Reviews for Stellina
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I am writing this review quite late, as my visit was about a year & a half ago, so things may have changed since then. Based on my experience, however, this was one of the worst restaurants I have been to in Montreal.
The pasta was not properly cooked, & our orders were mixed up. I asked for no bacon, yet my husband received the bacon free dish instead. We were also charged for bread, which is almost unheard of in an Italian restaurant.
Prices were extremely high for what was offered. With two pasta dishes & one or two appetizers, the bill was easily around 200 dollars. The only reason I am giving two stars is the location. The Old Port is beautiful, but I would recommend trying other restaurants instead.
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!
Very good experience! They squeezed us in despite the rush. The waitress Ariana was really helpful & friendly & she elevated our dining experience.
Had a great experience at Stellina for my friends birthday they were very accommodating in moving our reservation to adjust for timing. The service was great, the staff was super friendly. Our food was outstanding. The espresso martini are a must try!! Would recommend
Ambiance moyenne, le restaurant était assez bruyant & ça enlevait un peu au plaisir du repas. Les plats étaient corrects, mais sans éclat, & vraiment trop salés. Dommage, parce que le personnel était sympathique & même assez cute. Pour le prix, je m'attendais à une expérience plus soignée.