Al and Stella Authentic Italian Restaurant And Pizzeria ( Water Front)

The most bizarre dinner experience. Seriously, take our word and SKIP IT! Don’t waste your time or money. Plenty of other good places around. The only good things: pretty plants at the tables. Waiter was nice. Pretty view. Weird… things: - Atmosphere: weird valentines decorations in the middle of July. - The smell 🤢. About 10 minutes in, something smelt atrocious. We saw them spray some air freshener out the door of the kitchen but that still didn’t help. We had to move outside it was so bad. - Music… playing off of the boss’ phone but his notifications/ringer was on so we kept hearing text tones and ESPN alerts. Also, the music choice did not fit the Italian ambiance we think we they going for. It was Mexican pop…ish. - Prices. WAY too much for what was offered! Seriously… $2.95 for each topping on the pizza, which was already almost $20. We had two beers, a gluten free pizza and a regular pizza and after tax/tip it was $75. Yikes. (Oh, the receipt actually was $4.95 for the sausage topping🙄). - Bathroom is a stinky rat hole. - Pizza was MEH at best. Too much sauce, skimpy on the cheese. Wheat crust. Used the entire jar of Parmesan cheese…. Because it needed it! Oh also, we arrived about an hour and a half before closing and were the only people there. Three more families showed up by the time we left… but it was EMPTY (this should have been our first sign 😂). Our conclusion: this has gotta be a money laundering joint or something. Haha!

My friends and I come here every year. We usually get their pizza, the gluten free pizza specifically, and it’s always good. We also get some other entrees and wine. Very friendly service and good conversation.