Best Italian Pizza restaurant in Coral Springs, Florida

We are from Canada and our family went to Coral Springs on vacation. We usually come down in Florida every winter. thi year, we went to la Fontana Restaurant for dinner and are we ever glad. It is the best restautant I have ever been to any where in the USA. The bread that was brought out to us was excellent and cooked in the wood oven. We were a large group (9 in total with young children). We tried the pizza, pasta dishes and the gelato. All of the food was authentic and homemade italian. On a side note the service was excellent. On my next journey through this part of Florida I will return to sample some of the other interesting dishes on the menu.The food was excellent and the service was excellent. I would recommend la Fontana Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant to anyone who is visiting Coral Springs, Broward. A pleasure having had this experience at your restaurant. Very nice atmosphere, great people working and managing this place. This restaurant has great Italian food. I really enjoy their raviolis and spaghetti and homemade spaghetti sauce, Servers are very friendly and professional. Prices are pretty good.

Barbados' Tapas Restaurant is Tops

If the Three Tenors had collaborated on a restaurant instead of "Nessun Dorma," they might have founded the popular new Tapas in Barbados.

Instead, three Italians well-known in the Barbados restaurant scene collaborated to make beautiful food together. Located on the new boardwalk on the south coast, Tapas occupies the two-level space Aqua once had. It's one of the most stunning sea-front locations on the island.

Tapas offers an elegant, quite posh space and, on this island known for its pricey meals, reasonable prices. Four of us will order every tapas plate that strikes our fancy (and then hoard our favorites when the waiter brings them) and still have spent less than $100US for the table. Paired with a good bottle of white wine, dinner is a true Barbados bargain. (And believe me, paradise doesn't come cheap.)

The Owners of Barbados' Tapas Restaurant

The trio of Italians behind Tapas is comprised of Alfredo Giovine, from the wonderful Mama Mia; Franco Parisi, formerly executive chef at Lone Star; and, from Dolce Gelato, Franco Diamanti, who makes the best gelato in the Caribbean - at least that's what my finely tuned sweet tooth tells me.

I caught up with Alfredo one night and asked why, without any advertising, Tapas has been doing so well since its mid-August opening. As Norah Jones music mixed with the soft music of the waves in the background, Alfredo told me he thinks that Barbadians and tourists alike were hungry for something new and affordable and that word of mouth keeps the place full 'most every night.

I'm pretty sure Franco and Franco and Alfredo were all born with the restaurant gene. The food is effortlessly good, rare for a restaurant that just opened. The place also feels good; if you're a local it's a place "where everyone knows your name" and if you're a guest to our island, you're quickly made to feel at home.

In his heavy Italian accent, Alfredo told me, "The restaurant is my home. I feel like people come to my home. At 17, I work receiving tourists at the port (in his home town in southern Italy). I end up taking everyone home for a meal with my mother and father."

The Food at Tapas

If you're at Tapas for tapas, you will start your evening eating tapas and finish eating tapas, not stopping until you're full.

But you can also order off the full dinner menu for a more traditional dining experience. Starters run from a light and satisfying Beef Carpaccio on rocket salad ($11.50US) to the adventuresome Pan-Fried Goat Cheese in a Panko Crust (with pumpkin, delish!) ($11US) to a hearty Parmigiana (layers of baked eggplant, tomato, and Parmesan cheese) ($9.50US).

I've not had the New Zealand Rack of Lamp (with warm pepper and olive salad and spicy potato wedges) but friends who have rave about it ($28US). I have had the Fish of the Day - local fish such as king fish, flying fish, snapper, mahi mahi (which we call dolphin here) - pulled out of the sea just a couple of hours before being blackened or grilled, as you wish, and paired with mango salsa. Now is that a tropical-paradise meal to remember?

I don't know about you, but it's enough to make me break out in song.

If You Go

Tapas: Hastings Main Road, Highway 7, Christ Church, Barbados. Telephone: 246-228-0704. Call ahead to reserve a seaside table. Otherwise, walk-ins are more than welcome. All major credit cards accepted.

Barbados' tapas restaurant is top

When the Three Tenors have collaborated on a restaurant instead of "Nessun Dorma" could be the new tapas popular in Barbados.

Instead, three well-known Italian restaurant scene in Barbados together to make wonderful food together. The new promenade on the south coast, taking the two-level space Tapas Aqua once. And 'one of the best locations on the beach on the island.

Tapas offers stylish, elegant area and on this islandknown for its pricey meals, reasonable prices. Four of us will order every tapas plate that strikes our fancy (and then hoard our favorites when the waiter brings them) and still have spent less than $100US for the table. Paired with a good bottle of white wine, dinner is a true Barbados bargain. (And believe me, paradise doesn't come cheap.)

The Owners of Barbados' Tapas Restaurant

The trio of Italians behind Tapas is comprised of Alfredo Giovine, from the wonderful Mama Mia; Franco Parisi, formerly executive chef at Lone Star; and, from Dolce Gelato, Franco Diamanti, who makes the best gelato in the Caribbean - at least that's what my finely tuned sweet tooth tells me.

I caught up with Alfredo one night and asked why, without any advertising, Tapas has been doing so well since its mid-August opening. As Norah Jones music mixed with the soft music of the waves in the background, Alfredo told me he thinks that Barbadians and tourists alike were hungry for something new and affordable and that word of mouth keeps the place full 'most every night.

I'm pretty sure Franco and Franco and Alfredo were all born with the restaurant gene. The food is effortlessly good, rare for a restaurant that just opened. The place also feels good; if you're a local it's a place "where everyone knows your name" and if you're a guest to our island, you're quickly made to feel at home.

In his heavy Italian accent, Alfredo told me: "This restaurant is my home. I feel like people come to my house. At 17, I work the tourist port (in his hometown in southern Italy). and I at the end of every home to have dinner with My mother and father. "

The food at Tapas

If you're going to tapas tapas, you can start your evening tapas tapas and meals ready to eat, do not stop until they are full.

You can also order the full dinner menu for a traditional dinner. Appetizersbeef carpaccio with a clear and satisfactory delish on arugula ($ 11.50US) to the adventurous goat cheese in the pan crust Pank (with pumpkin, run!) ($ 11US) for a rich Parmesan (baked layers of eggplant , tomatoes, and parmesan cheese) ($ 9.50US).

I have the New Zealand rack of lamp (with chilli and olive oil salad and spicy potato wedges), but friends rave about it (28US $). I had the fish of the day - local fish like king fish, flying fish, snapper, mahiMahi (dolphin is called here) - from the sea, only a few hours before it pulled blackened or grilled to your liking, paired with mango salsa. Now that is to remember a tropical paradise-meal?

Do not know about you, but it is enough to break my song.

If You Go

Tapas: Hastings Main Road, Highway 7, Christ Church, Barbados. Phone: 246-228-0704. Call ahead a sea of reservation table. Otherwise, walk-ins are more than welcome. AllCredit cards are accepted.