Stanbury

One of our favorite places in Raleigh and the entire triangle area. Season menu, fresh ingredients and one of the best steaks in town. Bar. Dessert. Small plate. Large plate. All excellent. What's interesting is the creativity for both vegetarian dishes and the use of items like sweet meats. Really, you can't go wrong here.

Amazing food in an unpretentious setting. The focus is on the food and the folks behind the bar are doing great too. Nobody is cooking better food in Raleigh at this price point. I genuinely love this restaurant. If I have a bad experience here I will modify my review but until that happens I’ll just keep adding pictures of the incredible food when I come back (every chance I get) when I remember to take pictures.

We thankfully arrived close to when Stanbury opened and were seated within 10 minutes. The space has expanded since I last visited and I appreciated the spacing between tables. We ordered 5 small plates and they were all tasty. The beef tartare was amusing, and was even more enjoyable after inquiring about it. It was a little too much 1000 island dressing, but the fried shoe string potatoes were excellent. The lamb was fall apart delicious with the pierogi. The bone marrow was as good as I remembered, but the bread had some burnt bitter bites. The sweet breads were well fried and the risotto was creamy. The beat chips and pickled apples were an interesting bite to the tuna. Overall, an excellent meal.