All pastas are made fresh in-house daily
food
Baked Rigatoni Carbonara - parmesan cream, fennel sausage, snap pea, runny egg
Mama Lucia's Spaghetti & Meatballs - classic marinara, basil, parmesan
Mediterranean Branzino - grapefruit, olive and pistachio relish
salad, salads, food
interior
Check out the stellar bourbon selection, house-made limoncello and craft cocktails a Stella's bar
The expansive wine selection at Stella is on display in a glass-enclosed cellar
Welcome to Stella Van Buren, Milwaukee's Italian-American Steakhouse
Explore our enviable bourbon selection
Fresh garnish and ingredients for our craft cocktails
Take a look at our Bourbon Menu or choose from the wall
We Proudly Serve Starbucks Coffee
Stella Old Fashioned - Copper and Kings brandy, vanilla-demerara, Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla bitters
Italian Paloma - Altos silver tequila, agave, house-made rosemary grapefruit soda
Whiskey caramel roll with salted pecan. It tastes even better than it looks and we know you want to eat your screen right now
East Side Spritz - Wheatley vodka, bubbles, house-made raspberry limoncello
The kitchen is always a blur of energy as our talented Chef Justin Winkler and team whip up traditional favorites with a twist
These sweet Italian Zeppoles are made fresh and served with Nutella + strawberry preserves
Select from our extensive list of craft cocktails, wine and bourbon or ask the bartender to make something just for you
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner - experience Stella any time of day and don't forget cocktail hour!
Choose a bottle from our destination-worthy wine selection via the wine menu or the fully enclosed glass wine display
This one is a sneak preview - Brunch starts September 23rd!
A S.
Mar 2, 2025
This was my third visit to Stella and honestly it's about time I leave a review, because everything here is great and I keep on coming back. The food is always great and so is the service. This most recent visit our server was a sweet woman named Anjail. She had a great attitude and an infectious smile, and she made great recommendations for us as well. The dining room is always clean and well lit, offering an intimate feeling without also feeling cramped at all. We will be back!!
Read MoreSam P.
Feb 3, 2025
Can you guys burn this steak any more?Not only this, you guys need to reevaluate your dry age or cooking process, the steak was sour.The worst steak I have ever had in Milwaukee
Read MoreBrandon T.
Mar 2, 2025
I visited Stella Van Buren as we had people in town for work. To start, the environment and ambiance was amazing. Tall ceilings, very spacious, while still offering segmented comfortable space to have conversation. Regarding the food...overall the food was better than standard but not standing out like it should at a location like this. I am a huge consumer of steak especially in the Milwaukee area and this spot is worth visiting but won't replace my go to locations in the area.
Read MoreKaren T.
Dec 7, 2024
Was here hosting an event in sept and had breakfast. Fast service and tasty food. Would recommend.
Read MoreRyan V.
Oct 27, 2024
We stayed at the Westin and decided to head downstairs to check out Stella's for breakfast. The restraint is very clean and the staff is very friendly with outstanding service. The breakfast menu isn't huge but they do everything on there well. I'll let you in on a little secret, get the sourdough bread and it comes with preserves (you're welcome). I also would highly recommend their banana bread. They crisp it up on the flat top and serve it with butter and the butter melts on an each warm piece of banana bread. I went back for more banana bread and it's the best I've ever had from a restaurant. Don't sleep on Stella's for breakfast if you're in the area or staying at the Westin in Milwaukee.
Read MoreZoe W.
Jan 6, 2025
The restaurant itself is very pretty and clean, the bar is mesmerizing! Service was great. Ordered the Mac and cheese and a salad. Salad was mid, nothing special. The Mac and cheese was very, very good! Would come back just for that!
Read MoreCandace M.
Sep 18, 2024
Rehearsal dinner! Went here for our friends son's rehearsal dinner, cocktails on the outside roof, drinks, dinner was fantastic. Servers were great, one piece of advice, don't park in the lot across the street from their front door, it's not the hotels lot & the 2 meters in there weren't working & we got a $41 ticket!
Read MoreApril C.
Mar 17, 2024
We are at Stella Van Buren last night while staying at the Westin. View of the city was beautiful. We had the Shrimp cocktail and burrata bruschetta for appetizers. Both were really good. We ate the steakhouse wedge salads and it was probably one of my favorites of all time. For dinner entrees, we had the NY strip, spicy Shrimp linguine and the truffle Bucatini. Everything was delicious. Would go back next time in town.
Read MoreJohn T.
Jun 7, 2024
Went here for dinner with some of my coworkers and was a good experience. The environment of the restaurant was very cool and modern, with super tall ceilings. Service was good, I felt like the server did a good job for our large group. I got a burger for my meal, which was cooked exactly how I asked and tasted great. One complaint I would have would be that the lunch menu runs until 5. I would have preferred to be able to do the dinner menu, but because our event was at 4, we had to choose from a very small lunch menu. The lunch menu itself is only 6-7 options. Overall good experience and I think I will come back to try the dinner menu sometime!
Read Morekathryn r.
Mar 2, 2025
Came here last night for a bday party it was 8 of us. Waiting forever for drinks, bread and then to even order took an hour they were not even that busy. Two people ordered steaks they were way overcooked and dry, Brussel sprouts burnt, broccoli burnt. Server only came over once since we got the food. Then asked if the bday lady would like a dessert gave her dessert menu and never came back to the table to get the dessert ordered. Make sure to check receipts as well we were overcharged on taxes and they could not explain why. First and last time ever going there. Terrible service and food.
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