Best bar pie in the Capital District. No better spot for an old school tavern feel. Very easy and delicious menu.
William M.
Great pizza at a fair price. Salads are also very good....chefs salad and buffalo chicken salad.
Rob Remley
Food was good. Affordable price. And by affordable, it was like 40 bucks for two people. Hard to come by these days.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delta
Food was alright. Bread was bit soft and too easy to tear through though, would have liked normal buns for my burger.
Christie - Matt R.
First time visit and we were far from impressed. Staff moved so slowly it was as if they weren't moving and it took far too long to get their attention... it wasn't busy!French Onion Soup - Onions cut way too big completely undercooked, so they were crunchy and overall it just didn't taste right. Chicken Wings - Cooked fine but sauce was weird. Buffalo Chicken Salad - Salad was fine but the coating was like General Tso's Chinese and the sauce even worse.The final nail in their coffin... they charged us for a different tables order, when there were only two tables taken in the whole place. Wasn't a good experience, not impressed by their staff and certainly not their food.
Jim L
Another good review for one of my favorite pizza places. Crispy and chewy in the right places, decent toppings and price, good sauce with garlic. I usually get the pepperoni and sausage, though sometimes a meat lovers and on occasion an EBA. Always good!
Daniel B.
Best "bar pizza " in Albany, you should definitely enjoy the bar if your out and about but bring your family, find a table and enjoy great service and the best of Albany here, they are very helpful to large groups as well as small ones, you won't be disappointed.
Raya V.
The food at the Fountain is always consistent. The service is great and the vibe is that of a typical neighborhood bar with the mix of a pizza joint. I was introduced to the Fountain about 20 years ago when my older brother took me to get "the best pizza in Albany". I always liked their burgers but last time I just had a pasta dinner. It was spaghetti with marinara and it came with a salad and Italian bread. The star of the night was our drinks. Thanks for being there for a night out that doesn't break the bank and consistently tasty eats.
Samantha CherryWolff
Really great food with very friendly staff, I was only here for a year, but some of the staff actually started memorizing what I ordered(since I ordered the same thing EVERYTIME.) Which was really sweet of them and saved me alot of time. Whenever I did change or tweak something about my order, they were very polite and understanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
88AVANTI
Last night I called in a simple order for pickup. A burger, with an upgrade to onion rings, a small white pizza with broccoli and tomatoes and a fettuccine Alfredo with Russian dressing for the salad. What I got was a very undercooked red pizza, a full side order of onion rings for 4x more$ and no salad dressing. Very disappointing, particularly as my wife can't eat tomatoe sauce. Really ruined what should have been a nice meal. Bacon cheeseburger was excellent though, to give the devil his due.
Used to eat here a lot. I have a question. Don't see mac-n-cheese on the menu anymore, did they stop serving this? Also, no wine list, do they serve wine and what options are there. Frustrating not to have a wine list posted. Not everybody drinks beer.
Stack Halloran
third time, arrived after others and they made sure we felt shunned! again, NO table added, felt unwelcome, no one seemed to care or want to work at problem. never going again!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicola A Parisi
We made a reservation for The Fountain Restaurant on Fri 1/13/23 for 5:30pm.This place is always busy. And has been a neighborhood go to for many years. The Romano family has won their customers' loyalty with great service & consistently good pizza. We were early and there were two seats open at the bar. So the bartender Tony moved our reservation to there. The bar works nicely for us here. Thanks Tony.
We ordered a wine ($7) & a local craft beer,Jack's Abbey on draft ($9) while we looked over the menu. The Fountain makes great pizza, but tonight just wasn't a pizza night for us. My bride had a small Caesar salad w/ chicken ($10) right size for her. The large is not an exaggeration. I had the caprese sandwich-Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, EVOO & Balsamic Glaze on Ciabatta bread ($11) Note: you can add chicken breast or eggplant for $4. more. Very good sandwich. In my opinion, this sandwich would be even better w/ some pesto spread on the ciabatta. Still a very good dining experience.
Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:30AM-10:30PM (Kitchen Closes)
Fri-Sat 11:30AM-11PM (Kitchen Closes)
Sunday 12:00PM-10PM (Kitchen Closes)
Closed Monday
Street parking is at a premium but there is public parking behind the restaurant.
Thanks again to Tony & all for another great visit.
Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY
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We made a reservation for The Fountain Restaurant on Fri 1/13/23 for 5:30pm.This place is always busy. And has been a neighborhood go to for many years. The Romano family has won their customers' loyalty with great service & consistently good pizza. We were early and there were two seats open at the bar. So the bartender Tony moved our reservation to there. The bar works nicely for us here. Thanks Tony. We ordered a wine ($7) & a local craft beer,Jack's Abbey on draft ($9) while we looked over the menu. The Fountain makes great pizza, but tonight just wasn't a pizza night for us. My bride had a small Caesar salad w/ chicken ($10) right size for her. The large is not an exaggeration. I had the caprese sandwich-Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, EVOO & Balsamic Glaze on Ciabatta bread ($11) Note: you can add chicken breast or eggplant for $4. more. Very good sandwich. In my opinion, this sandwich would be even better w/ some pesto spread on the ciabatta. Still a very good dining experience. Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:30AM-10:30PM (Kitchen Closes) Fri-Sat 11:30AM-11PM (Kitchen Closes) Sunday 12:00PM-10PM (Kitchen Closes) Closed Monday Street parking is at a premium but there is public parking behind the restaurant. Thanks again to Tony & all for another great visit. Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY
Nicola P.
We made a reservation for The Fountain Restaurant on Fri 1/13/23 for 5:30pm.This place is always busy. And has been a neighborhood go to for many years. The Romano family has won their customers' loyalty with great service & consistently good pizza. We were early and there were two seats open at the bar. So the bartender Tony moved our reservation to there. The bar works nicely for us here. Thanks Tony. We ordered a wine ($7) & a local craft beer,Jack's Abbey on draft ($9) while we looked over the menu. The Fountain makes great pizza, but tonight just wasn't a pizza night for us. My bride had a small Caesar salad w/ chicken ($10) right size for her. The large is not an exaggeration. I had the caprese sandwich-Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, EVOO & Balsamic Glaze on Ciabatta bread ($11) Note: you can add chicken breast or eggplant for $4. more. Very good sandwich. In my opinion, this sandwich would be even better w/ some pesto spread on the ciabatta. Still a very good dining experience. Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:30AM-10:30PM (Kitchen Closes)Fri-Sat 11:30AM-11PM (Kitchen Closes)Sunday 12:00PM-10PM (Kitchen Closes)Closed Monday Street parking is at a premium but there is public parking behind the restaurant.Thanks again to Tony & all for another great visit. Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY
Best bar pie in the Capital District. No better spot for an old school tavern feel. Very easy and delicious menu.
Great pizza at a fair price. Salads are also very good....chefs salad and buffalo chicken salad.
Food was good. Affordable price. And by affordable, it was like 40 bucks for two people. Hard to come by these days.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was alright. Bread was bit soft and too easy to tear through though, would have liked normal buns for my burger.
First time visit and we were far from impressed. Staff moved so slowly it was as if they weren't moving and it took far too long to get their attention... it wasn't busy!French Onion Soup - Onions cut way too big completely undercooked, so they were crunchy and overall it just didn't taste right. Chicken Wings - Cooked fine but sauce was weird. Buffalo Chicken Salad - Salad was fine but the coating was like General Tso's Chinese and the sauce even worse.The final nail in their coffin... they charged us for a different tables order, when there were only two tables taken in the whole place. Wasn't a good experience, not impressed by their staff and certainly not their food.
Another good review for one of my favorite pizza places. Crispy and chewy in the right places, decent toppings and price, good sauce with garlic. I usually get the pepperoni and sausage, though sometimes a meat lovers and on occasion an EBA. Always good!
Best "bar pizza " in Albany, you should definitely enjoy the bar if your out and about but bring your family, find a table and enjoy great service and the best of Albany here, they are very helpful to large groups as well as small ones, you won't be disappointed.
The food at the Fountain is always consistent. The service is great and the vibe is that of a typical neighborhood bar with the mix of a pizza joint. I was introduced to the Fountain about 20 years ago when my older brother took me to get "the best pizza in Albany". I always liked their burgers but last time I just had a pasta dinner. It was spaghetti with marinara and it came with a salad and Italian bread. The star of the night was our drinks. Thanks for being there for a night out that doesn't break the bank and consistently tasty eats.
Really great food with very friendly staff, I was only here for a year, but some of the staff actually started memorizing what I ordered(since I ordered the same thing EVERYTIME.) Which was really sweet of them and saved me alot of time. Whenever I did change or tweak something about my order, they were very polite and understanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Last night I called in a simple order for pickup. A burger, with an upgrade to onion rings, a small white pizza with broccoli and tomatoes and a fettuccine Alfredo with Russian dressing for the salad. What I got was a very undercooked red pizza, a full side order of onion rings for 4x more$ and no salad dressing. Very disappointing, particularly as my wife can't eat tomatoe sauce. Really ruined what should have been a nice meal. Bacon cheeseburger was excellent though, to give the devil his due.
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Used to eat here a lot. I have a question. Don't see mac-n-cheese on the menu anymore, did they stop serving this? Also, no wine list, do they serve wine and what options are there. Frustrating not to have a wine list posted. Not everybody drinks beer.
third time, arrived after others and they made sure we felt shunned! again, NO table added, felt unwelcome, no one seemed to care or want to work at problem. never going again!!!!!!!!!!!
We made a reservation for The Fountain Restaurant on Fri 1/13/23 for 5:30pm.This place is always busy. And has been a neighborhood go to for many years. The Romano family has won their customers' loyalty with great service & consistently good pizza. We were early and there were two seats open at the bar. So the bartender Tony moved our reservation to there. The bar works nicely for us here. Thanks Tony. We ordered a wine ($7) & a local craft beer,Jack's Abbey on draft ($9) while we looked over the menu. The Fountain makes great pizza, but tonight just wasn't a pizza night for us. My bride had a small Caesar salad w/ chicken ($10) right size for her. The large is not an exaggeration. I had the caprese sandwich-Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, EVOO & Balsamic Glaze on Ciabatta bread ($11) Note: you can add chicken breast or eggplant for $4. more. Very good sandwich. In my opinion, this sandwich would be even better w/ some pesto spread on the ciabatta. Still a very good dining experience. Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:30AM-10:30PM (Kitchen Closes) Fri-Sat 11:30AM-11PM (Kitchen Closes) Sunday 12:00PM-10PM (Kitchen Closes) Closed Monday Street parking is at a premium but there is public parking behind the restaurant. Thanks again to Tony & all for another great visit. Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY
We made a reservation for The Fountain Restaurant on Fri 1/13/23 for 5:30pm.This place is always busy. And has been a neighborhood go to for many years. The Romano family has won their customers' loyalty with great service & consistently good pizza. We were early and there were two seats open at the bar. So the bartender Tony moved our reservation to there. The bar works nicely for us here. Thanks Tony. We ordered a wine ($7) & a local craft beer,Jack's Abbey on draft ($9) while we looked over the menu. The Fountain makes great pizza, but tonight just wasn't a pizza night for us. My bride had a small Caesar salad w/ chicken ($10) right size for her. The large is not an exaggeration. I had the caprese sandwich-Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, EVOO & Balsamic Glaze on Ciabatta bread ($11) Note: you can add chicken breast or eggplant for $4. more. Very good sandwich. In my opinion, this sandwich would be even better w/ some pesto spread on the ciabatta. Still a very good dining experience. Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:30AM-10:30PM (Kitchen Closes) Fri-Sat 11:30AM-11PM (Kitchen Closes) Sunday 12:00PM-10PM (Kitchen Closes) Closed Monday Street parking is at a premium but there is public parking behind the restaurant. Thanks again to Tony & all for another great visit. Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY
We made a reservation for The Fountain Restaurant on Fri 1/13/23 for 5:30pm.This place is always busy. And has been a neighborhood go to for many years. The Romano family has won their customers' loyalty with great service & consistently good pizza. We were early and there were two seats open at the bar. So the bartender Tony moved our reservation to there. The bar works nicely for us here. Thanks Tony. We ordered a wine ($7) & a local craft beer,Jack's Abbey on draft ($9) while we looked over the menu. The Fountain makes great pizza, but tonight just wasn't a pizza night for us. My bride had a small Caesar salad w/ chicken ($10) right size for her. The large is not an exaggeration. I had the caprese sandwich-Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, EVOO & Balsamic Glaze on Ciabatta bread ($11) Note: you can add chicken breast or eggplant for $4. more. Very good sandwich. In my opinion, this sandwich would be even better w/ some pesto spread on the ciabatta. Still a very good dining experience. Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:30AM-10:30PM (Kitchen Closes)Fri-Sat 11:30AM-11PM (Kitchen Closes)Sunday 12:00PM-10PM (Kitchen Closes)Closed Monday Street parking is at a premium but there is public parking behind the restaurant.Thanks again to Tony & all for another great visit. Nick Parisi & Liz Farrell, Albany, NY