Stella 34 Trattoria Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant New York

Address: 151 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001, USA

Phone: +12129679251

Rating: 4.1
based on 208 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "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."
  • "For two people it ended up paying $160."

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