Zeytin Restaurant

Went for dinner with my wife and brothers in law and chose this place. Thoroughly impressed from the moment we walked in. We were greeted nicely and promptly seated. Out waiter Muza was very welcoming and funny and took our order when we were ready. He recommended a specific dish in addition to our 4 person dinner platter and it was fantastic. Service and food were spot on and the price was fair. I would wholeheartedly recommend this Turkish restaurant.

I can only base my review on the starters. (our lunch): We went here for my kind of lunch ie a mixture of starters, hot and cold. Google said dine in not yet open but I called beforehand and they're open to dine in. The atmosphere was really nice. You can tell they've rearranged seating to create extra space. Track and trace is also present. We were asked to wear masks as much as we can but given menus. There is a cleaning station with lots of sanitary products which I can assume is to clean them as they're on the same station however I wasn't paying much attention. I was taking in the medieval lighting and this new experience especially as it was just me and my husband in the restaurant. Can see this place get busy in the evenings (saw posters for £5 a cocktail and £15 a jug). Being Turkish, it takes a lot for somewhere Turkish to impress me with the food. This is no Efes (sorry!). This place and food felt real and not food dished out. Starters were presented very well. Lemon with literally everything! The complimentary bread was very very tasty. Freshly done too. The sigara böreği was really tasty. Also fresh. I was tasting new and original flavours. It was great! I really wondered where they were from originally cos it felt like I was in Turkey for a moment! (The lemons plus the dill in the cacık). Music playlist was good. Almost a Mediterranean twist to chilled music. Nothing too cliché (or chavy). Our waiter was very nice and his aurora was definitely a nice welcome. He was the perfect employee like watering the flowers outside. A lot of people would have just faffed about you know. Service charge is included. There is also a zeytin express attached to the same kitchen but different entrance for a quick take out. Finding available parking spots was a challenge but we did find a pay and display 5 mins away. We got to walk our lunch off on the way back 😂 will be back to taste the grill food. Very soon.

Sadly the photos I have don't to this place justice. We had Calamari, Lamachun, Lamb Shank, and Mousaka. Attentive service throughout recieved from a team member named Khan.. Shah-Rukh Khan! Covid safety proceedures practiced, felt at ease and comfortable. Highly recommended restaurant for small or large groups.

The food was great but the menu descriptions did not do it justice. I had small cuts of lamb in tomato puree and peppers. But if you look at the attached photos it was amazing. The falafel were a bit dry bit the hummus it came with made up for it and the included sauces, salad and bread made it a very substantial meal for one.