Stella Barra Pizzeria Wine North Bethesda

My husband was looking forward to the buffet brunch which has at least temporarily been stopped do to the Covid Virus. Last time we visited the tables were very close together. Those tables have now been replaced by booths which is an improvement. With the current health concerns I was uncomfortable with the servers touching the computer screens without then disinfecting or washing their hands.

Although the service was good, I do not recommend this place for brunch. However, it is a great option for lunch and dinner.

The service was slow, then of the four things we ordered the Rigatoni Bolognese came out cold and had to be sent back to heat. It was okay, but everyone at the table agreed they would not order it again. The Pasta Carbonara was ordered by two of us, it is a dish that both of us generally I love and have had in many restaurants, was not edible. The sauce tasted like lemon and was not creamy at all. Even the bread, which we had to ask twice to get any was bad, served over cooked, plain, we had to ask again to get olive oil or butter. Only the pizza was good, but even then nothing special, Matchbox has better pizza.

Went for brunch it is a nice buffet spread with good variety. The cinnamon roll bread pudding is not to be missed. However, we added two to our party about three days before we went and changed our reservation. There is only one decent sized booth in the restaurant and they sat us there and it did NOT fit six adults. My husband ended up leaving and even then, we were pretty snug with five adults. The rest of the seating is for four tops and two tops (minus one extra large table that had a party of 12). Do not book for more than four people unless you can snag the extra large table.

The waitress was inattentive and snapped at my husband regarding a question on the bill. Been there three previous was great but this Sunday we have written this place off.