@soonleenz.bsky.socialI know they're new, but they need to avoid these sort of basic lapses. Apparently they've been flat(bread*)-out since opening about a month ago.
I would go back (the food is that good), but they need to sort out their front-of house soonest.
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@soonleenz.bsky.socialIssues:
- failing to get our orders to the kitchen.
- once our original waitperson had left, nobody noticed that we'd been sitting at our table for nearly an hour & nothing had arrived. What happened to the handover?
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@soonleenz.bsky.socialAfter this, drink & food arrived promptly. The food was seriously good. Flavours are familiar if you've eaten Middle-Eastern food, but were different enough to stand out as special. All were great but the Muhammara, Dagga Gazawiya, Mansaf, & Knaffeh were my favourites.
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@soonleenz.bsky.socialEventually, a different front-of-house person came to apologise: our orders never made it to the kitchen & the one who took our order had finished shift.
So we had to order again, but one of the dishes we'd ordered had run out, so we had to choose something else.
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@soonleenz.bsky.socialIt was a while after seating before someone came to take our orders, & once given we carried on chatting & lost track of time. Our drinks order never arrived & we asked a couple of times for water but were told they had run out of clean glasses. #AucklandEats #kai #food ππ½οΈ
@soonleenz.bsky.socialTraditional knaffeh was a shredded pastry, Akavi cheese, sugar syrup, pistachio (NZ$15)
Caught up with friends at recently opened Zaitoon for dinner. We arrived on time for our reservation but our table wasn't ready so we chatted outside for a bit.
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@soonleenz.bsky.socialDagga Gazawiya (NZ$18)
Tabouli (NZ$18)
Mansaf - slowcooked lamb shank (NZ$38). I didn't get a good photo of this but the lamb was a decent size & fall-off-the-bone tender.
Musakhan - Palestinian sumac roasted chicken (NZ$30)
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@soonleenz.bsky.socialZaitoon (Dominion Road):
TL;DR the food was seriously good, the service was seriously bad.
Baba ghanoush (NZ$16)
Muhammara (NZ$15)
Housemade bread to go with the Baba Ghanoush & Muhammara.
Zaiton Lemonana (mint lemonade) (NZ$12). Refreshing!
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Tofu, tempeh and cauliflower fried with onion, cabbage, 3 T miso, 4 T homemade sweet chilli sauce, 1 T rice wine vinegar, 1 T sesame seed oil, 2 T dark soy sauce, 3 T light soy sauce, 1 t salt. With rice, raw cukes and carrots. Delicious
@kasiazoe.bsky.social#WhatVegansEat #VeganCooking #VeganFood #VeganFoodPorn #Kai Homegrown tomatoes π from summer January 2026 that I fermented added a can of tomatoes to and tomato paste, fried tofu, olives and spaghetti. Shit this was good
@jonginpics.bsky.social[My Essentials] What is in Kai's enormous bag, who made pajamas and even socks with #Lacoste
@soonleenz.bsky.socialRice. Soy sauce chicken Adobo-style (had vinegar & a bay leaf), chive omelette, stirfried beansprouts with soy sauce, garlic & garnished with coriander. #cookingDiary #kai #foodπ π½οΈ
@shipperbot.bsky.socialThe best part of the Frozen fandom is the Kaiuna shippers who just want to see Kai and Iduna get hitched. #Frozen #Disney #Kai #StephenJAnderson #Iduna #EvanRachelWood
@soonleenz.bsky.socialOne of us wasn't keen on cheese, we asked for no cheese to be added, so no grated cheese on top of the risotto or Caesar salad. They were busy on a week night: a good sign. The food was excellent, service professional. Easy to see why they've been going for 40 years. #AucklandEats #kai #food ππ½οΈ
@soonleenz.bsky.socialWent with friends for a birthday dinner. We asked to dine family-style so we could share everything & they were very accommodating: brought us all small plates plus cutlery, and all the food was placed in the middle of the table to share. #AucklandEats #kai #food ππ½οΈ