Pomegranate - Edinburgh

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

Came in last minute for dinner while in EdinburghThey were busy but friendly and made room for us.

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

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.

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.