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   Samm

   Miami

   5 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall1food1service4ambience3

   When we ordered a kebab sampler, our order arrived not even 2 minutes after ordering. We found that it was obviously not ours, but somebody’s else’s order. We sent it back and got the very same plate again 5 minutes later. This time, it was dry and cold. They also never bothered to clean up the plates from our table, and at one point the food server placed the food on top of an already dirty plate instead of cleaning our table.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Pre-theater dinner. Service was excellent. Best sangria I’ve ever had.

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   AdriaenM

   Washington DC

   19 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Fantastic Middle Eastern-fusion (for lack of a better term) restaurant. Everything here is good and it's a great location in downtown DC. Highly recommend.

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   Pamela

   Washington DC

   39 reviews

   5.0

   39 reviews

   Dined on March 19, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food. Great service. Always enjoy coming to Zaytinya!

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   Great

   Washington DC

   22 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on March 19, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great variety of small dishes and wonderful ambience

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   MarshaH

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on March 19, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Always great food and service. One of my favorite restaurants in DMV!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on March 17, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great experience! Top notch service, fantastic food!

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   RozB

   Los Angeles

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on March 16, 2023

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Super expensive for what you get. Delicious small plate food that you eat with nonstop pita bread. Without the bread you would spend north of $100 and be starving. So if you’re trying to cut carbs, this id not the place for you. Tiny but tasty dishes (they recommend you order 3 plates each and share which is correct). But you’ve got to have the bread.

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   SteveK

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 14, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent good and great ambience. Will totally go back for more

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    MidVail

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Delicious food, great service, only downside is the restaurant is noisy when full. If you prefer a quieter dinning experience book a reservation during their off peak hours, you will not be disappointed.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great dining lunch time experience. Always love the selection of drinks and food assortments.

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    ctowner1

    New York Area

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great experience!! Awesome food and terrific service!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    The food was amazing! The decor along with the natural lighting is beautiful. However, the service was lacking a bit. I don’t know if it’s how I was dressed but I felt a little unwanted at first. It was hard for me to grab the bartenders attention, & when I did, before I could finish asking questions or let them know I was ready to order, they were walking away. The complimentary bread didn’t hit my table until about 2 minutes before my actual meal. The highlight of my meal were the Brussels sprouts. It hurts me to give this place a 4 star rating because the food was top tier. I will be back to try again, and hopefully I’ll get the service I know this place is capable of delivering.

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    MauiJane

    Washington DC

    25 reviews

    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love it. My favorite top 3 restaurants in the world. Lots of wonderful choices for vegetarians. Never disappoints.

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    Sassyv

    New England

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall1food5service1ambience1

    Well we made a reservation. The app asked questions about us so we could be greeted. Not only did they not greet us but we got seated at a table with a dirty screen and when we asked to move the hostess gave us a hard time. It took an escalation to a manager to get another table. The bathrooms were dirty and were not attended. It was a disappointment. I was so excited to go to the restaurant and the experience was awful. Unfortunately, I will not return.

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    AndrewL

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very good. They provided great service and the atmosphere was overall very nice.

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    Laurens

    Baltimore

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Never disappointed when I experience Zatinya@!

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    alipali62

    Baltimore

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    we met at Zaytinya for a friend's birthday. we enjoyed the food and ambiance. The birthday girl was happy:)

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food and drinks…worth the price!

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    Gina

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Enjoyed. It was generally satisfying, but it was a bit noisy.

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    DONNAP

    Kansas City

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is a fabulous restaurant. Food is good, service great, and setting is beautiful. We will return.

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    FGJfoodie

    Washington DC

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent service, perfect ambiance, and the decor is simple and yet beautiful. The food was tasty and delicious. I will be back once again.

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    PatL

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    First time eating at this restaurant. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Great energy in the place and we were there on a Wednesday night. The food was very good. The service was very friendly and amazingly efficient. The price is extremely reasonable. I had to look at the bill twice because it seemed so low. Definitely will add this to my go to places.

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    KristinJ

    Indiana

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always amazing and well worth repeated visits! With an extensive wine list and menu, you will find something wonderful.

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    NancyK

    Washington DC

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Zaytinya is a great restaurant. I had not been since 2020 when they were only serving outside (as I recall) so it was wonderful to be back eating inside. The dishes we ordered were amazing and I can't wait to go back.

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    null

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Would happily come back. Order the brussels. You won’t be sorry. Would highly recommend.

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    Ritagonz

    New England

    232 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    232 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It is one of my favorite restaurants ever. Innovative, captivating. Culture-forward. Having been to Greece in 2022 I can appreciate even more the caliber of food they serve. It is expensive. But not unreasonable for the experience you will have. OH that puffy bread and the exquisite wine and coctail menu. The lamb? Melt in your mouth. Octopus? Fork tender. Anything eggplant. OH THE TARAMASOLATA - evil and decadent and worth the caloric splurge. It's the big guy. His name is on it. And I will oblige time and time again just to experience it over and over for as long as my travels bring me to DC!

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    joarlington

    Washington DC

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Going to Shakespeare theatre to see king Lear.

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    RodC

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    5 star!! Loved it

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    Kitty

    Washington DC

    12 reviews

    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience3

    Zaytinya has been my favorite DC restaurant. The food was, as always, wonderful, but this time I was disappointed in the service. After being seated and having drinks (we just had water) brought to the table, our waiter seemed to have forgotten about us. He spent ample time with the people in the booth right next to us without once noticing that we were ready to order (10 minutes after having been seated). He came back to the booth next to us several times without even noticing our booth. Finally after sitting there for 15 minutes, I motioned to one of the wait staff (several of whom were engaged in conversation around the cash register) to come to our table. When I told her we didn’t know what happened to our waiter, she laughed and said she didn’t know either! She took the order, incorrectly on one main item, which we had to then wait for after the rest of us had our main items. One dish (spread trio) was brought to the table but we had no naan to spread it on. We had to motion to another server to bring naan to the table. This is not typical Zaytinya service. I was very disappointed.

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    Philipo

    New England

    43 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience3

    Expensive, tiny amounts not traditional Mediterranean and noisy

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    CharlesL

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My first time eating at Zaytinya--great food, excellent service!

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    One of the best meals I’ve had. The food was incredible. Perfect appetizers and great service. Amazing wine collection too

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 27, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Too much green yogurt

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    Jordan

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience3

    We had been looking forward to this place for some time given the great reviews. We each ordered the chef’s tasting ($72 each). The food was okay. The service was excellent. It was a pretty loud environment. Based on what we ordered, we don’t think the food compares to other DC restaurants with similar fare.

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36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Zaytinya never disappoints!! The food was delicious, the service attentive without being annoying and you can’t beat the ambience of the space. I never visit DC without making Zaytinya part of my trip.

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    ChristinaM

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and fun atmosphere! We had a last minute change to our party, and were able to update the reservation to a different time.

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    JulesC

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As always, food was amazing. The baba ganoush, crispy Brussels and the branzino were delightful. Staff made great recs and we were well served

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    MichaelM

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything we ate was delicious and unique. The service was outstanding too. The prices are so reasonable. Will def go back if visit DC again. We ate there based on a recommendation from a friend who recently was in town visiting, and they had come based a recommendation from another friend who had eaten there on a past DC trip.

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Superb meal and very attentive waitstaff.

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