I went to visit Zaatar W Zeit last week and noticed they have now a Light Menu consisting mostly of wholesome multi-cereal dough sandwiches. Add to that Light Halloumi (less salty) in the pan and two really good salads, the whole-grain pasta and Quinoa Tabbouleh.
Even though it’s a Manakish place, ZWZ surprisingly has some great salads like the Chicken Salad, Z Fattoush and the newly introduced Whole-grain pasta. As for sandwiches, the Oil-Free Zaatar is a must try. It’s the perfect healthy alternative for the everyday Zaatar Man2ouché.
There’s one thing I did not like though, is that they don’t serve bread anymore with the Halloumi pan and charge you for ordering it. If the freshly baked bread that comes for free with the original Halloumi in the pan platter is not considered light, they can always serve multi-cereal bread. Added to that, it wouldn’t hurt to be a bit more generous on the tomatoes and cucumbers.
For those interested, you can check out the new menu [Here].
I can never bring myself to visit Zaatar w Zeit.. I used to go there every week until 2 years ago where the waiters were either constantly rude or negligent or careless for a few weeks straight, and then I swore i’d stop going..
there are ZwZ here in Abu Dhabi, but I doubt i’ll be visiting one soon either (even though I have no doubt that the staff here have nothing to do with the Lebanese snots)
Overpriced place is overpriced
Overpriced menu for some glamorized mana2eesh and sandwiches. I actually don’t understand how they get away with it, and I hate that they’re exploiting the latest fixation on light and diet-friendly food as an excuse to markup everything.
I actually loved ZWZ’s light menu when I first discovered it about a month ago. Been ordering it for lunch since, still cheaper than Roadster’s or C&Gs for example, and the food is great!!
How much are they paying you for this post?
I actually adore their Salad’s and find their prices quite fair judging on the quality of food and service.
I visit the Ashrafieh branch or order at the office. However since I am now counting calories, it is interesting to see how many calories their salads contain.