Waitress was very helpful and made sure my food selections were dairy free ( my dietary restriction) . The food was excellent! Overall we all agreed this was a great place for our dinner. read more

Came here for our first night dinner in Edinburgh vacation. Loved the food and the service ! Definitely worth check them out! read more

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We had just gotten back from our Isle of Skye tour, so a super long bus ride day. We just wanted something close to our hotel and I saw Ada has good reviews. SO happy we chose here- cozy warm vibe, friendly staff, great food. Recommend. read more

Ada - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

We had adana kofta and lamb shank. Both were excellent! Tender juicy and full of flavor! read more

Ada - Adana and lamb shank - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

A deep variety of delicious, authentic Turkish dishes many of which are unavailable to us in my city Charlotte, NC, USA. The chargrilled eggplant makes the baba ghanoush dish wonderfully smoky and balanced--everyone commented on its elevated flavor. So good. In fact, everything was excellent including my dish (Tavuk Baba Ghanoush), all the way down to the humbly grilled onion petals. I also could've eaten an entire basket of their bread (and maybe I did!). Large portions, too. Easy walk from the Cairn Hotel. Service was prompt, courteus, and attentive. Give this place a whirl. read more

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Was staying across the street from Ada at Marriott Courtyard. We were looking for something different and had a delicious meal ....lamb and chicken kebabs. Service was great... majority of other diners were from Middle East which I thought was a good indicator... would definitely return. read more

Not bad Turkish Restaurant, but a bit expensive for my opinion. The food actually is ok not an amazing, we had better and cheaper. Service was ok but slow, always need to wait for waiter to look at you!!! read more

Ada - Main entrance - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

We needed a good not fried meal after a few long days visiting this beautiful city and found Ada! The food was great, the service was even better. Thank you for a lovely meal. read more

Came from out of town and most things were closed. Stumbled upon this absolute gem. I got the lamb chops and it was the best lamb I've ever had. The bread and rice were great as well. The staff was extremely professional and polite. read more

Awesome taste if you are interested in Turkish kebab! Especially the chicken wings as starter, Iskender kebab

Service stood out the most during this trip. Had the lamb and chicken dishes, everything was great.

Nice ambiance, friendly staff, and great food at very reasonable prices. The kuzu (Lamb) dishes were amazing. They had great flavors and were good quality meat. When we get back to Scotland we will stop here again. read more

Ada - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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This is my first time visit Ada and I'm amazed by the food. Everything we ordered taste fresh and yummy. Great food and even greater service. I will come back! read more

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The pita bread is freshly made and the sauces are great. The chicken kabob was cook to perfection. The service from the restaurant was great. read more

Ada - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Excellent Turkish restaurant in Edinburgh where the food was delicious from start to finish. Started with the saksuka which was amazing followed by the sigara böregi which was crispy and full of flavor. Came with bread and a spicy sauce and yoghurt sauce on the side. Adana kebob was juicy and flavorful but the real knock out was the karni yarik. An amazing tomato sauce with a hollowed out eggplant half stuffed with minced spiced lamb which was out of this world. Service was pretty fast and courteous and prices can stack up quickly but worth every pound. Would love to come back and highly recommended. read more

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Delicious! Best turkish food I have had outside turkey x lovely friendly smiley staff xx Great portion sizes, between 3 people we shared baba ganoush, prawns, whitebait and calamari. All were very very tasty (especially the prawns ) then we shared 2 mains the chicken with baba ganoush and yoghurt harissa which was moist and juicy with a fabulous chargrilled flavour and the sea bass with prawns and white wine sauce- yum yum yum (( if anyone was a fan of La Favorita ' s faggotini this tastes better!) . Finished off with Turkish tea and coffee and turkish delight. I am more than delighted and will be visiting again often. Xx read more

Ada - Starters!! Xx - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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edinburgh is a place of many restaurants, but it seems that turkish cuisine is never too high on the list. i think it's a bit of a shame as proper turkish food is so tasty so i was really glad to see a new restaurant opening up just along from the playhouse. when my friend and i were looking for a place to go for dinner i suggested Ada and we booked a table. i think this used to be one of the many indians that was along antigua street but i can't quite recall. anyway the restaurant has been totally redone and made into a really welcoming and light space. it's a bit strange as the front is domineered by the huge grill and you have to walk past this to get to the actual restaurant space. when i first saw the restaurant was open i actually thought it was only a takeaway because of the huge grill and counter! however the space is well laid out with lots of bright colours and a good number of tables although all of these were taken when we went on tuesday. the menu is extensive and has the typical dishes you would expect- hummus, swarhma, hot and cold meze, falafel, etc but also has a bunch of dishes that were new to me. after a debate between three dishes i went with karni yarik- minced lamb with peas in a tomato sauce on top of an aubergine all oven baked with rice and salad on the side. we also shared hummus as a starter and were given a an aubergine type dip compliment of the chef. the hummus was a large portion and given with fresh pide that was really moreish. the smokey aubergine dip was really tasty as well. my main course looked massive but being post run i managed to finish it all as it was too good to leave any over. the minced lamb was incredibly savory and the aubergine was super tender. it definitely enticed me to come back and try other dishes to see what else they offered. service was probably the only downfall for this restaurant. initially the waitress was prompt and very on top of things in terms of taking our ordering and bringing food. but she never checked up on us during our meal or even asked if we wanted more drinks. we had to pretty much throw ourselves in front of her to get the bill as well so they maybe need to keep their attentiveness throughout the whole service and not just the first half. definitely a very good addition to this part of leith walk and i can't wait to go back! read more

Ada - Turkish Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Visited Edinburgh for a day and came here for dinner. It was delicious!! We received a recommendation for this restaurant and it definitely didn't disappoint. I got a chicken mushroom dish and it was very flavorful. After your meal definitely get the Turkish coffee as well. Service is a bit slow but otherwise this place is amazing! read more

I found the staff to be very friendly and welcoming, and the food even better. The mixed grill (lamb and chicken) had a good variety of all the best Grill items. The falafel was also very good. Its not fine dining, but great for a proper dinner with a very reasonable bill. read more

Came in here due to the TripAdvisor reviews and left mostly thrilled with the experience. That said, the customer service was poor. My waitress came and took my order fairly quickly, but wasn't at all helpful in selecting a dish from their expansive menu, and I never saw her again. Someone else brought out my food, and no one ever checked on me at any point. No one ever asked if I wanted anything else, and no one ever brought me a bill. The tables around me got regular service, so this may have just been an oversight, but it didn't help my experience. The other tables seemed to get some sort of parting treat as well, a dessert bite of some sort, which never got brought by my table either. That all said, the food was plentiful and excellent. I got the lamb moussaka, which was delicious, and it came with a huge assortment of sides - pide bread, pilaf, grilled tomato & pepper, and a variety of sauces. I left full and mostly happy, despite finally having to get up and wait at the register to pay for my meal. Odd place. Service could easily bring this to a 5 star experience. read more

Went here twice for dinner during a three night stay in Edinburgh. Delightful! I got the falafel wrap and my mother got the Mediterranean salad with grilled chicken (both times!). Delicious! We tried different (and tasty!) Turkish wines both times. The staff is friendly and the service was excellent. read more

Really enjoyed eating here, good sized restaurant so you don't feel you are eating with the table beside you! Food was fantastic, lovely selection of starters, prawns, halloumi and a few more, all decent sized portions so wasn't sure about having main dish, glad we did though!! Delicious Staff were very pleasant and made sure we were looked after, will definitely be back. Great addition to the area read more

First visit to Edinburgh, 7 days, we ate at this restaurant 3 nights. Each visit was a new dish. It felt like a family restaurant, the staff was friendly, the food was always delicious. read more

This is one of the best Turkish Restaurants I have ever experienced. Also comfortable seating and fabulous service. What a way to end this business trip to the wonderful city of Edinburgh. No matter where you are staying in the city I highly recommend Ada. If you happen to be staying across the street like me at the well located and comfortable Marriott Courtyard all the better. The food was fresh with fabulous and plentiful portions. The menu is extensive and surely invites me back to Ada and Edinburgh. Great Turkish wine also. What a wonderful evening and end to my visit. I will be back! read more

The male waiter I first approached looked positively offended when I asked for seating for one. A lovely female wait staff person came up to me offered a big smile and was lovely, but at that point I said I would prefer to do take away. That takeaway was delicious. A huge falafel platter with grilled vegetables, couscous, rice, and bread was, for 10 pounds, far than anything I would get in the United States. The falafel were perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, as they should be. Everything else was perfect. I heartily recommend this place, and if you are someone, like me, who is not thrilled to eat out alone, just do the takeaway. The cooks at the grill in front were also very friendly while I waited, so hopefully that other waiter was just having a bad night. Food here is great. read more

So good! Great service and super friendly. Chicken shawarma was out of control. Don't judge it by looks. Go!

Customer service was good but the food was terrible, food wasn't fresh at all, we ordered spicy chicken wings as a starter which was okay but the main dish was the mixed kebab which was clearly left overs from the night before which had been 're-heated, the salad was also old and was from the day before, I did not enjoy the experience here and would not be going back here again, better places out there if your looking for a nice fresh meal. read more