BABA Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Flavor

Pros:

• "We were pleasantly surprised by how original the food was and the meal was very enjoyable."
• "The food we got was really good - well seasoned and delicious."
• "All dishes were really tasty and with generous portions."
• "The food was delicious and it’s got some of my favourite dishes I have ever had."
• "The lamb shoulder is cooked to perfection with the exceptional sear/crunch on the outside and tender juiciness on the inside."
• "The food was amazing, really good."
• "The food is a playful take on many Lebanese classics that tastefully avoid the mistake of simply rehashing well known dishes."
• "The food and the non alcoholic drinks - the hibiscus fizz is a must try- was generally very good."

Cons:

• "Second visit. First time great food, service and experience. This time awful food, service and experience."
• "Unfortunately, my recent visit to this restaurant left much to be desired, particularly regarding the hummus."
• "Almost all of my dishes tasted burnt."
• "The food was ok (they burned my steak), but everything was destroyed by the service."
• "The food was all burnt, unintentionally or not I could never tell."
• "As soon as we left I was sick- the cod tasted so odd and weird."
• "Every dish we ordered was poor quality and badly cooked."
• "Visited Baba with high hopes after hearing a lot about it. However, I was quite disappointed with the food."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely decor and ambience, good service and great food! The waitress was really attentive and friendly."
• "We were served by four members of staff and each one was brilliant, friendly and efficient."
• "Superb, friendly and knowledgeable staff made the whole experience even better."
• "Amazing food as always but the standout was our server Letizia!"
• "The staff is friendly and the service is excellent 👌"
• "Very tasty meze! Service was great, the waitress was very knowledgeable and talked us through the menu."
• "Fantastic experience here yesterday. Food was absolutely delicious. Some of the nicest food I’ve had in edinburgh in ages."
• "Really great meal. Food was super tasty and good service."

Cons:

• "Let me just preface this by saying the food was not the issue. The service was awful."
• "For 2 courses we were there for about 2.5 hours. Took a while for each course to come out."
• "We were seated in a small alcove and the greeter implied it was more private than the open restaurant floor."
• "Nice atmosphere and promising restaurant, but the service was quite disappointing, slow, with continues mistakes."
• "The waitress was excellent but the kitchen needs to work on not charring and burning every dish."
• "The food was good but we were misled by the waitress and the menu descriptions when it comes to quantity."
• "Service was good but it wasn't a challenge either so I don't know what it would be like with more customers and a larger menu."
• "Service was attentive and staff were helpful with allergen information. However, several dishes were not well executed."