A first floor restaurant over a classy kitchen shop in Holywood, Fontana is fresh and bright - perfectly in tune with the lovely zesty cooking that proprietor-chef Colleen Bennett offers.
Starters and main courses tend to overlap on her interesting and loosely structured menus, with small and large portions of some dishes offered; a popular dish like Caesar salad with char-grilled chicken might come in two sizes, for example, and appear on both the lunch and dinner menus.
Imaginative use of fresh produce is a striking characteristic of the food at Fontana: vegetables and salads are used with great panache and seafood is usually strongly represented - consistently accomplished cooking, stylishly simple presentation and clear flavours make an appealing combination.
Seats 54 (outdoors, 12). L Tue-Sati 12-2.30 (Sun brunch 11-3), D Tue-Fri 5-9.30, D Sat, 6-10pm. Set 2/3 course D £14.50/17.50, otherwise á la carte; house wine £17.50; SC discretionary, except 10% added on tables of 6+; toilets wheelchair accessible; children welcome. On street parking. Closed D Sun, all Mon, 25-26 Dec & 1 Jan. MasterCard, Visa, Switch.
