ZiZi Wine Bar FIDI

“Great authentic middle eastern in FiDi. Hard to find oddly. GREAT wine selection. Servers were great and knowledgeable and easy to talk to as well. Jess nailed every suggestion and her and the other server, served a very busy restaurant with ease. The manager seemed hardworking too. I'll be back. All the food we got was good. Well done kitchen.”

“The bartender was very pleasant and welcoming. It was impressive how she managed the entire bar and table service on her own. The ambience is very nice. The food menu is enticing, however, the cod skewer was incredibly over salted. While I tried to force myself, I couldn’t finish the small portion. The salmon skewer and burrata were tasty. My friends enjoyed the crazy baba but it had some ingredient that I am allergic to, so I can’t comment. Sancerre was very nice, but I prefer red and they were not as potable, neither was the rose I sampled. I would come back for a light snack and Sancerre. It’s a great spot to catch up with friends.”

“Solid spot to grab a glass or bottle of wine and light bites. There’s another location in midtown but finally tried this one. Shared a bottle of wine after choosing between the Or Haganuz and Apla. We enjoyed the Cabernet Sauvignon more than the Xinomavro blend. Also ordered the Grilled Halloumi (basically just grilled cheese but the basil pesto added a nice touch to it) and the Jerusalem Bagel (a mix between a pretzel and bagel with a side of olive oil) to share. We sat in the back which was way quieter than the front, but the front was more lively and intimate. The staff was very helpful in choosing which wine to pick and always checked on us. We did miss the happy hour since it ended at 6pm but was still enjoyable otherwise. Recommend as a place to grab a glass of wine or as a date spot.”

“Great spot for good unique wines and food. We had a rose and white wine that were great. We also had a few of the appetizers which were really good as well. I would recommend stopping in if you are in the area. They have some outside seating and Service was great. Good food from the tiny kitchen!”

“This could have been such a pleasant experience but the service took away from it completely. We had a reservation for 4 pm and when we arrived, were told there was an event later that evening so we would need to be out by 5:15. We told the waitstaff that wouldn’t be an issue, and placed our order. They brought the food and drinks out pretty quickly, but then completely ignored us. We tried to get their attention to order extra pita, but it took 10 minutes for anyone to even acknowledge us. We placed the order and then were waiting a while for the pita to come out. At 4:55 (after waiting to get their attention again), we called another waitress over and asked about the status of the pita and if we’d have time for another round. She told us “hm I’m not sure because you have to be out around 5:05 for the event” Overall, just disappointing to see this lack of attention to a reservation, and the automatic gratuity applied for a large group when we barely got any service. If you need ample time for setup, the reservation should have been declined.”