Relish Craft Kitchen & Bourbon Bar

I’ve been coming to Relish Craft Kitchen & Bourbon Bar for years whenever I’m in the Raleigh area, and it never misses. Their bourbon selection is fantastic, their cocktails are phenomenal — balanced, creative, and made by people who clearly know their craft. The food is always second to none, consistently fresh, flavorful, and comforting in all the right ways. Every visit feels like a guaranteed great meal and a great time. Easily one of my favorite spots in Raleigh.

At first, I was a little underwhelmed by both the service & the time it took for food to come out however, the 25 minutes waiting was worth it. By far one of the best Buffalo Chx wraps I’ve had in the triangle, and the amount of fries provided were nearly double most of the restaurants will give you. The steak fries are handcrafted, fried well, and the homemade ranch was great. I absolutely would come back here to eat. The buffalo wrap being $18 was worth the price! I brought a 10 month old infant, and nobody in the restaurant was bothered given the moderate noise.

The friend green tomatoes were my favorite! They were sliced perfectly and seasoned to perfection. I ordered the Tuscan Mac and Cheese and it definitely hit the spot. My friend ordered shrimp and grits and they screamed bacon. Very tasty!

In looking at another location, the name Relish caught my eye. I got on the waiting list just in case. When we got there outside seating was available so we were seated fairly quick on a Friday night. The ambiance is dark and bourbon bar like with bar seating, a dining area with tables and booths and outside tables. There is a section inside which sells sauces, candles, jewelry, etc. The menu is fairly extensive with many options. The Bourbon list was even more extensive. The staff were friendly and service very good. I got the Popper sandwich, which was like a jalenpeno popper on sour dough. Not quite as cheesy as I thought, I'm a cheese nut, but was delicious!. I loved rhe side of creamy cheese grits as my side. Hubs got a side salad, which was quite large, and the bacon jam burger. The bacon jam was the best I've had thus far. Great burger. I highly recommend upgrading your fries to these fries with bacon. It was the best spend of $1.50. They had bottle of wine specials. With every red purchase, the winery donates to help keep the ocean clean. It is a little pricey, but I feel worth the money. We will be back to take another family member for the Bourbon.

We came for an early lunch and sat outside. Great seats on their patio. Placed an app order and their server came out after waiting awhile and said the appetizer would be right out. We never saw it. We put our order in the next time he came to the table and waited and waited and waited and waited. He apologized and forgot to put our order in but promised it would be "rushed". He must have also forgot our appetizer order too because we never got that either. Food was good but just an overall disappointing first experience.

The restaurant floor and booth seats need updating but the decor is cute. The waitstaff was really slow and there was hardly anyone else there as it was between 4-5. We noticed several waitstaff just hanging out. The fried pimento cheese was good. The country fried steak was just okay. My friend said the bbq was good but not amazing. I feel like with a little effort this could be much better and looks like it has been in the past.

I've eaten here a few times while visiting Raleigh and I've never been disappointed. I had the cheesesteak sandwich off the specials menu with black beans as my side. Loved it.