Zaitoon is a Indo/Pak restaurant serving some Arabic dishes on top of pizza and fried chicken. It has almost 7,000 reviews on Google with a rating of 4.8 so I was quite excited to try this restaurant.

Honestly, it's a bit of a confused place not sure of what it's trying to offer. Where else in the world can you order butter, chicken and lamb mandi from the same menu. You have lots and lots of choice, so five people can go in there with intend to eat something different and everybody can order something to their liking. However, this variety is probably Zaitoon's downfall. I didn't try everything, but what I tried I would say was mediocre at best.

Order Daal, chicken kabsa and laham seekh kababs. The Daal was pretty good and the chapatis were soft and just the right thickness. The chicken kabsa was utterly disappointing. The rice barely had any flavor and wasn't even seasoned properly. The chicken was dry and nothing to write home about. I ate three different Kabsa dishes in this trip and this was by far the worst. The Seekh kabobs were okay.

The place is busy and you may need to wait a bit for a table. The service is quick and ordering is straightforward. It's not a bad place to come to to get a quick bite if you don't really care much for the flavors. I know they have a lot on their menu but I just can't get myself to go there again and try something different. Price wise, we paid 93 riyals for two people for the food in pictures. You can figure out if this is too expensive, just right, or dirt cheap.