The food is great and reasonably priced. Restaurant is clean and bright. Unfortunately it took forever for us to get the food - it looked like they were very backed up from to go orders. Suggest maybe ordering pick up so you don't wait as long.

Sitar is a pretty decent Indian restaurant, the menu has great options and the taste is decent. Tried their weekend special goat biryani and the food was on point. Opted for spicy and it was delicious. Service for pick up was nice. Picked up the food so cannot say much about the dine-in experience. The ambiance inside the restaurant was also good.

Excellent Food Great service Friendly staff. I strongly recommed Sitar to anyone who misses the ethnic Indian food.

Sitar has the most authentic Indian food I've tried thus far in America. Their menu contains food from North to South India, with everything from malai kofta to dosa. Their butter chicken and paneer butter masala offer a rich creamy taste, and their garlic naan is fresh from the tandoor. The waiters are all super kind, and some definitely don't hold back on the banter. I recommend getting the Taj beer as well if you're looking to drink a light beer! This is now my go to Indian join here in the puget sound!

Sitar has been our local go-to Indian place for a little while now. We enjoy other region-specific Indian restaurants, too. For the general fare and for distance, this is our chosen place. Its deco is basic suggesting an indifferent mom & pop type of place without the glitz that is sometimes found at other Kirkland (and Bellevue and Redmond) Indian restaurants. Three TVs on the wall play Indian music videos, kids' cartoons, or soothing travel imagery. It is a funny mix bag for your visual entertainment. The clientele is predominately Indian (always a good thing). We have been here enough times that we now order amongst several favorite dishes. Our food comes reasonably swift. They have robust take-out orders, so a bit of wait during prime dinner time is understandable. Our waitstaff is very courteous. Their prices are a bit better than some/most Eastside restaurants, but cheaper can be found in Seattle. When the temperature is 84F outside, it feels like high 70s inside. Their AC isn't very strong, if that matters to you. The Food/Drinks: Tandoori Chicken, $16 - 5 Stars Tandoori chicken (bone-in) is my calibration tool to determine if an Indian restaurant hits the basics correctly. Theirs is impeccably flavored, very well-seasoned, served sizzling on a hot plate. Even the chutney is delicious. Shahi Korma Goat, $19 - 5 Stars This sauce is amazing! So delicious. Goat is +$2 over the baseline of chicken. I think both proteins would be good with this sauce. They serve plenty of sauce for the rice and the naan. Mango Curry Chicken, $17 - 3 Stars The flavor was pretty good, but the sauce was oddly thick today, possibly too heavy handed with the cream. It didn't mix as well with the rice and oddly thick for the naan. Shrimp Masala Curry, $17 - 4 Stars Shrimp is my preferred protein, and this dish is the cheapest way to order shrimp. LOL. While I enjoy a masala curry, it tends to be oily. Garlic Naan, $4 - 4.5 Stars This is my other calibration tool of an Indian restaurant. Theirs is crispy on the bottom with a fluffy chew throughout. Thumbs up. Masala Dosa, $11 - 3.5 Stars I still miss Dakshin that was in downtown Kirkland. This one is good enough but need more potato filling. I want a bit more masala flavor. The crispiness and flavor of the crepe itself is good. Indian Masala Tea, $3 - 3 Stars The tea was pretty strong (not complaining). It was also oddly thick. A film forms easily on the surface. I ended up adding a bit of water to thin. Likely a personal preference thing, but I probably won't re-order. Mango Lassi, $5 - 4 Stars Fairly normal mango lassi. Would order again.