Sitti

Terrible first experience for my friends and I. We sat 15 minutes before our waiter came. He finally introduced himself and said he'd be right back. We told him that's fine because we were ready to order. After another 15min and seeing him literally just walking around we finally made eye contact and we gestured him over. He came and took our orders. The food took a little while and mine came out cold. The manager came over and replaced it with a hot plate that was the same thing I ordered but looked totally different in portion size and presentation. I'm almost wondering if the first plate I got was someone's old plate they sent back. I ordered chicken artichoke and it was not good. The spritzer drink was good but had a little aftertaste. We waited again to get our waiters attention to ask for the bill. He took forever so we had to get the manager again to ask where he was because it had been over 20 MINUTES and one of my friends husband was outside waiting to pick her up. He finally came back with the checks and 3 out of 4 were wrong. The manager said he'd fix it. They stayed at the register and that took 15-20 minutes. I've never seen anything so ridiculous in my life! The manager didn't even come back and apologize! He's just as bad as the waiter. We just found out they charged one of my friends for someone else's bill. They did refund it later but never told her they made the mistake. They charged her for an amount significantly over her bill. As you know pending charges come out immediately but take up to 3 days to be credited back. We will not be back. The manager handled this situation poorly and didn't seem to care. I'd think twice about visiting Sitti unless you like poor service, bland food, and have an extra 2 hours to waste sitting and waiting.

I love the chill, low key, ambiance of Sitti; from portraits of the owner's family to their early 19th century advertisements that you will periodically find throughout the restaurant. I always love the food at Sitti, my favorite all time dish will always be the mixed grill with extra beef tenderloin and extra garlic whip. Beef bacon wrapped goat cheese stuffed dates were incredible and my friends loved the salmon dish.The service very good though it wasn't necessarily impressive.

Not my usual fare, but it was nice to try something new. We came here before a concert and were catering to a vegan/vegetarian friend. It was a party of 10 for 5pm on a Saturday so we called ahead to make a reservation. We were seated at a long table right in the middle of the restaurant. Our server was polite and prompt with orders and service. Started with some wine and cocktails and shared a few apps - goat cheese peppers, bacon wrapped dates etc. For my entree, I had a beef/lamb pizza. I really liked the drinks (I had a sitti 75 and a glass of rose). I also enjoyed the appetizers. I think the pizza was a bit disappointing, just because it wasnt the traditional style. But overall, I had a great time here with my friends and would recommend it especially for people with more dietary/alternative restrictions.

I have eaten at this restaurant twice for work related dinners with our team. The food has been excellent. We tried several appetizers and shared them among all of us. I have tried the bacon wrapped dates, halloumi cheese with dates, hummus, dolmas, baba ghanouj, Fattoush salad plus the chicken Shawarma and chicken kebab. The baklava dessert is incredible. Parking on the street can be a bit difficult. However, there are many parking lots nearby. They also have a good selection of vegetarian and even vegan dishes. Highly recommended and great for large groups.

Easy place for a vegetarian to eat. I had the vegetarian sampler, which came with 6 little servings of hummus, baba ganoush, salad, falafel, cheese rolls, and dolmades. My faves were the dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with rice) and baba ganoush (eggplant dip). Served with pita bread and a olive oil, it's a great offer to try a little bit of everything.Restroom was clean and service was friendly. I sat at the bar, but they have plenty if table seating. I found street metered parkin, and after 6 pm it is free.

Very cute place! I chose to go here for my birthday dinner with friends and they were able to make a reservation the day of (given it was just a weekday). Unfortunately, it did not live up to expectations food-wise. The staff is friendly! However the service did get a bit slow once we sat down, despite the restaurant not being very busy. The food itself was extremely average and honestly did not taste very authentic nor high quality. The worst experience we had was with the pizzette. The menu said it included pesto, but we tasted absolutely no pesto on this. The pizzette was DROWNED in balsamic to the point where the entire thing was soggy from it. It absolutely ruined the taste and the entire thing was inedible. Other items like falafel, chicken, lamb, etc were okay, but just did not blow us away and I would not ever get them again. Is it very nice that there is complimentary pita bread and oil though! I wish this included hummus as well. The overall restaurant has a nice ambiance and look, but I would say it's not really the place to go if you want a really good food experience.

Lovely place for a group dinner. The service was good and attentive. The food was delicious. The bread was hot and fresh. I had the vegan sampler and it was delicious and the wait staff reminded me of which was which. The olive oil drizzled on top was also delicious.

Service was indifferent at best. The interior is a classic Raleigh space, nice accents on the wall--images of Lebanon. But, the interior needs sprucing up. The food though, is excellent. The vegan platter is a collection of many tasty middle Eastern delights. I'm a fan of this food, and this was about the best of all these items I've had. The chicken with artichoke was also very good. Tender chicken with a flavorful sauce and tasty artichokes and capers in it. Definitely worth going back to, I hope they can work on the service aspect.

Everyone on staff was friendly, attentive, and helpful! We ordered a dip trio to start with Labneh, Feta, and Hummus. All three were absolutely delicious and the pita was warm and soft. My husband ordered the Beef and Lamb Shawarma entree and loved it! He had some leftovers and was thrilled to get to eat it again for lunch. I ordered the Chicken Artichoke entree and it was phenomenal. The chicken was perfectly fried and the lemon butter sauce balanced all the flavors out perfectly. We are excited to go back to try more of the menu!

I should have read my review from a year ago.I came at opening but it was very busy. I ordered the artichoke chicken, which I kid you not arrived along with my appetizer not more than 5 minutes after my order. Um, is there a microwave back there? I was really hungry. The baba ghanouj was good. The chicken sat in my stomach like a rock.The service was good but the waiter was trying to take orders from two tables at the same time. I did leave a good tip. I don't think I'll go back.