A taste of Lebanon · Esher
Mezza, charcoal & good company.
Contemporary Lebanese cooking on The Green, Claygate. Open from midday Wednesday to Sunday, evenings Monday and Tuesday.
4.8 from 130+ Google reviews
Zeitoun, in Arabic, means olive.
A neighbourhood restaurant, with Beirut in its bones.
We share warm hommous, charcoal-grilled mains, and a generous Lebanese welcome, without the formality. Mezza for the table; a glass of something pale and Lebanese in the bar; mint sweets on the way out.
Fifty-four seats, a wood-floored room, and a kitchen that takes its time.
The Food
Cooked over coal,
served to share.
Hommous Beiruty with warm pita. Lamb meshwi from the charcoal. Samake harra with chilli and pine nuts. Our menu reads like a long Sunday lunch: small plates, bigger plates, and enough at the end to argue over the last piece of baklava.
The Bar
A long list of gin.
A short list of regrets.
A gin list from Bombay Sapphire to Monkey 47, mixers included. A house-list of classics done properly: Negroni, Old Fashioned, Espresso Martini. Lebanese reds from Château Musar and Château Kefraya alongside an honest world list. Open every night until late.
Private Events
Yours, for the evening.
Birthdays, christenings, corporate dinners, Christmas parties, wakes. We host private dinners and full buy-outs for up to 85 guests. Let us build the menu around you.
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Guest reviews
Out of five on Google, from 130+ reviews.
4.5 on Tripadvisor · Featured in SquareMeal
Read our Google reviews“Words can't describe how amazing the food is. Generous portions at a great price. Amazing service.”
“I have visited Zeitoun several times over the past few years and the food and service never disappoints.”
“Probably the best Calamari starter I have ever been served…”
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