Pomegranate - Edinburgh

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.

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.

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.

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.