When you dine at Fontinello’s Italian Cuisine, you will enjoy Italian food the way Italian food is supposed to be enjoyed - “The True Italian Way.” Each authentic Italian dish is prepared daily to be served fresh - which is what Fontinello's Italian Cuisine refers to as "The True Italian Way."
Fontinello's Italian Cuisine owners, Joseph Mancuso and Kim Amadeo, grew up in traditional Italian families where the kitchen was the center of the home - and meals were not just about eating, but about dining and sharing culture, heritage and life with the the family and friends you hold dear. This is the same atmosphere that has been created at Fontinello's Italian Cuisine - where the most important elements are good food, good wine and great friends.
Fontinello’s Italian Cuisine menus are prepared daily from scratch, giving a homemade and one-of-a-kind flavor that epitomizes the finest aspects of true southern Italian cooking. You will also find authentic, unique, and specialized dishes on the Fontinello's Italian Cuisine menu that you will not find at other Italian restaurants throughout the Grand Strand. With each bite, you will be transported to the likes of Naples, Italy and Sicily - which is where Fontinello's Italian Cuisine gets their culinary inspiration. The seas surrounding southern Italy (where Joseph Mancuso's mother, Mama Mancuso, is from) and Sicily (where Joseph's father is from) has made the authentic southern Italian cooking which can be found at Fontinello's Italian Cuisine truly Neapolitan, and as a result, Fontinello's Italian Cuisine showcases many fine seafood dishes throughout their menus. This correlation between where Mama Mancuso learned to cook in Naples, Italy, where Joseph's father learned the art of Sicilian wine making in Sicily, and where Fontinello's Italian Cuisine is located in Murrells Inlet, is what has made Murrells Inlet, South Carolina the perfect location for Fontinello's Italian Cuisine. Murrells Inlet is often hailed as the Seafood Capital of South Carolina, which gives Fontinello's Italian Cuisine access to fresh, local seafood - and a variety of other local, fresh foods which are used daily, just as the Mancuso family would do if they were back on the seaside shores of southern Italy.
As you can see, Head Chef and Co-Owner Joseph Mancuso brings a rich history and style to the tables of this truly authentic Italian restaurant - a style he likes to call the Mancuso family style of Italian cuisine. We hope you dine at Fontinello's Italian Cuisine soon and see for yourself how wonderful true authentic Italian cuisine can be!
