Azitra Authentic Indian Fare

Me and my husband have been living in RTP area since two years but never really knew about this place. We were shopping in brier creek shopping center and came across this place. Decent place, decent prices, nice ambience. This place is definitely little upscale than other Indian restaurants in the area. Loved their lunch menu. We ordered Goat entrée which was really tasty and goat was perfectly cooked. We will visit again!

Best. Indian food. In the triangle. I love indian food and I can tell you there is none better than this. Not only is the food fantastic but the modern atmosphere is a welcome departure from the expected.

Amazing food. Very rich in spices. The quality is top notch. And on top, the ambience is awesome. Had a great evening.

We have been there a few times for lunch and dinner. Food is always fresh and good service.

Best indian. Spicy and savory southern indian food, tho they do have some northern. Nice staff. I miss the cool crooked bowls, but maybe I don’t refute the good china.:-)

It is a very good place. I think the bill was too expensive for the amount of food we had, it should’ve been a lot cheaper OR have bigger portions. It is really good, but not the best Indian place ever, especially for the prices. The waiters and waitresses are gentle, nice and polite. It is a really good place, just too expensive for too little and an alright kinda place.

Have been to Azitra many times before and it was always a five star restaurant. Checking Unilocal last weekend, saw that Azitra had fallen to 3.5 stars and wondered why. Unfortunately, after ordering from there again, understood why. The food was still excellent, but the amount of food was so small, especially for a $ 17 entrée, that I will not be going back again. I was still hungry after eating the entire peppercorn curry leaf chicken dinner. And they only gave us the plum and mint sauce I had specifically mentioned, rather than all three dipping sauces, even though we ordered the $ 9 bread item. I find them to act so cheaply when the prices they demand are so dear.

Had one of pretty much everything. It was all great. Very consistent quality and experience.

My brother had received an email about Azitra’s 10^th anniversary celebration so we decided to go. Their menu was the same menu they had ten years ago in celebration. The restaurant was beautiful and the staff welcoming.
We started with delicious garlic nan, papadum, and condiments. The tomato onion relish and cilantro relish were a tad sweet but still tasty as was the raita. We also ordered a shrimp appetizer whose name I can’t remember but it was amazing. It was covered in green herbs and grilled and served with two sauces.
I ordered Chicken Tikka Masala and my husband ordered Chicken Vindaloo (special request) as these are the dishes we use to compare restaurants and our favorites. My Chicken Tikka Masala was creamy and delicious. The white meat chicken was moist which is tough with large chunks of white meat chicken. My husband’s dish was also tasty tho he said it didn’t have enough heat (he ordered hot but not Indian hot). I tasted my brother’s Bhindi okra dish and that was amazing and smokey. Sooooo good!
I definitely enjoyed it all and the service was excellent as well. Upscale Indian food, which I appreciate!

Delicious food, have eaten Indian food all my life so not new to the cuisine .
Ordered Palak paneer, paratha and roti. Palak paneer could have been more homogenous in texture but it tasted really good! Breads were very well made as well.
They have a great service, I was running late from the airport and they were waiting for me until 10:30pm (which is when they close). They have a pretty neat ambience as well.
Will visit again for sure!

Very friendly service.
we walked in on a weekday afternoon for lunch, while on a business trip to Raleigh.
Ordered the Bhel chaat, which was really good. The veggie dish was ok (cant remember the name) and the naan was really thin, crispy and good.

Came here for dinner and was pleasantly surprised! We had the samosas and chaat as appetizers. The samosas were ok, nothing to write home about, but the chaat was very good. It has mango in it and I love fruit in my chaat.
We had the paneer makhani and actually it came out dry, but the sauce was so good I asked for some on the side.
For dessert we had the pista kulfi and I wouldn’t recommend this again, it was actually my least favorite part of the meal and I thought it tasted very bad.
Overall a good restaurant and I would def go there again!

I have been here for lunch and dinner. The wine menu is great, and in my opinion, the food can be phenomenal or mediocre, depending on how you order. I’ve enjoyed the seafood dishes, chicken briyani, and naan. I thought the paneer curry was underwhelming.
The service ho-​hum, especially considering that the prices are steep for both lunch and dinner. Don’t come here for lunch if you have a meeting right after your meal. The service was better for dinner than lunch.
Others have indicated that they like the décor, but I personally found it to be tacky. I’d suggest sitting at a booth if you have the option.

Went here last night during Triangle Restaurant Week and got the 3 course special. Started with this Chicken Tikka appetizer. Presentation was very nice and the chicken was good but the sauce was too sweet for my taste.
Entrée was this leg of lamb in a nice curry sauce. The lamb was extremely tender and well cooked. The sauce is amazing, I ate that up with white rice and also dipped my Naan in it as well. The only thing about the Naan was that it tasted a bit under-​cooked and doughy.
Dessert was thing mango thing but I don’t really partake dessert so I gave it to a friend. But I had a good experience overall and might come back and try the regular menu.
The waiters are all extremely attentive and helpful.

The décor is very nice when you walk in. When we got there, no one was there to greet us but then someone came a few minutes later. We decided to try this place for triangle restaurant week. We got the kale and avocado Chaat to start which was amazing. I would give that 4.5 stars by itself. But the food from there was kind of down hill. My husband got the kofta and I got old style Delhi chicken and both of the dishes were okay. Both of us agreed that we would not order the entrees again. Then the desserts came out and I got the key lime cake and I was super unimpressed. I took a bite and did not take another. The mango kulfi on the other hand was good and I don’t usually like mango ice cream.
The service was not great. It took us forever to get someone’s attention about a mess up on our order. The host was not super friendly and everyone but one person who came up to us just seemed a little cold and in a hurry. I would give the service 1 star.
Overall I doubt I will come back unless I am specifically craving the chaat. Otherwise I will go somewhere else for Indian food.

I’m not nearly as eloquent as my boyfriend at writing reviews but here are the straight facts. Over the last 2 years that I’ve been going to Azitra the food, service and cocktails keep getting worse and worse. So much so that last night we went with a friend to have drinks and snacks at the bar. We ended up leaving after 15mins Gavin paid for cocktails we didn’t drink and food that we didn’t eat.
Why? Let me tell you… the chicken on the kabob appetizer was RAW. That’s right… cold and pink middle on what’s essentially a chicken nugget. Not serving RAW CHICKEN is a kitchen basic. Enough said on this specific topic.
To add to the raw meat they like to serve (and not take off the bill), we are 0 – 4 in wines that we’ve tried to order. They have a pretty large and decent wine menu… but if you no longer have the wine… do an inventory and update your menu! That way we can order something you have instead of playing a back and forth guessing game with a completely inexperienced bartender. No offense to the bartender guy (apologies I do not remember his name). In addition to updating your wine menu I would suggest that you take a lesson on how to make martinis. Your technic at chilling the glass and shaking was useless (as they were pretty much room temp)…your ratio of ingredients is way off (a vodka martini should not taste mainly of vermouth… and should NEVER have a lemon wedge placed on the side of the glass)…and in a cocktail that has prosecco… the prosecco needs to have bubbles and not be the very last bit of a bottle that’s been open for who knows how long. Please note that we were sitting at the bar and watching him make each of these drinks… these are all facts.
Immediately after sending the raw chicken back, teaching the bartender how to peel the lemon rind and rub the essence on the rim of the martini glass… we asked for the check (which had all items ordered on it). We paid the full check… actually to my disagreement as I would have asked for the items that we couldn’t eat and the drinks we didn’t drink to be remove.
On the way out the door I couldn’t help myself and turned around to the bartender to let him know that we would not be returning… ever…

Ok, 5 stars for sure! Clean, up to date, professional service and most importantly quality food!
Ordered the salad, lamb curry and chai.
Salad was fresh cold and crunchy!
Lamb was tender & full of flavors. Came with naan and was exactly how I like it. Soft of kinda doughy but yet crunchy like a good pizza crust.
Chai was so good, I reordered another cup!
Enjoy

My husband and I have been here twice and both times were Delicious! We loved it so much the first time that we decided to go back tonight for an early Valentine’s date. the chicken tikka masala is super tasty as are the samosas and cauliflower bites. You must also try the assorted breads!!! Regular, garlic and… STUFFED naan!!!
We did however… almost leave right after arriving. The restaurant currently has an 80 sanitation score.

I’ve eaten at Azitra several times over the last few years so I expected another positive experience for a Sunday lunch.
On their website it both lists their lunch hours as well as the lunch menu with the hours lunch is served. (Monday through Friday and Sunday from 12−3pm.) We had all looked the website over before going there as we wanted to make sure there is something we’d all like.
Anyway, after we were seated in the almost empty restaurant (now I know why), the menu and prices weren’t what any of us had seen online. So I asked about the lunch menu and those were brought to us.
Then after we ordered, we were told they were not serving lunch and would be getting the dinner item. We should have gotten up to leave then but we were in the mood for Indian.
We were told the menus were a misprint. There was no comment about the website. Well, it is time for them to update both. I am not sure why we were given the lunch menu if we could not order from it.
The dish I ordered from the lunch menu is not even on the dinner menu so I am not sure where they came up with the mysterious pricing for it.
I will not return to an unethical restaurant again so the restaurant lost a few customers today because they would not honor the lunch menu that very clearly spelled out the lunch hours and prices.
Thankfully there are other great Indian restaurants in the area for us to dine with better business practices.

I feel ashamed that I’ve lived here for the past year, and have not dropped in for a taste of Azitra’s Tikki Masala. I dropped in for a work lunch with a couple of coworkers, and I was quite impressed with the interior design, table arrangements, AND the food. The table we got was cloaked in white linen, with blue fabric napkins, arranged utensils, water glasses, and four wooden chairs with blue, velvety cushions. The intimate dining area reminded me of an upscale, nautical restaurant, but with an abundance of copper hues, glowing «sun» lights, and dangling blue «lanterns» along the wall-​lined booths.
I ordered the Tikka Masala with lamb and chicken (combination $ 13), with naan, rice, and the soup of the day. The soup returned 5 minutes later. It was some sort of veggie bisque, but I found it to be a bit too thick — as well as hard to eat with a normally-​sized spoon. Our entrees were delivered 10 minutes later. My square plate was topped with a tastefully-​lopsided bowl of creamy tomato-​fenugreek sauce, with juicy slices of chicken & lamb, white rice, and puffy, butter-​glazed naan. If I had not been in the company of others, I would have tipped my bowl directly in my mouth and DRANK the sauce. Even a coworker decided he wanted an extra side of the tikka masala sauce for his salmon dish… Hahaha
All and all, this place is a great bang for your buck and a perfect spot for an intimate lunch with your boo. Quick service, friendly waiters, gorgeous interior, a lovely outdoor patio, and mouthwatering dishes that will have you coming back for more. Make sure you order extra naan because one basket will not be enough!