Ada Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious fresh food and a lovely restaurant with traditional Turkish style design!"
• "The food taste was very good I had two kinds of appetizers spicy Ezme and cacik And for the main dish I had Adana kebab which is a spicy dish."
• "Fantastic. Good quality meat, BBQ'd to perfection."
• "The food was very tasty. We ordered cold meze, mixed grill to share, I would recommend both dishes, very yummy."
• "Extremely delicious food! We ordered the Baba Ganoush - we all agreed it was the best we have ever had; chicken skewers were so flavourful; lamb was also rich with flavour; halloumi kofta were awesome with the peppers; lamb is tomato sauce was also divine."
• "Absolutely AMAZING food there. Fresh, tasty meat with loads of vegetables and tasty souses."
• "The lamb was so tender, juicy and so well cooked, so delicious and tasty with all the vegetables that comes with it."

Cons:

• "overpriced soggy baklava. small portions."
• "Some of the food we were served was nice and warm such as the kofte and chips but some felt cold such as the shawarma which was a shame."
• "It was let down by the tasteless and, I assume, easy cook grains and rice."
• "The grilled food is salty and the meat is tough."
• "Everything was quite bland, virtually no seasoning, not even salt."
• "The shawarma wasn't that great tasteless and mostly hollow, I was left hungry."
• "The worst shawerma I’ve had, I had to throw it away after a couple of bites."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were super friendly and attentive."
• "Fast service and well trained staff."
• "The staff friendly and very welcoming ☺️ definitely will be back soon!"
• "The waiters were very professional and friendly which made me feel very welcome into the restaurant."
• "Service was superb and friendly, staff were patient with two tourists who knew nothing about Turkish food in Scotland."
• "Service is great, all the members of staff are super friendly and always check if you’d like something else or extra bread!"
• "Great customer service. Staff was attentive and very pleasant."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately today the manager taking orders was extremely rude to my partner."
• "Staff although very courteous, where not smiley and although we left more than 10% tip, completely ignored us, on the way out."
• "The food was not bad but customer services was bad and I asked for takeaway they give me a box and they told me help your self to put the food in the plastic box."
• "One of the female staff rudely took away the silverware that we were using for my kid."
• "One thing though is the quality of service. We came across some grumpy staff who just placed the mocktail we ordered on the side of the table and didn't serve us and just walked away, which was super rude!"
• "However, I cannot say the same thing about the gentleman who greeted us I think he is the manger or something he was very rude and he was rushing us."
• "Staff member just spat downwind towards me and my partner on his way to the restaurant. Really disgusting, would not recommend eating with such hygiene standards."

Value

Pros:

• "One of the best restaurants in Edinburgh, you will find me there on a weekly basis due to high quality, friendly helpful staff and the prices are so good it feels like day light robbery."
• "The restaurant isn't pricey and the service was good."
• "portions are massive too 👌"
• "My friend and I went for dinner. We each had a main, dessert and a glass of wine and it worked out less than £20 each."
• "Really big food portions including a great selection for vegetarians and very good value for money."
• "Literally the best food ever and the price is reasonable! Large portion sizes and cosy atmosphere."
• "The food is amazing and the lunch special cannot be beat for the price."