Charlie Jane Anders described Fontaine as a "less cool Guinan" in her criticism of "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang". The episode was included in her list of the worst holodeck-related episodes of the "Star Trek" franchise, but added that she was a fan of "It's Only a Paper Moon". That episode was ranked as the third best of the series by Gem Wheeler for "Den of Geek", who called Fontaine the "ideal holographic host" on the show. The character was named the sixth best thing about "Deep Space Nine" in a list of highlights by "TrekToday" in 2015.