Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro | Seven Points Brewery

My wife and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary and we went back to Stella. The service was phenomenal and they had live music playing close by. Best part of course was the food and drinks. 10/10 dinner and will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Historical building with atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Unfortunate - the place was nice, the staff friendly but seemed to forget about us a lot, our food came missing items which took a long time to arrive and cold...we got charged for two beers that were supposed to be a BOGO for Happy Hour but we just wanted to get out of there so didn't argue. Although the food was tasty we won't be back. 😕

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Beer is good but the kitchen is trash, the bartender had to check on my food after 40 minutes waiting, it was to go and what I ended up eating was barely cooked. Don't waste your time.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Tonight was my first time at Stella’s and it was very delicious!!! My husband and I got the arancini balls in vodka sauce and they were very tasty. The two chicken entrees we got were also very good and the red pasta sauce was one of the best I’ve had out. The home made pasta really topped everything off. I would 10/10 recommend! Thank you to our server Gabby - she was also great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the linguine with meatballs. It was excellent as was the fresh bread. Service was great too. This place is definitely a winner!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a party for my fiancé. Everything was exceptional. The food was wonderful, the staff were friendly and so helpful and the room was beautiful. Unfortunately it was raining and we couldn’t use the patio, but it really didn’t matter. Three different couples said they would be coming back to have dinner or brunch because they were so impressed with the food. A big thanks to the chef, Ali and Gabby for making our special day so wonderful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very happy with the brunch selection and food. Will come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Words cannot describe how grateful I am to Ali and the whole Stella crew for helping to create our dream wedding reception! From the first meeting, Ali was super professional, helpful, and detail-oriented. She perfectly executed my vision, and always responded to questions in a timely manner. I got so many compliments from guests on food/drinks/service/atmosphere, and one guest noted it was the best wedding they had ever been to! I cannot thank everyone at Stella enough. I highly recommend considering Stella for your next special event!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered a house salad and asked for onions in it if they could. I got salad with 5 slivers of onions. Oh well. Not too bad until the check came and they charged $1.50 for onions added to salad. Next time, I'll bring my own onion and put it on salad.
TOTAL BS!!
Since I can't reply to your post. I've been to quite a few restaurants in Capitol district and if I asked if I could have onions on salad, there's never a charge. Usually salads come with onions but restaurants stopped putting them on unless you ask for them. They don't charge because it's not on their menu. If you are so broke that you need money for something that's supposed to be on a salad, then charge because it's not on menu, you need help. You should think about it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

We loved the overall dining experience definitely recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Another perfect dinner at Stella’s. Our table had Stella’s crab cakes, the shrimp genovese, the lobster ravioli and the mushroom ravioli. I drank a pint of the Prima Vista, which was perfect with the ravioli. The crap cakes were a very generous portion of three cakes for an appetizer and delicious. All three entrees were so good we didn’t want to put our forks down!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a fantastic meal there last night! Eggplant parm was so good and the pasta was perfectly cooked. Service was A +++ We will definitely be back. The beer from Northpoint brewery also very good. Finally Schenectady has excellent Italian food.

Vegetarian options: Pasta bar has build your own with vegetables or meat. Salads are offered as well.

Parking: Parking in the lot across the street free after 6 pm, on street parking as well if you can get it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ate at Stella Pasta Bar recently and enjoyed the experience. My server, Callie, took great care of us: friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. I ordered a beer, Prima Vista, hoping the description was accurate, as I am not a "hops person." And it was! Light, refreshing, with a bare hint of a honey note, a great accompaniment to a pasta dinner. There are about a dozen beers on offer, with a wide range of both flavor profiles and ABV numbers. Session beers, IPAs, fruits, and sours were all represented. Although the beer comes from their own brewery (on the far side of the terrace), Stella boasts a full bar. Diners are offered both wine and cocktail lists. The house pinot grigio got a big thumbs up from my dining companion.

The pasta bar portion of menu notes that the tagliatelle and linguine are hand-made in-house daily. That sounded intriguing, so I ordered the tagliatelle with basil pesto sauce (one of about eight choices) and grilled chicken (about 7 other choices available for protein available, too). A basket of warm bread was served; made with semolina flour, I think, based on the warm buttery color and the slightly grainy crumb. The bread was delicious and was served with both butter and a bottle of olive oil from the Saratoga Olive Oil company. My main came with a house salad. I chose the house vinaigrette for the dressing. This salad was perfectly dressed. Every piece of greens, every sliver of carrot, every cherry tomato, had been artfully touched by the dressing, each coated with just the right amount. On top of that, the salad was nicely composed in the bowl. To the pasta! The tagliatelle was al dente, as promised in the menu, and the slices of chicken breast were moist and tender. It was obvious from its appearance that the pasta was indeed both fresh and made on the premises. Salut, Stella! The basil pesto sauce was delicious. So delicious was it that my dining partner wanted me to box it up and bring it home! TBH the only downside was that the plating should be improved. Maybe Stella's customers like vast quantities of sauce, but I felt there was too much of it. Yes, it tasted great, but there can be too much of a good thing. If I were plating that dish at home I would probably sauce the tagliatelle very lightly, then twirl it in a big ladle, in order for it to make a pleasing looking mound on the plate; then once on the plate, knap it with a little more sauce, shingle the slices of chicken breast on top, and lay about a 1 inch wide stripe of sauce across them. The grated cheese Callie offered to sprinkle over brings a savory nuttiness and some salt to cut through the richness of the olive oil in the sauce. Toasted breadcrumbs would be a good option also.

Visually and architecturally the building is a gem. Stella's owners wisely decided not to meddle with the winning combination of vintage dark wood paneling, that beautiful long bar, and kept the main dining room open to the rooftop skylight. The interior manages to look classic, yet modern at the same time.

Restaurants with hard surfaces low overhead usually amplify the sounds in the room. Diners raise their voices to make themselves heard, which, once everyone is doing it, worsens the problem. At one dinner at a packed Del Frisco's in Manhattan, we had to shout to speak to the person sitting next to us. At Stella Pasta Bar, on the other hand, the overhead space and the generous space between tables make normal conversation easy, and private. White linen tablecloths in the dining room add just a bit of formality.

If you are in the mood for excellent Italian food and some good conversation Stella's is a great choice.

Vegetarian options: You can devise a pasta bar dish that is meatless and seafoodless very easily, plus there are other meatless entrees, and some seafood ones. Almost all the salads are vegetarian. Most of the starters are.

Parking: Street parking is available, but Stella i

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad

Wild mushroom ravioli. Pasta. Caccio y peppe. All 5 star choices. Pasta is cooked perfectly every time with a doughey texture that surpasses al dente. Wine and cocktail selections are stellar. Desert options all incredible. Price is EXTREMELY fair given quality of food. It's a must.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5