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Lebanese Taverna - Pentagon Row

1101 South Joyce Street, Arlington, VA 22202
703-415-8681
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Ranked #32 of 404 restaurants in Arlington
Price range: $29 - $31
Cuisines: Middle Eastern
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Dining options: Buffet
Dining style: Casual Dining
Cross street: Army Navy Drive
Transit: Metro Pentagon City - blue and yellow lines
Description: Located in Pentagon Row, Lebanese Taverna serves authentic Middle Eastern fare in a casual yet stylish setting. The menu boasts over 25 appetizers and salads as well as a variety of grilled lamb, beef, chicken and fish entrees. There is a large selection of vegetarian dishes, too. To complement your dining experience, choose from our award-winning wine list or specialty cocktails. The restaurant is child-friendly and great for groups of all sizes.
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Tokyo
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28 reviews 28 reviews
19 restaurant reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Had dinner at the Taverna on a Friday evening. Great variety of food at affordable prices, and the freshly baked Lebanese bread is very much worth the visit alone! Try the Lebanese sampler and enjoy the wide-range of homemade fare.

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See 3 more reviews by TravellerTokyo6058 for Arlington
Ithaca, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

The food was well prepared, authentic, and really really good! The service was a little slow, but it is a nice place for a leisurely dinner.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013 via mobile

The food was wery delicious and tasty lebanese taverna is great in salads house salad yogurt salad and try mousaka and any other delicious meses the you want regret they are delicius....

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New York City, New York
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013

The dinner began with wonderful warm pita bread. We had a mélange of mezze, which was good. But my salmon was dry and came with a tomato and cilentro sauce that was very spicy, although it was not described that way on the menu -- fortunately it was served on the side. My husband's sliced lamb was ordinary.

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Arlington, Virginia
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6 restaurant reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

This was our go to restaurant in the past. They had great chicken scharawma and a host of other small plates we would order. The place was always packed and busy. So why did they change the menu to sandwiches from small plates?! We haven't been back since.

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Yardley, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2013

Excellent food and service. Prices are very reasonable and the food was great. We would go back more often if we lived closer. it would be on our regular visit list. Which is a rare find.

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Hampton, Virginia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2013

My husband just likes Middle Eastern food. So for Easter lunch after church, we drove to Pentagon Row to eat at a place where our son-in-law used to visit when he worked near there. we went to the original location I think, so it took more than a minute, but once we arrived, the service was good, the atmosphere beautiful,... More

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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2013 via mobile

We had a reservation and waited 40 minutes before being seated. That was the bad part. Otherwise, the food was very good, especially the eggplant salad and sea bass. The manager was very apologetic and comped us hummus. I think they are just very busy, very popular and it isn't always easy to gauge how long diners will dine.

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Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

This was my time to Lebanese Traverna and I can't wait to go back. In fact, this is my new favorite place! Food was fabulous - far better than other similar restaurants I've been to. Staff was well attentive without being annoying. Not too loud so quiet conversation at the table was possible. I dislike having to yell at dinner... More

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Atlanta, Georgia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

Very disappointed. The menu changed and it is just standard fare and not well cooked. The meat was overcooked and dry. The bread was very insubstantial and tasteless. I could go on but I won't. I'm simply not returning.

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