I have a very high standard for Middle Eastern cuisine, and Ayat has met and exceeded that standard. Everything we have ordered from them is completely delicious. The portions are generous, the meat and chicken juicy and well seasoned, the vegetables full of flavor and very well prepared. The fried eggplant is phenomenal. The pressed sandwiches are pleasing and delicious. The platters have a good mix of various elements and the pita is fresh and hot. The only thing I did not like was the falafel, this needs work, it was soft and dry. Overall though, this has become one of our go-to restaurants. Can't say enough good things about this place and we are also glad to support a Palestinian business. read more

Food was delicious. The service was very good- we had a party of 7 people. Generous portions and lively atmosphere. Would definitely recommend. read more

Great food, ambiance, and service. I got the mixed shawarma and it was incredibly flavorful. Will def be back! :)

Love the food, have had a great experience here once before, but annoyed with the way we were ignored last night. Having worked in the food industry, I have more than enough empathy for the busy nights and the shortage of staff everywhere. But to stand waiting in the door for 15 minutes after we were noticed by multiple staff and to not even be acknowledged was a bit rude. They acknowledged our presence to each other, but never came to us! It's not hard to take a moment to say "I'll be with you shortly" instead of clearly getting upset that more customers were coming in for dinner. read more

FREE PALESTINE ! Love this place great food and fresh ingredients. Favorite place to go too for fresh food read more

Perfect. Delicious food. Live music some evenings, too. Get there early, it gets crowded. read more

Ordered lunch from here and the food was amazing, so fresh, flavorful, and delicious. I enjoyed all the dishes, especially the desserts. We got the mezze filistini, mixed shawarma, and chicken kefta. It came with fluffy pita and yellow rice and salad. For dessert we got the pistachio dream cake and kenafa. Will only be ordering from here for Middle Eastern food. The portions were generous but the meal does not feel too heavy. Highly recommend this place. read more

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Delicious and fresh every time. I always get the labneh to start. Love this restaurant. Free Palestine!

For starters, Yelp needs to better filter and manage out these fake reviews. Every single 1 star review for this AMAZING restaurant is fake, legitimately. We came on their 4th day of being open. Place was bumping, packed and lively. Ordered food to go: chicken shawarma sandwich with fries, a mixed grill platter with salad and rice, and we got 2 pitas and a Palestinian lemonade. Everything was phenomenal. We're going back to dine-in soon. The restaurant is beautifully decorated, ornate but chill at the same time. They have 2 levels and plenty of seating, both indoor and outdoor. So happy Ayat is in the neighborhood! read more

Foo was very tasty. The pita bread was freshly made right as you order and comes out hot and soft. The chicken kebab was juicy and flavorful along with the hummus. Service was great and the atmosphere of the place was nice as well especially in the patio. read more

Our waiter Chandelle was the best. The food was incredible. It was a little bit of a wait but we did order a lot.

Soooo delicious. Left feeling full and happy. Portion sizes are great. Food is fresh and authentic. Staff was super friendly. Also visited Ayat in Allentown, PA and food was just as yummy. I'm excited to try out their other locations! read more

I've just been eating the phenomenal 6-layer chicken dish, Fattat Jaj, and can't stop. Chicken, chickpeas, flavorful rice, yogurt, a slamming garlic sauce, and chopped fried pita (also garlicky!). I can't believe how much work must go into this dish, and for $21, when restaurants are charging the same amount or more for like, some lettuce, parmesan, and caesar dressing. It also came with the softest pita; I'm going to save that for some a delicious snack. This dish is for 1 but is definitely more than 1 serving. The ambience is really warm and chic, with a beautiful mural on the main wall. There is a big menu and I can't wait to try so much of it. The person who helped with my to-go was extremely nice. What a wonderful addition to the neighborhood! read more

My husband and I had a late dinner at Ayat while visiting my son's family in Brooklyn. Great food, lively atmosphere.

Delicious, fresh food. We've already ordered multiple times. I love the falafel pizza and the malfouf. We've only gotten take-out but the murals inside look great and we're looking forward to eating inside when it gets a bit warmer and they open the front part. Happy they're here! read more

Ayat - Ditmas Park - The real nice bag. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I celebrate it being a Palestinian restaurant, but the food was not at all traditional. I enjoyed the ambience but thought the bathroom was weird. And the service was absolutely abysmal. Wouldn't say anything outside of the hummus was that great. read more

This place is such a rip off. The low quality of food isn't worth the price. The prices are super high for the portions.

This place is terrrible. Service is rude. The kebabs were stringy and the mezze was flavorless. Go somewhere else.

I don't feel safe here. I was at one of the other locations with a colleague. I did not want to be there. Hostile is a kind way of putting it. For some reason I tried this one. There were signs of rident activity so I got up and left. In conclusion, I won't try for a third time since I don't want to risk aggression from humans or disease from pests. read more

This restaurant is conveniently located in our neighborhood. We had a warm welcome from our hostess, beautiful live music and a gorgeous ambiance. It felt authentic, homely and it's a BYOB. Our waitress, Shondell, was bubbly, a perfect fit for the restaurant. She was professional and has the personality for the job. She provided excellent service. She was knowledgeable about the menu and she made excellent recommendations which made it easy for us because we were unfamiliar with that particular food culture. The food was generously portioned and tasted amazing. It was a great experience and we anticipate becoming regulars. I highly recommend this restaurant for the food and experience. read more

I don't understand the raves for this place. The ambiance is nice, especially with the live music. The food we had, though, was just meh at best. The lamb kebab was dry and tough, and the rice was room temperature. The fattah jatt was also underwhelming, not very flavorful. The pitas, however, were excellent, fresh and warm. It took forever to get our food, but they made it up to us with free mocktails and a slice of pistachio pie, so I can't really complain. I'm glad they're in the neighborhood and doing well, but I won't be rushing back. Be aware, according to the menu, there is a 4% credit card fee. read more

My favorite restaurant in the neighborhood! Food is great and service is awesome as well.

Stop, drop, and visit Ayat, a perfect lunch spot! The falafel is served crisp and warp on fluffy pita and the mixed mezze gives a taste of all their small bites. read more

Ordered delivery from this location. One hour and 45 minutes after placing the order the restaurant canceled it for some reason even though I tipped 20% plus their delivery surcharge. read more

The service was impersonal and my food looked great but was very bland. Also don't appreciate the political mural, menu and take out bags. Maybe if the food was better I would have overlooked that stuff. I was hoping for something and nice on Cortelyou Road and was excited to go, so am sad this doesn't do it for me. I won't be back read more

So excited Ayat opened up in Ditmas Park! The fresh pita with olive oil and zaatar upon arrival was a delight. This pita is next level! We ordered the vegan platter which was huge and delicious. The fried cauliflower and the eggplant were standouts. The falafel was super aromatic and fresh tasting. We also ordered a hummus that was spot on. Some of the best Arabic food I've had in NYC. Big bonus for the anti-occupation message. read more

The food was cold and tasteless, and the ambiance was totally off and unfriendly. I would not recommend going here.

the food is delicious and staff is friendly and the prices are very good, definitely worth trying

Was so excited to try this new place out ... I rarely venture down this far on Cortelyou but today I had the time. It was good to see all the pro-Palestine rhetoric on the cover of their menus. The woman spray painted on the wall was crying for those initial 1,500 concert goers who were ambushed, obviously. But I was ambushed by the most tasteless schwarma sandwich on this side of the Hudson. I should have known after the Babaganoosh (I know that is spelled wrong - but it seems that word isn't in Yelps dictionary ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) just didn't taste quite right - maybe it was too chunky with a texture not unlike what I imagine snot is like. But when Zaytoons or Karan ( in Bay Ridge) makes it - it is buttery ... unbelievably delicious (and not chunky, chewy, and devoid of taste). And maybe when the $ 5.00 non-alcoholic Limonade came out - chock full of ice in a small whiskey glass - I should had voiced my reservations. But the time the schwarma graced our table, it was dry and caky - not unlike drywall - with too many green peppers and then cut into bite sized sushi forms. I wanted a sandwich - not dry-wall sushi. And tasteless, too. Now maybe ima white guy and they thought "oh well, let's go easy on the spices" and that presumption is understandable - but I've had uncooked steak ums that tasted better and sometimes I've mistaken that bundle of goodness for recycled cardboard. But seriously. If you want a banging schwarma head over to Berlin Dönor on MacDougal and THEN tell me I am wrong to be disappointed. Still I am happy to have given my leftovers (and there was plenty) to a homeless guy on the way home. Maybe when he got to his residence he reminisced about that delicious cardboard / glue paste combination from back in the day. read more

amazing food! fantastic service! we had a large party and the food was so delicious and the service was flawless. highly recommended!

Great food + great service = very enjoyable evening! No matter how busy the place is, the servers are attentive and very nice.

The food is so delicious!!! The cauliflower and the eggplant were so yummy. Will definitely be coming back!

Ordered takeout here for dinner on a Sunday afternoon. Baba ganoush, tabbouleh, and other vegetarian plates were excellent. The cauliflower and eggplant were amazing. read more

Sooooo yummy! Everything I've had here has been lovely! The pita is the best I've ever had! Can't stop thinking about the squash appetizer!

We ordered the chicken schwarma and the vegan platter and couldn't finish either. The food was simply not flavorful at all, not all what you would expect from Middle eastern cuisine. I've had much better from halal food carts around town. I would say two stars rather than one because neither of us became sick but we had to eat somewhere else, afterwards. read more

The food is delicious (I've eaten there 3 times) but the service is appalling. Total inattention, even though the restuarant was almost empty. read more

Amazingly delicious and authentic Palestinian cuisine great atmosphere and service reasonably priced

Amazing food! My partner and I tried it out right after it opened and we loved it. The stuffed peppers are so tasty and the serving sizes are great to share. The coffee is also very tasty. I'll be coming back many times over. read more