La Fontanella

Special Occasion, Italian, Family Atmosphere, Catering, Authentic Italian

Quality and value are a winning combination at this outstanding neighborhood restaurant. The interior is reminiscent of an Italian villa, with antiques, crisp table linens, fresh flowers, and windows dressed in lace curtains. Chef-owner Isabella Bertuccio turns out magnificent food, often using recipes from her Tuscan and Sicilian relatives. The escargots and herb-crusted rack of lamb top the...

La Fontanella Restaurant has been rated the “Best” both in Chicago where it started as a family operation in 1972 and here in Phoenix, where it was started all alone by a young, single member of that family, named Isabella. Since opening in 1982, it's been honored by local, national and international leading publications and featured in Phoenix Home and Garden, and in the Arizona Republic. La...

Voted Best Italian Restaurant in Phoenix in 1998, among other prestigious awards, this charming and cozy restaurant is owned and operated by Isabella Mannone-Bertuccio. Appetizers served on white linens include Fried Calamari for Two, or New Times awarded escargot . For entrees, try the Pescatore Diablo from the seafood menu, consisting of fettuccini topped with shrimp, mussels, clams,...