Sitar Indian Cuisine in Huntsville

420 Jordan Ln NW, Huntsville, AL 35805, United States

★★★★☆
(1221 reviews)
Categories: Indian restaurant

About

Sitar Indian Restaurant is one of the finest Indian restaurant located at Birmingham, AL. Our restaurant is best known for its outstanding Indian Cuisine, excellent staff service with livery ambience. Sitar Indian Restaurant prepares everything fresh using the best quality ingredients and the freshest vegetables. Each dish represents flavor, pleasure, affection and essence. At Sitar Indian Restaurant we blend taste and emotion into a one of a kind delightful experience. Our restaurant offers Lunch buffet, dinner, takeout for our valuable customers. Place your order online for easiest ordering experience

Website
sitarindianrestaurantal.com
Address
420 Jordan Ln NW, Huntsville, AL 35805, United States
Plus Code
P9GF+C5 Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Time Zone
America/Chicago

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM
Thursday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM
Friday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM
Saturday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM
Sunday
11 AM–2 PM – 5–9 PM

Services

Service options
Kerbside pickup No-contact delivery Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Fast service Great tea selection
Popular for
Lunch Dinner Solo dining
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol All you can eat Beer Coffee Comfort food Halal food Healthy options Quick bite Small plates Vegan options Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy Trendy
Crowd
Groups Tourists University students
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs
Parking
Free parking lot Parking

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Reviews

4.1
★★★★☆
1221 reviews

Most Mentioned

buffet (184) chicken tikka masala (19) vindaloo (12) rogan josh (9) color (8) chutney (8) plate (8) kofta (7) vegan (6) malai (6)
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★★★★
December 16, 2024

Food was good but there was multiple dirty dishes at the buffet. Not typical for them.

November 27, 2024

I recently visited Sitar Indian Restaurant after a trip to NASA with my boyfriend, and while the experience had its highlights, the food fell a bit short of expectations. We ordered the chicken biryani and chicken pakoda. The chicken pakoda was delightful—crispy and full of flavor. However, the biryani was a different story. It was overloaded with onions and had an unusual amount of chicken compared to the rice. To my surprise, it also included capsicum, which I've never encountered in a traditional biryani. If you’re considering ordering the biryani, you might want to think twice. While I appreciate creativity in dishes, I found this particular interpretation didn’t quite resonate with my taste. Overall, if you're in the mood for Indian cuisine, consider their other offerings, but I’d recommend skipping the biryani unless you're open to a unique twist!

★★★★★
October 7, 2024

Great place to eat . Food is excellent Sitar Special Biryani a must try and the Lamb Madras

September 6, 2024

I came to try and make it to grab a plate from the buffet as the restaurant hadn’t closed yet. I’ve promised and tried to make it all week but travels have kept me. I was treated with the worst service. We couldn’t just sit, eat out plate and leave. We were asked to turn off the sign for them and only allowed one plate and although I asked if we could go another time to the buffet they packed everything to throw away. It’s so sad as not only people from their own country suffer from starvation but as the Americans in this country do as well. We were charged full price without even given the opportunity for the buffet or even to allow us to take a plate home so we could get out of the hair. This was the worst experience I’ve ever had after always recommending this place to my friends traveling into town. I will take my business and recommend the Curry. Their service is always amazing and honestly the food is SO better and full of flavor.

★★★★
August 12, 2024

Quite a good lunch buffet here! Enjoyed the chili chicken biryani, egg curry and butter chicken. For dessert the mango pudding was tasty. Will definitely be back here.

★★★
February 11, 2024

Pay attention that if you use your credit card to pay your meal expenses, you will be charged non-cash adj. extra charges on top of your meal invoice. The food tastes average. Customer service is not pleasant.

★★★★★
September 1, 2023

I always enjoy my meal at Sitar. The food is always flavorful, tender and delicious.

★★★★
June 13, 2023

Really enjoyed our appetizer and sauces! However we both ordered lamb dishes and it wasn’t very fresh to us. Seemed like it had been previously cooked and then reheated… service and atmosphere was fine. Would try again with something else. The garlic naan was delicious!

★★★★
December 21, 2024

I love Sitar. I love the food. I love the staff. But be warned: if you come in for lunch after 1, and your family is not done with lunch, they dont care. They will clear out the lunch (weekend) buffet by 2:15 and kick you out at 2:30 exactly. Ive never been to any other restaurant that does this. This makes us need to pick a different venue if we cant get there by at least 12:30. Which is sad, because I would rather go to Sitar. I love it, so I just go early. Dietary restrictions: I am celiac, and this cuisine generally does not contain wheat.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 17, 2024

Food is excellent!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

very good! i would recommend the chicken jalfrezi

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 1, 2024

Love me some Sitar. The mixed grill is always a treat, and veggie samosas are some of my absolute most favorite things in the world.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 24, 2024

Im almost afraid to give such a positive review of this place. I absolutely love their food but I dont want the word to get out too much. I love being able to always get in and out quickly. My favorite dish is the Tikka Misala and I could eat a bucket full of their mint chutney with the fresh Nan. Its just amazing food!! Parking: Would love if they could add the mint chutney to the online menu. Its not an option to choose. Only the mango chutney appears. But, its worth calling for!!

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

We were in town for the week and just left Sitar. The food was AMAZING! We started with the onion bahji which was great and then I ordered the Shrimp Nirgisi which was fantastic and my husband ordered the Chicken Jalfreez, also wonderful. We had the Naan and we were stuffed and so satisfied when we left. We will be back next year on our yearly trip to Huntsville.

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Indian Buffet. Do you need more description? I usually dont. Ive only had one poor experience after that phrase and it wasnt here. For whatever reason Indian buffets are great, where chinese or Murican generally are all you can stand. GO EARLY here. They (understandably) stop replenishing about a half hour before closing of buffet....so it can be slim pickings. The building is tired and worn if that matters. The staff is great, the naan is hot. Price is a bargain. Ive ONLY eaten the buffet so, all else is a mystery. The spice level is real if not Authentic. If you live local and DONT have Jordan Lane as your lunch go-to, you absolutely should. If youre familiar with Buford Highway in ATL, this is a Jr version.

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Good prices, good service, yet, oddly, a bit bland food. I stopped in for the lunch buffet, and the tikka masala and curry was quite frankly a bit bland. Which is an odd thing to say about Indian food. I might give them another try thats not buffet.

November 22, 2024

We have ordered biryani and chicken Manchuria. The taste of the food is very bad like we can t even eat that after tasting a little. We were very disappointed with the taste. We thought of not visiting the place again.

★★★★
October 22, 2024

The Chicken Madras was a scrumptious, silky dish that had a rich color & flavorful curry even at a mild spice level (I usually order medium to hot). The naan at this place is soft & poofy & the best naan in Huntsville. Don t expect much conversation from waiters, as they have a serious work ethic and they re always busy, but the food is prompt and always fresh & reminiscent of delicious Indian food growing up in Toronto. I go here when I miss Punjabi or Northern home cooking. It s reasonably priced too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

The Best! Always a treat!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Transported to the taste dimension via interdishmentional travel! One of the best restaurants in town! Maybe, the whole universe!

★★★★
September 22, 2024

1)Food is tasty. Ambience is good. 2) Customer service is terrible. Guy in the counter( bald, in 60s) is always rude. Sorry no offense Probably that s his normal behavior. 3) Extra charges with credit card. Keep cash. They don t give bill unless you ask for. 4) Overall, it s worth going Recommendations: please have some respect (atleast 5/10) to customers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Good food

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Great

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

We came here for the buffet, but when we arrived they were not offering it. We ordered from the regular menu and everything was absolutely delicious. Will come here again!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Love the chicken tandoori

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Great Indian food at a reasonable price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Fresh buffet, good food kept warm and abundant.Service was ok....little bit more friendly it could be nice.They honor military discount.

August 22, 2024

When we were there, (we were a huge party btw) we asked for a naan and they declined us saying that the kitchen is closed, but in front of us they were serving naan to other people, so one of the guys there said to the worker there to treat us right or else we wont come, then the worker said straight to use that you dont have to come. We knew them for years by the way, probably for 10 years, and are still this rude to us.

August 22, 2024

The food there isn t good and the service is extremely horrible.they lie to the customers saying the can t make more and then continue to serve others moments later with fresh food.also they talk with customers with no respect.Never go hear again it is horrible experience.

August 22, 2024

Server very rude.would not serve us food and would have a attitude when we would ask for food

★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Not many varieties, not that tasty. In buffet no palav, or Biriyani.

Local Guide
August 22, 2024

This place is filthy

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

We got quite a few things to go and they were all absolutely delicious. The chicken vindaloo was top tier. Everything was spiced perfectly. Basmati rice cooked to perfection. Will definitely be back. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Been coming here for 17 years. Lamb vindaloo and garlic naan is almost like comfort food at this point.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

We tried the lunch buffet which was really delicious with great variety. My only desire was to be able to spice up the dishes a bit more with a hot sauce that matched the flavor of the food. We will definitely visit again since this place is open all the time

★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Since I have eaten vegetarian food all my life, I can tell the taste and compare it quickly. Food is good but not great. Service was okay too since they do not care whether we liked the food or not. I mean nobody asked the question. Only liked chilli pakora out of it, malai kofta and kaju kari. Chai was also okay but the good thing if you are a chai lover is that they refill it

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Delicious, clean, and good buffet. Half of the options were veg, half meat. My one recommendation would be to have a spicy daal or something in the buffet. The heat was very mild compared to other Indian food. Very cute find, will be returning for date nights.

July 22, 2024

So rude people specially guy working as server vary vary rude, Never go back again

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

The food is amazing!!! Every time I come here it never fails the food is AMAZING!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Right by my house. Always DELICIOUS!!! And my absolute favorite!!!! Parking: Parking lot is pretty small and it since it gets full pretty fast (which proves how good it is) is kinda crammed or go around the side/back to find additional parking.

June 22, 2024

The staff is extremely rude. Today was my third and final time spending time and money there. The food isnt all that great at Sitar to begin with, and with rude staff, its a waste of money and time.

June 22, 2024

Their behaviour got extremely bad and rude as well. I don t recommend.

June 22, 2024

The bald person at reception he didn t know how to behave. He is a nerd and not well mannered. He needs to learn how to behave well with the guests.

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Terrible food

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Our 1st Indian experience. My daughters Lamb Rogan Josh was outstanding.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Food was very good. Having folks who know North Indian food is helpful. The naan with the meat inside was quite addictive. Shrimp with cashews was very yummy. The music seemed a bit too modern for the atmosphere they are trying to create.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

I love this place. I would eat here every meal if I could. The food is amazing every time. Everyone is so nice. My only complaint is I don t live closer so I can have it more

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

It was tasty. It was my first time having Indian food! I enjoyed the food. The waiter was a little scarce but everything was enjoyable

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Very good food

★★
May 22, 2024

I frequent this restaurant often and every time I go I am not treated the best but I continue to go because I like the food. However, we went to this restaurant yesterday and was treated worse than usual. When we entered the restaurant the man at the desk asked can I help you and he told us to pick any booth. We went to sit down and he put the menus on the table. My friend already knew what she wanted to order and asked if we could order. He put his hand up and said keep patience continued walking away then turned around again and said someone s at the desk when he returned we ordered and he walked away. The food came out and a man from the kitchen brought it to us ((he was very nice) and went back to the kitchen. We were the only people in the restaurant at this time and the guy at the front stared at us the entire time we ate with his arms crossed. It was a very hostile environment and didn t feel like we were welcome. I only give this place 2 stars because the food was good. However, the service was terrible. Also, after every little thing that the man did for us we continued to thank him and he would never respond to us and just walk away.

★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Ate dinner not usual lunch buffet, food has really gone down hill.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Always enjoy trying out different Indian restaurants and they were great

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Sitar is my absolute fave Indian food spot. The lamb Rogan Josh is delicious and the garlic naan is always on point. Ive tried a few other spots but this place is my go to. Parking: Parking can be difficult during peak hours.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Great chicken curry & nan.

★★
March 22, 2024

Poor customer service. Poor quality food. We were served with burnt Naans and they didnt bother to change even though we complain about it. Would never visit again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Fantastic food, the staff arent very personable, but the food is so good its worth it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Amazing Indian food. Huge menus. Lots of vegetarian options too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

I love this place, best Indian food in North Alabma Update They did away with the lunch buffet that I personally loved. I dont normally like buffets but theirs was great. I dont know the name of the food I liked, so I dont go anymore.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Many vegetarian options.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

I ve been here before, but I ordered the Bhindi Masala and it was one of the best things I ve ever had! Good food and service

February 22, 2024

I ordered a vegetarian dish, but it was not what I had thought. Before ordering, consult with the manager because I had eaten it before but didnt know the name. When I called him to ask him that it was not what I wanted he was rude to me. Even though I told him I was going to pay for the dish, I just didnt want to eat something I didnt want.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

I eat here twice a week great food every time!

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

This place is FANTASTIC!!! Friendly, clean, fresh, great menu Did I say amazingly fantastically yummy!! I love this place, cant get enough of this place, its like eating in an Indian restaurant in the uk!! My husband also loved it, the goat so tender!!! Samosa omg good everything so so good, the best I ever ate

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Sitar is a great place to eat Indian food!! I got the shrimp appetizer. For the entree I got paneer tikka masala medium and paneer onion naan bread!! They give basmati rice to pair with your dishes that your order most of time !! The water is also good and I never order a soda with it. I would highly recommend going here if you love Indian food. Parking: Parking is directly in front of the restaurant and seems to be enough for the space inside for dining. If there ever was an issue with getting a spot there is another free parking lot for shopping mall to the left of the building you could so less than 60 second walk from

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

The Best Indian restaurant in town! I ve converted friends and family into Indian food lovers with Sitars help many times. They will make everything as spicy or mild as you want.

★★
January 22, 2024

Stay away! The food has to be drained. Water literal sits under the food. The quality is poor. As far as service is concerned, what a joke, the guy up front acts like its a bother for you to be there. The atmosphere is dirty, old, grungy, and smells of mildew. The best Indian food in this area is Indian kitchen. Even with it being 20 minutes further than Sitar its WELL WELL worth it. Dont waste your time or money here.

★★
January 22, 2024

Went for the lunch buffet, and it was not very good to say the least. All of the sauces tasted watered down at best. Many of them had no flavor whatsoever. The chicken was overcooked. The service was minimal, which is somewhat expected for a buffet, but I think we may have had a total of 3 words said to us the entire time we were there. It was edible, but would not recommend for Indian food.

December 22, 2023

Very bad service and food takes too long to arrive and chicken isn t that good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent lunch buffet.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The chicken curry dishes were very good. We will come back soon.

★★
December 22, 2023

Food is not authentic and taste bland. We tried their lunch buffet which was very limited and didn t taste fresh. I would not recommend this place.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Vegetarian options: Standard Indian vegetarian options. Food

December 22, 2023

Absolutely disgusted by the customer service we ve had take out from here multiple time delicious food so me and my husband finally had free time to sit in and eat when we asked questions about the food they looked at us like idiots but truly it was simple yes or no questions also during the middle of me and my husband ordering our food the waiter walked away didn t come back till 3 mins later he was at the front which I could understand being busy but he just walked away mid conversation they watched us as we ate our food looking very disturbed I have no clue if it s because of our skin color or if we just genuinely was at the wrong place at the wrong time long story short they will not be getting our hard working money anymore sadly because the food has always been great also found pieces of hair in our tea but thats here nor there

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I have been to Sitar or ordered from Sitar numerous times and tonight was beyond disappointing. We walked in and waited about 5 minutes to be recognized by the staff. There was only a door dasher ahead of us. The waiter gave us two menus and pointed to a table for us to seat ourselves. A crowd soon came in after us and he seated each of them at their individual tables and gave them their menus at the table. We waited for over 20 minutes and watched the waiter take orders of several other tables. He never said anything to us until we gathered our belongings to leave. We left and shortly came back in to share our disappointment. The waiter would not even hear our concerns and just beckoned for us to return to our tables. The waiter is always a little curt, but this even was deblorable. All we got was water, crackers, and ignored. Avoid if you want food...

December 22, 2023

My very first experience with Indian food in the Huntsville area was from Sitar. A dear friend bought my family dinner from here the night I moved into the area in 2020. I had been hooked ever since and frequented the restaurant multiple times since then. Unfortunately, this evening I experienced treatment that made me not want to ever return. After barely being greeted and seating ourselves, my friend and I waited more than 20 minutes for the attendant to even attempt to take our orders. She and I both made eye contact with him at various points, hoping to get his attention and signal we were ready to order. He took the orders of two separate groups that came in AFTER us after tending to miscellaneous tasks that arose in that time. It s only after gathering our items to leave that he realized we d been neglected and told us to wait; that he d get our order. I left heartbroken as I d never received such poor treatment in my history as a patron.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This was a treat. The food was great. Friendly staff. Dont be like me and sit at the table waiting for a menu get up and get some food. And dont forget to ask about drinks. I will definitely be going again. Vegetarian options: Something for everyone Parking: Plenty of parking Wheelchair accessibility: Yes it is

December 22, 2023

I m, I received the wrong order. Completely wrong. But I will be returning for the food that I ordered because I spent $40

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is tasty, not spicy at all. I feel the food has been Americanized, but youll still enjoy the experience. Parking: Parking in front of restaurant

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I have been a regular patron of this restaurant for almost 3 years. I have never had a negative experience up until tonight I found hair in my food and I was disgusted. I think I will be taking a break from this place and probably wont return.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Love the curried lamb

December 22, 2023

Watch your receipt because they will over charge you. I was quoted $23.65 but he ran my card for $30.65.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Fantastic buffet Fri, Sat, Sun.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The best Indian food I have had maybe ever. The matar aloo was so good!! The roti was nice and crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. I cannot wait to go back. Vegetarian options: There are many vegetarian options.

December 22, 2023

I don t review much, unless it s amazing or totally disappointing. Well, this place falls in the totally disappointing category. The food is NO way near authentic or close to the actual flavor profile. I ordered the House special dinner combination (Thali). The Lamb Rogan Josh tasted vinegary and tart. Lamb itself was hard and chewy ( not melt in you mouth like actual Rogan Josh). Veg Korma included with it was nothing but peas and carrots in a cream sauce. The so called naan bread was soggy and rubbery. Finally, tried the dessert.. Gulab Jamun would say WORST I have ever had . fried hard balls of dough floating in sugar syrup. (Should be soft and soaked full of the syrup) It might just have been a off night for them perhaps but if you want ANYTHING remotely close to being authentic and flavored as real Indian food, I would try ANY another place. Bawarchi in Birmingham is 100 times better!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fully authentic meal. A ready of home for travelers. very nice find

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I had Chicken saag for the first time here and it was really good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is amazing. Service was great. Restaurant is clean .Parking is easy

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Expensive

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great Indian food! Authentic and delicious! Veg samosas, garlic naan, butter chicken, and tandoori chicken were all very good! We were 3 ladies and they served us family style and was great for sharing and tasting multiple dishes. Parking: The parking is mostly behind the building but there was plenty of spots.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good cost. Amazing food. Great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I was glad Sitar exists in Huntsville. Thank God!!!! I love all the chicken curries from here. Must try!!! If you are veg, definitely try Matar Methi Curry, finger licking good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very delicious and outstanding service!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I do not recommend this place to eat at. I which I could give this place a 0 . I hate this place so much the Hindi server we had was so rude we came to the shop at around 5:30 and we order our food soon as we came and it took them 1 hour and 43 min to bring are food and when we got our food try to order more they said they close everything when they where taking other people order that is not professional at all .

December 22, 2023

Customer Service at this restaurant is horrible. While waiting for my order as I sat patiently; a group of people walked through the door and this Worker told me to GET UP!!!! and Move, so this group of people could sit down in the most disrespectful way. Then he proceeded to the point where I needed to sit several times. Although the food is amazing I will never return to this place due to the extremely bad customer service !!!! Note: there were plenty of empty tables for the group to sit at.

December 22, 2023

After the way they treated my Wife, Me nor my affiliates will lend our support to this establishment. Please trend.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Went yesterday to dine with my wife at lunch. Buffet not available in weekdays. Service was very poor rude management and food was terrible. I had non-veg thali consisting of rice, chicken tikka Masala, raita, naan, tal and veg korma. Poor taste and food tasted stale. Popadams complimentary were like other food stale. Very disappointed and service nonexistent. Don t waste your money! Value for money extortion. Need to change decor and clean the place to hygienic standards. Bathroom disgusting.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best shrimp ever. Vegetarian options: Several on menu Food : 5/5 |

December 22, 2023

Very racist did not feel welcomed at all. Questioned my method of payment. Should really ask for a refund. But will never be back

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It s a buffet style restaurant. Nothing for choices of drinks except tap water that sits in the middle of the room and cheap wine that s expensive. The buffet is $15 and change for one person and it s not very good food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great service, but spicy wasnt spicy. The food is exactly what youd expect from Indian food in Alabama.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Was our first time trying Indian food and it was excellent! Will definitely be back to try other stuff!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I know there are other restaurants that have similar cuisine, but I m probably not going to go to them. Sitar has amazing food and it s at a fair price. Ok, so the atmosphere is a little iffy. This isn t a restaurant on Bridge Street or downtown. But the food is amazing. I was seriously smiling and making mmmmmm sounds throughout the meal. My wife and I tend to order three (sometime 4) dishes cause one meal isn t enough and we will end up wanting it again the next day. Also, awesome service. As we were loading our future lunch into the to-go boxes our server brought us another plate of rice to go with it. We had planned to order some to take home with us, but he was so friendly and committed to customer service. Get the Mushroom Matar. Oh and always order naan so you can get every bit of sauce.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The buffet is always fresh and the consistency is always spot on. The lentil soup is my favorite item.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

If a basic paneer burji is made terrible, I cannot risk on trying any other items from menu. Just one word horrid !!!!!

★★★
December 22, 2023

Food was good, place is clean. Food wasn t spectacular.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They make great Goat curry and Shahi paneer and daal makhni for catering orders .. excellent!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Food was amazing I ll be there again this weekend come join me !!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent Indian!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Eat at your own risk! They got roaches! Not very clean.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great service, very friendly.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I made a takeout order, and sat at a table. They were so kind , and brought us a free snack while we waited for our order. Im very happy with our service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food. Calm ambiance. Great service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its been a long time since Id been there. It was good. They only have their buffet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Definitely worth it

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

If youre headed there for the buffet, youd better call first. Even though the times listed for the buffet are posted on the door, they shut it down early sometimes.

★★
December 22, 2023

This was our first time eating at Sitar in Huntsville. We ordered chicken curry, chicken tikka masala, and garlic naan. Both meals were very bland, consistency was off, and even the naan was disappointing - tasted as if it had been sitting out for a while. Unfortunately, we wasted $40+ and we didnt even want to finish the meals. I usually go to one of the other two Indian restaurants and thought to give this one a try as well... I will not be back.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Service was great and attentive. I ordered the special combo and the chicken soup. The chicken soup was excellent, the lentil soup was good, the tandoori chicken was excellent, naan was excellent, vegetable korma was great and lamb rogan josh was good but a bit sweet (it s supposed to be). For a Pakistani palate, the dishes were a bit mild and sweet. Free papadam and chutney at start were a nice touch. Like other Indian restaurants in the area, each curry is served with rice. Substitution with Naan is not allowed. This is frustrating. One downside is that the ambiance is lacking, with the interior looking dated. Note to Muslim diners: Owners have confirmed that the meat served is Halal. Alcohol is served. Hindu gods are on display.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I got the vegetarian thali and it was amazing. The dishes had well-rounded flavor and were quite filling. There was a lot of food and it was fresh & hot when we picked it up. **Evidently Sitar Indian has several different locations but only one website. We didnt find out until we got to the Huntsville location to pick up our order that the phone number on the website is only for the Birmingham location.** The Google business profile should have the right number, and Im still giving 5 stars since the Huntsville location was able to get our order ready so quickly.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I really like the place, best Indian food in Hville. I wish they had the buffet back one night a week though.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Delicious Indian cuisine, extensive vegetarian menu too

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food was really good fresh not too hot I got carry out and it was still hot when I got home my first time coming here and I m impressed I will be back

December 22, 2023

If you wanna go to a place to Instagram your food to get a lot of likes, then sitar is your place but just know that after you take the picture you will immediately throw their food in the trash because it taste nothing like what it looks like. Alternatively, sitar is also your place if you like to bring the food home to re-season everything, because everything taste like boiled potatoes.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was good just really pricey.

★★★
December 22, 2023

We went for lunch Friday and paid $47.00 for the buffet. Two adults! What s the price of the buffet??

December 22, 2023

Very rude management. No hospitality nor patience. Worst experience so far. I hope no one should get any experience near to this.

December 22, 2023

This is the worst Indian restaurant in the US I had ever visited. Especially the manager is very rude towards customers. He has no courtesy for the people while eating food he ll come and ask for bill. I don t think that s a good way to treat customers. The food was not great either. The manager was not good towards Indian especially. I would not recommend visiting this restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Loved trying the Mixed Grill with Kulfi Ice Cream & other meals for my taste of my experience & it was all good & my brothers meal too.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very unfriendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The best Indian food in town. They are so nice, and were kind enough to let us eat when we came in late, we didnt know the buffet times! Well definitely know for the future, and well be back for sure! Thank you so much for your kindness and great food! Edit: Years later and the food is still A+ Vegetarian options: Lots of non meat curries Parking: Smaller parking lot but theres usually enough room for everyone. Kid-friendliness: No issue with having kids, mine have gone plenty of times Wheelchair accessibility: Two wheelchair accessible spots right up front

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is always good. And buffet is the best value so if youre new to Indian food theres plenty to try to find out what you like.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Friendly service with well spiced food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The service was fast and courteous. The food was tasty, and its reasonably priced. I definitely would definitely recommend it.

December 22, 2023

Worst experience ever. Go there if you re dying of hunger only.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Vegetarian options: Paneer tikka masala and garlic Naan is my very favorite! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great buffet. Nice amount of choices. Good was hot. Lots of parking

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food here is absolutely delicious. We ordered a to go order and the staff was so helpful. I am writing this review and our 10 year old son is asking for a little more of his favorites before I can even finish. Thank you for the top shelf service and experience. It has made our families day. It is a great feeling to know we have this place in Huntsville. We cant wait to come back in!!

December 22, 2023

We are sitting here right now and the service is terrible! Still waiting for water and remaining food but the fact is they serve better other tables than ours, I don t know why but may be a ethnic problem, I guess but we are here to eat and pay too Vegetarian options: Not good

★★
December 22, 2023

Theres now a THIRD website associated with this restaurant and when I called in to figure out which one Im supposed to use, they told me to just come in and order in person because it only takes 15 minutes. Im sick of them constantly changing up how ordering is supposed to go. Ill drive further out to get better service.

December 22, 2023

Never made it to the actual food. Sat down and just a horrible smell in that place. The hostess owner is rude and disrespectful. Enter at your own risk or just get it to go if you gotta have it which you dont.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very good food, ate at the buffet for lunch food was good despite coming in towards closing, and service was quick. It is quite cozy inside, with a good amount of background noise. Will be coming back. 15.21 for my lunch isnt too bad at all in this economy!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

My favorite Indian food in Huntsville. Great curries and great menu. Lunch buffet is good, but basic. Better variety off the menu, though!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best Indian food in Huntsville!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Was hoping they had the buffet still but no luck there. The food was good and service was OK.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Such great food, the buffet if always well stocked and clean. The food is always fresh and is great soul food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I ate here for the first time ever last night. The food was very flavorful and delicious. It had a nice atmosphere and was not too crowded or noisy. The one thing that rubbed me the wrong way was the charging of credit card fees. I help my family run a business, and Ive never done that to my customers or ever had it done to me as a customer before. If I decide to go again, Ill have to remember to bring cash.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The wife d I love this restaurant. The food here is fantastic and they will adjust the amount of spice to your taste. I ask for money to be very spicy and they do a great job. The Chicken Patia was a new dish for us to try tonight and it was our of this world. The Vindaloo, Tandoori, Tikka, etc are all top notch. For desert, you can beat the Gula b Jamun

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its always a treat to get the buffet for lunch. The food is always fresh and tastes delicious!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

GREAT FOOD!!! NAMASTÉ Parking: Right off the highway Food : 5/5 |

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Loved this place! Im a big fan of Ruchi so I was not sure about branching out and trying a new Indian place but this was delicious and you get plenty of food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious, quaint, lovely!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Parking: The parking lot is small but worth it. Food

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Wish I could give negative reviews Simply the worst Indian buffet that I have ever had in my life Do yourself a favor and don t go for buffet

December 22, 2022

Very bad customer service...

December 22, 2022

Food might be good but the owner had a bad attitude while talking

December 22, 2022

Owner of the restaurant was very disrespectful while greeting

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Went to the new restaurant Curry Modern Indian last week, enjoyed the flavors much more. I wouldn t recommend Sitar unless you just happen to live close by and don t mind the lack of flavor.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awesome food n service

December 22, 2022

I am very disappointed with Sitar. My husband and I love this place and often visit because it s a calm and lightly traffic environment. Tonight we were dining in around 8pm and a group of guys came in and they were loud and one was looking in the kitchen. I assume they knew the owners or staff working there. Shortly after that another guy and a lady came in and he was loud as well. They sat two tables in front of us. He was loud, got up from his seat walking towards the counter staggering like he was drunk. As he came back to his seat he was still loud and the lady with him tried to tell him to quiet down and he started saying loudly This is my restaurant multiple times. As to convey to us that he can act how he wants to act in his restaurant as he was looking over at us. The whole environment made me and my husband uncomfortable and so we left without eating our food. I have a real issue with this because if he was indeed the owner he was a great embarrassment to his establishment. This is no way to Conduct yourself rather your the owner or not and there was no reinforcement from the guy at the front counter. When we told him why we were leaving, he simply said I am sorry and nothing else. We will NOT visit this place again and it hurts me to say that because we love the food but the customer service was horrible. It wasn t comfortable, we didn t feel safe and it was a very disruptive environment. Customer service is key for any establishment that is serving the public. Sitar staff and owner we are greatly disappointed. TO the person reading this, apparently at night anything goes in sitar. I would advise you to be cautious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This is the first time me and my Daughter have tried Indian food and it was amazing. My Daughter had the Lamb Mango and I had the Goat Biryani. We also had the Tandoori appetizer. It was so delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The curry served on buffet is lacking a normal consistency of curry and its too mild, also the naans are not as fresh as they could be, but otherwise great place great food. (In my opinion the food is just way better quality when you order a meal and dont eat from the buffet.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

This place is so nice, I loved the Indian tea And the food is so goood.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Quality problems

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Ordered from menu. Items well prepared, tasty, and spicy...just the way I like it. Note: buffet only available on weekends, but Im going with menu items moving forward.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

My family ordered around $200 worth of food to be delivered however once the food arrived we realized the boxes were not marked with what they were, which is difficult to sort through for people with certain food sensitivities and intolerances. Both the spinach paneer and chicken tikka masala were flavorless and the naan was burned, which was quite disappointing given the price point and the amount of food with each individual order.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Enjoyed the buffet . The corn rice , chicken wings the bread is nice too

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Love this place , food is always good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

A longstanding Indian restaurant. Been to India a few times and the food is ok to good for what you can get in the US.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Ive only had the opportunity to eat here a handful of times but its always delicious

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Theyre a staple in how we enjoy life in Huntsville.

December 22, 2022

It was horrible experience, the food was good but they stole my credit card.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The was very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Loved this restaurant. I ve eaten at more fancy Indian restaurants but this place is better; food is great, reasonable prices, and great service. I would come here if I was in the area. Strongly recommend

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Wonderful food, good service, always makes sure drinks are refilled just super delicious!! If you like high end places don t get here, but if you like a good whole in the wall this is the place to go!! Recommended dishes