Wow! What a great experience. We had a table of 8 and got a round table in a corner with a lazy Susan to facilitate sharing. I know this is not very helpful, but everything we got truly was great. We started with all of the dips and they kept us well-supplied with warm flatbread to go with it. A favorite among these was the htipiti, a mix of roasted red peppers, feta and thyme. My favorite item was the Fried Halloumi - so good, after sharing the first serving, I ordered another fo myself. Drinks were exceptional, Sidecar to Tangier a particular favorite. Prices were reasonable - they were small plates, so you can control what you spend fairly well. However, if possible, order a lot and share with friends. So amazing!!!

Fresh, flavorsome and delicious with quick and friendly service. Great value rare find of fusion Greek, Lebanese and Turkish favorites. Go to it, you won’t regret it.

Overall, I was very pleased with my lunch at Zaytinya. With so many José Andrés locations in DC, I wanted to ensure I got to at least one of them and was able to fit in a visit here before heading to the airport. It's in a very central location and the room is spacious and nice. They have a great $25 individual mezze lunch special which I think is a very good value. You choose one selection from four mezze courses. Unfortunately, I found they did pair up many that I'd want under the same course, but I was still able to get a variety I was happy with. Hummus, followed by falafel, then keftedes kapama (meatballs), and rounded off with Turkish Delight for dessert. While I wouldn't classify any of the dishes as particularly revolutionary, they were reliably well cooked, flavorful, and well presented. I enjoyed each dish, they were a respectable portion, and I was satisfied by the end of my lunch. Looking over the full menu, they seem to have a great selection of hot and cold mezzes and it all seems to be quite reasonably priced. To round things off, I gave their Turkish Storm cocktail a try and it was light and refreshing.

I sat at the bar and had attentive service even while they were training someone else and, although the restaurant was quite busy for lunch around 1PM on a weekday, they were still very quick with service and bringing my courses and I was able to get on to the airport on time without any troubles.

Overall, definitely a satisfying and reliable choice.

They seem to know how to take food that wouldn't normally be very good, and making it taste awesome. Try the cauliflower!

We really hit it lucky...restaurant week! This seemed to be a very in spot. Diverse selection of Mediterranean food. Good drinks too. Attentive service.