Zaytune Mediterranean - New Paltz

I went to Zaytune with a few friends of mine at 5:00 on a Friday evening. I ordered a shawarma wrap, side salad and baklava for myself, and my table split a hummus, baba ganoush, and moussaka dip trio.The food itself wasn’t bad, it was only okay. However, nothing that I ordered was true to the dish I was expecting. The shawarma wrap was just marinated grilled chicken and tough beef, the moussaka was nothing like how it should be, and they gave me overly sweet, otherwise tasteless HOT BAKLAVA.As far as the service, our waiter was completely absent in an otherwise empty restaurant, to the point where he asked us from across the room to get our own bottle of tap water and we had to wave him down to get the check. He had a pair of headphones on the whole time, and seemed mentally checked out the entire experience.On top of that, I paid $30 for a tiny wrap, side salad (came free with the wrap in place of fries) my hot baklava, and 1/3 of the appetizer.At other restaurants in the same town, like La Charla, I am able to get an appetizer, entree, dessert, and drink for around half the price I paid here, with more generous portions than what I experienced at Zaytune.Save your money, go somewhere else.

I 've been to the Middle East, I 've eaten some of the best Shawarma in the world. This was by far the worst I 've ever had. Not to mention, it ISN 'T EVEN SHAWARMA. It was only marinated pieces of chicken. If it isn 't spinning, it isn 't shawarma. Don 't call it such. It was also small and expensive. I get so much better at home.The moussaka wasn 't even moussaka either, it was some oily tomatoey mess with some eggplant, Not the well-caramelized, rich, baked dish it ought to be. Maybe google a photo if that helps.The za 'atar fries were fine, it wasn 't fresh za 'atar but it hit the spot. The baba ganoush was actually good but I almost cracked a tooth on the hidden unpitted calamata olive in there.The most disappointing part was the dessert. The kunafa wasn 't what I expected, which was the cheese dessert. The dessert I got was a kataifi roll which isn 't the same thing at all.It was served hot (not supposed to be), drowned in honey and had WAY too much cinnamon. The flavor was overpowering and the pastry wasn 't crispy. You 're not doing anybody any favors by serving made to order kataifi rolls if that was your intent. It was hard and didn 't blend well together. Honey also isn 't really used either for that dish.Service was poor, got ignored quite a bit. We got our food quite quickly so at least we got that over with.Never coming back, I don 't suggest you go either.

Best Mediterranean food around! We had the beef shawarma wrap platter. The meat was cooked very tender and the bread was the best I’ve ever had! Whenever we are around we will make sure we stop by.Thank you Mo and the crew!

Clean, bright, and tastefully decorated with Egyptian motif, we picked up some takeout to go back to our hotel room. It was prepared very fast. The dinner sampler we chose was good, nothing extraordinary however. Portions were on the smaller size; the falafel was very dry which would have been okay if there had been enough tzatziki sauce.Vegetarian options: Falafel, hummus, tzatziki

This is an Egyptian restaurant that serves some Mediterranean plates, but it should let people know that it has an Egyptian or African cuisine. Now, with that said, the food was amazing and Moe was an excellent 5 star server. He was super polite and helpful when we were ordering. These people have a beautiful culture and it’s always such a treat to interact with them. Hospitality is part of their culture and they never disappoint. The Hummus and the pita was super delicious. I had the Chicken Shawarma Sandwich, with a salad and it was super delicious. My family ordered different plates and they were very pleased. I will definitely come back to this place.Vegetarian options: This restaurant is technically middle eastern so vegetarian or vegan options are available.Parking: Free parking is available after 6 PM. Depending on how busy downtown is, you should be ok with finding parking.Kid-friendliness: If you bring well behaved kids, then they are always welcome.Wheelchair accessibility: It has plenty of space inside for a wheelchair to fit inside.