"Food was incredible, all the employees were super kind and polite."
"The parm was to DIE for I would eat a whole tray of this."
"Everything was cooked to perfection!"
"Amazing steak! 10 stars for steak!"
"Amazing food! I had the most unique and delicious pizza ever - with pumpkin!"
"The rotisserie chicken was moist, tender, and extremely flavorful."
"Everything was very yummy and true to taste."
Cons:
"It's a beautiful place, with poor-quality food."
"It's not Italian food! Don't go thinking you're eating as good or better than Italy as, I repeat it is not Italian food."
"The food was subpar and honestly I've had better food at local diners."
"Terrible food! Pizza is dry, pasta is ok, their meat is so dry and very bland."
"The buffet food for the toys r us brunch was cold and disgusting."
"The calamari didn’t seem to actually have any squid?"
"Expensive for the food quality. Not worth it!!!"
Service
Pros:
"Great coffee, excellent, kind staff, chill, calm music and a relaxing vibe to the whole place!"
"The best part I would say about this place is the Staff and atmosphere is probably the best you'll ever see in New York in my opinion."
"The chef here was very friendly and custom made the Pizza as per my requirements and the pasta was so fresh and the seasoning was perfect."
"Had a wonderful experience at Stella’s."
"Location is cute and our server was sooo nice."
"Great service and ambiance was stylish."
"The staff was very friendly and accommodating."
Cons:
"The staff are the worst staff i ever met. Especially the female African American staff!! Very very rude, no etiquette no attitude in dealing with the customers."
"Service was very slow."
"The bartender was swamped and everything took a long time to come out."
"The ham & cheese croquette was cold and hard not even like warm."
"Service was very nice but the space is large so you do have to spend a little time catching the waiters attention."
"Our waiter was taking care of at least 10 tables."
"The service was quick at first but got a little slow towards the end."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"Complete your shopping and enjoy brunch, lunch or dinner in the same building."
"The visual aesthetic of the restaurant is pleasing to the eye and is comfortable to be in."
"Convenient location inside of Macy's in Herald Square."
"Great hidden gem in the sheets department of Macy’s of all places!"
"We were seating by the window with great view."
"Great atmosphere. Natural light."
"Clear views of One Vanderbilt and the Empire State Building."
Cons:
"Hard to find in the back of one of the upper floors at Macy's."
"One poor women was trying to make balloon animals for a hundred kids. ONE women alone... they could not pay to have at least two?"
"The restaurant is inside of a busy store 'Macy's' the atmosphere is quiet and relaxing."
"After finishing our group meal for a work celebration, I went to the restroom. When I was walking back into the restaurant from the restroom I had a mouse run across the floor in front of me and go under one of the kitchen doors."
"The kale in another salad was very mature and papery."
"I personally did not like the way they crammed so many people in the restaurant. There was no distancing whatsoever."
"The drag performers are excellent but this space isn’t ideal for performances. It’s vast and lots of obstructions (pillars etc.)."
Value
Pros:
"The majority of our party ordered this sandwich, and there were no complaints."
"I highly recommend, Stella 34 Trattoria, and it truly made an everlasting impression on us!!!"
"The endless mimosas were delicious and the queens were incredible performers."
"For lunch the BLT is delicious with aioli."
"Everything was delicious to the last bite."
"The 3 course pre-fixe lunch is the way to go. It's a fantastic price, especially for NYC."
"Breakfast with Santa was amazing and absolutely worth every penny."
Cons:
"Very pricey place salads and appetizers are average."
"The price of the food was crazy!"
"kind of pricey especially for the amount of food you get."
"The prices are OUTRAGEOUS for the food and service offered."
"It was just really pricy and underwhelming."
"At a slightly lower price point the food would be excellent, but the price to quality ratio just wasn't there for me."