Zara Forest Grill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was exceptionally flavorful and very fresh."
• "The hummus and spinach pita are sooooooooooo good. The lentil soup so good."
• "Food was delicious! Definitely recommend!!!"
• "The mixed appetizer was amazing..The flat bread was addicting...The Shrimp Kabba and Lamb Gyro were on point..The Lamb Shank was delicious."
• "The food was delicious. The lamb shank was tender and fall off the bone - it came with mash potatoes and half a tomato."
• "Their adana kebab and chicken chops also taste delicious."
• "Food tastes amazing from A to Z."

Cons:

• "The food is less than average."
• "The meat was very over cooked, very bland as well."
• "Chicken Sautée can be described as dry overcooked chicken in a bland flavorless sauce."
• "Grilled meat was ok, can use some more flavor."
• "The food was good but I would not call it the best."
• "Food is sub par and oily."
• "The food is forgettable, bland and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was excellent, and the food was amazing."
• "The service is friendly, quick, attentive, and impeccable."
• "Service was great."
• "Very clean, the food & service was excellent and great ambience!"
• "The staff is very friendly."
• "The staff is polite and very attentive."
• "The wait staff was very attentive we had 3 different servers check on us to see if we needed anything."

Cons:

• "I think the organization of the wait staff needs a bit tweaking to be more efficient."
• "Even taking out food wasn't a pleasant experience."
• "Manager didnt care and seemed angry."
• "Inattentive, ambivalent service."
• "20 guys standing around doing nothing but looking at their phones."
• "Sadly getting the check took about 30 minutes which made everything worse."
• "We still hadn’t gotten our food."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Beautiful decor."
• "The atmosphere is great."
• "The place is beautiful and the food incredible!"
• "This place is beautiful. The waiters and staff are very friendly."
• "The design of the place is gorgeous from the ceiling to the lamps to the benches and more."
• "The atmosphere was happy and everyone there seemed to be having a great time."
• "Great ambiance. Really get the feel of Turkish environment."

Cons:

• "It does get a tad louder during the evening hours though."
• "It was a bit hectic as it was dinner time but ordering was pretty fast. A bit noisy."
• "The music was too loud and the lighting too bright."
• "Heads up they have gender neutral bathrooms so that’s something you should be aware of if your uncomfortable with that sort of thing."

Pricing and Charges

Pros:

• "Proving is moderate."
• "Prices were reasonable and they add 18% gratuity."
• "Reasonable prices, one small platter is priced at $11.50, fried calamari around $10 and lava cake around $10."
• "Pricing seemed fair all considered."

Cons:

• "Lots of extra charges is the only negative (automatic 18% gratuity to ALL checks, cork fee, credit card fee)."
• "They approach you with a bottle of Poland spring to start but they don’t tell you it’s $5.50 for the table when you can get free chilled tap water."
• "Everything was expensive, being more than 20 dollars."
• "It is way too overpriced. The charge on some items are so questionable like charging $17 for some hummus with pastrami."
• "They also charge a 3.4% fee if you pay with card."
• "They charge 3 % for using the credit card."
• "They do charge 3.5% for using credit cart to pay the bill which is unusual for a business that is on the expensive end."