We were so pleased with our experience at Trattoria Stella! Our appetizer and meals were delicious and the service was excellent. Our waiter educated us on menu selection and helped us pick wines to complement each of our tastes from the large wine list. He went above and beyond just good service to make sure that we left having had... More

the chef likes to salt everything! We had appetizers that were over salted along with entrees way too salty overpowering all other flavors! If you like flavors other than salt dine somewhere else. We've dined several times and always everything ordered is over salted. The chef needs to start reading reviews,,, beginning with this one! More

Ambience is fun - in the "basement" of the main building of the Commons in traverse city - an old insane asylum complex which is being renovated. have a drink and look over the dinner menu - the food is very good and this is thought to be one of the premier restaurants in the area. you can wander around... More

Had a special treat in lunching at Trattoria Stella during the holiday season. Was a wonderfully relaxing lunch with excellent food/service. Would love to go back sometime during their dinner hours. More

I too reside in South Florida, where we are blessed with a very wide variety of culinary cultures. Stellas has officialy made it on my foodies list for an ourstanding culinary/dining experience. Top notch & on par from cool atmosphere, server knowledge, great prices, must have venison meatballs & omg an unbelievable Malbec blend for only $36.00 a bottle..all this... More

Fantastic food and service! I've been there for lunch and dinner and always left so pleased. More

We've eaten here on each of our visits to Traverse City and it is consistently an excellent experience. I would call ahead for reservations as it can be busy but we had no trouble getting a table without them on a Friday either. The service was very good and the food was not only wonderful but included many local ingredients.... More

We had a family dinner at this restaurant. Even though we had a table in the bar area, we had an excellent dining experience. Live music was quite entertaining and really added to the atmosphere. The food was superb. I had the chef's special which was a pasta with venison meat balls and added a beet salad. They were both... More

My husband and I went for a splurge dinner while on a trip back home to Michigan, and all of the hype did not disappoint. We had by far one of the best meals we've ever had. Our waiter was incredibly knowledgeable of the menu and wine list. He was very helpful when we were trying to make our selection,... More