Zeytin Mediterranean Restaurant - Warrington

Travelling Doc

Located in central Warrington, close to the Warrington Market, this spacious Turkish restaurant was fully decked out for Christmas, featuring a variety of table arrangements, including tables for four and booths for six. We arrived at 5:30 PM on a Monday, and the restaurant was mostly empty except for one table, so we were seated comfortably at a booth for six, even though our party consisted of three.

Drinks

The drinks were well-priced, and we enjoyed the Alpha Montes Merlot.

Starters

• The gamba pil pil was quite spicy.
• The calamari was decent but slightly let down by an overly thick batter.

Mains

• The mixed meat platter was disappointing overall. The chicken was overcooked and dry, and some of the meat pieces were of subpar quality. However, the lamb chop stood out as the best item on the platter.
• The fish skewer was okay, with nicely cooked prawns, but the salmon was overcooked.

Desserts

• The pistachio and chocolate cake was a highlight and very enjoyable.
• The churros, on the other hand, were below average.

Service

The service was adequate, though the large size of the restaurant meant it sometimes took a while to get the staff’s attention.

Atmosphere was nice till they played the happy birthday which ruined the ability to talk or eat due to the high volume!

Ana K Torres

Absolutely loved my experience. The food was delicious, I ordered the chilli garlic prawns with veggies and rice and it was absolutely delicious. All food was fresh and nicely presented. The desert was also very tasty.. The waiter was great, booking us last minute and tending to the table in a friendly and professional manner.
Definitely going back soon. Recommend it.

Jonny Simm

Nice place to eat food was tasty my personal experience was quite expensive for the amount of food you got I got mixed grill and my partner got the chicken dish no veg on the plate just meat and chips. But I would recommend good atmosphere and there was a live singer on quite hard to talk to each other as it was loud in there. Two meals,1 beer 1 wine £60

Terence Reeves

We had a family meal at Zeytin tonight. Our friends said it’s a really nice place with good quality food so we decided to experience the best they had to offer and ordered from the “specials” menu. I don’t know if that was our mistake and should have simply ordered the usual grilled meat selections that are synonymous with this type of cuisine.

The chicken dish was an in-cohesive chicken and veg soup almost but, the real kicker came with the “Donner Kebabs” at a £18+ price point each I expected authentic Middle Eastern or Turkish lamb donner what I actually got was a small potion of preformed and precut lamb donner straight from the kitchen Bain-Marie. I kid you not they served shoddy poor quality donner meat with a cup of plain boiled rice and HALF of a tortilla! The one star for food comes from the two stalks of chive they left on the top to elevate this over priced under quality, underperforming takeaway kebab into the specials menu.

Usually I would raise this issue to a server or kitchen staff but, any group of people that think serving that for £18 and as fine dining no less clearly have there heads somewhere my breath would be wasted on.

Food- Utter disappointment don’t waste your time. And If you want atmosphere and drinks there’s plenty of other and better options.

Adele Irlam

We LOVE Zeytin! Wonderful food, team and environment. Perfect for lunch and dinner. Great for couples, families and large celebrations. Food delicious, great value for money and if you like a cocktail...this is the place to visit.
We visit often and are never disappointed.

William Walsh

Great atmosphere and wonderful food. Went for my birthday, 10 adults and 5 children, the staff coped effortlessly. I would recommend this restaurant for a romantic date night or a fun family meal. Definitely try the balloon bread, and if you have a serious appetite go for the mixed grill 😋. Worth mentioning the 30% discount on food from the main menu through the week!

Rocky Verdon

Was a little quiet, first time coming here open kitchen which I loved seeing in a restaurant, staff very pleasant and polite, ordered steaks which were juicy and posh serving, filling too, pay for what you get, don't be put of by price give it a go, interior was very relaxing and chairs were comfy also

Jamie

The establishment looks very nice, classy decor and seating is intimate and comfortable.

The food presented fairly well but was underwhelming and bland. Had Gambas Pil Pil (prawns in tomato & chilli sauce) and Sucuk (spicy pork sausage) for starter. The prawns were overcooked/tough and the tomato sauce was bland, the sausage was lacking flavour and the chilli sauce served with it was clearly out of a bottle, exactly what you'd get from a cheap kebab van.

For main I had the mixed grill, the donna meat was thick, greasy and bland. The chicken was fine but again lacked seasoning. The meatball tasted as greasy and bland as the donna. The lamb Chop however was delicious, well seasoned, tender and cooked to perfection. The chilli sauce seamed to be the same as what the prawn starter was in so was weak and bland. The rice was overcooked plain rice, flavourless grains that barely held their shape.

They had a 30% off food promotion on, which I confirmed before ordering, this was not applied to my bill, I asked them to apply the discount and they looked at me like I'd just spit in their face.

They also added gratuity altgough their service was inadequate. They did not ask if i enjoyed my meal, they were not attentive when i was trying to get salt (because there wasnt any on any of the tables) and with how i was treated when I requested the discount shown in and outside the restaurant I do not think they deserved "tipping".

I personally would not recommend the restaurant to anyone, if you want Turkish you can just order from a food truck and save yourself a small fortune.