Stella Dessert Tasting Review

I went at 9 pm this past Sunday to do the dessert tasting at Stella so I figured I'd give you my thoughts.

Atmosphere: We were only there for about an hour, but the atmosphere was extremely quiet and to be perfectly honest, the decor is not what I was expecting at all. For a place on the cutting edge with many of their dishes, I expected more of a modern look to it. It was more of a classical type feel. That's not a knock, just an observation.

Service: The service was top notch. Our original server seemed none to pleased that we were only there for the dessert tasting, but I had told them specifically on the phone we were only coming for this reason. Either way, overall the service was very good with everything. Definitely a solid A on this.

Desserts: When doing the tasting, all the desserts are brought out at one time on one large plate. All in all, everything was fabulous. The banana's foster french toast was absolutely amazing. Maybe one of the best desserts I've ever had. I also found the trio of creme brulee excellent. They serve each in a hollowed out egg shell, so it makes for an interesting presentation. Each had unique flavors that were very noticeable.

The sorbets were also excellent. The cucumber mint sorbet was unlike anything I've ever had. Though I probably couln't eat more than a few spoonfuls of it, it was outstanding.

The "grilled cheese" sandwich was extremely interesting. I thought it was very good and unlike anything I've ever seen before, I just don't think for me it was as good as I expected.

Lastly, of all the desserts, I found the chocolate cake the most underwhelming. I didn't taste the flavor very much, and it just didn't stand out in terms of taste and uniqueness like all the others did.

Overall: It was an incredible experience overall and I'd give the desserts on the whole an A.

Price: My lady friend and I paid a total of $77.00 including tax, tip, dessert tasting, two cups of coffee, and one glass of Riesling. Not too shabby in my opinion.