Northside Bistro Cocktails - Raleigh

Our table of 6 was available at our reservation time of 6:30pm on a Saturday evening. Drinks and appetizers were delivered very timely. The kitchen was backed up a bit due to the large number of patrons, so the entrees arrived later than desired, but all is good with drinks and good company. The entrees were delicious!!! and well worth the wait. Everyone in the group is looking forward to our next visit.

The food was great but very pricy for the amount I received. The service was less than adequate. It took our waiter over an hour to take our order after I flagged him down and I never knew is name. When we did order, the nightly dinner specials were unavailable. After our food was delivered by a nice food runner, but I didn't see our waiter again until I flagged him down again for a dessert menu for our birthday guest which was noted in our reservations. The place was packed which seemed fine until you needed to use the bathroom which were out of order. No bathrooms and towels lined the area where the bathrooms/kitchen were located. Owners were around, but nobody asked how our evening was going. I will think again about coming here.

Average age 65 5:45 Friday evening, the music was too loud. Beef Wellington was $52.00, very fatty and lukewarm. The blue cheese grits were delish. The tyme cocktail recommended by the server, $14 small. IF the meal is delish cocktails, great, we don’t care about the price. We asked for bread. Later in the meal we asked a different server for more bread he never brought it. Finally we got bread, no butter. Too much money for just ok food. Cafe Tiramisu, across the street, is so much better, cheaper and bigger cocktails. Care Tiramisu servers are “on it” too! We’ve been twice to Northside and we won’t go a third time.

Our new favorite date night spot amazing service, amazing food, cool ambiance, unparalleled attention to detail and you can’t miss with their specials.

Short story. Nice place to visit, service was good and we enjoy out dinner time (this is a huge plus).Now about food we ordered. Appetizer(pork belly) was good dish but it have nothing to do with the pork belly. It was nicely done pulled pork. Wife’s main course(Duck) was nicely done and forestier sauce was an A+. I order Beef Wellington, meat was nicely cooked but meat quality was not to the level. In was very chewy. Plus after the cut, the meat and dough separated, this is no-no for such high-end dish as Beef Wellington.