Zaytinya - Washington, D.C.

Excellent as always. Love this place! Food and service were both excellent. read more Excellent as always. Love this place! Food and service were both excellent.

The restaurant is beautiful and HUGE. Food was outstanding: fresh, very healthy, super creative, very tasty. Very attentive, efficient, service. Large, inventiv... read more The restaurant is beautiful and HUGE. Food was outstanding: fresh, very healthy, super creative, very tasty. Very attentive, efficient, service. Large, inventive menu. My only complaint: We were seated on the top floor against the wall and I literally could not hear the person seated directly across from me at our table for 4. The noise level is off the charts. However, I'd eat there again in a heartbeat given the quality of the food, the level of service, and the incredible work that Jose Andres does in this world!

Wonderful food. We ate outside and were warm with the heaters running on a chilly night. The one drawback is the noise level. It was bad outside really bad insi... read more Wonderful food. We ate outside and were warm with the heaters running on a chilly night. The one drawback is the noise level. It was bad outside really bad inside. We were glad to have an outside table.

I get the hype! The chef’s tasting menu $70 PP) was delish and very filling. The appetizers were all top notch. The hummus was especially smooth I don’t think I... read more I get the hype! The chef’s tasting menu $70 PP) was delish and very filling. The appetizers were all top notch. The hummus was especially smooth I don’t think I’ve had any hummus has smooth as this before). The beef strips resembled cured meatand was also delicious when paired with the grapes and pine nuts. Feta salad with mandarin slices and beets was also very good.We requested for the octopus to be included and it was hands down the best cooked octopus I’ve eaten. It’s not rubbery atall and has a perfect char on it. Of all the things we got, the only dish I would not eat again are the zucchini Patties. Theyhad an odd flavor to them that reminded me of how ammonia or sulfur smells. The two desserts were a molten coffee cake andapricot green yogurt. The top of the apricot dessert was extremely tart but you can take off the sorbet if you don’t like tartitems. The lava cake was slightly molten in the center but had excellent flavor — slightly bitter, deep coffee depth, but nottoo sweet.

Amazing food and service. PERIOD. The host was very accommodating and helpful. They kept serving warm pita bread along with some olive oil. Ordered lots of diff... read more Amazing food and service. PERIOD. The host was very accommodating and helpful. They kept serving warm pita bread along with some olive oil. Ordered lots of different vegetarian food, and would say only one thing about the food and cocktails: Now Iunderstand the Hype for this restaurant and it's worth every single penny.