Fontina Ristorante

Visited last night when we had family in town. We love this place, the service is always top notch and very accommodating. I recommend getting the fettuccine shrimp and scallop, and my wife and 2 year old recommend the spaghetti. We all recommend the spinach dip - it's so tasty and cheesy.The inside is very welcoming and is perfect for a nice casual lunch/dinner.

It was date night and my bf chose Fontina. He called ahead to see if they did reservations or wait list and she put us down for 7:30. We waited about 15 minutes once we arrived, but the whole experience was really quick. We were seated by 7:45, received our entrees just after 8:00, and were walking out shortly after 8:30. They have a very streamlined process of getting people in and out which is great on a busy Saturday night!I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the food! The chicken parm was a large portion with a nice thin cutlet breaded well and crispy. I loved how thin the pasta was, and it seemed like they use a housemade marina which was pretty good as well. The scallop and shrimp fettuccini was very flavorful and perfectly cheesy in our opinion. If I could change anything about our experience I would opt out of the bruschetta. We didn't realize they gave complimentary bread and dip, but it honestly hit the spot better than the actual appetizer. I think mainly the bread on the bruschetta was just too thin for our liking, however the flavor was definitely there! They have so many dishes on the menu, I definitely see us coming back for another taste.

Fontina was nice place for an Italian dinner for 11 people. The hospitality was exceptional and the food had some key highlights. My review of 3 stars isn't because I think this place is bad, rather I think it could be better. But I'm coming from a place of eating Italian food all of the world and in major cities so I'm looking for something to be blown away.With that said, I really enjoyed the bruschetta. I recommend getting bruschetta with mussels so you can dip in the stock. The risotto was good, not great but good. The saphron added a lot of flavor. I recommend ending your night with the cheesecake, absolutely delicious.

This place is so cute! The decor and artwork is gorgeous. The food and drinks were amazing too! Our server was very on point! Was attentive and quick. We were there for just barely 1.5 hours and then another server told us that there's a 1.5 hour limit and they needed the table, which I guess is fine, but they should definitely put that in the reservation confirmation or something.

Great location staff hovers way too much trying to rush your order and dining experience to turn tables.

The service and food is not consistent enough. The setting tends to be loud. It's generally busy, which is expected. But service is uneven and some menu items only average.

After going to the Heard Museum and Dinosaur Park we usually like to head over to Hutchin's BBQ but the line was really long and we did not feel like waiting for hours, so we headed to downtown McKinney and found this place which is highly rated on Yelp. It turned out to be fortuitous.Historic downtown McKinney has free public parking, which is great, and after parking off Tennessee we walked a few minutes to the restaurant. The ambiance is dark and sultry, definitely attractive and feels like I imagine Italy would feel (on the bucket list to do).We were seated and our server Arlene was immediately present to ask for our drink order. They have a very limited selection of draft beers (4) and none that are non-lagers, so we had to settle. After ordering the kid's spaghetti and meatballs, the wife and I shared a bruschetta and it was EXCELLENT. One of the best I have ever had. The flavors came together and the quality of ingredients was high. I loved it.After that, the wife and I shared the beet salad and again it was EXCELLENT. Not over-dressed, again the quality was high. Loved it. For the main course, I had the rigatoni with meat sauce and it was good, I liked it, but the sauce was bit more acidic than I usually like. The wife had the chicken marsala and really liked it. The chicken was pounded to thin and the sauce was very good. Lots of veggies. The potatoes were fingerlings instead of mashed. Our server was excellent, checking in with us often to see if we needed anything. This is a very good restaurant and we would definitely return. The reason for 4 stars and not 5 is that the red sauce was a bit acidic and the meatballs seem to have a lot of filler. The kid did not like them because she is used to mine which have minimal filler. But overall, an excellent meal and experience.

The restaurant has a nice ambiance but overall a weird vibe. We came for lunch on the weekend and they don't serve lunch on the weekend, only brunch. And they were out of avocados so no avocado toast ‍ so weird vibe. The food was good but the service was kind of slow so it felt like forever before we could get out of there. Things happen, maybe it was just a weird day.

This restaurant is a hidden gem near downtown McKinney. It's spacious with good ambiance. We had bruschetta and prawns pesto for appetizers. They were good. I ordered fettuccine gamberi as main entry; the shrimps were big and fresh. We rounded off the meal with Tiramisu and coffee. The food and the service were really good. We'll definitely come back again.

Great food at reasonable price. Best Italian food in the area! Also has a hidden bar upstairs with music.