Bar Sybanne lived up to the hype!!! I went last night and we were overwhelmed by the menu choices (this means a lot coming from me as I am a picky eater). The menu is sharing style and they recommend 2-3 dishes per person. We ordered 6 between the two of us and were very very full. I appreciated that the tapas portions were quite generous (vs. for other tapas/sharing restaurants I find the portions are tiny such that you merely get a taste of each dish and need to keep ordering to stay full).
We started with the eggplant dip that comes with a flat bread sprinkled with sesame seeds and zaatar. The dip was interesting and chunky and did not taste like a traditional baba ganoush. Once we finished the bread, and still had half the plate of dip left over, our waitress offered to bring us more bread but we opted for cucumber slices to avoid filling up too fast. We also shared the ottoman salad, grilled mushrooms, brussel sprouts, fried chicken and the saffron rice. I was also happy that the dishes came out in waves (although at the end we did have three on our table). I would definitely come back to try more dishes. We had a tough time narrowing down our order to the six we chose.
The service was very attentive without being annoying. Our waitress helped us finalize our menu choices. It had come up in conversation that we got engaged a few months ago and at the end they brought us each a glass of sparkling wine which was such a nice and thoughtful touch.