Zaitoon Restaurant, Adyar

Really good food. But very bad service. They didn't even hear properly. Served very late.

Ordered Egyptian chicken, the quantity and taste is good. Also their special dejaj honey chicken kebab is a must try.

Food is good. Kebab platter was amazing. Soup was cold and had no taste at all.

Barbeque is just die for. Sizzling brownie is another star.

Ambience is not that great - too loud and noisy at times and cramped dining.

If you go early, you will get a seat, otherwise you will have to wait for a long time. We had a mutton biryani, chicken shee kebab and chicken tikka. Biryani was top notch with enough mutton pieces and having authentic flavour.starters were also equally good. Overall great!

All good.each biriyani is different taste, tried to prawn, mutton, egg and plain biriyani prawn gravy, pepper barbecue chicken good taste.better for non veg restaurants.

One of the best recommended hotel in adyar for good food at the best price. Portion sizes and ambiance is great and food tastes good.
Always recommend the same for every food lovers who wants to dine out with family.

Zaitoon Restaurant offers a flavorful and satisfying dining experience. The restaurant's inviting ambiance, combined with attentive staff, creates a welcoming atmosphere for patrons. The menu boasts a diverse array of dishes, primarily focusing on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. From aromatic kebabs to savory shawarmas, the flavors are rich and authentic. The generous portion sizes ensure a satisfying meal. The restaurant's commitment to quality ingredients is evident in each dish. While the service is generally good, it might experience slight delays during peak hours. Zaitoon Restaurant is a great choice for those seeking a taste of Middle Eastern cuisine in a comfortable setting, making it a delightful culinary destination for both casual outings and special occasions.

I ordered chicken biryani taste was not good
Prices are very high campare to other restaurants

I won’t recommend zaitoon restaurant

Very tasty food. Very good service. Place can get very crowded on weekends. Will need to wait for 5 to 10 mins before u get a table. But waiting is worth it.

Expensive!
Ordered the below dishes.cream of chicken soup - below average taste
Fish spicy hot plate - Taste was good and spicy, but less quantity.
Egg and chicken Fried rice - below average and tasteless
Turkish Baklava - they served 2small square cuts, was Too sweet and Tasted ok.

They delayed 20 - 30 min to serve each dishes.

Felt the experience and food not worth the Penny

The food was undoubtedly of remarkable quality and the ambience was impeccable. The cost is a bit high and had to wait long for a table but the food was worth the wait.

Mutton biriyani is horribly bad, butter chicken was like onion tomato chutney and paneer butter was also like chutney. Waste of money.

It's a really good restaurant to try out non-vegetarian dishes, especially arabic food and the wide range of tandoors.
The place has a really nice ambience but might seem dated and the quality of service is quite good too. The prices are well justified. The food was really delicious and nice. Will definitely make you come back again.
The only issue is it's located on the busy main road which makes parking impossible but the availability of valet parking makes it better. The restaurant is located on the basement and the ground floor is just for takeaways.

Their rice and roti items are good, however their starters and sides (esply chicken) is the worst. It feels like they use stale chickens.

Went to a birthday party, the food was great, biriyani was tasty, couldn't comment on the pricing since I didn't pay the bill, he he he. But it's a great place to dine with friends and family

Yummy food at reasonable price. One of the oldest barbecue restaurants in town and it still is one of the best.the food gets a 5 star however ambience can improve.nothing to complaint, perhaps it is outdated.if you want to try so e good Arabic food in town, close your eyes and go for it.wont be disappointed.

Worst experience when ordered with Swiggy. The shawarmas had rumali roti in it.instead of kubus. And very less mayonnaise in shawarma.literally worst. They never follow instructions given.the hotel is just running for the brand name.dont fall for it. Worst service

Zaitoon's food maybe good. "Maybe" because I never had a chance to dine there, I could not eat there because. The reason is because of the restaurant manager Lenin, who was so rude in handling the customers, I wonder how customers still come to this restaurant despite the dirty attitude of the staff there. Ive come by this restaurant once and I have had the worst experience in my life at a restaurant. We pay so much money not just for the food. But also the behaviour of the staff.

If anyone else is going to this restaurant. There definitely doesn't have any shame and self respect for them selves.

I will never come to zaitoon's or never suggest this restaurant to anyone, and definitely make sure no one in my circle comes to this restaurant.

Taste and service was too good and behavioral manner with customers are also good keep doing it and the best time to enjoy can be during the lunch hours. Went adyar branch yesterday for lunch it was a lovely experience, and food was great especially the barbecue chicken. I would definitely suggest everyone to go and enjoy the food and good service from the staff and decor. It was too good!

I'm giving a 1 star review for the non compliance of Covid Protocol and worst service.the dine in is underground hence it makes it suffocating without the proper ventilation or air conditioning options. Food was served almost 45 minutes after our order (a shawarma plate and non veg platter), not sure why shawarma - a starter couldn't be provided earlier. The dine in floor was flooded with people, social distancing was thrown to air. Literally stuffed the food and ran away from the place.

I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND the place for takeaway as the food is worth the money.

NOT RECOMMENDED if you care for ur own and loved ones well being/health in this global pandemic situation.

Amazing place amazing food. We ate bbq biryani and it was amazing specially rice was so delicious. Sizzler brownie was too good. Service was also good, Overall """AMAZAITOON".

This rating is purely because of my experience during the last occassion. I like this place and their food that's one reason I buy from there as it's a safe bet. But the last occasion I purchased the sauce was clearly spoilt. I called up their number to inform and the guy on the billing section promised me that he'll replace it.waited for a good 45 mins for it nothing happened. Called him back he cut the phone right on my face. Stopped attending my calls. I realised it's not the same resto it once used to be. Pathetic experience.

One of a Best restaurant in Chennai. Food tastes good. Arabian dishes are fantastic. Don’t try faluda otherwise you will get disappointed and you will feel whatever you spent become vain.

I just bought 1/2 afgani grill chicken from here as I was waiting the meat display case with chicken and other meats had cockroaches running all over the inside. Disgusting please be clean u are a Resturant.

Price was a little high but the food was pretty good and tasty. Mutton biriyani and grilled chicken was flawless right from the quantity to the spices.

I felt too hot in the restaurant, it may be because of hugh crowd humidity.anyways they need to taken care of it! Other than that fastest service eventhough in high crowd.

Very worst experience. They are only focusing huge amount people.not attending the single family and our food was very late and very chill.it was not hot.

Food was excellent as always.only issue is the desert they take hell a lot of time to prepare a milkshake to Bring to the table. Not sure if they go somewhere else to get the ice cream and then make the milk shake. Online delivery will be faster than ordering a desert here.

One of the worst experience had in this hotel.staff were very poor in their work.they were concentrating only on bulk orders.will not visit this restaurant again.

Shawarma was really tasty, though little small in size, but really good in taste. Chicken dum biriyani was nice too, not too spicy or too much of masala, just on point. Even veg Biryani was decent enough. Sitting arrangement is bit cramped up, but given the quality of food and reasonable pricing, it's totally worth visit

Nice family restaurant. But the space is constraint. Food quality is well. Chinese dishes tastes are superb. But the mutton biryani failed to satisfy me. There is no flavor at all & its hard to find the biryani smell.

The BBQ was amazing. Apart from that everything else was "just ok". The service was a little slow considering less crowd.

As usual the best hotel I'd recommend on a medium budget,
Must tries are Alfham dadaj
And Dragon chicken

Nice and good worth for price.
Zaitoon is a perfect place in town to taste the best Arabic Food and BBQ, established as one of the most popular entrant into the string which serves Middle-East food along with Indian and Chinese. Authentic Arabian and Indian cuisines made with passion and attention to detail treat your taste buds well.

We serves a variety of delicious cuisines ranging from North Indian, Chinese, Seafood, and Arabian, which are of great taste and quality. The various ingredients that they use are fresh and instantly give a soul-satisfying taste to the diners. The casual decor of the restaurant is vibrant and beautiful. The pocket-friendly menu has been designed with utmost care to make sure that the flavor and spirit of the cuisines come in every dish they serve and it encompasses Barbeque dishes as well. We are extremely proud of our Arabic cuisine and it's undoubtedly the must try at Zaitoon!

Worst customer service. We almost waited 30 mins to get our food. I asked water 3 times to them. They didn't even consider. Highly disappointed.

Loved the taste. The grilled mutton ribs were amazing. The ambience was great and the staff were polite and always there when we needed something. Must go if you you love Arabian food. It would be great if they had a good place to park the car.

Best ambience! If you were going with a group then please try lamp briyani! And appart from that grill and bbq were good! One of my most loved dish in Zaitoon is shawarma! Please dont forget to try shawarma here! Other than that a nice place to taste with family!

Saw flyes In the raw food material kept on display in the ground floor. Staff are not so friendly as they never gave importance to our concerns.

Have been to Zaitoon couple of times. They usually have a long waiting time on weekends but on weekdays it's not generally crowded. There are various outlets in Chennai and I have only been to 2 of them.
Food wise it's a good choice for the variety of dishes they offer and the taste. Shawarma is famous here and biriyani was also nice. I'm always on the lookout for the best chicken soup and the soup here wasn't great, I must say. Overall, it's a place to have good food, but if you are looking to spend quality time while dining, this may not be the right place.:)

Seriously guys! Where do I park my car? ! Worst response from the restaurant staff! Never visiting them again!

Best suited for team outing if suppose you are working in a IT firm. A bit expensive but worth it. I ld suggest to try tawa fish, dragon chicken, honey crispy chicken, zaitoon special bbq chicken! Ambience was good and service was perfect, it didn't take too long for the food to arrive. It costed 4500 for 9 members. Overall, a must try place.

Awesome hotel.good environment.great service. Specially comfort for family, office party's. They have Lots of dishes.must try grill, barbecue and tandoori with all sauce.really melting taste. Reasonable price.
Thank you.

Awesome ambiance. Tasty and varierty of food. Good taste every time. Reception is warm. Over all excellent

All staffs are doing friendly service, BBQ fish, prawns chicken, and the tawa platter is excellent. Zaitoon dhum biryani is very very tasty and yummy. Royal falooda also awesome.

Such a worst experience ever had.
No quality, taste, service, cleanliness, Not at all worth for money

Nice restaurant. Was little disappointed today as we had to wait for 30 minutes. Side dish also had some issues that need to be replaced

No proper Service, orders are served very slow, non-veg and veg sidedishs are OK, but main dishses are not good, Biryani are like tomatto rice.

Good food and ambiance. Must Try for all the NV lovers.we ordered Fish Manchurian, pasta, and Chicken starter all we're good.

Service is pathetic- food service will be delayed they won't even bother giving menu card to u when I reach there very very bad experience not only for me for lot of customers