SKYE Tower Restaurant & Bar in Raleigh

My husband and I ate dinner here on our last night of our 9th wedding anniversary weekend. The food was great, the waitress was great but the wait time was crazy due to there was only one waitress. The table we had was perfect the view was amazing!!

After 12 hours of work, my friend decided to be lazy and just go to the in-house restaurant at Holiday Inn. Worse idea ever. We have literally been waiting for 45 minutes and counting. Only we were given was water. We all ordered appetizers and have yet to see them. Stay away from this place of you are hungry.

We went to dinner at Skye Tower and I could not have been more disappointed. We did the Valentine’s Day dinner, which was 2 dinners for $70. My husband ordered the stuffed chicken which was still pink inside and I ordered the steak Medium and was brought out rare. The meal was to come with one side, and I selected the Macaroni & Cheese. It arrived in a cereal bowl made of Rigatoni noodles and shredded cheese on top. I ordered a Dirty Martini and was charged $16.50 after being told it was $12. The prices charged for the meal I could have fined at a 5-star restaurant. So disappointed with the entire experience. And when leaving I visited the restroom where the sinks were clogged to the point where water was at the top of the sink. $135 for $20 worth of food.

Decent view, terrible food for the price

Food here is amazing. Lunch buffet is worth its price. Variety of authentic Indian food. Would definitely recommend to try.

Very surprised by this place. Beautiful view, nice staff, and an Amazing Chef! The food was all delicious. Would highly reccomend the Spinach and Artichoke dip as an appetizer. Ordered the Bourbon Ribeye and it had a perfect sear, great seasoning, and a nice compound herb butter. The loaded mashed potatoes were very good, mixed vegetables were very good as well.The only thing not spot on was the side salad, seemed like a salad in a bag you get from walmart. Now the desert, I ordered the apple crisp and it was the most delectable Apple pie with vanilla ice cream and caramel topping. This place is completely underrated and a true find. Would reccomend 100%

It was nice, food was ok. Their view was ok.

The food was good and good portions. Also the view is great. But the food service did not feel like a restaurant, felt more like a bar unfortunately.

Four stars for the view, it was beautiful. The food on the other hand was awful. The service was kind of slow even though the place was empty but our waitress was nice.

Great view, service, drinks and food. Does one need to say more?

I had a birthday hosted out here recently and it was great! The bread was warm food was okay and waiters were awesome! They handled a large party of 12+ swiftly and had us on our way with no issues!

Took my x here on Valentines day earlier this year. The place isnt bad. Food is good, the ambiance is decent enough (although could do with a touch of modernization if were being honestand the staff tried to accommodate everyone. They ran a special that day and it seemed like the entire staff was super frazzled, even though it didnt really look that crowded. I supposed theyre not used to full houses up there. Anyhow, only missing a star because we had to switch tables 3 times. First table was in a corner next to a wall, which sorta defeats the purpose of going. The second table was joined with a family and sorry to sound uppity but Id rather not sit with a family of strangers on a Valentines date. Otherwise, Id go back.

Good size portions food was good. Service slow. Roof was leaking. Staff was nice but service needed some attention.

Got charged $24 bucks for a single Bullet Rye Manhattan. Make your own judgement.

This was a great spot to relax, even though I wasnt staying at the hotel. Good drinks, friendly staff, great dessert! Its a good place to rest for awhile and look out over the city. Its a tad confusing to get into/out of because of the elevators but the staff will help.

Husband and I went there for dinner yesterday, the stuff are friendly, our waitress Bratni she’s awesome. The food was delicious!!

Excellent GREAT PRICES,FOOD AND LOCATION! OUR WAITRESS WAS AMAZING FOR A GROUP OF 25!

Sloooowww service. Im talking real slow, with only 4 tables seated on a Monday. not sure whats up with that 🤷🏽‍♂️ but the view was nice

Went for my friends birthday and waited over a hour for microwaved pasta and bad drinks. Luckily our friend was a good sport and it didnt ruin his evening. 1/5 wouldnt recommend.

Great service and food! Will be back

Remarkable view. Even more remarkable how this place wastes it. Given how many great options Raleigh has now, definitely not worth it.We made a reservation for 8:30pm. Show up to find no one at hostess stand for 10 minutes. Finally the bartender saw us and we were seated at a dirty table along the window. The waitress would disappear for literally 20-30 minutes at a time, so forget about drink refills or getting the food items they forgot to bring out. The food we did get was highly mediocre.Half an hour into trying to get the check I just went to the bar to get it. Waitress finally brings it and deadpans “I didn’t realize you were in a hurry.” We weren’t half an hour ago, but ignore your customers long enough and that’ll happen.On the elevator ride down we bonded with three other groups over how thoroughly terrible everything at SKYE was. Now that was cathartic.

The one star is for the view. Everything else sucks.Water and beer spilled on us.Food was dropped.Service was slow.You practically have to wait on yourself as the servers are slow and dont pay attention to you.My burger and fries tasted like they had been sitting under a heat lamp.A 2+ hour visit that should have taken 45 minutes tops.Take your money and go elsewhere. Seriously.

Ive been there for the first time on Valentines Day and it was lovely. They had set menu for that day it included champagne to start with. The rooftop view was a primary pro. And the nice touch was every lady was given a rose on the way out. Pleasant experience 💗🌹

Do not come here if you are in a rush and are expecting to have your food in less than 40 mins.

Really pretty view!!

Great place for a drink!

Grat View! Good bar. Good service. Skye has everything going for it, except the food. Gas station food s better and at a better price.

I thought it was very nice. Food wasnt the greatest Ive ever had, but it was solid.Cant beat the view!

Great Buffett, great view and attended by lovely Brenda, a hometown worker and resident.

What a fun and casual restaurant!! The view is phenomenal, and the food is equally tasty!! We couldnt even finish what we were served!! But we still went for a dessert and are glad we did!! The lemon pie may have been the best part of the meal.Service is also amazing, water never went empty, and the waiter was very kind and genuine!!

Great View, fun bartenders

The food was about like fast food and my waiter was rude. Dont even get me started on the tomato they brought to my table....

Had dinner the night before and breakfast today. Awesome staff and food

Great view

Over 2 hours for service. Never received our appitisers and the waitress quit after taking our order. Would not recommend to anyone.

Can I give it less than one star? Half full and we waited at least 30 minutes for our drink order to be served. We learned that they were never given to the bartender. They only showed up after we complained. They offered to comp the drinks. Okay. We then ordered some simple appetizers and then waited another 45 minutes without any service at all. No status update, no water refills, nothing. We got up and left at that point. We wouldnt have paid for those drinks considering the service either way. The staff did not seem to care. All excuses and no action. I cant even rate the food here, we never got it. Who knows if the kitchen even got the order? Awful. There are plenty of great places downtown to eat, avoid this one!

Came here for dinner, had the Cowboy Rib Eye steak and the Pirates Pie, super super delicious. Service was very good as well, attentive and very accommodating. Definitely recommend it if you are in the city!

slow service

Me and my sister came in for dinner and we were the only one in the place and it took 15 mins to get served on and then 45 mins to get our food. If ur staying at the holiday inn I recommend not eating here. Order to go food instead. :great view tho.

Walked in an hour before close, made eye contact with a server, and sat down at the bar. No one acknowledged me for 10 minutes. Go to the Greek Taverna downstairs.

Food quality similar to the dying breed of generic chains. Very slow service, despite the place being mostly empty.

The view and my server were awesome. I had the salmon which was delightful. I will be back for more very soon 😊

Awful. Extremely slow service. We had to seat ourselves, only got 3 menus for 6 people and only after asking. Drink refills took 10 to 15 minutes, even for water. No anticipation for needs, everything had to be asked for. Last drink was never delivered and when the server finally appeared 20 minutes later, she seemed surprised when we asked for the checks. I dont know if gratuity was added because we were a party of 6, but 20% forced gratuity was way higher than I wanted to leave.

The steak is delicious for dining. Kids meal is free and have lots of choices. My kids love it so much.

Kim, the so-called bartender, has not the first clue about hospitality.