Zaytinya - DC

Zaytinya - DC reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Debra

   Richmond34 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   I made the reservation for the three of us - 2 from Denver & 1 from Richmond to enjoy a fun Saturday night meal together after meeting in DC and visiting museums. Reservation was for 4:45 and we were seated after a brief delay, at around 5 PM. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal - 6 of the 7 items we ordered were absolutely outstanding. The other was acceptable but not a favorite. The staff was accommodating to my companion who required strict gluten-free dining. I paid our bill upon finishing the meal and left a tip of over 20%. I note that because at 6:15 PM (after the completed bill was picked up) and only one hour and 15 minutes after being seated, we were told that there were reservations waiting to be seated, or something along those lines. We realized that the exact same size table next to us, where 2 individuals were seated, had been there well before us as they had plates on the table when we arrived, and were not asked to leave. That treatment really offended us after an otherwise fun evening. We promptly left.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC1 review

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   I was very disappointed by our visit! Service was very slow. Then a child committed all over multiple times. It smelled disgusting. We had to ask to move tables. It took over ten minutes for them to begin to clean it up. Was so disappointed in our food and service today.
   

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   Peter VIP

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was amazing. So many small plate and each one was delicious
   

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   Chris

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing overall experience with superb food, great service, and a lovely indoors! A bit too loud :)
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was excellent as usual, but the service was very poor. Other people seemed to be having great and quick service, so it must have been our server. Still, this was a birthday lunch and this is not an inexpensive restaurant. I would not recommend this restaurant for a special occasion going forward. Our waiter forgot about us the entire visit. We had to flag down a different waiter to take our order. He said he would pass along the order to our waiter. Then, there was an incredibly long delay to get our food (people who were sat 30 minutes after us received their food long before us). We had to get up and talk to another waiter to finally get our food. After we got our food, no one checked to see if it was ok or if we wanted to get order something else (small plates so we wanted to order more). Someone else finally took over our table, refilled our water, and offered a dessert menu, but I didn’t want to give them any more of my money so I declined and we left hungry. We were offered free coffee to apologize for the delay, but there was no appearance from the manager.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Las Vegas5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved it! Did the lunch Chefs menu and got so much food for a pretty good value.
   

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   Lynette

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was excellent and the service was attentive and kind. Everything was wonderful!
   

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   Steve

   Washington DC10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
   

   Zaytinya - DCResponded 4 days ago

   Thank you for the kind words. We look forward to hosting you again here or at another José Andrés Group restaurant soon!
   

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   Terry VIP

   Greater Boston67 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food is superb, the alcohol is well-selected, and the waitstaff is attentive.
   

   Zaytinya - DCResponded 4 days ago

   Thank you for all the support. We are so glad you had a wonderful experience. We loved hosting you and look forward to welcoming you again here or at another José Andrés Group restaurant soon!
   

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    Richard VIP

    Coastal Georgia23 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Delicious meal, great wine, and very good service. Would definitely go again!
    

    Zaytinya - DCResponded 4 days ago

    Thank you for the kind words. We look forward to hosting you again here or at another José Andrés Group restaurant soon!
    

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