“the food is genuinely clever. I didn’t appreciate it at first because the food seemed simple. Now I can’t stop thinking about their endive salad because no other place does it even remotely close.”
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“the food is genuinely clever. I didn’t appreciate it at first because the food seemed simple. Now I can’t stop thinking about their endive salad because no other place does it even remotely close.”
H3
“estela was so fussy (usually i love fussy fancy food lol) but most things were just not easy to eat and not even good lol. so much form over function there. and the “wagyu” was so fibrous and tough - nothing like the wagyu ive had in japan”
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“I really struggle with Estela and Tatiana - both feel super overrated to me - of course, each to their own! Estela’s environment is super tight and dark, service was quite snooty, and food didn’t work for my palate”
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“Everything was fantastic. Probably the best meal I've ever had.”
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“The tartare was indeed very tasty. However, as lover of beef tartare it wasn’t my favorite.”
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“Estela ricotta dumplings have been the best gnocchi in the city consistently for 15 years. They just melt in your mouth.”
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“Estela was awful. Bad service, meh food, small crammed tables, and the chocolate dessert had salt on it with chunks so big I could chew it. Bleh”
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“Might be my overall favourite place. Almost everything was amazing. Standout: fried arroz negro”
H2
“The endive salad at Estela is remarkable”
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“Estela for their chocolate cake.”
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“Estela is better than these two at a similar price range”
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“The tuna crudo at Estela legitimately transported me to the Mediterranean Sea”
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“Food, also top top top notch. Tuna, oysters, tartare (hold shit), pork, etc. Nothing bad on this menu”
H2
“perhaps consider Estela, Upland, or Gramercy Tavern for excellent, similarly-priced fare.”
H2
“Great food, ambiance was lacking some.”
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“Estela: phenomenal food, brusque service. Steak tartare and arroz negro were absolutely knockout. Vanilla, rum, sweet potato dessert delicious. Would definitely go back.”
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“Estela is amazing. Great food, great service”
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“I did not find Estela friendly at all. Rushed with some good plates but extremely loud and cramped.”
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“The endive salad at estela is incredible.”
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“estela’s ricotta dumplings with mushroom”
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“This thread made my day - I absolutely love shrimp so got carried away but a bunch of my favorites below: \- Red Shrimp Nigiri with Fried Crispy Shallots @ Rosella \- Raw Ruby Red Pepper Shrimp with Scotch Bonnet @ Cesar \- Red Prawn Monaka with Fish Mousse @ Cesar \- Jumbo Shrimp in Dry Lobster Sauce with Minced Pork and Egg @ Hop Kee \- Prawns in Tomato Seed and Butter Sauce @ Shmone \- Koong Karee @ Soothr \- Shrimp Toast with Pickled Peppers @ Estela (lunch only)”
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“Ricotta Dumplings with Mushroom and Pecorino Sardo at Estella (Soho)”
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“I just had the endive salad at Estela and thought it spectacular.”
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“Last time I went to Estela the bartender spent all her time talking to another diner about how to evade tolls. I guess he got warm friendly service but nobody else did.”
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“one of the best bites of food I've ever had was exactly that at Estela -- scallops with a potato brown butter foam. Just an unreal bite. Great place and definitely the right vibe for OP from an ambience perspective.”
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“Love all the answers for Ignacio Mattos’s salads! (Estela and Altro Paradiso).”
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“I liked Oxalis better than Musket Room or Estela.”
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“Estela steak tartare with sunchokes is phenomenal”
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“while the food is good it doesn't have a lot of the comforts of some other one stars. Personally it was the worst one star experience I've ever been to”
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“+1 for Estela. Better value/dishes than many high-priced tasting menus”
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“The Scallop dish is incredible, so is the beef Tartare”
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“food was way overrated”
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“the scallops with dates from estela are insane. Swimming in an incredible buttery sauce.”
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“Likely overbudget but worth researching: Venhue, 63 Clinton, Estela”
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“Endive salad is a must get at Estella”
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“Full of surprising and creative flavor combinations that work better than you'd have thought possible.”
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“Hand cut jewels of beef with the ultra-savory textural contrast of the sunchokes.”
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“Estela is an outstanding choice for that - it's where I go when I unexpectedly have a night to myself. Get the black rice.”
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“Endive salad at Estela is pretty good”
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“agree it wasn’t good, literally remember nothing from the meal other than thinking it’s mediocre. Was disappointed by the mushroom ricotta dumplings, not nearly as tasty as it looks”
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“chocolate cake at Estela”
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“Chocolate cake and endive salad at Estela”
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“Arroz Negro thing at Estela”
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“Estela is a good spot that’s got great food but more casual atmosphere.”
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“i worked at estela for 4 years. the steak was always supreme.”
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“estela for arroz negro, celery salad, great wine.”
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“Food is excellent and they do a great job creating flavor profiles you'd never expect to work so well.”
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“Authentic Itslian: Estela, Lodi, Ulivo, Fiaschetteria Pistoia, Piccola Cucina”
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“Estela endive salad.”
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“Estela might be the worst restaurant I've been to in NYC hahaha. Just very much hurt paying extravagantly for what I considered mid food and small portions.”
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