Zaitoon - South Indian Non-Vegetarian Restaurant (Halal)

Excellent madurai style food. Love it.will be a regular choice for our family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Been here several times and for the first time we tried the family non veg thali and it is simply amazing. Good value for the quality.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Authentic South Indian food.
Excellent Customer Service and Delicious Food!
I went to this restaurant with my friends, and we were really impressed. The owner not only suggested what to order but also gave honest advice that what we picked might be too much—and told us we could always order more later if needed. I asked for my food to be extra spicy, and they made it exactly how we wanted! The food was flavorful, fresh, and perfectly prepared.

What stood out most was the service. The owner personally stopped by our table to explain how to enjoy certain dishes, which was a thoughtful touch. It’s rare to see such genuine care and attention to detail. The owner truly make sure customers are satisfied and enjoy their meal. Highly recommend this place for both the food and the amazing hospitality! 🌶️🍽️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Placed DoorDash order for dinner from this place based on the Google reviews. Unsure if the taste of food varies weekend vs weekday.
Ordered chicken 65, chicken Kothu parotta and the parotta with salan. The chicken 65 was spicy and little soggy (likely because of takeout). The salan was flavorless with only spice(heat) in the curry. The plain parotta was flaky tasty. Overall average food. It did not live upto the hyped reviews.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Great parathas and mutton soup

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food can’t be more worse. I ordered a mutton soup and Biriyani. Mutton cut is chunky and chewy. Their soups are just plainly spicy without any flavors. I would look somewhere else if I’m going for South Indian food.

My first time having Mutton biryanis here and hands down it was the best in Bay Area I’ve had. All three condiments were brilliant too!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you like food and appreciate authentic food and don't care about fine dining or great atmosphere, this is the place for you. If you care about atmosphere, order from here and enjoy at home. I've tried the mutton biriyani- it was really tasty, the sides they give you with biriyani were authentic. Some other dishes I've tried - kothu porotta, chicken lollypop, prawns curry. I wouldn't recommend trying non-south indian dishes here.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, the prawn biryani is great! Kamal Singh is the best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is the place to go for authentic South Indian Tamil style moderately spicy cuisine in Fremont and all of east bay. The flavors are excellent and portions are generous. The thalis are my favorite repeaters. I was encouraged to try the biryani recently and was quite impressed as well !!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Avoid this place at all cost. Overrated and mediocre food and service.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Best South Indian food I had in California.
Just try for non veg lovers

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

OMG their fish curry is to die for … tasted the same as my mums curry.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I recently got takeout from Zaitoon, and the food was absolutely delicious. We ordered the chicken biryani, chicken 65, chicken nuggets for the kids, and chicken chukka varuval with kothu parotta.
​The biryani was fragrant and flavorful, and the chicken chukka with kothu parotta was a standout—the perfect combination of spicy and savory. Even the chicken nuggets for the kids were a hit.
​Service was quick and efficient for our takeout order. A definite five-star experience

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Best place in Bay Area to have South Indian non veg cuisine, any item you pick it tastes good