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Zaytinya
Zaytinya Review
This sophisticated urban dining room with soaring ceilings is a local favorite for meeting friends or dining with a group. Zaytinya, which means "olive oil" in Turkish, devotes practically its entire menu to Turkish, Greek, and Lebanese small plates, known as meze. To get the full experience, make a meal of three or four of these, such as the popular braised lamb with eggplant puree and cheese, or the locally made goat cheese wrapped in grape leaves with tomato marmalade. So many options make this a great choice for vegetarians and meat lovers alike. Reservations for times after 6:30 are not accepted; come prepared to wait on Friday and Saturday nights, and practice your pouncing technique for when a roomy bar table comes open.
- Address: 701 9th St. NW, Chinatown, Washington, DC, 20001 | Map It
- Phone: 202/638-0800
- Website: www.zaytinya.com
- Metro Gallery Pl./Chinatown.
- Location: Chinatown
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Member Reviews
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Mab85, from NYC
The service was pretty terrible, from our waiter asking us whether we had ordered too much (and making us feel disgusting - I just think waiters should refrain from commenting on patrons' orders) to forgetting to bring dishes and drinks. He even said he had forgotten my friend's drink and had realized it when he looked over at him and wondered why he wasn't drinking.
The food was pretty good and very interesting. I wasn't thrilled beyond compare. -
bethrich, from Maine
My 22 year old son and I ate at Zatinya in March '07, managing to grab a 6:30 reservation. Our waiter was warm and knowlegeable, the food absolutely delicious - unique, flavorful and satisfying - but we were seated between the bar and the door, which was noisy& distracting. The warm pita's and Lebonese wine almost made up for it.
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mklein, from Michigan
My husband and I ate there in Dec. 2006. What a disappointment! When they say little dishes, do they have to be quite so little? We would have had to eat a lot of those little dishes to make a meal. One chicken dish was just that - 6 little pieces of chicken, no veggies, no decorative touches and it wasn't that tasty a dish. In fact, none of the dishes was particularly good. We walked out just shaking our heads. We won't go there again - EVER.
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