Samooni Italian Restaurant

Cannot say enough good things about our waitress. She was so polite and friendly! Really excellent service.I had a salad which was good overall (loved the cheese and the dressing was a super chunky, delicious blue cheese) but extremely watery. My husband ordered stuffed pizza and he said it was amazing. It was pretty quiet/slow when we first arrived but people trickled in as it got later. This is a small place but it didn't feel crowded and it wasn't loud (even with an enthusiastic toddler at a table near the front). A nice experience.

Such a disappointment!This is one restaurant I would recommend bringing a bottle of water to, although they are quick to offer a table, their speediness stops there. 30 minutes for a glass of water and 45 minutes for a glass of wine, I had to wonder if they are just not interested in making money from beer and wine sales. Every interaction with the server started with the same three words, "I'm so sorry", and for good reason. When you offer very sporadic table service at best, you should be sorry. Unfortunately after watching the other diners experiencing the same frustration, take-out seemed to be a better option than dining in.If your going to offer only one option for a side salad, you should at least send it off with a quality and flavorful ranch dressing to prevent from that dreaded bland puddle at the bottom of the salad plate. A salad is meant to be eaten, not sipped! The only good part of the dinner was the pizza, they definitely make the best stuffed pizza around and serve it with a great sauce. Unfortunately your not likely to get another visit from your server for a while after receiving your entree, Check Please!Although the pizza is definitely the best in knightdale, the ambiance and dining experience is far from good, resulting in 2 hours of my life I will never get back. Its a One and Done for me, but for anyone else I recommend take-out. Cheers!

Read a number of reviews on this location. I wanted to appreciate my mom and taker for a nice meal and get served versus serving others. The first thing we noticed walking in the door was the fragrance and aroma of fresh food. We were promptly greeted and seated. There was only one server for the 20 ish tables. Our server hustled and provided attentive and courteous service. The speed of service was nearly perfect. Our food was presented well and we were very flavorful. The facilities were clean and well decorated for the holidays. The chef and manager stopped by the table and greeted us and wanted to thank us for trying their restaurant. Overall exceeded my expectations. My mom loved her food and we had an enjoyable evening together.

I called the restaurant to discuss my dissatisfaction with the meal and spoke with Shami the manager. I told him that The spinach manicotti came with chicken strips that were just like compressed chicken nuggets, the calamari was like rubber. I ordered a salad with a ranch dressing and got some sort of creamy Italian instead.The desserts I ordered a cannoli and a lemon cello cake. I can't decide if the lemon cello cake was Betty Crocker or Duncan Heinz, and as far as the cannoli goes the shell was stale, the cannoli cream had no flavor at all, and it just looks like somebody took 10X sugar with water, and then piped it into a stale cannoli shell.The portions were SO small the eggplant was 1slice shaved to almost see through status.The manicotti was only 2 swimming in a sauce that taster like just cooked flour and water.I spent a lot of money there and I wanted to reasonably talk to them and see what they would be willing to do and all I was told was he can't offer a refund it's not an option that if I come back he'll give me a 20% discount. There is no way I'm ever going back to there and will share this information with Yelp and all of my friends.I've never seen a restaurant that wasn't willing due to poor performance in the kitchen, giving the customer a partial credit for some of the stuff that they ordered some of the food. This was just dismal never go there.

This was a really good Italian restaurant we went to for our pre Christmas dinner to celebrate with family out of town. I got the amore chicken which was phenomenal and a generous portion including the side of spaghetti I didn't even know came with it. Service was slow as they haven't been this busy since they opened but they kept us updated and filled our drinks. We didn't mind as they were very friendly and when the food arrived the wait was worth it. Our server was excellent.Everyone enjoyed their dinner and I know the penne a la vodka was really good. My husband got the veal scarpiello which was spicy but he liked it a lot. The food also comes with really good garlic breadsticks to dip in your food.

My son and I came tonight and had Bailey who was a delightful waitress. I think she had the whole place by herself so she had a lot to do but was still friendly and attentive. I had the alfredo and it was not a traditional Alfredo it was more of a black pepper Alfredo but it was very good. My son got the scampi with shrimp and scallops and he was very happy and I tried the sauce and it was very good. As we left he commented on liking the place and I would definitely come back and try them again.

My family & I tried Samooni Restaurant for the first time tonight. Started with a Red Blend from CA along with some garlic knots that were topped with fresh garlic and butter ....sooooo good! Followed by an antipasta salad that was fresh n crisp Our main course..homemade stuffed manicotti shells that was so ooey gooey cheesey goodness (hands down the best I've had in ages)With a side of fresh garlic breadAnd the Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken n broccoli was creamy goodness Ending with a chocolate cannoli that was sweet n delicious If you haven't tried this place yet we'd highly recommend them if you want to experience good food and enjoy relaxing with your friends n family. It's NOT fast food but the ambiance is relaxing & friendly. The food is homemade & fresh to order, delicious, and the owner and servers were very friendly & attentive. Our family will definitely be back as regulars..Oh and btw we did not eat alllll this food we had plenty of leftovers as the portions were great sizes!

I had cheese ravioli with Alfredo sauce and limoncello cake. I used my garlic bread to sop up every bit of the delicious Alfredo sauce! It is a bit pricey since no side salad comes with the meal and there is no free bread for the table, but the tasty food will bring me back. Service was good too.

We had been hearing great things about this place and decided to give it a try on a Thursday night. The place wasn't too busy when we walked in, quiet, but we were greeted right away and told we could sit anywhere on one side of the restaurant. Our waitress came over a few minutes later and was incredibly nice, but the poor girl was working alone on the floor and felt the need to apologize over and over again. She did the best she could with everything she was given. We ordered garlic knots, a Ceasar salad, pasta, and a pizza. The knots came out fairly quickly, and our silverware was replaced at the time (from open ware on the table to napkin wrapped). The knots were okay. They looked more appealing than they tasted. Our son could only eat one due to the amount of garlic coating them. They could have baked a few minutes longer as well. Our entrees came out after a bit of a wait, and two out of three of us were a bit disappointed. My salad ended up being the wrong one, but the descriptions were so close, I had no idea until we got the check. It was a decent salad but large. It was difficult to cut and not end up sliding some off the plate. The chicken on it was fairly good, and all the veggies were fresh. My partners pasta with pink sauce left a lot to be desired. It was swimming in sauce and was bland. The cheese pizza our son got was pretty good, a little sweet but baked very well. They could use a few more waitresses and to consider reducing the portion sizes just a little so that extra plates aren't needed. Definitely room for improvement, but they could get there and be a great staple for the area.

Excellent Pizza, Stromboli amazing! Wings perfectly cooked! Perfect crisp. Fries were good! Overall great experience. Waitress very polite and made sure we were taken care of from start to finish. We will definitely be back!