Zena's American Mediterranean Cuisine & Catering — Restaurant in Collingswood

The food is great but the menu is a little on the nondescript side, so if you're not familiar with middle eastern/Mediterranean food, you may have to do some googling or stick to what you know. 4 stars instead of 5 only because the service is very slow; both dine in and delivery (over an hour, I live less than 10 minutes away) even though there was only one other four top dining in, as well as a friend I, but we hardly ever saw the waiter and it was a good twenty minutes to get the check after asking. I imagine the server was doing other work in the back, as they're very slow and he probably has many duties. The food was great, but a little on the bland side for "authentic", but I imagine this is intentionally toned down for westerners. The lamb samosas were good but definitely not "spicy". My friends kabob dish was half rice (which had the right flavors but again very bland in intensity), plenty of meat, and a few scarce grilled vegetables-one mushroom, one grape tomato, two mini peppers, and a few onion slices. Didn't really justify the entree price, in my opinion. My order of fries was huge for the price, and my gyro had nice thick juicy pieces of lamb, unlike the steak'ems or dried processed slices you get in a diner. The tzatiki tastes like it was made from sour cream instead of yogurt,and instead of being a cucumber sauce, it is a blob of sour cream with chopped pickles and garlic in it. Not bad, just not authentic. I hope to try their other 'traditional' items in the future so I can make a better judgement. I haven't tried any of the pizzas or Italian dishes because I've been in search of a proper local Mediterranean/Middle Eastern joint for years. Hopefully I find a dish to keep me coming...

Cute, family owned restaurant with delicious food! Placed an order via telephone, picked up my food about 45 minutes later and food was still warm. I got the “vegetarian pita” and simply added falafel for $2. I was looking for a falafel gyro and that is exactly what the vegetarian pita became when I added the falafel. [Note that this option is not available on DoorDash/delivery apps currently. That’s why I called the order in.] The “falafel sandwich” is different, it comes with pickles and tahini instead of tzatziki so it’s a good vegan option. I saw plenty of other vegan options on the menu as well.

We also ordered “lamb and beef gyros” which my parents said were tasty. The “tabouli salad” was very fresh. I liked that it had more greens than bulgur. My favorite item was the “Zena Mediterranean Pie” (spinach & feta) - incredibly flavorful! The dough is to die for. My family is Greek and said the baklava was okay but did not taste as good as Greek baklava (trust me, it’s hard to win with my family).

This place is a casual Mediterranean spot and you may want to go elsewhere if looking for a more authentic [think Marrakesh-Philly], upscale [think Zahav-Philly] experience. By saying that, I mean no insult to this establishment as it serves its purpose wonderfully and...

First time trying mediterranean food, probably my last. food was extremely lackluster and was not a pleasant experience. always imagined eating mediterranean as being hearty, seasoned, and flavorful, none of my food had any of that. i paid $10 for a salad that i could have made at home, but hey, i wanted to try it because for 9.99 it HAS to be some next level type of salad right? WRONG. really trash and disgusting. never knew what samosas were so i googled it and they look amazing, so i was excited to try them from here—NOPE. reminded me of a dry flavorless empanada. not to mention i paid $8 for 4 small flavorless samosas. also had a steak gyro, which was also terrible. i’m not sure if i should let this one bad experience ruin it for other restaurants but i’m literally still gagging from the aftertaste as i’m writing this review. waste of $30 overall, high priced food. and this is all coming from someone who’s tried many cultures food, and loves to eat and try everything and anything....