me of a restaurant failing and trying to become a nightclub to survive. Dinner cost 400+…...