Estrella's Cafe — Restaurant in Town of Clarkstown

It’s not fair to only give 5 stars….this is the ONLY PLACE IN ROCKLAND that should have a 60 min wait. You will not eat anywhere with this quality/price/service other than getting in a plane and flying internationally.

From FRESH Sangria made daily (red and white) to only the FRESHEST fish/meat / veggies.. this restaurant is 10 stars.. the pictures will prove it -just wait…..

I’m ashamed to say that I never went for lunch/dinner until tonight. I went for breakfast for over 10 years.. shame on me!

We already plan on going back tomorrow evening.

Tonight we had:

-Black bean soup (Dios mio!) -Little Neck Clams in a green sauce (WHAT?? Did I die and go to heaven?? My husband wanted the sauce to take home and put on EVERYTHING!!)

-Filleted Branzini (no words)

THE ULTIMATE DISH… oooooo… mmmmmm…. Ggggggg… are you ready?

Seriously- sit down.. b/c I had to sit before writing this next part..

Oh my goodness.. ok .. here it is..

THE BEST CRISPY DUCK I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.

I’ll be 50.. I qualify for that statement.

Please go - immediately to this restaurant- not just to support these ARTISTS of the kitchen- but for your own health and tastebuds.

Do WHATEVER Melvin says. Order whatever he suggests… in Melvin’s words: “GET IT OR YOU’LL REGRET IT”.

Melvin is the Wizard of Oz at Estrellas.

He met us with a SMILE, and an open table. He was genuinely happy to serve us at this establishment.

God bless you Melvin.

See...

Hands down, the absolute best, most authentic Mexican restaurant in all of Rockland County! I've tried Sangrias, Playa Cancun, and many other places, and none of them comes close to Estrella. This is a must try if you want real Mexican cuisine. They also have amazing breakfast and their banana foster French toast is delicious! My only complaint is that they're overpriced for many things. For a little hole in the wall, the prices shouldn't reflect that of a fine dining restaurant.

Review update 2024: It seems that the owner has partnered with another former restaurant owner of another restaurant, and they changed the rice, and it's not good! They used to have delicious rice, which I found to be the tastiest rice for a Mexican cuisine, which normally is fairly bland in other Mexican restaurants. So their rice used to stand out, but now that this new partner has stepped in, the rice tastes like bland rice pilaf from a diner....it's terrible. Prices have also gone up. I used to love this place and I haven't returned since these changes have been made. One thing that's so important & keeps customers coming back is "consistency". Once you change something (especially for the worse), you lose customers that way. They...

We are about an hour away and it’s worth the drive every single time…the staff is super friendly, and the food is beyond 5 stars…we started going there for breakfast, and always wanted to try items on the lunch/dinner menu…so we went yesterday and WOW!..we started off with jalapeño margaritas (1 pitcher) which wasn’t on the menu, but when we asked he said “absolutely I can make it”, and it was the best we’ve ever had…the grilled octopus w/spinach was to die for, cooked to perfection and the flavors just hit every section of your palette…the skirt steak w/chimichurri was on point and the flavors popped with every bite…the Enchiladas Swissas were a taste of Mexican heaven…the chicken n’ rice soup had such amazing flavor and authentic as it gets…we are not strangers to different types of food as we travel we get to taste the difference and Estrellas Café is appropriately named because they are full of stars (Estrellas)…can’t wait to go back, we love supporting small businesses especially when they check off every box when it comes to the “food/restaurant industry”…sabores tradicionales que son superiores a que uno imaginaba, bien echó Estrellas…eres un encanto…🤩...