Stellas Italian Monarch Beach

restaurant has been a south Orange County favorite since 2007. Featuring classic Italian recipes, live music, and a warm, friendly atmosphere, Stella’s Italian offers the best in authentic Italian cuisine.

Situated in the beautiful Monarch Beach Plaza, enjoy ocean views amid alfresco dining, along with romantic fireside dining, an inviting bar, and incredible dishes made with sustainable ingredients. A short drive from Dana Point Harbor to the south and Laguna Beach to the north, Stella’s Italian is ideally located for beach-goers, those on vacation, and southern California locals.

Owner, Marcello Rey, is actually from Argentina! Marcello and his impeccable team have a natural flare for the Italian essentials including the fact that many of the servers speak fluent Italian. Dining at Stella’s Italian provides an experience much like traveling to the exquisite Italian coast.

A true fine dining experience, Stella’s Italian is open for lunch and dinner daily. See below for hours.

Being crab cake obsessed, Stella’s serves some of the best crab cakes in town.
Other specialty dishes include:

• Carpaccio di Manzo
• Bruschetta al Pomodoro
• Calamari Fritti
• Pizza Flatbreads
  • Prosciutto, fig, gorgonzola and arugula

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• Housemade Pizzas!
  • Pizza Bianco
  • Pizza Astarita with Italian sweet sausage, housemade meatballs, imported salami, oregano, mozzarella, and tomato sauce
  • Veganizza with tofu, roasted peppers, mushrooms, spinach, vegan mozzarella, and red onion
• Pastas such as:
• • • Capellini Checca of angel hair, garlic, basil, tomato
    • Fettuccini De Mare with lobster, shrimp, clams, mussels in vodka sauce
    • Brick Oven Lasagne with beef, veal, pork, mozzarella, reggiano and vegetables
• Housemade cheeses with charcuterie

Pizza, Pasta, Amore… the amore is not complete without decadent desserts.

Dessert selections include:

• Gelato con Limoncello (a personal fave!)
• Chocolate Temptation
• Ricotta Cheesecake
• Spumoni Bumba
• and more delicious selections

A New York-style bar in a southern California coastal setting, connect with friends for Happy Hour and Live Music that is sweet to the ears, not overpowering, and lasts into the night. And, an elegant fine dining experience any night of the week and to celebrate special occasions. Open for lunch and dinner daily. See hours below.
Stella’s is also available for catering private parties and events.

Stella’s Italian
17 Monarch Bay Plaza
Monarch Beach, CA 92629
Phone: 949.234.1679
stellasitalian.com

Hours:
Happy Hour
Monday 4:30 – 6:30pm
Tuesday – Friday from 2:30pm – 6:30pm
Saturday 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Sunday all night in the lounge
House Wine $5.00
½ Price Appetizers
Drink Specials

Lounge is open late Patio Fireplace
Live entertainment 6 nights a week

Stella’s Opens
Sunday – Thursday from 11:30am – 9:00pm
Friday – Saturday from 11:30am – 10:00pm

Curbside Take-Out
Call ahead and park behind the restaurant
in one of our special easy take-out spaces

 

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