Zaytoona Restaurant — Restaurant in South Burlington

We want to add to the many many excellent reviews of this fantastic West Asian restaurant in Burlington! My wife and I were driving back home to Western MA from Montreal, famished, and reeling with shock, sadness and grief upon learning of a close friend’s severe heart attack earlier in the day. We needed delicious fresh comfort food! My wife searched restaurants in Burlington on Google Maps and the first one that came up was Zaytoona! And all the good ratings! Yes! So we headed there for a late lunch. We were warmly welcomed by the proprietor and took our seats in a comfortable friendly space. As we ordered she told us how much she enjoyed being there and seeing and talking with people coming in from the community.

We ordered the Sharing Mazze platter, with Zaytoona’s delicious hummus, baba ganoush, lebneh (a thick creamy spreadable cheese made from yogurt), and muhammarah (a delicious red bell pepper dip) served with fresh (fresh!) pita, and the lovely Rocco Salad - arugula, tomatoes, cucumbers, with a fabulous lemony dressing.

So delicious! Exactly the comfort our bellies and our broken hearts needed, and created and served with love and kindness. We will definitely stop at Zaytoona on our future travels. Truly, “Taste the Heart of the Middle East with...

I wish I had 10 stars to give! Truly amazing place.

Where to start? We happened across Zaytoona almost by accident. We were here from out of state and had to leave our car at the mechanic for a few days for an emergency issue...

So we needed a place close enough that we could walk from our hotel (Green Mountain Suites).

Boy, are we glad we found Zaytoona!

The food is so incredibly flavorful and fresh. It's almost unbelievable this day in age where most produce has no flavor.... but the tabuli salad was so incredibly flavorful.

We also got the Baba Ganoush and couldn't get enough of it. Order extra pita, you're going to need it!

The Chicken Shish Tawook was grilled perfection... Especially the vegetables which had multiple layers of flavor.

Truly an experience! We wish we lived closer. It would be worth the drive even if we were not close by.

I wish I had pictures to share, but as soon as we dug in, all the food was gone! It was THAT delicious!

HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

P.S. make sure you get the meal with fries, because I don't know how they do it, but their fries stay crisp and fresh even an hour after we picked...

I’ve been to the other Middle Eastern restaurants in VT , and many in New England and Zaytoona is definitely the best one so far , the food is soooooo worth it, menu has many options and if you’re a Vegan or GF this restaurant is for you , Mazze were sooo good and mixed grill options are definitely worth the price each plate comes with meat cooked to perfection, grilled veggies, rice , sauce and a side of salad like what else you can ask for ! Amazing !!!

We also ordered the SAFFRON CAKE which was the best cake I’ve had in my life Chef’s kiss 👌And they also have other delicious desserts options that I will definitely try on my next visit

Zaytoona will definitely be my go to restaurant and I can’t wait to try the other many options they have!!...