Good drinks, spacious outdoor dining in the parking lot, very nice servers and service. The tuna sandwich is the bomb like I would've neeeeevrr in a million years thought I would love it so much but, I did. And I wanted to return the next day for another one. It comes with a salad and both the sandwich and salad are substantial. I'm giving 3 stars because I'd come with my partner and we ordered the fish and chips but they gave us a super soggy piece of fish and we sent it back, 10 minutes later comes a pieces of fish that wasn't cooked all the way though. I told my partner to send it back because that's not the kind of fish we should be eating raw and I just asked that they refund us for it because it's no point in making it a third time. I probably would still come here again and order food just not the pescado. I was craving that tuna sandwich weeks later. We split it as we always do but I wish I would've just had my own. She ordered a beet salad too and that was divine. Our drinks were tasty, and like I said the service was stellar. What's so special about the tuna sando? It had almonds in it and some other things that I'd never had before in my tuna and it was just mind blowing. Kudos to the chef of that recipe!
Michelle L.
Delicious dinner to go - ribs and fried chicken were divine. Pick up delivered to car was COVID-friendly
Eileen M.
Food is incredibly delicious and wonderfully presented. Portions extremely generous. The onion rings were the best I've had in me life. Love the chopped salad, pork and meatloaf. Every bite is mouth watering. Staff friendly and attentive.
Le P.
Dear Stella Nonna, You have provided my belly with warm delicious collard greens soaked in mouthwatering melting pork fat juice, indulged my sugary tooth with your moist sweet sultry cornbread and finished me off with an appetizing chicken and shrimp gumbo (and maybe it's just me but I love some celery and okra added next time ;P). My soul pine for more and although this piece of heaven treated me only for takeout in the comfort & safety of my own home. I have faith that Post-Covid days are nearing and when they do..... I will be back...... and I will find you.
Kenneth R.
Stella Nonna is one of our favorite places for nights out with live sports. It's great to sit at the bar and watch the Bears, the Warriors or other local teams. Like pretty much every restaurant, Stella Nonna closed down in March with the promise that they would be reopening some time in the near future. They didn't rush -- maybe it was June before they were ready. Initially, SN was open three days a week but served food at dinner time only on Fridays. Their current schedule is more generous: 4:30-7PM, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They have a slightly shortened menu for takeout, but serve main dishes like the St. Louis pork ribs, their gumbo, a fried chicken plate and the Milwaukee-style fish fry. (In pre-COVID times, the fish fry was available on Fridays, but now it seems to be on the menu all three nights when they're open.)Although the menu is limited to takeout (as opposed to outdoor dining with table service), Stella Nonna closed its parking lot to cars and set up a half-dozen distanced tables at which groups can enjoy their takeout in the shadow of the restaurant. Personally, I haven't tried the tables: I order for pickup and show up at the appointed time with the optimistic hope that my food will be ready just as I show up.In my experience, food is never ready at the agreed-upon time. When I announce myself, the staff member in charge always says the same thing: "I'll let the kitchen know you're here." As far as I can tell, that's the signal to fire my main dishes. While I sometimes get a few hopeful comments like "the kitchen is working on your order right now," the bottom line is that I'll be carrying my food to the car around 10 to 15 minutes after the order time. Part of the Stella Nonna experience for me is cooling my heels in the vicinity of the establishment. (Walking once or twice around the block is also an app-eagling option.)I can understand the restaurant's not wanting to saddle customers with food that got cold because they were late. But I arrive on time and prefer to have an order that's ready for immediate pickup when I requested it. When I roll up to Comal Next Door, Saul's, Picante and a number of other places that I could name, my order is ready for me right at the official time. The laid-back Stella Nonna method strikes me as more a symptom of disorganization than a deliberate choice.The disorganization is my justification for a 4-star rating. Otherwise, I'm totally a fan. The food is tasty, copious and well-priced. I continue to recommend these guys very highly.
Dick M.
Just one of my favorites spots for lunch has to be "Stella Nonna". I had one of my usuals, the Chicken and Waffles. Nice crunchy waffle, soft and airy on the inside along with crispy fried chicken. Maybe not the healthiest lunch but when you're in the mood for something different it really hits hits the spot.
Ann Barnard
Really good food, very fast, safe, friendly service. Onion rings with no stringiness. We had forgotten how much we like this place.
S.K. Y.
15.12.19. First Visit of many future visitGorgeous place with a beautiful front areas.A must place to dine on a nice days.The food are well made and delicious.With the above combination above, this place is a winner.The only reason we didn't revisit it often, far from home.If it was in SF, we would had visited more often
Kyle Duffy
This spot gives amazing service and yummy food. The best spot around town. The meals arrived quickly and the prices were inexpensive. Will definitely recommend this spot.
Bless ED
Really good flavors for most part. Excellent customer service. If i may suggest a better consistency & flavor with Alfredo sauce. Have gone a few times and different guests have had the same opinion. But other than that the Salmon Risotto is delicious! Hopefully a mushroom risotto might work well too. Very clean! Complimentary sparkling water so fizzy! And did we say great customer service!?!
I have to say "10 STARS"!!!! The atmosphere, food and service was outstanding! My wife had the Gumbo and I had the 2 eggs with pancakes and bacon. I also had a side of the home fries. Oh man! They are one of a kind. The experience is like no other. If you happen to be in Berkeley, and are looking for a bite, THIS IS THE PLACE!! Stella Nonna is #1 in my book
Diane B.
I ordered the fried calamari. I left most of it. It had way too much crust which was too chewy and overwhelmed the over cooked tough calamari. The worst.
Laurel M.
This spot on San Pablo Avenue has a great physical set-up, with a cozy indoor bar, lots of tables, great art, parking, and a secluded sweet little patio. The food was good and the portions were large! They have great hours and happy hours are more abound that other local spots. The furnishings, restrooms, and set-up are really to be commended. Ways they could take it up a notch or two? Better service (mostly hipster disinterested staffers chatting amongst themselves) and a few more options for lunch and during the afternoon. Will definitely go back for dinner to see the full menu in action!
Matt McMahon
Awesome locally owned place. Great burgers and always a friendly staff!
John Cooper
Delicious and the owner/management and staff were all awesome.
Good drinks, spacious outdoor dining in the parking lot, very nice servers and service. The tuna sandwich is the bomb like I would've neeeeevrr in a million years thought I would love it so much but, I did. And I wanted to return the next day for another one. It comes with a salad and both the sandwich and salad are substantial. I'm giving 3 stars because I'd come with my partner and we ordered the fish and chips but they gave us a super soggy piece of fish and we sent it back, 10 minutes later comes a pieces of fish that wasn't cooked all the way though. I told my partner to send it back because that's not the kind of fish we should be eating raw and I just asked that they refund us for it because it's no point in making it a third time. I probably would still come here again and order food just not the pescado. I was craving that tuna sandwich weeks later. We split it as we always do but I wish I would've just had my own. She ordered a beet salad too and that was divine. Our drinks were tasty, and like I said the service was stellar. What's so special about the tuna sando? It had almonds in it and some other things that I'd never had before in my tuna and it was just mind blowing. Kudos to the chef of that recipe!
Delicious dinner to go - ribs and fried chicken were divine. Pick up delivered to car was COVID-friendly
Food is incredibly delicious and wonderfully presented. Portions extremely generous. The onion rings were the best I've had in me life. Love the chopped salad, pork and meatloaf. Every bite is mouth watering. Staff friendly and attentive.
Dear Stella Nonna, You have provided my belly with warm delicious collard greens soaked in mouthwatering melting pork fat juice, indulged my sugary tooth with your moist sweet sultry cornbread and finished me off with an appetizing chicken and shrimp gumbo (and maybe it's just me but I love some celery and okra added next time ;P). My soul pine for more and although this piece of heaven treated me only for takeout in the comfort & safety of my own home. I have faith that Post-Covid days are nearing and when they do..... I will be back...... and I will find you.
Stella Nonna is one of our favorite places for nights out with live sports. It's great to sit at the bar and watch the Bears, the Warriors or other local teams. Like pretty much every restaurant, Stella Nonna closed down in March with the promise that they would be reopening some time in the near future. They didn't rush -- maybe it was June before they were ready. Initially, SN was open three days a week but served food at dinner time only on Fridays. Their current schedule is more generous: 4:30-7PM, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They have a slightly shortened menu for takeout, but serve main dishes like the St. Louis pork ribs, their gumbo, a fried chicken plate and the Milwaukee-style fish fry. (In pre-COVID times, the fish fry was available on Fridays, but now it seems to be on the menu all three nights when they're open.)Although the menu is limited to takeout (as opposed to outdoor dining with table service), Stella Nonna closed its parking lot to cars and set up a half-dozen distanced tables at which groups can enjoy their takeout in the shadow of the restaurant. Personally, I haven't tried the tables: I order for pickup and show up at the appointed time with the optimistic hope that my food will be ready just as I show up.In my experience, food is never ready at the agreed-upon time. When I announce myself, the staff member in charge always says the same thing: "I'll let the kitchen know you're here." As far as I can tell, that's the signal to fire my main dishes. While I sometimes get a few hopeful comments like "the kitchen is working on your order right now," the bottom line is that I'll be carrying my food to the car around 10 to 15 minutes after the order time. Part of the Stella Nonna experience for me is cooling my heels in the vicinity of the establishment. (Walking once or twice around the block is also an app-eagling option.)I can understand the restaurant's not wanting to saddle customers with food that got cold because they were late. But I arrive on time and prefer to have an order that's ready for immediate pickup when I requested it. When I roll up to Comal Next Door, Saul's, Picante and a number of other places that I could name, my order is ready for me right at the official time. The laid-back Stella Nonna method strikes me as more a symptom of disorganization than a deliberate choice.The disorganization is my justification for a 4-star rating. Otherwise, I'm totally a fan. The food is tasty, copious and well-priced. I continue to recommend these guys very highly.
Just one of my favorites spots for lunch has to be "Stella Nonna". I had one of my usuals, the Chicken and Waffles. Nice crunchy waffle, soft and airy on the inside along with crispy fried chicken. Maybe not the healthiest lunch but when you're in the mood for something different it really hits hits the spot.
Really good food, very fast, safe, friendly service. Onion rings with no stringiness. We had forgotten how much we like this place.
15.12.19. First Visit of many future visitGorgeous place with a beautiful front areas.A must place to dine on a nice days.The food are well made and delicious.With the above combination above, this place is a winner.The only reason we didn't revisit it often, far from home.If it was in SF, we would had visited more often
This spot gives amazing service and yummy food. The best spot around town. The meals arrived quickly and the prices were inexpensive. Will definitely recommend this spot.
Really good flavors for most part. Excellent customer service. If i may suggest a better consistency & flavor with Alfredo sauce. Have gone a few times and different guests have had the same opinion. But other than that the Salmon Risotto is delicious! Hopefully a mushroom risotto might work well too. Very clean! Complimentary sparkling water so fizzy! And did we say great customer service!?!
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I have to say "10 STARS"!!!! The atmosphere, food and service was outstanding! My wife had the Gumbo and I had the 2 eggs with pancakes and bacon. I also had a side of the home fries. Oh man! They are one of a kind. The experience is like no other. If you happen to be in Berkeley, and are looking for a bite, THIS IS THE PLACE!! Stella Nonna is #1 in my book
I ordered the fried calamari. I left most of it. It had way too much crust which was too chewy and overwhelmed the over cooked tough calamari. The worst.
This spot on San Pablo Avenue has a great physical set-up, with a cozy indoor bar, lots of tables, great art, parking, and a secluded sweet little patio. The food was good and the portions were large! They have great hours and happy hours are more abound that other local spots. The furnishings, restrooms, and set-up are really to be commended. Ways they could take it up a notch or two? Better service (mostly hipster disinterested staffers chatting amongst themselves) and a few more options for lunch and during the afternoon. Will definitely go back for dinner to see the full menu in action!
Awesome locally owned place. Great burgers and always a friendly staff!
Delicious and the owner/management and staff were all awesome.