Comfort Food Restaurants in Raleigh, NC

“You know it’s going to be good when the table comes stocked with molasses which pairs so well with the buttermilk biscuits. The little girls’ favorite was the garden fresh corn on the cob. The only thing better than the food is the service! Thank y’all for making us feel at home.“

“One of my favorite places in town. Ben’s stalwart Gussie’s manages to tick so many seemingly disconnected boxes - great bar, with inventive cocktails. But a comfort food local place. Or maybe a beer geek temple - for those who know good breweries that aren’t trendy but were solid 20 years ago and still frigging are. Someone knows. Yeah Budweiser maybe could be upscaled a little but someone knows Lawson’s and 3 Floyd’s and even tonight’s surprise of Festina Peche from Dogfish Head that’s been awesome for what, 25 years? They regularly find things that I’ve not seen on tap in ages. The food - non beef eaters might need a minute but there’s choices there but the smash burgers are a work of art. Cocktails are inventive and excellent and the staff is awesome. A quibble - it’s a loud room so maybe the music could be a smidge lower so people don’t shout over it and it just gets very loud. But that’s a quibble. It’s comfy, it’s familiar, it’s good. Come here. Except when I want to come here because I want a seat at the bar, ok?“

“This spot blew my mind. I was hesitant yet excited about trying another “healthy” restaurant because typically the those kinds of restaurants lack in the flavor department, but THAT WAS NOT THE CASE HERE. I was gladly surprised by True Food Kitchen. First impression walking in was the restaurant was very clean, upscale yet approachable. The open kitchen was a huge plus, and the vibe was very pleasant. The waiter Trey deserves all the praise. He was very knowledgeable, kind, and timely. He honestly made the experience one of the best things about the restaurant. Obviously the star of course is the food here, it was fantastic. So good that I was considering ordering dinner to-go. We ordered the burger, pepperoni pizza, and chicken sandwich with the air fryer fries. The food was cooked to perfection and my family and I didn’t want to stop eating it because it was so good. Lastly, we ordered the famous chocolate flourless cake because we’ve heard that it’s incredible. And yes… it’s absolutely incredible. I will have dreams about this place and I’m so happy to have gone. I highly recommend it. I have a lot of food sensitivities and gut issues and I left feeling so good afterwards. Nothing better than eating, clean food that taste good.

Do yourself a favor and check it out! 10/10“

“We had a very positive experience. The food was delicious!! Nicole was our waitress, and she made it so much fun. My husband told her what he wanted to eat because he couldn't find exactly what he wanted on the menu and she nailed it!She definitely knew what she was doing. The only bad thing is I walked out stuffed!!!
The young man checking us out has super sales ability - he got us to do the buy 1 bread get 1 free. We bought the blueberry bread and the banana bread and they were soooo good warmed up with butter.
We also bought some farm animal suckers for our nieces. They were happy; parents not so - too much sugar...lol.
Also I was impressed because even though they had some kind of inspection going on, we got our food in a timely manner. The manager (I think Amanda) also went around making sure everything was OK and talking to customers.“