We went to Stella's Kitchen & Bakery for a weekend breakfast since the hotel we stayed at offered vouchers for breakfast. Even at 8AM, this place was exceptionally busy, with multiple people waiting inside and out for seats. We managed to get in within 15 minutes but I bet the wait would be longer for larger groups.
Cinnamon Roll ($5.25) - Although our breakfast entrees were complimentary, we opted to order an extra cinnamon roll given how good they looked. They sell these cinnamon rolls in the front of the establishment, wrapped in saran wrap, for people to take to-go. If you order at the table, they take one of those, remove the wrapper, place it on a plate, and stick it in the microwave to warm up. There are three types of cinnamon rolls you can choose from - original, frosted, or caramel walnut. The frosted is the most popular, and that's what we went with. The cinnamon rolls baked at Stella's are quite large, something like 5 or 6 inches across. And this is for the normal sized roll - they even have a larger jumbo roll if you want! Since they heat the roll up, the frosting softens and runs all around and down the sides. A knob of whipped butter is included on the side for additional richness. The cinnamon roll overall is sweet but not cloying and the interior is soft, chewy, and rich, and has the perfect amount of cinnamon. What a delicious start to our meal. (4/5)
Half Order of Biscuits & Gravy (Included with hotel stay) - This entree comes with a single biscuit with gravy, hash browns, and one egg any style. Starting with the hash browns - so many diners serve sad and soggy hash browns. These, on the other hand, are crisped up excellently on the faces, while the interior remains soft and fluffy. Delicious. For the egg, I ordered it over medium but it was cooked over easy with the yolk completely runny. Not a lot of places cook over medium eggs properly, and unfortunately Stella's gets added to that list. The sausage gravy tastes like it's made in house. It's savory, meaty, peppery and not overly salted. The weakest part of the dish is unfortunately the biscuit. It's dense and dry, even though it's served split in half to maximize the surface area, and reminds me of a cheap hotel breakfast biscuit. While Stella's bakes a lot of items in house, I have a feeling that this is a commercially purchased biscuit given the texture. (4/5)
Ham & Cheese Omelette (Included with hotel stay) - This comes with the aforementioned omelette, hash browns, and toast. The omelette is gigantic - while they do fold it over the large half of the omelette on top, it's still very big. I'd guess at least 4 eggs went into this monstrosity. The omelette is very fluffy and is a bit risen, almost like it's been steamed a bit. It's completely filled with cubes of ham and cheddar cheese, and topped with even more. There is a ton of filling, which creates lots of cheese pull. The hash browns are same as with the first dish and there's not really much to say about the toast, other than that it's been buttered and then toasted. It's served with two pats of standard Smucker's strawberry jam. (5/5)
I would have checked out the bakery case more thoroughly, but I was stuffed and couldn't bear the sight of more food. They do sell a variety of breads, all pre-sliced and bagged, and the majority of their pastries are wrapped in saran wrap. I think a lot of items sell pretty briskly, since we saw bakers continuously bringing out more items to fill the case.
Overall Stella's serves a very solid breakfast. The fact that the hotel gives you a voucher for food here makes it very attractive for future stays in the area. read more