Ada Restaurant is a Turkish restaurant at 9A Antigua Street in central Edinburgh. Open daily for lunch and dinner, it offers a warm setting for sharing meze, grilled food and traditional drinks close to the city’s main transport links.
Cold meze includes hummus, cacik, muhammara, stuffed vine leaves and aubergine dishes, served with freshly baked balloon bread. Hot starters such as halloumi, filo rolls and calamari add contrast before the larger charcoal-grilled dishes arrive.
Kebabs, mixed grills and sharing platters make the menu particularly suited to groups, while seafood, vegetarian dishes and salads broaden the choice. Turkish desserts offer a sweet finish after the savoury spices and smoke of the grill.
The drinks list includes Turkish wine, Efes beer and rakı alongside more familiar choices. Reservations are available throughout the week. Guests with allergies or dietary requirements should speak with staff before ordering, as ingredients and cross-contact need to be checked directly.
Address: 9A Antigua Street, Edinburgh EH1 3NH, Scotland
Ada Restaurant Menu
Cold Mezes
Zeytin
Olives
Baba Ghanoush
The classic smokey aubergine, red pepper and onion dip
Hummus
The classic chickpea paste and tahini meze
Kisir
Couscous mixed with parsley, spring onions, lemon juice, olive oil and herbs
Cacik
Diced cucumber mixed with yoghurt, mint and garlic
Şakşuka
Sautéed aubergine, potato, courgette & diced tomato mixed with tomato sauce and garlic
Acili Ezme
A spiced medley of diced onions, peppers and tomatoes
Mix Cold Meze
A selection of the above mezes
Yaprak Sarma
Wine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs
Patlican Tarator
Another classic aubergine meze mixed with yoghurt and garlic
Tabbouleh
A fresh herbs and couscous salad
Hot Mezes
Çorba
Soup of the day served with pide bread. Ask your server for today’s flavour
Kalamar
Deep fried battered calamari
Muska Böreği
Triangular spinach and feta pastries
Kizartma
Fried aubergines, courgettes, potatoes, carrots and peppers served with cacik and patlican tarator as dips
Karides
King prawns cooked with garlic and chilli flakes
Mix Hot Meze
Falafel, Hellim, Sucuk, Muska, and Sigara Böreği
Falafel
Chickpea patties served with hummus
Sigara Böreği
Cigar-shaped pastries filled with spiced lamb mince
Grill Mezes
Hellim Cheese
Lightly grilled slices of halloumi cheese
Sucuk
Spicy Turkish sausage
Lamb Kofte
Lamb meatballs
Lamb Ribs
Marinated lamb ribs
Chicken Kanadi
Spicy chicken wings
Chicken Casseroles
Served with pilav and salad
Chicken Güveç
Diced chicken breast cooked with tomatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms and aubergines
Chicken Princess
Our chef’s take on surf’n’turf: chicken breast and small prawns cooked in a creamy wine sauce
Chicken Beyti
Chicken kofte cooked with peppers in a tomato sauce, and topped with grated mozzarella
Aubergine Chicken Kebab
Topped with our special tomato sauce and served with yogurt
Chicken Sauté
Chicken breast chunks cooked with mushrooms and peppers in a creamy tomato sauce
Chicken Grill
Chicken Kanadi
Spicy chicken wings
Chicken Ali Nazik
Chicken shish or kofte combined with smoked aubergine, yoghurt & garlic
Chicken Izgara Köfte
Chicken meatballs
Chicken Baba Ghanoush
Chicken shish or kofte combined with smoked aubergine, red pepper, onion & tomato paste
Chicken Şiş/Shish
Chicken breast chunks on the skewer
Chicken Iskender
Chicken on crispy pide bread, topped with our special tomato sauce and finished with yoghurt and brown butter
Lamb Casseroles
Served with pilav and salad
Lamb Güveç
Diced lamb cooked with tomatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms and aubergines
Lamb Çoban Kavurma
Lamb chunks cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes and herbs
Moussaka
Layers of aubergines, potatoes and courgettes, topped with a lamb mince ragú, béchamel sauce and our special tomato sauce
Ada Kofte Güveç
Our special guvec, with grilled meatballs, Mediterranean vegetables and chickpeas
Lamb Shank
Slow cooked with mixed peppers, onions, carrots and potatoes in a herby tomato sauce
Aubergine Lamb Kebab
Topped with our special tomato sauce and served with yogurt
Lamb Grill
Lamb Ribs
Kaburga
Adana
A renowned classic minced lamb kebab from the South of Turkey
Lamb Şiş/Shish
Lamb chunks on the skewer
Lamb Chops
Pirzola
Lamb Baba Ghanoush
Lamb shish or kofte combined with smoked aubergine, red pepper, onion & tomato paste
Lamb Izgara Kofte
Lamb meatballs
Lamb Ali Nazik
Lamb shish or kofte combined with smoked aubergine, yoghurt and garlic
Lamb Doner
Lamb Shawarma
Plain lamb doner
Lamb Iskender
Lamb doner on crispy pide bread, topped with out special tomato sauce and finished with yoghurt and brown butter
Mixed Grill
A selection from our chiken & lamb dishes
Medium
Recommended for one person
Large
Recommended for two people
Vegetarian Dishes
Served with pilav & salad
Veggie Güveç
A casserole of aubergine, courgette, tomato, peas, mushrooms, peppers and onions, topped with cheese
Imam Bayildi
Aubergine topped with sautéed onions, peppers, peas and tomato sauce
Hellim Kebab
Grilled halloumi cheese served with mixed vegetables
Veggie Moussaka
Layers of aubergines, potatoes, mixed peppers and courgettes, topped with a béchamel sauce and our tomato sauce
Falafel
Chickpea patties served with mixed vegetables and hummus
Seafood Dishes
Served with pilav & salad
Karides Tava
King prawns cooked with garlic and chilli flakes in a wine sauce
Levrek • Grilled Seabass (whole)
Karides Güveç
King prawns cooked with peppers, mushrooms and cheese in a creamy wine sauce
Grill Dishes
Served with chips
Sirloin Steak
Served with chips
Beef Kebab
Beef chunks on the skewer served with fried vegetableds (also available with pilav)
Wraps
Served with chips
Falafel
Halloumi
Chicken Shish
Chicken Beyti
Lamb Shawarma
Adana
Sides
Mediterranean Salad
Mixed leaves, tomato, cucumber and red onion
Barbecued Onions
Chips
Meyhane Pilav
A traditional, spicy Turkish pilav made with coarse bulgur
Pilav
Our own pilav, made with Basmati rice
Kids Menu
All meals are served with chips and a glass of fruit juice
Fish Fingers
Lamb Kofte
Chicken Kofte
Chicken Nuggets
Grilled Chicken Shish
Dessert
Baklava
Layers of filo pastry filled with ground nuts and sweetened with syrup
Firin Sütlaç
Oven baked rice pudding, scented with lemon and cinnamon
Cheesecake
Chocolate Cake
Strawberry Cake
Vanilla Ice Cream (1 scoop)
Künefe
Kataifi (angel-hair) pastry, filled with sweet Turkish cream cheese, nuts and sweetened with syrup. May take up to 15 minutes