Zin Bistro Americana

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   Robin12345

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall3food3service2ambience3

   Disappointing! Exceptionally loud in the main dining room and changed tables but the band made it impossible to hear each other. The service was unfriendly and negligible. Had to ask repeatedly for butter and finally received it at the end of the meal.

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   SLdiner

   Los Angeles

   21 reviews

   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Staff was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious--a falafel Greek salad and a chicken and bacon panini with fries. And the location on a small lake is just lovely.

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   BrianS

   Central Coast

   15 reviews

   4.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on January 22, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Gorgeous and engaging setting and atmosphere, lively locals, very lively service from the host to the server. My only reasons for 4/5 stars: Caesar Salad was flavorless, and the amazingly talented band was too loud to sit inside, but it was freezing outside by the lake Eve with the heaters. Even so, the incredible filet made up for the cold!

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   Windy

   Central Coast

   21 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on January 22, 2023

   overall2food2service2ambience3

   We were given old menus so when ordering we had to begin all over again. The table wasn't set and ready for us and we had a reservation. The food was not hot when it arrived. It was overpriced for the food value. Loved the music and couldn't hold a conversation because of the volume. Otherwise it was great evening.

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   MichaelR

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 14, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Overall experience was excellent including exceptional service. We were seated on the covered patio even though it was raining and the seating was very comfortable, dry and the firepit provided plenty of warmth. Looking forward to our next visit!

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   Scott

   San Francisco

   40 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   40 reviews

   Dined on January 13, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience4

   Multiple times eating here at Zin. Love the view of the lake, the music is great, and the service is excellent. Had an issue with the Mahi Mahi this time....was not fresh at all, but switched to the Salmon and it was great. Great neighborhood place.

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   GeneK

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 10, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great place, staff, and management. Last night it was raining like crazy, we had a reservation. They called and asked if we would like to cancel because of the weather and that we would be the only patrons. It was my wife's birthday so asked if it's ok that we could still come. They not only seated us even though no one else was their but they were extremely gracious, food was great with very little wait time 😋 and did a little desert for her birthday.

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   brians

   Los Angeles

   17 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   As always, awesome time and great food. Zin Bistro is canine friendly, which is a plus for us with an older dog that hates to be left alone. We were celebrating my daughter's 27th bday and everything was fantastic.

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   Aceonweb

   Los Angeles

   12 reviews

   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall3food2service3ambience4

   Well, I assumed since it was lakeside this place was going to be pretty nice. Walked in and everything looked the part. Live music, fire pit, views of the water, check... check... check. Then we got sat and the hostess said she would bring over kids menus... never came. 15 minutes later our waitress said the didn't have a kids menu but could do a cheese pizza or chicken fingers, mac and cheese. Fine. We ordered the calamari to start and. This came straight from whatever vendor Chili's gets their frozen foods from, from the freezer to the deep fryer. But whatever, it was ok. Then the meals. My wife got the Macadamia nut crusted halibut... same, looks like it came from the freezer to the pan for $42. I got the Chicken cordon bleu... it was not bad, but the fries were definitely, from some frozen food vendor. Every meal tasted uninspired and wildly overpriced for what you were getting. I guess paying for the ambiance. 4 adults, 2 kids, one appetizer 4 adult entrees, 2 kid meals, 3 beers, 1 glass of wine, 1 margarita, 2 shared desserts, $340 (gratuity was included for some reason.. not that the waitress let us know). I honestly feel like we would have gotten a similar meal at Applebees or chilis for 1/3 the price. Maybe would go for drinks some time, but not for a birthday meal.

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    jamie

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and the pineapple rum punch was delicious!

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    MichelleL

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    The night was good except for the door to the patio being left open when it was so cold outside

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    Stuffed

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Happy New Years!

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13. JP

    JoseP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outstanding!

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    BrandyM

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Generally if there's no special event going on, it's not hard to get a table here. We had family in town and were able to get a table for 6 + a baby with little notice. The food really impressed our guests, as well as the live music.

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    Tekie

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Due to the holiday week, I suspect, there was not the dance crowd that generally comes on Friday nights.

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    HowardB

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great place excellent everything With very nice bar and music

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    LynnD

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience1

    It was Christmas Eve, when families want to go out and enjoy each other’s company but they had live music (not Christmas music) turned to a very high volume along with the football game blaring, we couldn’t even have a conversation. A very disappointing holiday evening. I’ll never come back to this restaurant again

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    GregB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great way to celebrate Christmas Eve! Looking forward to another visit.

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    momx2

    Los Angeles

    85 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    85 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    We asked and it was confirmed the regular menu would be available on Xmas eve, yet when we arrived there was a limited Xmas eve menu with elevated prices. A filet mignon is $48 on the regular menu and was $62 on the Xmas eve menu; fettuccine bolognese is $32 on the regular menu, and was $48 tonight. Food was delicious, but it would have been nice had they been honest with us when they confirmed our reservation two days in advance.

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    ArnoldS

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Outside near heaters at edge of restaurant. Will be nicer to eat outside when weather is less cold.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I had an amazing experience. The food was really delicious. The service was great! Has a beautiful view

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 16, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience3

    A little pricey and service was poor and very slow.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 9, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience3

    Pricey and the food was mediocre unfortunately. Great service though!

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    CathyA

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 5, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience5

    The gentleman at the front desk that met us a was a nice enough young man with braces, but the problem was as soon as I asked him about getting a reservation checking on a reservation and getting a window seat or seat overlooking the lake. He just talked about how very busy you were and it’s just been exhausting and it’s just been so many people and he was emotional, so that was not what I’m used to. Secondly, I had the macadamia nut halibut and it was dry. It was over cooked. It was like a frozen piece of fish that had been thrown in the oven. I should have spoke up. I should’ve said something to the waiter and I didn’t and that is my fault but my food was horrible and the the rice was cold. The one thing that was good was the sautéed spinach with garlic in. It will be challenging for me to ever come back. My husband had the three seafood dish and he said one out of the two seafood dishes were decent, but we were enjoying our company with our friends so he didn’t say anything. Bad food bad front desk service. Cathy Archulet.

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    Magie

    Los Angeles

    65 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    65 reviews

    Dined on December 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Best restaurant in all of the Westlake Village area.

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    RobertaB

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Good food, server was attentive, live band was good but noisy so if you're looking to have a quiet meal....

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    juliP

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall3food4service1ambience1

    The food was tasty but overpriced. It was the only thing that saved this place. I’m not sure if it was a shortage of staff or new or training staff but we waited forever to get a menu, to take our order, to get the heat lamps turned on (they sat us outside), and then we waited (and sweat) for someone to turn down the blast furnace! The only thing we didn’t have to wait for was the check. So disappointed ☹️.

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    FrankP

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food. large menu and wine list, big portions. Busy bar scene with great live music for dancing, 4 piece including singer. it's, got big downtown vibe sitting next to the lake. GOING BACK OFTEN!!

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    ChristineM

    Oklahoma City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great. Love the ambiance

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    RichardM

    Las Vegas

    10 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience5

    Thanksgiving

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    janS

    Central Coast

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    I made a reservation through Open Table but the restaurant did not have record of that reservation when we showed up!

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    LaurenR

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We really enjoyed the menu and the food. We plan to go back to try other things on the menu.

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    DianeK

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My husband and I celebrated our anniversary and we enjoyed a beautiful crisp cool evening outside watching the boats go by. We had the most delicious dinner and dessert. I love this restaurant and come back often!

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    Herry

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Perfect evening....................................

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    aaronl

    Baja California Sur

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Never disappointed with the Zin experience. It can get a little crowded, so we usually visit between 5:00 and 6:00. Perfect time in the fall because the sun sets around 6:00. Highly recommend

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36. EG

    EllynG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic ambience near the water, comfortably in the shade on a Friday afternoon. Wonderfully delicious food served promptly and by well-trained friendly staff. Somewhat pricey, but couldn't ask for more. Well worth it.

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    LynnH

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience5

    We were celebrating a birthday! The cocktails were very good, but the food was very disappointing! The onion soup was very salty, the halibut was thin and dry, the rice was cold, and the seabass smelled fishy. The creme brûlée birthday dessert was good. It’ll be awhile before we return. Hopefully, the kitchen will improve on the quality and temperature of the food.

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    DavidB

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing place always! Rouz creates and runs a great restaurant with delicious food and great service.

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    KarenM

    Los Angeles

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    There was excellent live music but unfortunately one of our party has hearing issues. After being seated and serving us drinks we asked to move tables. They were so gracious and found us a quieter table even though it was very busy. Our servers were fantastic. And the food was excellent as always.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    Halibut was dry and flavorless with no sauce. Not worth $40.

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