Favorite pizza place in town! I personally love ordering their takeout as the service can be a little bit slow for my preference! However, grabbing a couple of za's and going to the beach to catch a sunset makes for an amazing west coast night :)I am also routinely impressed with the prices, when you pay the same price at any pizza chain for a fraction of the quality it makes it a no brainer to support a local business!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Amanda Bodin
I'm a pasta snob and La Stella is the best! Amazing desserts too. Good value for the price, appie, drinks, dinner, dessert all amazing
Brittany Grace
The food is amazing IF they actually answer the phone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Liz Gibson-DeGroote
One of the best restaurants in Nanaimo. Their pizza is great; their pastas are excellent.Dietary restrictions: The offer gluten free pasta
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
CTM WRECKLESS
Says open till 9 on Sunday and they place is locked up lights off its 7:55
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Angela Kiesman
Everything I tried was amazing! Can't wait to go back! Service was great, food was fabulous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suzanne Cassell
Great service and lovely atmosphere. We had the pasta which was fresh and delicious. Tiramisu was one of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa B
We sat at the bar because the restaurant was full, this was a fun experience watching the pizzas and dishes being made! Boy those staff are busy!We split pizza and pasta .both dishes were fantastic but the pizza wow! We also had the Arancini to start which were amazing.The serving sizes were so big we had tons of yummy leftovers to take home and the price of our meal for what we got wasn’t bad at all .
Jordan Stanley
Came here for a birthday dinner, and they were fantastic. I have a garlic intolerance and they went above and beyond - providing me with what I could have and even offering to make some substitutions to a couple dishes to make them garlic free.I will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claudio Omar Lailson Garay
Food was great (we didn't love the cannoli), and the service was excellent.We will love to visit again.
I've been here many times since they opened, generally good consistent food and service, my only complaint , if you want to call it one, is that the pizza crust often seems a little under cooked and very soggy in the middle, still very tasty though!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Артем Буров
Margharita is quite good. Can be recommended. Pepperoni is too much American. Personally I’m not a big fan of this kind of recipe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza with Chili Infused Honey Drizzle, Margherita Pizza
M K
La Stella was my weekly dinner place when I worked in Nanaimo every weekend last summer. They makes the BEST pizza on the island and pepperoni pizza is die for. If you are not into pizza, their short rib gnocchi is my top recommendation but the pasta with nori seaweed was just as good when I tried my buddy's.When I dined in solo, I usually sat on a bar seat watching them making pizzas which is very impressive. I'm sad I don't go to Nanaimo often but I'll surely go there when I have any opportunities to go to Nanaimo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neil Gray
Unfortunately couldn't even get seated or greeted by the staff when we arrived. Literally entered and stood at the front of the restaurant waiting to be addressed or seated (or offered to be put on the waiting list for a table) for five minutes without so much as a glance from the wait staff. Once we finally got the attention of the staff, we ultimately decided to leave due to the complete lack of attentive service.
Favorite pizza place in town! I personally love ordering their takeout as the service can be a little bit slow for my preference! However, grabbing a couple of za's and going to the beach to catch a sunset makes for an amazing west coast night :)I am also routinely impressed with the prices, when you pay the same price at any pizza chain for a fraction of the quality it makes it a no brainer to support a local business!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
I'm a pasta snob and La Stella is the best! Amazing desserts too. Good value for the price, appie, drinks, dinner, dessert all amazing
The food is amazing IF they actually answer the phone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
One of the best restaurants in Nanaimo. Their pizza is great; their pastas are excellent.Dietary restrictions: The offer gluten free pasta
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Says open till 9 on Sunday and they place is locked up lights off its 7:55
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Everything I tried was amazing! Can't wait to go back! Service was great, food was fabulous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service and lovely atmosphere. We had the pasta which was fresh and delicious. Tiramisu was one of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We sat at the bar because the restaurant was full, this was a fun experience watching the pizzas and dishes being made! Boy those staff are busy!We split pizza and pasta .both dishes were fantastic but the pizza wow! We also had the Arancini to start which were amazing.The serving sizes were so big we had tons of yummy leftovers to take home and the price of our meal for what we got wasn’t bad at all .
Came here for a birthday dinner, and they were fantastic. I have a garlic intolerance and they went above and beyond - providing me with what I could have and even offering to make some substitutions to a couple dishes to make them garlic free.I will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great (we didn't love the cannoli), and the service was excellent.We will love to visit again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I've been here many times since they opened, generally good consistent food and service, my only complaint , if you want to call it one, is that the pizza crust often seems a little under cooked and very soggy in the middle, still very tasty though!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Margharita is quite good. Can be recommended. Pepperoni is too much American. Personally I’m not a big fan of this kind of recipe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza with Chili Infused Honey Drizzle, Margherita Pizza
La Stella was my weekly dinner place when I worked in Nanaimo every weekend last summer. They makes the BEST pizza on the island and pepperoni pizza is die for. If you are not into pizza, their short rib gnocchi is my top recommendation but the pasta with nori seaweed was just as good when I tried my buddy's.When I dined in solo, I usually sat on a bar seat watching them making pizzas which is very impressive. I'm sad I don't go to Nanaimo often but I'll surely go there when I have any opportunities to go to Nanaimo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unfortunately couldn't even get seated or greeted by the staff when we arrived. Literally entered and stood at the front of the restaurant waiting to be addressed or seated (or offered to be put on the waiting list for a table) for five minutes without so much as a glance from the wait staff. Once we finally got the attention of the staff, we ultimately decided to leave due to the complete lack of attentive service.
Service: 1
Great food, great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannoli, Arancini 3x Cheese Stuffed Rice Balls 13