Stellina focuses on the foundational elements of Italian culinary traditions through a meticulously curated menu centered on artisanal pasta production. Every plate highlights the interplay between high-quality semolina and seasonal ingredients sourced to maintain authentic flavor profiles. The kitchen emphasizes traditional shaping techniques that ensure the perfect texture for various regional sauces. Patrons encounter a direct approach to preparation where the natural characteristics of ingredients dictate the outcome of each dish. The interior environment prioritizes functional simplicity, allowing the focus to remain entirely on the culinary output served at the tables. This commitment to standardized preparation methods creates a consistent experience that respects the historical roots of Italian cooking while maintaining a clear and accessible format for every visitor who chooses to experience these regional specialties.
Stellina is widely celebrated for its exceptional Italian cuisine, featuring fresh, house-made pasta that many guests describe as the best they have ever tasted. The restaurant offers a warm, inviting atmosphere and a professional, friendly service team that consistently makes patrons feel welcomed and well-attended. Highlights from the menu often include the creative agnolotti, flavorful carbonara, and signature desserts like the tiramisu, all complemented by a thoughtful wine selection. While the popularity of the space can sometimes lead to a lively or loud environment, many diners find the high quality of the food and the professional, attentive staff make for a memorable and highly recommended dining experience.
Overall, a good experience. The pasta is delicious & freshly made. The drinks were served cold & presented well. The service was alright, expected a more consistent & timely experience due to the elevated class of the place. The tiramisu & lemon dessert were great but the panna cotta was not what we expected. The bathrooms are very warm & there are only two stalls. It's a nice ambiance & a pretty spot, love the open kitchen & the bar is cute too. One of the servers, Nico was kind enough to offer us a birthday dessert for our special night, which was a nice touch. Eric was very professional & friendly too.
From the moment we stepped in, we were treated like royalty! The staff here were wonderful! Luca was our waiter & he took the time to go through each item on the menu & explain it. He was so thorough & kind…could not have asked for a better server. The food & cocktails were all delicious! We had the bufala & the panzanella salad, followed by agnoletti & rigatoni & for dessert, tiramisu, panna cotta, & a dark chocolate one (can't remember the name). They even gave recommendations for food for the rest of our week in Montreal!
J'ai ete a ce resto pour l'anniversaire de ma conjointe. Alors voici mon experience:
Ca bien commence mais mal fini. Premierement les points positifs: ambiance spectaculaire, tres beau decor on est dans le vieux Montreal & le decor s'agence parfaitement. La musique est un peu forte , elle est limite pour discuter, 14 de tour plus bas , cela aurais ete parfait! L'ambiance est feutree & les banquettes sont tres confortable, quoi que les chaises auraient pu etre un peu plus rechercees .Dans un restaurant de ce calibre, je trouve que les chaises de bois style 1960 ca pas sa place! Le cellier est merveilleux beau choix de vin, mais dispendieux
Le service est impeccable , il y a 2 servers & 1 sommelier & 2 buss boy pour vous debarasser , je n'ai jamais eu un si bon service & j'en fais des restaurants un gros A++ pour cela.
Nous avons pris le menu degustation a110$ par personne & personnellement je croyais vivre une experience culinaire extraordinaire mais elle fut plutot ordinaire! Cela n'en vaut pas la peine allez y a la carte. Beaucoup trop cher pour ce que c'est!
Cela consiste a 4 entrees, 4 plats sans viande au choix du chef & 2 desserts! Les portions sont corrects mais sans plus. Les entrees sont orginaux & cela permet de gouter a differentes choses , les entrees furent bien balancees entre saveur & fraicheur.
Les points negatifs: les 4 plats de pates sont arrivees rapidement. Le rythme de service entre entree & plats de resistance est limite trop rapide. Ralentissez la cadence svp on est ici pour vivre vivre une experience culinaire, pas pour gagner un marathon pour pouvoir degager la place & recevoir d'autres clients pour faire plus d'argent!
Il y avait 4 choix de pates, aucune proteines & elles avaiient tous un denominateur commun: chaque plat etaient commandite par la compagnie Sifo Salt!!
J'ai jamais mange des pates aussi salee de ma vie, & cela a completement ruinee l'experience! Lachez le sel!! L'avez vous echappee dans le chaudron!!!! Je l'ai mentionnee au serveur & ce dernier nous a pas offert de reprendre les plats! A ce prix j'ai trouve ca plutot ordinaire! Meme reaction de ma conjointe qui a trouve cela trop salee!
Les pates etaient egalement tiede, mais que voulez vous, en 2026 c'est la mode de servir limite froid on dirait que manger chaud c'est une option! C'est partout pareil anyway!
Les 2 dessets etaient par contre tres bons . Le tiramisu est un must & l'autre etait un spece de yougourt grec dans une huile d'olive , orginal & tres bon.
Mais il n'y a pas que les pates qui etaient salee , la facture aussi! A 350$ pour 2 pour manger du sel de mer je trouve que c'est du vol pour des pates!
Le menu degustation est un rip off, a 75$ par personne j'aurais fermer ma boite, mais pas a ce prix!
J'ai ete a des restos haut de gamme pour beaucoup moins cher & l'experience etait 100x mieux, bref une totale deception on paye pour le decor & le service mais pas pour ce qui a dans l'assiette bref si vous calculez vos cennes allez pas la! Pour finir le tout en sortant du resto on a croise 4 sans abri , mechant clash pareil!
Je m'attendais a beaucoup plus de cet etablissement qui est partout sur les reseaux sociaux & fierement popularise par ses sois disant influenceurs qui ne paient surement pas leurs addition salee pour encourager les gens a l'essayer!
Il y a une tonne de restaurants a Montreal a essayer & le Stellia pour moi fut decevant & je ne recidiveras pas vers cette adresse, pas un bon rapport vs qualite prix! Bref essayez une autre endroit c'est trop cher pour ce que c'est
Decor 9/10 , -1 musique trop forte
Service : 10/10 impeccable
Qualite des entrees: 8/10 , - 2 sur les portions & le rythme de service
Plats principaux: 4/10 : - 2 pas assez chaud, - 4 pour la commandite du sel de mer Desserts: 9/10. Belle qualite & orginaux
Rapports qualite vs prix : 2 /10 pour raisons mentionnes ci haut beaucoup trop cher pour ce que c'est
Unfortunately, our experience was disappointing. The food took quite a while to arrive, & when it finally did, half of the dishes were cold & had to be sent back to the kitchen. For the price point, especially with pastas around $38, the quality did not meet our expectations.
That being said, the service team handled the situation professionally. They were very apologetic throughout the evening & kindly offered us dessert as a gesture of goodwill. While I appreciate their efforts to make things right, the food itself fell short of what we expected.
La nourriture était succulente. D'habitude les desserts en tendance à me décevoir & cela n'est pas arrivé. Je recommande vivement d'y aller. Le service peut être lent surtout s'il y a beaucoup de monde , mais ils sont attentifs aux besoins du client.
Service started out great but we had multiple people attending to us which made it difficult to know who to ask when we needed something. I prefer to have 1 server per table. The hosts were so sweet & accommodating even when we needed to modify our reservation time last minute. The ambience is great - but the tables & chairs felt a bit flimsy which I found odd. The food was pretty good. The bone marrow pasta was touch dry, but still delicious. The potato tortellini was so rich, but I really enjoyed it. Others claim the portions are small but I felt they were fine. There aren't many options for vegans, but there are some for vegetarians! The highlight was the tiramisu! I don't normally like it, but my friend really wanted it so we gave it a try & this is a dessert I would eat over & over again! Great wine selection.
We had a delicious meal last Saturday night. Beautiful restaurant with very attentive service. The vitello tonato, pasta carbonara, risotto & desserts were outstanding.
I visited with a friend who was in town, & we were craving Italian food. It was my first time here. The restaurant looks cute & chic, reservations were easy to make (likely helped by it being Super Bowl night), & the atmosphere was calm with great Italian music. There's also a coat check, which is always appreciated.
The staff were genuinely very kind & attentive throughout the evening. The menu is small but seasonal. I started with the winter melon salad, which was excellent - fresh, creamy, & surprisingly filling.
Unfortunately, the crab risotto was disappointing. It was undercooked, which was a letdown as risotto is one of my favorite dishes & something you expect an Italian restaurant to master. That said, the manager handled the situation very professionally: they removed the dish, apologized, & invited me to choose something else. I opted for the tuna crudo, which was great.
They also offered us dessert. I was hesitant about the tiramisu (in Montréal, not all places get it right), but it turned out to be very good. I did suggest serving it in a different cup so the flavors could be more evenly enjoyed.
Overall, the experience was positive thanks to the excellent service & atmosphere, even though some dishes were uneven. I'm not in a rush to return, but I would be open to trying the menu again in a different season.
Belle expérience, la nourriture (entrées, repas & desserts) était excellente & le service très bon! La musique est quand même assez forte, c'est peut-être la table où on était.
The food is incredible, I highly recommend the bone marrow. We had 4 different pasta dishes at our table & this was the best one. The service however, was noticeably off & you can just tell they have communication issues between staff.
The food runners were amazing, but they did not know much about our food, & what was what, lol. They just brought the dishes out & you can tell the servers don't talk to them much, so hard to order through them. They were great though.
We weren't checked one once during our main course, which was really unfortunate because we wanted to order wine with our pasta, finally our server came once we were all pretty much done. After that we weren't checked in on again, & we wanted to order dessert. We flagged our server down (again) to ask for a dessert menu, which she just handed to us, & didnt say anything. Finally when she returned, we ordered one of the desserts (there's only 4, which is fine) & she said they were all out! It's like damn, why not say that as you deliver it. It would have been nice to have been talked to more & considered during our meal. Maybe it wasn't her day, we all have off days, but we left as a result & ended up going to Monarch a few doors down & the difference in service was night & day!
