After my first experience at Zaytinya back in March, I have since gone back and would like to change my opinion of the place. My biggest problem with Zaytinya this summer was the atmosphere. I went with 4 of my friends, and we had a reservation. The waitress sat us at a HUGE table, probably meant for about 8 people. We sat in a different part of the restaurant than we did the last time, and the acoustics were terrible–I couldn’t hear what anyone was saying at the table. I felt like I was in a warehouse. It was unfortunate.
Onto the food. I didn’t really like what I had. Everything seemed sort of pedestrian, and I wasn’t really excited by much. Neither were our guests. I stick by what I said the last time–the best part of the meal was the unlimited pitas.
Anyway, I won’t be going back to Zaytinya anytime soon. I’m changing my original rating of B+ to C+. I’d rather go almost anywhere else than here.
Friday night Drew and I decided to check out the much-hyped Mediterranean tapas restaurant Zaytinya in Gallery Place/Chinatown. I really wanted to give this exotic-sounding place a try, since both my boss and the 