Zeyt & Za'atar — Restaurant in Berlin

This was my original review before whoever runs this place absolutely ruined it for me a Palestinian and my Palestinian friends, here it goes: “Undoubtedly one of if not the best meal i had in Berlin, very reasonably priced, authentic and cared by some very kind people, can not recommend enough, best food place ever period”

Now that was true and it was the best place for Palestinian food, but now I will never be coming back to this place for the simple reason that the food quality and taste has dropped significantly since i first came here 2 years ago. It’s completely different and the food simply doesn’t taste good. And i am not talking about the plates or wraps(bc i never tried those) I am talking about the authentic dishes that i came here for specifically, like Kofta bil foron, kofta bil tahina, bamya, hummus and the babaganosh. They simply are a waste compared to two years ago. And let me just say this didn’t happen over night, but a gradual decline till a few days later me and my friends decided that this is it, we are never coming back. Fix the authentic dishes or remove them from the menu and be content with the wraps/plates. And also to be honest the new look of the place is ugly lol it feels like i am entering Burgermeister or something, i miss when it felt like old Palestine and it was like you are back in Jerusalem or old Yafa for a moment. In short, you ruined the place for...

Even though it has been a while since I bought food from this restaurant, I still think it is important to write this feedback/warning.

I order Hummus from them and they without any hesitation sold me rancid Hummus. Not only that is was uneatable, it is actually dangerous to eat it and it can cause food poisoning. That is very serious. The worst part is that I wrote them on Facebook and they did not even bother to reply and at least apologies for that "mistake". Therefore this review is important. Think twice before ordering Hummus from them and smell the food you got before eating it. They knew it was already a few days old but they thought I would know nothing about it and not notice it is rancid. Well, I come from the middle east and I know a thing or two about middle eastern food. Shame on you guys....

this place is really an amazing hidden gem of Neukölln. I absolutely love to go here.. so much that I probably eat here 2-3 times a week. you'll always see a nice mix of locals, and nearly always a big queue. Home office workers, builders, mom's with kids, old friends catching up, club goers.. everyone loves this place all the same. Once you taste the food and get to chat with the staff, you'll easily see why it's so popular and rush back for more. And this weekend I was super happy to finally try their catering for a house party for 20 people. The food did not disappoint... and I'm sure I've got a few new converts from the partygoers. thanks guys for running such and amazing shop and working so hard and with love to keep all of us Neuköllners happy and...