Cupertino Travel Guide

Change is an intrinsic part of Silicon Valley. But Fontana's is one of those rare exceptions. We used to come here back in 1987 when it was just a 1-room restaurant with about 20 tables and a counter space where you could sit and watch as they prepared the food. Then several years later, they demolished that building and built a huge restaurant! The comfortable atmosphere remains along with a lot of the staff who have been with the restaurant since it opened back in 1984! Our favorite server was Jim who unfortunately passed away about a decade ago from cancer! But we do keep coming back! A couple of years back, they came out with a kids' menu. But otherwise their menu has not really changed from when they first opened. Real comfort indeed! Popular venue for romantic dinners also as over the course of the years, we've borne witness to several proposals... engagement not indecent! hahaha.
If you have a group of 6-8, request the round table in front of the huge fireplace in the main room.

Favorite Dish: Their Pollo Girarrosto (Roast Chicken serverd over a bed of linguine) is pretty good. They serve it now over spinach linguine... it used to be over a mix of egg & spinach linguine so if you can request it that way... it's better. Their Linguine Gamberoni (prawns over linguine in a zesty tomato sauce) is tasty and so is the Petto di Pollo Schiacciati (grilled chicken breast with prawns, mushroom ravioli, spinach & lemon butter sauce). But the real standouts for me are the desserts: Tartufo Nero is amazing! Think a solid ball of dark choc gelato covered in grated chocolate. It does come in a little pond of raspberry puree which I usually request without as I just love the other stuff. Then their Bocce Ball is wonderful and so is the Warm Apple Strudel. They used to bake their own bread which came out flaky & warm but now they just get it from a commercial bakery. It's still good especially when paired with the dip (like a creamy bruschetta) they serve it with.

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The hills above Cupertino provide excellent views of entire Silicon Valley. Sunsets and Sunrises are esp. spectacular!