Rojava Restaurant

If you want a great halal meal when visiting edinburgh, then this place is a must visit. i had the chicken biriyani (pictured), which, unlike traditional biriyani, was cubes of perfectly marinated and chargrilled chicken, with biriyani rice, grilled vegetables and a side dish of okra. the portion size was generous and reasonable value for money. the waitresses who served us were friendly and courteous and we didn't have to wait too long for the food to be cooked. i will definitely go again on my next visit to the city.

I was definitely excited to try this place as i have been waiting some middle eastern food for a while. coming from the middle east, i know exactly how the food should be made. the restaurant is nice and cozy but the only thing i would change about the interior is to remove the string lights hung on the inside of the entrance, and replace them with something matching the rest of the vibe of the restaurant, but i was here for the food, so moving onto the important part. i started with the hummus and meat, which was good, but definitely not authentic flavors. next was the cheese borek, which was very disappointing as it was just a basic cheese spring roll with not enough filling, so it felt like a frozen spring roll i would’ve gotten from the supermarket, and it didn’t have the oil properly drained off after frying. i also had the falafel, which were actually delicious and spot on. the bread served with the sides was also excellent! i could have eaten 10 of those breads and been satisfied. the garlic and chilli sauces given on the sides definitely were not matching the style of the food in the restaurant, but more of dominos style sauces. the authentic middle eastern sauces are very easy to make so i would definitely recommend to implement this. for the main course, i had the mixed grill. the meat was definitely delicious and very properly cooked! definitely the best choice to make, just can’t go wrong with bbq. the sides of the dish included rice and i think some eggplant dish. the rice felt a bit too wet and the grains weren’t as separate as they ideally should be, and the eggplant dish didn’t have flavors from rojava or the middle east, more of south east asian flavors. i also had the fattoush salad, which was a decent salad, but it is not how fattoush should be made. my overall review on this place is that it is a good restaurant, but seeing the chefs and workers, i understand why it is not really authentic. it’s more of middle eastern food with southeast asian chefs adding their own twist.

We had a wonderful experience! the staff was kind and attentive, the food was excellent, and the prices were very reasonable. would definitely recommend eating here!

It was a fantastic experience of middle eastern food. food was awesome. compare other restaurants in edinburgh price is very reasonable and portions are enough. waiter and waitress are very very attentive, also chef came to check us. overall we enjoyed a lot.

Best bbq, great place. all of us enjoy a lot. we asked them to make special big platter and they made as we wanted. very traditional way made for us. though it was very busy but they done very well. we will be definitely back again for next party.