Z Garden Mediterranean Cuisine, Santa Monica CA

Once had their lentil soup and it was great. Came back today for a chicken pita wrap and it was terrible. A sloppy slap of meat wrapped into a thick pita, as if a four-year old made this. Really bad. Also the volume of their specific music, doesn’t have to be that loud. Regretted I tipped before trying the food. Not a place for me.

Great food and employees. Would recommend for people looking for a quick stop for good food and people.

Awesome food, loved everything about it. Nothing to complain about for me! Dips especially were extremely well seasoned

I rarely give one stars but this is merely regarding customer service as of today 11/30/2022. I order catering every year from them and I tried ordering catering on Saturday. The lady who answered for whatever reason had difficulties understanding my order then abruptly put me on hold. I called back and asked for the manager. The manager was not in. I had to call back the next day and ask for the manager. A guy came on the telephone and took my order and said he would call me back. Its Tuesday and no callbacks. So, I called again and a lady answered and said my order was not in the system and they did not have a number on file even though I spent 20 minutes talking to the guy giving him all of my information and she asked to tell her my entire custom order again. And, by the way, she told me he was not the manager. So I told her that it really has been a bad experience and I was really frustrated and I will probably just go somewhere else. And she said yes go somewhere else!

Loved the Falafels and "Zatar" dipping sauce!

Thank you so much.

Blessings,
Shyena

Great place for a casual dine out experience. Their pita basket with seasoned olive oil was delicious. The pita wrap was a bit on the smaller side for the price.

Excellent customer service, they are always friendly and welcoming! The restaurant is always clean and the energy there is very warm and homelike. The food is deliciously good and taste like a home cooked meal, filling yet light on the body and stomach. They have kefir yogurt there that is to die for and their desserts are fresh out of their oven. I feel like the only thing missing from a meal here is a view of the Mediterranean Ocean while your eating there! I’m a frequent customer so I’ll definitely be back, they never disappoint!

If you want to eat from here, order 5 hours in advance, otherwise you can wait for hours for your order. Even turtles are faster!

They offer reservations but they have no table service. $51 for tiny portions of meat, a soda and a small water bottle. The greek salad was bitter. Not a good experience and not very tasty. The restroom was filthy. The order taker and the chef could not agree on what the menu options were.

For Drivers!
The Grubhub tablet is not working for 3 months, they still didn’t fix it. Always when I come and the order obviously is not ready! And I have to wait for 15-30 min.and the staff who worked today 06/26 Sun, was not really nice when I said that I don’t want to wait for the order, the guy at the counter was kinda rude to me.

This is my first time in LA. We're here for my daughter's surrogacy. We decided to order from Uber eats and decided on Pangea Banquet. I ordered the Beef pita sandwich, stuffed grape leaves, and chicken kabob plate. IT'S THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD. The customer service is outstanding and the owner is the sweetest man and truly cares about his customers. I can't explain how wonderful the food tastes. It's just the right amount of everything. I hope you come to Texas! Thank you for the lovely experience.

Very good food. The best Mediterranean on the west side. The restaurant is clean and the staff is nice.

The Owner is an amazing person, very kind and accommodating.

They sell their home made yogurt at the farmers market. If you eat here, crab one.

Great food, fresh quality ingredients. Quick and easy ordering process online with an accurate pickup time estimate. They currently do not offer delivery but they offer quick pickup and spacious dining indoors.

Nice variety of Mediterranean dishes made fresh in house. Absolutely loved the generous amount of fries, fantastic chicken shawarma wrap, and homemade tzatziki sauce.

Owner was extremely nice! Chef brought out the food and it was delicious. I'll definitely be back and I just saw they got their liquor license too, so I can't wait. Thank you again!

Must give 5 stars for the great service and food, I was looking for halal meat in Santa Monica and found this place, it was very close to my hotel, the guy was so welcoming, friendly and helpful. It didn’t take longer time to prepare our combo kebab plate which has good portions with pretty fair prices.
Tha place is very clean and spacious.
We also enjoyed Moroccan tea.
I will let you enjoy the pictures.

Smarmy little take out operator hung up on me after having no solution for forgetting silverware ON A TAKE OUT ORDER.

Here’s a make good…instead of replacing my silverware, replace your attitude, face, job and life! That’ll be a jazz!

Old crusty fries with no seasoning, chicken shawarma is dog food, and salad at the McDonald's level. They charged top dollar for take away food and it's disgusting. Feel like someone just stole from us. Never again.

Plush upholstered chairs in dining area none too clean. It othered my girl friend, who only would sit on hard chair. Food is good. You get a lot of food in more expensive entrees.

Wow, dinner was amazing! Great portions and tasty food.
This worker Otto was exceptional. He made the dinning experience very enjoyable, by his great customer service!