Stella Restaurant

Stella was overpriced and dissatisfying. Food is average: fried appetizers are heavy and greasy, steaks were overdone and then underdone, fish was fishy and boney and nowhere near the endless praise from the server. Since when does lobster mac 'n cheese have bacon, and why wouldn't you alert a vegetarian to as much? Even dessert was disappointing. Service was far too much—constantly hovering, talking for minutes on end, loud, bending in front of/over/on top of people to clear dishes, not polished or refined (some of us gave him an A for effort, some of us wished he'd leave us alone). Family meals in the suburbs are never rave-worthy, and far-from-stellar Stella is doing its part to keep this true.
Aug 2nd, 2013

Took my employees there today for lunch. The salmon over spaghetti squash was excellent. However, the kitchen was out of sync with the rather harried waitstaff. Three of our four meals arrived after a long half hour and sat for at least 10 more minutes until the fourth was served. By then, the zucchini chips (which were quite fried) grew cool and soggy. I discreetly asked to see the manager who never showed up. While the food was a stand-out, the service was not up to the price-range. Hope it improves. Was a lovely setting.
Oct 11th, 2012