Payal and Rajiv Sharma took over Sitar restaurant located at 665 West Jericho Turnpike in Huntington 6 years ago after dabbling in the banking and finance careers. Soon they discovered the profitability in offering catering and wedding planning services. This year alone Sitar has booked over 250 weddings/events, including corporate events for large pharmaceutical firms like Merck and Pfizer. Sitar has become the preferred Indian restaurant for people who want to have a meal with their family and friends as well as celebrate their special events at Sitar’s in house banquet halls or have a large event at one of the catering halls offered by Sitar.

Sitar restaurant not only aims to provide customers with healthy vegetarian food but also provide them with specials that are designed to stimulate their palate. Sitar offers all the delectable fare that most upscale North Indian restaurants would offer. In addition to that we also provide Asian fusion cuisine. Our style of fusion utilizes ingredients that are found in South and Southeast Asia mainly. Some of the ingredients utilized are Kaffir lime leaves, Lemongrass stalks, Galangal root (ginger root’s cousin), Mangos etc. One of the most popular item is Mango Tofu, which is served with rice noodles in a mango shell. This is an example of how few ingredients rarely used together are blended to offer a delectable tasty vegetarian entree. One of the regular offerings in the appetizer category is the Asian style vegetable wontons with mango chilly sauce. Once again utilizing healthy ingredients to create a delicious vegetarian appetizer. Besides mango tofu Sitar also offers Mango Shrimp and Mango Chicken which have also caught on as customer favorites among non-vegetarian eaters. Regulars also enjoy a Thai style lemongrass soup, which is served both vegetarian and non-vegetarian.

Sitar has established itself in the Indian Wedding market which has grown tremendously over the last few years. Indian couples in America now want big weddings, which wasn’t the case ten years ago. They want to have an experience which can be remembered and cherished for years to come. Sitar not only is the caterer for these weddings but also the complete wedding planner. This includes arranging the hall, flower arrangements, setting up the Mandap and reception chairs, arranging accommodation for the bridal and honeymoon suites, wedding cake, champagne toast, entertainment for the reception, be it live or a professional DJ along with dinner and desserts. Modern couples are not satisfied with the basic buffet style of serving food at large events. They want their guests to be able to have an extravagant food experience. One of the areas where Sitar has become a pioneer is in the food station concept. For banquets Sitar offers multiple choice of stations reflecting a region or a style of cuisine. One of the most popular stations is a Mexican station where a chef will prepare hot cheese and vegetable quesadillas on a grill. There will be chips, mango salsa, guacamole and spinach dip. The tortillas come in a few different vivid flavors and colors. Spinach, sun-dried tomato, cilantro lemon, and pesto-flavored tortillas are used.

Sitar offers a lot of different food stations as part of their wedding/catering menu such as a Thai station, Chat station, Mediterranean station, South-Indian station where we serve Dosas, Idli, Vadas and Sambhar as well as numerous other innovative stations which are listed in our catering menu section. These stations are all offered both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. All these concepts have made Sitar a sure choice for couples who want a beautiful and memorable wedding.