In order to celebrate a graduation, I reserved a table for a small group weeks in advance. I called again to confirm with the general manager. All set! However, when we and our guests arrived, the table was not ready. The reservation had been cancelled because the wrong time was in their system. They did quickly make up a long table for us, but the most disappointing thing was the food. It’s just not good. We felt terrible bc several of our guests barely touched their food, but were too polite to complain. One did not get the correct side dish. Mine was cold upon arrival. The service was also not friendly. We had hoped to celebrate in a Raleigh “landmark,” but left very underwhelmed and a bit embarrassed to have invited guests here. Choose another place to dine and/or celebrate!
Britney
Me and my family love dinning at the pit! It was such a lovely place. The service was amazing and so was the food. I definitely recommend the pit sampler.
Sally
This is my second year going to The Pit for Thanksgiving. I always go as a single reservation and many restaurants won't accept one diner on a big holiday. But I'll definitely keep going there in the future because of the wonderful food and service. The restaurant serves a fixed menu but the offerings include the tastiest fried pimento cheese balls and a spinach salad to start, a main course including turkey, ham, barbecue, all the traditional sides, hush puppies, and cranberry sauce. To finish is a choice of pecan and pumpkin pies (you get both) or banana pudding. I couldn't begin to finish the substantial portions but no worries - I got take-home containers. My server, Claire, was not only a delight to interact with but she was attentive while not overwhelming. Highly recommend this restaurant.
Valentina Ray
This is the best and cleanest BBQ restaurant I’ve ever been too. The food is excellent from their main entrees all the way down to their snacks and appetizers. The BBQ is great, but they also have options available for people who want something different. I’ve never been a fan of hush puppies but they are surprisingly good here. You won’t regret coming to this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Mike B
Great food
Trista
We were underwhelmed by the food. It was just alright but we expected more with the reviews and the recommendation from our hotel.
Brian Palmer
I travel for a living and see a lot of BBQ. This was very boring food. Brisket seemed like school food. I could tell when they set the plate down no smoke ring. Beans- not much flavor, Potato salad dry and boring. Sauce ok but table sauce designed to only allow a drop to come out like they're saving money. I tried one on table text to me and same. Could barely get any sauce to come out. I would not eat here again. The butter and hushpuppies were good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Psa
Cool mix of trendy & traditional decor. Service was good. To start, had fried green tomatoes which were nicely tart & fried well. Got the double combo with brisket & pulled pork, fried okra, mashed potatoes. Generous portions and everything was just really good. Would go back!
errol
We were a party of 6& everyone ordered differently.Everyone enjoyed their dinner choices & had leftovers to take home.The liquor drins are overpriced especially for their sizes.
Nitin Kumar
Recently had the opportunity to visit this great BBQ joint and I totally loved it! Great drinks , great appetizers and entrees. We enjoyed everything. However I would suggest to add some vegetarian options like BBQ Cauliflower:)
I loved it. The food was awesome. I just had trouble parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicki D'Alessio
I cannot speak to the dine in experience at The Pit, but I ordered boxed meals from The Pit for a work meeting and the experience was unorganized from start to finish. It took over a week for anyone to get back to me confirming my order, and I had to follow up multiple times. When I went by the restaurant to pay for my order ahead of time, the manager Kevin had not even entered the order into the system yet. When we went to pick up the order, not all the items were ready, and even after they sent us on our way we had to go back to retrieve additional items that were forgotten. By the time we got to our meeting (an hour late), the meals were cold but tasted fine, and nothing was labelled so we were left to try to figure out what was what--differentiating between shredded chicken, pulled pork, chopped pork, etc. based on sight alone was difficult. Kimberly from Empire Eats did reach out to me but when I tried to return her calls and emails, I was left unanswered. I am disappointed because I had heard good things about the Pit from friends and colleagues--I hope they can improve their to-go experience in the future.
Food: 2
Service: 2
Mona Lee
Fried half chicken is my go-to Every time we visit. Excellent service from Brady today!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamie Query (Gingersnapp)
Hush puppys were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carolina Ribs
Robert Hill
Average at best. Why is this on the Michelin guide? The meat was dry and not smoky. I know it’s Carolina style bbq but it just tasted like it was steamed or something
In order to celebrate a graduation, I reserved a table for a small group weeks in advance. I called again to confirm with the general manager. All set! However, when we and our guests arrived, the table was not ready. The reservation had been cancelled because the wrong time was in their system. They did quickly make up a long table for us, but the most disappointing thing was the food. It’s just not good. We felt terrible bc several of our guests barely touched their food, but were too polite to complain. One did not get the correct side dish. Mine was cold upon arrival. The service was also not friendly. We had hoped to celebrate in a Raleigh “landmark,” but left very underwhelmed and a bit embarrassed to have invited guests here. Choose another place to dine and/or celebrate!
Me and my family love dinning at the pit! It was such a lovely place. The service was amazing and so was the food. I definitely recommend the pit sampler.
This is my second year going to The Pit for Thanksgiving. I always go as a single reservation and many restaurants won't accept one diner on a big holiday. But I'll definitely keep going there in the future because of the wonderful food and service. The restaurant serves a fixed menu but the offerings include the tastiest fried pimento cheese balls and a spinach salad to start, a main course including turkey, ham, barbecue, all the traditional sides, hush puppies, and cranberry sauce. To finish is a choice of pecan and pumpkin pies (you get both) or banana pudding. I couldn't begin to finish the substantial portions but no worries - I got take-home containers. My server, Claire, was not only a delight to interact with but she was attentive while not overwhelming. Highly recommend this restaurant.
This is the best and cleanest BBQ restaurant I’ve ever been too. The food is excellent from their main entrees all the way down to their snacks and appetizers. The BBQ is great, but they also have options available for people who want something different. I’ve never been a fan of hush puppies but they are surprisingly good here. You won’t regret coming to this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great food
We were underwhelmed by the food. It was just alright but we expected more with the reviews and the recommendation from our hotel.
I travel for a living and see a lot of BBQ. This was very boring food. Brisket seemed like school food. I could tell when they set the plate down no smoke ring. Beans- not much flavor, Potato salad dry and boring. Sauce ok but table sauce designed to only allow a drop to come out like they're saving money. I tried one on table text to me and same. Could barely get any sauce to come out. I would not eat here again. The butter and hushpuppies were good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Cool mix of trendy & traditional decor. Service was good. To start, had fried green tomatoes which were nicely tart & fried well. Got the double combo with brisket & pulled pork, fried okra, mashed potatoes. Generous portions and everything was just really good. Would go back!
We were a party of 6& everyone ordered differently.Everyone enjoyed their dinner choices & had leftovers to take home.The liquor drins are overpriced especially for their sizes.
Recently had the opportunity to visit this great BBQ joint and I totally loved it! Great drinks , great appetizers and entrees. We enjoyed everything. However I would suggest to add some vegetarian options like BBQ Cauliflower:)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
I loved it. The food was awesome. I just had trouble parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I cannot speak to the dine in experience at The Pit, but I ordered boxed meals from The Pit for a work meeting and the experience was unorganized from start to finish. It took over a week for anyone to get back to me confirming my order, and I had to follow up multiple times. When I went by the restaurant to pay for my order ahead of time, the manager Kevin had not even entered the order into the system yet. When we went to pick up the order, not all the items were ready, and even after they sent us on our way we had to go back to retrieve additional items that were forgotten. By the time we got to our meeting (an hour late), the meals were cold but tasted fine, and nothing was labelled so we were left to try to figure out what was what--differentiating between shredded chicken, pulled pork, chopped pork, etc. based on sight alone was difficult. Kimberly from Empire Eats did reach out to me but when I tried to return her calls and emails, I was left unanswered. I am disappointed because I had heard good things about the Pit from friends and colleagues--I hope they can improve their to-go experience in the future.
Food: 2
Service: 2
Fried half chicken is my go-to Every time we visit. Excellent service from Brady today!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hush puppys were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carolina Ribs
Average at best. Why is this on the Michelin guide? The meat was dry and not smoky. I know it’s Carolina style bbq but it just tasted like it was steamed or something
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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