Came in last minute for dinner while in Edinburgh. They were busy but friendly and made room for us. We had the whole sea bass, which was tasty, and a few mezze dishes, which were a mix of good and just okay. I've definitely had better middle eastern food, but this is a place I'd give a second chance. Wine is BYO. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Pretty lamps and chandeliers inside - Middle Eastern Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Gosh, the food here was amazing. Could be my new favourite place. Tonnes of grub for a really good price, bring your own bottle, great location and buzzing atmosphere. I ordered the qozy lamb - two pieces of lamb falling off the bone, heaps of rice, naan bread and an aubergine, tomato and potato side that was beyond yummy. A huge amount of food that I just about managed to polish off. Dessert was baklawa - couldn't fault it and it came with a scoop of ice cream. Delicious. I'd have given this place five stars if it weren't for our seating location right next to the waiters' station. We had to endure an evening's worth of cutlery clanging and banging right next to our ears and waitresses bumping into our seats as they whizzed between tables and the station. If it weren't for that, I'd have given this place a five star. Will definitely be back, just not sitting next to the waiters' station! read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Qosy lamb with Aubergines, tomato and potato, with a huge serving of rice. Amaaaaaazing. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

After a day out at the zoo, we came here to celebrate my friend's birthday with some lovely middle eastern cuisine! Pomegranate doesn't specialise in the cuisine of a particular country, and instead boasts delicacies from Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran to name but a few. It is also a shisha bar. We arrived at prime meal time on a Saturday night and we hadn't reserved a table, like dafties. However, we were offered one of the outdoor alcoves used for shishas, which we gladly accepted. So we were led down the stairs outside of the restaurant to a series of brightly painted and plush alcoves. Each one has a heater, and is so comfy that you barely notice that you are outdoors. I ordered the lamb shawarma platter, where my friends went for the kebab options - a merishke kebab (chicken) and a gosht kebab (minced lamb). Each one was amazing! The lamb was cooked to perfection, and the chicken was really tender. Sharing is caring! ^.~ For dessert, we each had lokum, which is a platter of three differently flavoured turkish delights served with rose ice cream. It was delicate and fragrant. My one niggle was that the service was very slow where we were sitting, as the people staffing that part are more focussed on the preparation of shisha. I imagine things would go along faster if we were upstairs, so next time I try it out I will make sure I book in advance. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Lamb shawarma. Yum! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

The food was absolutely amazing! We got the chicken and lamb wraps. So tasty! We talked about coming back! Great service and friendly people. I definitely recommend this place! Food also came fast and it was warm. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I tell you what, I wasn't half worried about coming here given the number of lacklustre reviews. Well, from visiting here myself as the coven of C., I have determined that service is all over the place - from efficient (start) to eldest sister having to go up to the bar to ask for our orders to be taken (then we had 2 descend on us). I also made sure we asked for an ice bucket, as per Susan M.'s warning, so there was no issue there. But the important thing for me about Middle Eastern cuisine, is that it feels so much fresher than other places, and a perfect place to go on a humid, stormy night, and I wanted to try somewhere new, so threw myself into Pomegranate. Foodwise, we enjoyed everything - the only slight bumnotes were the tabbouleh - crazy levels of parsley even by tabbouleh standards, but flavour was a little lacking, and the sundried tomato and ginger tapenade - not so gingery as vinegary. But! a seriously delightful baba ghanoush, easy on the sesame, made up for everything. Naan bread, just so very moreish. For me, the halloumi was fabulous, slow roasted aubergine a hit with all 3 of us, the solitary meat dish (lamb samosas... as I can't spell soubbassek-thingy) a hit as well. Lovely falafel, although the hummus was forgettable. Sadly we were too full to try the pomegranate ice cream, hopefully another time. Decor wise it is bright, and the restaurant was heaving, even for a Tuesday. There were all round thumbs up by the witches three, so I am glad the reviews didn't cause me to turn away. In comparison to another favourite haunt, Empires Cafe, it's a more mainstream version of it's kooky self and a very welcome addition to the dining scene in Edinburgh. PS fourth star is only missing due to service inconsistencies, otherwise it would advance on. read more

I've been looking forward to eating at Pomegranate since it opened, and finally got to pay it a visit this weekend. However, there's something not sitting quite right with me about my dining experience...the restaurant checklist in my head goes something like this: Perfect location? Check! (top of Leith Walk, across from the Playhouse &Cinema!) Good opening hours? Check! (open until 3am!) Pretty Middle Eastern decor? Check! (Colourful glass lanterns galore!) Delicious food? Check! (my stuffed vine leaves were fabulous, and the falafel shawarma wrap was a tasty, good sized portion) New discoveries? Check! (Pomegranate Ice Cream, creamy, smooth, delicate YUM!) BYOB? Check! (and no corkage charge either!) Excellent value? Check! (3 courses, including a tip worked out at £20 per person!) Good service?....hmmm! Great atmosphere?....erm! My checklist grinds to a halt at this point! Don't get me wrong, it was a nice enough place to come and eat, and I think it'd be a perfect weeknight / late night place to grab a bite to eat, but given we were on a birthday night out, it just didn't feel we were looked after enough to make it special. I've been in many other BYOB restaurants where you're given ice buckets, and the waiting staff have still poured out your glasses of wine (and kept them topped up!), but here we were just left to fend for ourselves. I suppose we could have asked for ice buckets, and probably would have been given them...but that's not the point! After sitting down we seemed to wait an age before we were given menus and our order was taken, although the food actually came quite quickly once we had ordered. After another long wait, we had to ask to see the dessert menu as they didn't seem too fussed about giving it to us. Further request for water to be topped up and the bill followed. It certainly didn't have the same, lovely atmosphere that Hanams manages to achieve, but it was good food at a very reasonable price, and I'll certainly be back for more of that delicious Pomegranate ice cream. I just think I'll maybe give it a miss if I'm looking for a venue for the next special night out. read more

Just arrived in Edinburgh for our fifth trip and I'm really disappointed that I've been missing out on pomegranate. The portions are really large and quite good. As much as we travel to Scotland we will most likely be attending the pomegranate again. Chicken Shawarma - was quite good but it isnt quite the same as many restaurants we've attended in Dubai. Staff-Very kind and polite. Atmosphere- 5 out 5 stars Food quality- 4.5 stars out of 5 We regret to say we didn't get a chance to experience the shisha I do wish we would have gone for it. read more

Amazing food! I've just ordered (and scoffed) takeaway from Pomegranate through Deliveroo. Was delicious! Ordered for 2 but we still have some leftovers. Was delicious and delivered in only 35 mins! I ordered two starters a side and a main. Soujuk, spicy Lebanese sausage Lamb Samboussek, pastry triangles filled with mince and onions Qozy Lamb (tapsi), slow cooked braised lamb on the bone served with rice and Tapsi, aubergines, peppers in a tomato sauce Naan bread Everything was delicious! The lamb falling off the bone and so many different flavours. Portion sizes are generous and looking through the rest of the menu there is a wealth of choice and great for selection for vegetarians too. I'll definitely be ordering takeaway again soon so i can try the other dishes (I literally could've ordered anything - it all sound delicious) and hopefully make it along to the restaurant too which I believe is byob too! read more

Decent service, clean toilets and a very well-priced and tantilising range of meals/small portion combinations on offer. A nicely laid back and welcoming atmosphere is attained and I'm very glad to have now managed to have eaten here, having heard its praises sung for some time by a number of friends. read more

Pomegranate Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Nice enough restaurant. I can't really see why so many people totally rave about it though. Service was excellent and the food was fine. My chicken sharmwa platter was on the dry side and was really dissapointed by the cupcakes I got for take away, not worth the £4 each at all. However the chicken wings, halloumi and aubergines were great and it was a good meal overall. I do feel that for byob it was a tad expensive. Really nice decor and very helpful staff but i dont think I would hurry back. read more

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Mmmm... A bit disappointed given my fabulous experience in its sister restaurant, Hanams. The menu is a lot smaller than Hanams' - basically made up of a number of hot and cold meat and vegetable meze and then a much smaller number of mains. This wasn't an issue in itself as my family and I went for a late Saturday lunch and didn't necessarily want anything too heavy but it might be an issue for dinner customers who don't like sharing. For 3 of us we opted for a set price 6 mezes for 2 people (you can pick what you want but only 2 meat) and 1 lamb main as it sounded lovely and we felt greedy. All in all the mezes were ok. Tasty, and to be fair we did eat everything, but not up to the same high standards as its sister restaurant. The waiter highly recommended the marinated chicken wings as an alternative to a lamb and rice parcel i picked but they didn't have but these were pretty forgettable and a bit 'plain' really. The much anticipated marinated slices of lamb and rice (i asked for pomegranate rice) basically turned out to be 'bits' of dry lamb on plain rice with a spicy sauce to dip. No pomegranate rice to be seen and never once through our entire meal did anyone ask how we were enjoying our food even though they were not busy. We'd taken 3 bottles of wine between the 3 of us (yes, my family are jakeys) so of course wanted to nurse the wine and finish every last drop before we left. This wasn't a problem at all to the staff and we never once felt rushed which i liked. There was a table of very tipsy elderly women next to us that had the same idea!! After a digestive gap, we considered dessert. Now I'm not generally a dessert person but I do have a weakness for cupcakes, and with a selection of yummy varieties to choose from such as rose, walnut and pomegranate I felt it would be rude not to get one! My mum and brother opted for the baklava and the saffron ice cream which they shared. I opted for the rose cupcake which came with a small portion of rose ice cream (a weird combination but when in Rome!). The baklava was a crispy, honeyed hit and the saffron ice cream smooth and creamy, however my cupcake was stale and had the texture of bread! The waiter insisted they were freshly delivered but upon checking the batch, agreed the problem seemed to be with all the rose ones. I was given a pomegranate one instead which was ok but not great. I know good cupcake and this wasn't it! The location is ideal and the decor lovely. At night the candles and bright lanterns look amazing. The place is fine if you want a really casual sharing meal experience, with some byob wine or beers and you don't have high expectations. Next time though, i'd probably just go back to Hanams! read more

'Yay! I'm a fan' pretty much sums up my feelings about Pomegranate. Having had it delivered via Deliveroo i wasn't overly impressed and wasn't sure what all the hype was about. But last night after a stressful day and having lost the ability to want to cook anything, i decided that going out to dinner was an acceptable choice. we decided on Pomegranate as it was nearby and middle eastern food sounded like a great option at 8pm! i haven't been in this place since it was ferri's apparently what is many years ago now. but the inside is completely different, loads of colour and what appeared to be a back room i have no memory of. lots of tables so we didn't have any problem just walking in without a booking and service was quite and friendly. we opted for two mezze dishes and two mains to share between us. the mezze didn't take long and the minced lamb pastry triangles (which have an actual name that i'm not even going to attempt to spell), the tabbeulouh, and flat bread were with us shortly. each bite i'm pretty sure was tastier than the last. the tabbeulouh is not what you usually get- a salad full of bulgur wheat and not much veg. not this was packed full of fresh parsley and chopped up tomato with loads of lemon juice mixed it. it was super fresh tasting and absolutely moreish. the mince lamb triangles were equally moreish although a bit spicy which i didn't expect. however that did not stop me eating my half of the portion and i'd definitely order them again. our mains arrived in prompt time and i think my falafel shrawma wrap was the favourite. it was a fairly large wrap (made with they delicious flat bread) stuffed full of falafel of chilli yogurt sauce and some veg. it was so incredibly good that i probably had one bite too many after proclaiming that i was full. it's served with a salad on the side which is good as anything else would have been too much. we also had the mixed sharwma platter with lamb and chicken, rice, and an okra stew thing. the okra was really good which surprised me as i've not been a fan before. and the chicken sharwma was mouth watering! i'm pretty sure next time i'll have that in my wrap over the falafel. both of us were stuffed after sharing the two mains and couldn't manage to finish them. next i think we'll go with just one main! the portions are pretty massive. this is a totally great restaurant and i wish that my original deliveroo delivery had been to a better standard. i'll definitely be back here as the food is too delicious to pass up! not to mention speedy service which means when you're tired and can't be bothered cooking this is a good place to go for a reasonably priced quick meal. read more

This is fairly close to my house but never managed to try it until recently. We ordered a variety of dishes (tapas style) and although each dish was nice nothing really blew me away. I felt some of the 'hot' dishes were a little cold and generally a little disappointed by my meal. Nothing really to complain about but nothing really to rave about either. On saying that I was a bit jealous of some of the other customers dishes which looked delicious so perhaps I just made the wrong choices from the menu. read more

Great little restaurant.Lovely atmosphere & despite previous reviews,very friendly staff! We all had Shawarma wraps & they were really good, although mine had lots of chili sauce through it & my my friends had none, which made it quite bland. The cupcakes & ice creams were delicious.( and it was good value for money, with BYOB & no corkage) I would happily go back! read more

The newly opened sister restaurant to Hanam's, Pomegranate offers middle eastern cuisine in smart, fresh surroundings. It's open until 3am at the weekend, so I could see it developing a cult following, as a late night dining spot. Overall, we said: "Pomegranate is a new restaurant, with all thrills and spills inherent in a new venture. Even though the guys running the show are experienced restaurateurs, they are not immune from the vicissitudes of fate and fortune. It certainly fills a new niche in terms of a late place in this neighbourhood, offering a different option from the more established fare, so I'm confident the business will thrive. I'm also sure that it will find me a regular visitor when then mood takes me. But I sincerely hope that the bedding-in process ups the quality and consistency of both the dishes and the service." read more

Food was served cold. It was not very flavourful. It was really overpriced. Service was fine, fast. Nice decor. Wine is byo, bar deceiving :( read more

Late night Meze. What more would you like to hear? Oh that it's tasty? Yeah the food is good, maybe not *great* but it's pretty cheap. They stay open pretty late (3am I think!) and the food is cheap and cheerful. They also give you some tap water straight away, none of this asking for it nonsense. This kinda service pleases me! I haven't tried a huge amount of their food but i've been back since going and I'm sure I'll go again! read more

Had a wonderful dinner here, it is a sister restaurant of Hanam, but there was no lowering of good quality food between the two restaurants. We had a variety of starters all wonderfully fresh & flavoursome and we had different mains: lamb chops, lamb kebab and lamb wrap - all were perfectly seasoned and well cooked. All in all deliciousness on a plate and we'll be back next time visiting Edinburgh. Staff were attentive and well presented, and for those of you that want an alcoholic drink with your food, bring it with you :-) as they only serve non alcoholic drinks. read more

Great food, always manage to fit you in. BYOB no corkage a bonus. The babaganoush is delicious !!! We actually drive from Glasgow to eat here some nights !! read more

Over priced for the poor the quality the baba ghanoush tasted like an ashtray or too much liquid smoke. Service was ok. it was apparent from the amount of food uneaten there were issues. But the staff never inquired to the short comings of the food. read more

Treated my sister and her daughter who were visiting. We've been here many times and like the food, location, and late hours. Has been hit and miss in the past in teems of quality of service and food but this time service was superb and they were very good with a 4 year old child - offering her crayons and paper and were attentive.. even offering a free scoop of ice cream! Got our regular mezzes - hummus shawarma, surocrau batata gosht (spicy potato dish), dolma and chichen wings. I enjoyed the mezzes more than my main (mixed shawarma platter) because I found it very meat heavy despite having a side of bamya with it plus sharing 4 mezzes among 3 adults and one child left me with little appetite! I prefer the experience of sharing a bunch of mezzes to get the variety without filling up too much. My eyes are to big for my stomach sometimes but a always I had room for dessert and shared a single portion (two scoops) of saffron & cardamon ice cream. My niece got the pomegranate ice cream which I expected to be overly sweet with the syrup but turned out to be better than I expected. We weren't rushed and service was excellent - they checked on us often and were very pleasant. They are a good option if you like middle eastern food and great location wise for a pre-theatre meal or shisha in good weather (they have an outdoor area downstairs). I've been previously and had been impressed by the personal service we got at 10pm one night! However, I've also noticed it can be variable during the daytime and their tend to prefer the sister restaurant Hanam's, which has a better menu and quick service. Happy customer tonight though! read more

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Lacks atmosphere despite good location & tasty food. Great choice if you're in a hurry.

Been here twice and enjoyed the food both times. The falafel shwarma wrap is a must have! The most recent time we went though, we ordered a shisha pipe with apple flavored tobacco. It was not apple... It tasted like those jelly beans that nobody eats. The liquorice flavored ones. When I asked our server to try it, he just said no and promised me it was apple. I will definitely go back because the food was great but I will not be getting the apple (liquorice) shisha again. read more

Not as good as it's sister restaurant. The menu is quite different as they serve in smaller dishes, more meze style. The service is also not as good as Hanam's. Would not return to Pomegranate as Hanam's is not too far away and definitely MORE WORTH IT. read more

Loved it. Food was plenty and excellent. We had 3 mezzes each and shared and it was loads. Very reasonable price and loved that we could BYOB. Service was excellent, especially loved Mama. (Spelling? Sorry!) read more

Really nice place, good food, friendly service. The chicken wings are fabulous and I loved the fattoush.

If you like lebanese food try here. If I am in the area at lunch-time I swear my feet carry me here by themselves. On my first visit I had the mixed mezze which was really tasty but on the second visit I tried a shawarma wrap which I loved so much that I keep re-ordering on subsequent visits! The marinated chicken or lamb comes in a fresh griddled flatbread with a chilli and garlic dip, plus a yogurt based dip and salad. You can also get this loose on a platter and order one of their lovely fresh baked naan if you are a DIY type. This is a complete meal so I usually wash it down with a long cool glass of Masaw, a traditional yogurt drink which I first tried out of curiousity and to which I seem to have become addicted. You have to visit. Never been in the evening but at lunch-time it is a peaceful oasis. read more

The food was uninspired, not awful, just dull. And they have a snotty anti-ecigarette policy. Would have been three stars if the staff hadn't rudely interrupted to tell two of us to go outside even though it's harmless and no-one had complained. read more

After a trip to Turkey and becoming infatuated with Middle Eastern food, My boyfriend and I went to Pomegranate to try out their mezze. The delicious flavours worked really well together and the staff were very attentive and friendly. I wouldn't say it was particularly cheap but reasonable for the quality of the food. The vibe was quite funky and it got really busy to the extent of getting a bit rowdy..if you're looking for something a little more romantic, come on a quiet weekday. I would definitely recommend this place, book ahead as it gets busy at the weekend. read more