Zaitoon

Fridays equates to lunch out! For today, we decided to try Zaitoon. This is the Indian Restaurant beside Alley Gator along Dela Rosa.

The place is clean and decent which can accomodate around 30 heads. You could smell the Indian aroma upon entering the restuarant. Even if you are not an Indian enthusiast don't worry cause the servers are accommodating in explaining their menu. If the servers do not succeed in luring your taste buds, there are Filipino budget meals as well to fill up your stomach.

The Filipino dishes looked delicious, but we were obidient customers and got their best sellers: Beef and Lamb Kubideh and Chicken Jujeh. Each dish is for 180php and it came with a HUGE serving of long grain rice and a juicy tomato. An order of Kubideh consisted of 2 pieces of chunky strips of meat. I thought one was beef and the other one was lamb, but both were already mixed together. As for the Jujeh, there were like around 4 pieces. If you are not that hungry, you could split one order. Both dishes were okay -- nothing special. Typical kebab with the garlic sauce to save the day. The iced tea was a winner! 25php for a big tall glass! Pwede!

All in all, the Zootoki experience was filling! It takes a carpenter-like appetite to finish one order. More of quantity over quality type. Next time I will try out their Filipino dishes and hopefully have a better experience.