Meaning to come to Stella Restaurant for a very long time and found myself time to go for breakfast. Staff are very friendly and the place seemed to be popular with locals in the early hours. We ordered two breakfast one was stella breakfast: two eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato, chicken and 21 basil sausages, hash browns and toast smashed avocado: served on open baguette, with watercress, feta, 19.5 roasted cherry tomato, and two poached egg, balsamic glaze Both very big portions and definitely well done. The restaurant had a fantastic view of the beach front even sitting inside during winter I can only imagine how great eating here with the view available read more

Stella - Cafes Near Me - Henley Beach, SA

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I picked Mum up from the airport in the morning and we headed beachside for some breakfast, settling on Henley Square as a suitable location. Stella's outside seating overlooking the grass, jetty and beach won us over. The toddler enjoyed running around on the grass, chasing "boidies" and looking at all the "peepl" coming and going while Mum and I got down to the serious business of ordering coffees and food - two soft poached eggs on toast for Mum and the "Claypot" for me. A high chair was brought out and the reluctant todder wrangled into it, lured by the Dora colouring-in book and pencils provided by Grandma. Food soon appeared, the Claypot is a dish of two poached eggs in a rich tomato sauce with pumpkin and white beans. Very tasty but could have used more than one smallish piece of toast to soak up all that yummy sauce. Mum was happy with her eggs cooked the way she likes and the toddler munched on a few "greps" I'd brought along. It was a beautiful morning and we lingered over our enjoyable breakfast and added another coffee to the tally while the toddler got another run. Service was attentive and polite, food great, setting perfect. A thoroughly enjoyable way to kick off our day. read more

Stella - Cafes Near Me - Henley Beach, SA

I went to Stella with my mother to enjoy a glass of wine, have a nice chat and watch the sunset. I live overseas and hadn't seen her in a year and we decided to choose Stella and trusted in their hospitality. I've worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years with some of the most prominent chefs in the world and know how the industry works. I understand that being a beach restaurant, Stella is a very laid back establishment, average food as i have eaten there before however the location is second to none, and hats of to you for that. I understand pet friendly restaurants, as i work in one myself, and this is what Stella is supposed to be. I am also aware there is a certain etiquette. We ordered 2 glasses of wine. They took close to 20 minutes to come once ordering. There seemed to be no sense or urgency and at my mother even commented, "how long does it take for 2 glasses of wine to arrive??" But that's Ok.. The couple next to us had a dog and that is completely fine in my world. At the same time when one takes a dog or animal to a restaurant, they need to make sure its well behaved and know what tools are needed to control their dog. For over an hour, this dog barked at the top if its lungs continuously..!!! To the point a poor disabled man came through in his wheelchair and it went off, barking crazy. Our conversation was going nowhere. We witnessed staff members, patting the dog and then serving food without having washed their hands. Stella, have your staff been trained in health and safety? The Authorities would love to sink their teeth into that. Paying customers spending their money, trying to eat their food in peace and trusting in Stella, where looking left right and centre at the noise factor of this dog continuously barking, and not one thing was done. No-one had the enunciative or the sense to maybe offer the dog a bowel of water or say something to the owner..Maybe take it for a quick walk . something!!! It was completely ignored. Our rights as paying customers wanting to have a peaceful drink and meal was completely taken away from us. Why had not one waiter/manager, tried to to deal with the situation on behalf of all your other customers..? Did we not exist..? Was our clientele not valuable to you? Or maybe it was too much trouble and hard work...lets just milk the double time rate.. who cares.... We got to the point where we couldn't take it any more and we decided to not order another drink but pay up and leave. I paid my $19 for two glasses of wine. Whilst paying i decided to speak to the manager and explain the above and how uncountable in made me feel in hope it may fix things for the rest of the outside customers. I was shocked by the response... I was asked, "why didn't i complain...?" Ok Mr manager, do you honestly think I go out for a drink with my mother to 'Complain" to make people's lives difficult??. As a paying customer, I should have to, not to mention there where no table available at the time to have moved us, even if had asked to to do so. Out of all your staff members working that night, not one had the awareness that something had to be done or at least said..? You wanted me as a paying customer to sort out your problems.. My response was, " If I as a woman came into this restaurant and screamed at the top of my lungs for over an hour, would you wait for someone to "complain" in order to sort things out..?" the answer is a clear NO. So what's the difference.. the customer service was appalling. But wait.. it gets even worst...He asks me to show him the outside table that we were sitting on, and decides to discuss my complaint, behind and five feet away from the the customer, I was complaining about.. Do you understand the word "confidentiality"..??? I was so mortified ... it's time to own this and explain myself to this customer with the barking dog. I approached the customer and mentioned in a very diplomatic manner, that their dog was barking at the top of its lungs disrupting everyone having a meal. I mentioned to the manager, i was going to do so . Not one of you have done so, so now i will and lets face it, the situation i've been put inn, what more can one do??. This resulted in the customer screaming at me, telling me, continuously to "Piss off" in which he stood up over me and was raising his hands as if he was going to hit me.. Mental.. Any normal person would have apologised calmly...My 70 year old mother was witnessing all of this... Not one staff member stepped inn. I walked away trembling and shocked as i could see this was going to escalate and not in a pro active manner.. Shocked and disgusted, the cherry on the top was placed, when the manager turned to me and said "why did you do that..??" There was apology.. are you ok..? Nor did he have he balls or skills to step inn and try and rectify the situation. We walked away, shaken up, trembling and absolutely speechless. Never in my life have i experienced anything as poor a read more

Had a great breakfast and coffee here this morning The girl looked after us I'm ashamed that I didn't get her name Will definitely be back Great coffee read more

Had a very nice evening meal watching the sunset with two mates. Folks were nice enough to allow us to drink a lovely bottle of '02 Mitolo Reiver that we got from a local bottle shop in Adelaide. Great views and easy access using the public tram from downtown Adelaide. All in all, an easy and fun evening out on the coast. read more

After a morning walk along the beach, I'm in desperate need of a cuppa and breakfast. While many flock to Zoots like moths to a flame, this little moth has been burnt too many times by substandard service and barely edible food served at Zoots. We're usually served by one of two wait staff. Both are awesome, both remember I'm vegan and both serve us like they want to be there at 10am on a Sunday. The chef prepares butter-free mushrooms for me and loads up my plate with spinach and avocado in place of my eggs. The green tea is a honey dew melon blend and it's sen-bloody-sational. The dogs are treated to a bowl of water and a few pats. Because they're always with us when we're here, we sit outside but the inside always looks so cosy. One day, we'll come down without the dogs and sit inside by the big picture frame windows overlooking the beach. We were as surprised as you'll be when you try this place for the first time. It's now our fave restaurant on the Square. read more

I thought I knew everywhere to get a good breakfast in Adelaide, until friends (and fellow bacon-lovers) took me to Stella at Henley Beach last week. We were pretty late (by normal people's standards) for breakfast, getting there just after midday, but the lovely staff let us order from the breaky menu even though it was supposed to be last orders by 11:30am. They were super lovely and attentive the whole way through. I ordered the bacon and scrambled eggs with a bunch of different sides and my friends both had custom orders as well - they were quite happy to let us mix and match as we needed and it all came out just as ordered. The coffee also gets top marks. The atmosphere was pretty chilled and casual, with sweeping sea views and an open, light space with plenty of room and lots of windows to make the most of the hot summer day. There was a large group of mums with prams and babies while we were there and there was plenty of room for everyone. A perfect place for long chats over flat whites aplenty. Will definitely be back. Yay for Stella! Yay for breakfast! Yay for the beach! read more

Dining at Stella is a lovely experience. With fantastic views of Henley Square and Henley Beach, there is always something nice to look at. Good value Mediterranean meals for decent prices, it is quite a popular destination for restaurant goers. The burger I ordered was so massive, it took great strength for me to get it into my mouth... But well worth it. With a full bar, it's a very relaxing and refreshing place to have a meal. read more

Food great view of the Henley Beach jetty breath taking but as for the table service...not there...well not first up for lunch. I wanted had to go looking for service....not good for the prices of the dishes read more

We got there between breakfast and lunch service so the kitchen was closed, we decided to wait for the lunch service so I ordered a pot of tea. It came out after while, they were busy wrapping up breakfast service so it was understandable, however when it did arrive it was served in a dirty teapot, the cup had lipstick on it and the spoon was covered in coffee. Seriously, if you're in a prime location like this there should have better quality control on the products you present, and also it's really confusing why you'd close between a breakfast and lunch service in such a popular location. We were hungry, so we paid for our drinks and left, had an excellent lunch down the road in the end. read more

Great service, amazing AMAZING pork belly.. And the salmon was great too. Phil, you've done a great job!- thnx

Our visit was for a Friday night dinner with the kids and we found the food was nice but service was patchy. Walking in we spied a few empty tables and waited for the "concierge" to welcome us and suggest tables, etc but he was chatting to another staff member, something he found more interesting than actually serving us. My wife had to ask him which tables, he suggested any one we wanted and gave us a menu. Wehad two menus b/w us with no kids menus: these were produced later by the attentive waiting staff. It soon became apparent the two young waiting staff were really good but chubby, bearded guy out front was a complete waste of space; not a good start Stellas. Food was nice but not great. Had a bit of a rundown feel with cleaning products lying around and tables scratched with no table cloths. Sounds like breakfast is a better time to go and gives you great views I'm sure. Not a great place but it could be with a spruce up and a new concierge. Not likely to go back for many years given the multiple options available there. read more

Wont be going there again. The kids were away so we thought we would treat ourselves to a nice dinner out. First up I ordered a glass of wine, they came back 5 minutes later, "we don't have that wine". Then I ordered my mains, "oh sorry sir we don't have that", what about the fish? "No we don't have that either". Ok I'll have the 12 hour cooked lamb, it sounds nice. When it arrived it was cold and dry and I only ate 1/2 of it. I like my food hot and fresh. Luckily my wife couldn't eat all of her chicken pasta so I had hers. While eating her pasta it was still warmer than when my main first came out. Stella, You'll never see us again... read more

If I could give a 0 star I would. After telling the manager the bruschetta was soggy and none of us wanted it (even said I don't want a refund but wanted to give feedback).. he then started getting aggressive and yelling following me out into the patio. Never been so disgusted in my life! Do not go here!!! read more

Went for breakfast here the other day and was shocked at their rude obnoxious staff, who were very inexperienced. I ordered a coffee which also was half empty as all the coffee was on the saucer. Will not be coming here again and wont be telling my friends good news about stella either. Do your self a favour and change up your attitude and maybe you could improve for the future. read more

Came here on a Sunday morning for breakfast. The staff member seating people (unshaven chubby guy, wearing glasses that had red arm pieces) was incredibly rude to everyone coming in. Cafe was very busy and he just couldn't handle it, he should have stayed in bed. He gave sneering looks to customers that were waiting to be seated particularly if he had to wait behind them or if they were in the doorway. Other guests asked to be seated at a different table and he walked off because he had to "carry some food".... Apart from the crap service the food was quite nice. Won't be back but by the looks on the faces of the others he was "serving" (if you can call it service) they won't be returning either. Here's a tip for the chubby bearded guy at the door - If you want to be in a customer service environment then serve the customers, they're the reason you're in business. Guess he never learnt that lesson. read more