Zaytinya - South Beach

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   Manuel

   Baltimore

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined today

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

   For $700 pr. couple, this restaurant did not deliver the dining experience one would expect for New Year's Eve. Many of the 6-course dinner courses, had a sameness to them, with dates and Greek yogurt and smoke. -The (smoked) beet salad was good. -The roasted Haloumi was good (with dates). -The roasted Brussels Sprouts would have been good, crispy, but they were put on top of Greek yogurt which just tasted weird and overpowered their flavor and texture. -The mushrooms were good but the same smoke flavor was used for them as the beets (?) and they were on top of some yogurt-y sauce. -The lamb was good but on top of a yogurt-y sauce. -The rice was great but had ... dates... so we ate around them at this point! So, sameness to the dishes... Perhaps it would have been a more successful meal had it not been 6 courses but rather fewer and more distinct. Another thing is that for a 6-course dinner, one would expect them to come out at different times to enjoy them. But, at one point, we each had were brought three of our courses together. The restaurant clearly wanted to move things along and speed up the dinner and move the tables. We began in the outside room - which is nice - but moved inside mid-dinner because of the incredibly loud music and when our decibel meter reached 98 decibels! We value our hearing and wanted to have a conversation which was impossible in the outside room with the live music. Damage can easily be done to customer's hearing with that level of loudness, not to mention that there are laws against it! Will we go back? Probably not, despite having a second home in the area and it would have been nice to have liked the restaurant more and put it into our restaurant rotation.
   

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   Yelda

   VIP

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Very expensive! Paid $300+ for 4 breakfasts! ………..
   

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   Jasvinder

   VIP

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Exceptional service and food in a high quality restaurant
   

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   Renuka

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Food was absolutely amazing and delicious. Everything was served with the most incredible warm pita bread. Absolutely best food we ate in Miami.
   

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   Ben

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Beautiful outdoor space. Good drink selection. Small and medium sized portions are very well prepared and presented. Vegetable dishes really stood out. Desserts also very good.
   

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   Brian

   VIP

   Vancouver

   87 reviews

   5.0

   87 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Food was outstanding. Service and ambience ambience a notch below the food. Overall good value. Would come back.
   

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   Hassan

   VIP

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Second time going there during our short holidays in Miami Beach. The food is fantastic, the service is excellent (Thank you Lee!). The ambiance is beautiful but the prices are on the high side, which is normal at this prime location!
   

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   Lori

   Washington DC

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Sat outside with the lovely weather. Servers and staff very attentive. Parking was validated which was nice. The food well prepared!! You can’t miss with a Jose Andres restaurant!
   

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   Rodrigo

   Miami

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Excelente lugar muy bueno para pasar un lugar increíble con amigos
   

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    Lourdes

    Miami

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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

    I love middle easter restaurants and I had the idea this restaurant was an excellent place to go with family. First, the food portions are extremely poor in some plates. I was expecting more Greek food considering the advertisements, but they don't offer the typical Greek plates. The menu variety is very limited, the dessert also small portion (cake) and was not a real cake, is better do not ask for dessert. It is a good place to go with friends and have a good social time, has a beauty decoration. But the food, is like nothing for the cost and included 20 % service charges (tip).
    

    Zaytinya - South BeachResponded 5 days ago

    Dear Lourdes First of all, thank you for taking a time to give us a feed back. I know how it is disappointing when reality dont meet expectations. On our side we are doing our best to present the best what we have. Our cuisine is Mezze style and as such, portions are smaller. Please, visit us again and give us a second chance Bozidar Zagorcic General Manager
    

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