Stella’s Cafe

Best breakfast place in Winterpeg. I lived there for less than year, and this is one of the 3 restaurants I liked in that city. It’s a nice little joint with good food and good people. The list can get a bit long on the weekends, but it’s worth the wait for a nice big breakfast. I would always just get the Café Breakfast, and it was more than satisfying. My husband likes the Chorizo Hash. They also had a green smoothie there (I cannot remember the name of it), but I know it had kale and ginger, and some other stuff in there that didn’t sound too appealing, but man was it good! I finished the whole thing, and I don’t even like smoothies. And it was healthy! Breakfast win!

A breakfast institution, as far as I understand, in Winnipeg and it does not disappoint. They have food that’s prepared with very fresh ingredients and has a large menu from which you can choose from. I choose the ham and cheese omelette, hash browns, and multi-​grain toast. The omelette had nice big bites of ham and lovely melted swiss cheese. Not too salty (which they can be) and the hash browns were nicely browned on the outside and tender on the inside and seasoned with rosemary. The toast was excellent with their homemade berry jam. If you’re looking for a great breakfast place, I highly recommend trying any Stella’s in the city.

Great breakfast spot with good value. I really enjoy their jam. The only issue is its always busy and line ups can be long at certain times

Stella’s seems like the place to go for brunch in Winnipeg. Not only is it super popular, it really seems like the only place that does brunch in town. Luckily, there’s several of them. Well done, Stella. You seem to have somehow monopolized Winnipeg’s brunch scene.
It’s got a casual vibe and plenty of hustle bustle. You’ll find both young professionals and young families.
When it comes to the menu, it seems like there’s a bit of an attempt to push some boundaries, but keep it rather traditional as not to scare people. Step out of your comfort zone and try some sunny side up eggs, Winnipeg. You can do it!
To avoid the Lengthy lineup, they were very accommodating of letting us order our food to go. It was really fantastic to have that option. Thanks for helping us out Stella’s, I really appreciate it.
I’ll be sure to come back the next time I’m in town. Unless, that is, someone else realize man they too can open up a kickass brunch joint, at which point I’ll probably check them out. It won’t be because I don’t love you, Stella’s, but variety is the breakfast spice of… Breakfast. See what I did there? No, me neither.

Delicious breakfast, yummy smoothies and hot coffee! Great service. Pretty busy– waited for 20 mins. for a table but went shopping while waiting.

I used to love Stella’s and would order their marinated chicken burger on a weekly basis before I moved out of town. Now that I am back I notice they replaced the awesome house salad and dressing that used to come with it with the choice of a subpar one or potatoes and coleslaw. Now whenever I order it I get potatoes that are burnt beyond eating and the terrible coleslaw even though I ask for no coleslaw. The other dishes have also really gone down in quality too. The fish tacos are dreadful. Why Stella’s, why?! You had such a good thing going at one point.

This is a solid 5-​stars on food, 3-​stars on service/​atmosphere.
It seems to me that Stella’s has the «not-​actually-​a-​problem» problem of being too good and popular. They seem to have out-​grown their staff/​kitchen/​location.
Clearly very popular, there was a line at all times, but no real waiting area for those people, who all ended up being in the way and awkwardly staring and those seated. Additionally, there were constantly several tables that were empty, but not sat by the hostess. I assume this was to not overwhelm the server or kitchen, but it definitely gives a poor impression to the people crowding the doorway, trying to figure out why they can’t be sat.
We initially walked in and walked out when we saw the wait, but a venture to other nearby options left us unsatisfied, so I check back and the wait seemed shorter.
The tables are rather close together and I definitely was violated by the rear end of an older man as it smooshed against my back and neck while he tried to navigate the room.
That being said, the food was spectacular. The menu is diner/​café meets hippie co-​op. There were tons of vegetarian options, everything appeared to be scratch made and there was everything from breakfast sandwiches to pasta.
I enjoyed my breakfast croissant sandwich and was happy to be so full at the end of it. The side potatoes were a little disappointing — they came through with a strong flavor of rosemary, but no other seasoning. The rosemary was overpowering and they kind of fell flat.
Husbands sandwich was stacked high and delicious.
They don’t have outside salad dressings or condiments — which is great in terms of being an awesome, wholesome, scratch café. But then I need you to actually make/​provide a house-​made ketchup (which isn’t hard!)
Overall, it was worth the wait, delicious, filling and inexpensive.

Place was busy at lunch but we were seated promptly. I tried the grass fed beef chili and was very pleased. My wife had the combo with salad and tuna fish. The sandwich was full size and more than she was expected. I had half and found the tuna fish a bit dry, but then I am not a tuna fish fan. She thought it needed mustard.

So glad I found saw this place on Unilocal and decided to check it out. I’m visiting Winnipeg on business and have eaten here two nights in a row. The Ratatouille with quinoa was great, and house salad dressing is very tasty. The menu has great vegetarian friendly options. The food is very fresh and flavorful.

Amazing food & relaxed vibe. Staff were all friendly and helpful… loved my experience there!

I really enjoy eating at Stella’s. The wait to get in can be long, but it’s so worth it. Friendly staff and great food!

Went for breakfast and at a good time (before 8:30) as after 9am there were a continual line up. Great coffee and breakfast. We have already talked about what we are going to have next time we are in town.

«Forgot midmorning coffee is a madhouse. Still waiting for a seat!»
Worth the wait, though I had the luxury of time today. Ordered a cappuccino — made it two because it was so delicious (still buzzing hours later!). Ordered café breakfast: eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast. Fresh and tasty. I could eat an entire plate of Stella’s hash browns — love the rosemary!
Clean and courteous service too!

One of the various Stella’s we eat at depending where we are and planning. We usually stop for breakfast or brunch. The only thing I find wrong with this one is it seems a little more noisy then we like. Yea we will be back.

Came to this location for the first time the other week for breakfast. The waitress was really awesome and the hostess was also really sweet. It’s nice to be greeted by someone with a smile when I’m feeling tired and grumpy. It really starts the dining experience off right!
I had the Mexican breakfast (which I’ve had at edna fedya) the portion size was almost right. I ate everything on my plate but still had a little hunger. The portion size at edna fedya was waaaaay bigger. But the food itself was really tasty and done right.
My bf had the grande café which he devoured (good sign).
Last night I returned again and had the famous garden burger. The patty alone has nice flavour and taste but the burger is leaning on the dry side but as a vege monkey I understand it’s hard to make a fatty juicy vegetable patty (it’s like an oxymoron). The chutney and cilantro sauce try to make up for the dryness. The coleslaw that comes with the burger though… can I haz recipe?! it’s absolutely delicious. I think it might have some sriracha in it…
I also had the chocolate torte which is always great for a chocolate craving.
I think I’m a converted Stella’s fan now, thanks to this location!

Great service on an early morning breakfast date. We each had their version of eggs Benedict. Eggs were seriously over poached so no runny yolks. The lemon spinach sauce was interesting. They don’t use English muffins, rather a doughy bun. The tomatoes on the side were terrible. Nice thought but no taste. The house made jam is terrific. Coffee was always being topped up
Not bad, not great. Likely will give them another shot but nut the eggs Benedict

I enjoy dining at Stella’s — it’s nice that they have been expanding all over the city. The Grant location has been around for sometime and it’s always packed with a massive group of people waiting to brunch. The scenery is basic restaurant type, not as beautiful as the Stella’s at the Plug downtown locatoin but the service is still very nice and laid back. Food pumps out pretty quickly and their food is very consistent compared to all the Stella’s in the city.
Definitely, come about 30 – 45 mins ahead of time but that can be said for many of the other locations.
I love their Veggie baked eggs ($ 9.25) — I just get mine with two eggs and spinach and cheddar cheese and omit the mushrooms and tomatoes but that’s a personal preference. The eggs are topped with salsa and served with hash browns, toast & jam. Yum. Provolone roast chicken sandwich ($ 10.45) is another good choice.
You really can’t go wrong with breakfast here but just have to be a bit patient with the sometimes pushy crowd at the front. Upside is that there’s plenty of parking in the stripmall area.

One of my favorite breakfast spots! Good food and service. Very popular so be prepared to line up unless you are early. Menu is very fresh, atmosphere is clean and modern. Good family spot, but again, get there early so they can fit you in!

I have been here a few times. Very interesting ambiance. Excellent service. Be prepared to wait if you get there around 11:00 am on a weekend. I love the coffee here along with the massive breakfasts. Try the daily deserts… so good!