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| - I really, really wanted to like Stella.
My husband and I came here for dinner during their opening week. With brick walls, slab marble tables, a visible kitchen, a swanky bar area and dim Edison bulb lighting, the atmosphere is sleek and modern.
As a vegetarian, I always look at menus online prior to going to a new place to ensure there will be options. When we arrived, the menu that was handed to us was quite different from the one on their website. Additionally, our server immediately informed us that an entire category of the menu was unavailable, as well as several items from each of the other sections. I understand that it was their first week open, but to hand someone a menu and then tell them that ten plus items cannot be made gives off a lack of preparation. As for the food we were able to order, the portions and presentation were lackluster, but the creativity and flavor were certainly there.
I would love to give Stella the benefit of the doubt that perhaps they just opened earlier than they should have, but overall, I was left wanting something more from such a beautiful restaurant.
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