Zenobia in Edinburgh, City of

Worst meat and chips I've ever had and not even what I asked for. Chips tasted like cardboard and they piled on a load of unsolicited cheese to top it off. Only redeeming factor was the locals providing some surrealist entertainment.

Awesome donner kebabs.. pizza delicious.. falalfel are great

Unfortunately, there is no cleanliness or variety in the orders. In addition, they give you orders according to their method. You ask for chicken and you are given meat. This is what I noticed about the employees who take the orders.

We ordered a chicken shawarma wrap & doner pizza, after a long day, and because we were starving and saw people eating & enjoying their food. After waiting for our food, we walked back to the hotel and were looking forward to our meal. Upon opening our pizza, we realized there was no doner sauce at all, making for a dry doner pizza. The meat itself was good, but the pizza was disappointing because of this. We then opened the chicken shawarma and the first bite was dry - we then realized there was no garlic sauce at all either. Neither were we asked for our sauce preference when everyone else (we then remembered how the order before and the 3 after us were all asked what their sauce preferences were, and just figured he had just added the sauces. Maybe we should have doubled checked but again, we have never had a doner without sauce, and have never had to double check for this to be the case). We have never had a shawarma wrap without this sauce, and again, this made for an extremely dry wrap, difficult to eat. What makes this more frustrating is we paid 20 £ for this meal too, which meant it was a waste to not try and forcefully scarf it down. Our first card payment was also not accepted and he gave us a rude reaction and look, as if we were wasting his time because of this.

It was an amazing experience. The food was so tasty , everything was fresh and delicious. Presentation was great. The staff and the owner were so good at their job. I will come for dine in again. 100% recommended 👌

i mean doner kebab is dry tasteless and expensive! I recon they survive on Drunk people from Cowgate, otherwise no one with a right mind would give them a second chance.

absolutely amazing- the guy saw we were confused and drunk so he gave us a free margherita. we ordered some garlic bread later. made our evening.❤️

Great place for a quality toastie or burger!

Stopped in for a quick bite. The service was great and the food came out very quickly. The quality was excellent.

Aw honestly the best flaffel hummus wrap ever!! The best service everyone was so kind and served amazing portions. Would go back to Edinburgh just to get food here again! Went every night, perfect location too!

The chicken shawarma is to DIE FOR !! The staff are so friendly and lovely to chat to and are always smiling even late at night !! I highly recommend the falafels they are delicious and a special recipe ! :)))

Great pizza margherita!! Definitely coming back

Best pizza Margherita ever, much needed

Petra is an absolute legend, made us our food and even made us chips, great service and food thanks.

Finished work around 3:30 am and was quite hungry. Came across this place knows as “Petra” now. The man working let us in and cooled up 2 fresh pizzas for us even though he was closing. Would recommend for anyone looking for good scran

Awful. The food took 30 minutes and the staff were extremely rude. Do not recommend at all…

Great service!! Nice place to go

Had best shawarma with good portion in reasonable price. Excellent service. Highly recommended!!

Not even worth one star! Absolutely awful place, threw our food down on the counter for us, don’t know why?? , tried to overcharge ,when questioned we were offered a can of Coke, avoid this place, it’s no where near what you pay, walk down the road near the grassmarket, way better and far friendlier

Small portions lamb was tuff !!! No presentation no extres like a pickled chill hummus 👎

Food: dry chicken and kebabs, stuck to skewers; far too salty falafels; salad was dry and wilting. Customer service: 2 male staff very slow at serving; far too interested in taking cig breaks in door so smoke filled restaurant; informed us no electric sockets to charge phone as sockets not working, cash only as machine not working; manager Mujahid not available and had no contact details. Pathetic.

Shocking quality food, burger tastes like petrol. Do us a favour and close down, you would not be missed by Edinburgh.

Walking home, quite a bit intoxicated and came across this place. The guy was very polite and friendly even though me and my friend must have been a bit obnoxious as we'd been drinking. But we got the wraps to go, walked home with them and I am SO GLAD we kept the receipt so we could find it again to have lunch the next day. And even a second time it was delicious! Cheap/affordable. The place looked clean and tidy. Not too busy the times we went so got served quite fast. Good for convenience. Food on-the-go. Would recommend the falafel wrap. And easily made vegan by asking for no yoghurt/sauce

Second time I have visited which was well before lockdown and for some reason the service wasn't as accommodating or friendly as the first. The food is good but considering the competition around Edinburgh when it comes to shawarma it was really a let down which was a shame. I just found that the balance of meat was significantly less than the salad and I couldn't help make a comparison from my first visit which was the introduction to my shwarma.

I came in on a Friday evening for a quick meal. It wasn’t too busy and I was served straight away. The doner platter was delicious and a good sized portion. Service was fast and friendly. The price was reasonable. The restaurant was clean and tidy. Overall, very nice.

For a fiver we requested chicken shawarma and we got microwaved dried tasteless cardboard chicken in a sweet sugary sauce rolled in toasted dry bread, and it was not big enough to warrant a fiver. Disgusting, I threw it away, please go to Birmingham where even the cheapest chicken shawarma is infinitely better than the crap served here. Even worse, the service was rude.

Great food and a costumer service . Food really nice and freshly prepared to order . Also price is really cheap

Good quality but not worth the money.

Good food friendly inexpensive service

To high price for a to small pizza. Taste was good!

+ : Une serveuse très avenante et souriante, un repas simple et bon. Nous étions un adulte et trois enfants et il y a assez de table sur place pour dîner tranquillement. Les prix sont très raisonnables. - : le chicken burger est trop basic.

Great food, excellent customer service and it shows that they genuinely care for their customers

Great food, and warm and friendly staff 👍🏽👍🏽

مطعم شرق اوسطي يقدم الاكل السوري والمناقيش والحمص والتبوله والمشاوي وغيرها

The owner and the staffs are very friendly

Good food, prompt service from a cheerful (student?) server, and a welcome refuge from the cold October drizzle.

I was there last sunday evening with some friends . Good food and very lovely service!

Great little spot. Very good food and my vegetarian Mom even loved it. Very good flavors. Authentic falafels and shawarma. The service was also great. Definitely recommend it for some flavorful food in a city with mostly bland options.

Comida muy pobre. Servicio correcto. Hay muchas mejores opciones en cuanto a calidad precio en el centro de Edimburgo.

This is an alright fast food restaurant. The service was quick and friendly. The food is decent, nothing really exceptional about it to be honest. It's the kind of place you go in to grab a quick bite then leave.

Leckeres, arabisches Essen, man kann aber nicht mit Ec-Karte bezahlen

Thank you for everything service and very good food

We went for a dinner in a group. Amount of food is not enough for a meal. Max pizza size is 10 inch each for 8-9 £. We ordered 3 along with mixed grill etc but still wasn’t enough. Unfortunately, we had go to KFC after eating at this pathetic restaurant.

In zona centralissima sull'affollatissima (forse a causa dei festival) South bridge. Locale pulito e staff cordiale. Abbiamo fatto un ordine di cose diverse perchè noi adoriamo la cucina mediorientale. menù composto da Falafel,2 hummus,1 ERajeh e 1 babaganush, bevuto acqua in quanto non hanno la licenza per vendere alcolici. Spesa 30£ che per quello che abbiamo mangiato e considerando la posizione ci stanno tutte. Bagno migliorabile ma non come pulizia ma come "arredamento".

Nice kebabs. Good efficient service.

Not nice at all... I will never recommend it to anyone..

Review is of a sit down meal rather than take away. Staff were far too keen to get you out of the door once meal completed. Pizza was much better tasting and value compared to mixed kebab meal which was small and very disappointing.

Arrived with my friends for a pizza. Two ordered a margherita(£5.50) I ordered a doner(£9.00). My pizza took 40 mins longer and just had the doner meat chucked on top of the pizza. I asked why I was being charged £3.50 more for this (dis) service and the owner lashed out. Snatched my pizza off me and threatened me. Got the staff out of the back and brought everyone to the front desk. I've never been more afraid in my life. He did give me the money back for the pizza but said that if I took it any further it would be the last thing I would do. I am literally scared to go back to Edinburgh, my friend has the whole incident on camera and I will take this further.

Meat was dry, could've tasted so much better . quite disappointed

Quick service, good portions and beautifully cooked mixed grilled and chicken shawls , homous good , only lacking olives in the feta salad, lovely lunch

The chips and the garlic sauce were good. The burger was 😣😢😔.

To be honest if I've an opportunity I ordered to shut this place, so called kabab shop. No service, their meat is very very hard like rubber, you can not feel it they are serving you a kabab or mixed grill. Even I ordered the chips for my 03-old soon and it was not proper cooked. I make a complain to the staff and even they don't bother to replace my food or return my money. I'm a food lover, I would like to gave them at least "-100 trillion star", A BIG SHAME ON THE NAME OF KABAB.....................

Apareció durante un período muy tranquilo para una envoltura falafel y humilde. Muchos asientos vacíos por lo que optaron por comer en lugar de comida para llevar. Fue servido muy rápidamente. Wrap fue muy bueno y estaba buenísimo. Sin embargo, lo que fue decepcionante fue la sensación de que querían que salga lo antes posible (a pesar de que solo 3 de las mesas estaban en uso), ya que acababa de poner mi último bocado en mi boca cuando me quitaron el plato y me presentaron la factura. . Lamento haber sido un inconveniente para ti!

Beautiful chicken shawarma, amazingly fast service considering the place was packed with festival goers, I'm going back, reasonable price but no card machine.

Very good food and very friendly service! :)

Awful..Tasteless non Authentic food

الاكل لذيذ والخدمه ممتازه وسعره مناسب

Went to the place this afternoon, the cooks/chaps arrived announcing that take away and sit in menu orders r different whereas there was no such segregation was noticed in menu given it was a very hot day we wanted a take away which they refuted... Very very poor customer service and they r RUDE

الخدمة جدا سيئة، الاكل عادي وغالي ع الفاضي، من اسوء اسوء المطاعم اللي دخلتها وما انصح فيها ابدا للعرب وفير العرب

Won the worst service ever, unfriendly staff, insults customer, food very bad ما انصح فيه اخواني العرب الاكل تعبان والخدمة سيئة جدا ومعاملتهم للعرب وغير العرب ابدا مش حلوه

I had the chicken skewers w/salad and a falafel. The tahini sauce was tasty. The red chili sauce on the side was mild. It was delicious and fresh. And the service quick and friendly.

Rude staff , not easy going at all. Taste of food is good though.

Me topé con el restaurante cuando estaba borracho. Entro y veo a un hombre guapo que sirve comida halal a otro cliente. Inmediatamente entré y pedí y me sirvió el camarero más encantador, ah, y su corte de pelo era bastante bonito (no). Gran servicio y buena comida, pero lamentablemente la comida de mis amigos era cruda. Pero tenemos un reembolso.

Was going to subway.... So glad I didn't. My wrap was just delicious. Freshly made. Great place to eat. Clean. Smells great. Quick service. Will definitely come back.

Aunque desde fuera el local parece un poco mejor, no ponen atención en los detalles y la comida es muy plana. No lo recomiendo!

We have visited that place in this week to have our lunch. Firstly they don’t accept cash payment... we’ve ordered few times but taste was hideous... three pieces of falafel (over £4.50) was tasteless and smelly.... Lamb meat wrap was disgusting... food needs to improve .... however, service was good...!!

The sharma kebab was too hard to eat . Overpriced, ordered falafel it was not cooked inside and smelled as that was yesterday’s one.

No me gusto mucho el sabor del kebab serán distintos a los q estoy acostumbrada pero el lugar acogedor,personal amable y buena ubicación

Delicious and affordable meals.

Nice place. They had baby chair too. Food was served in short time. A plus point as we were hungry. Their pizza was soft . Good for our toddler. Chicken Shawerma were best. I found the kebab a bit dry though. But it compensated by garlic and herb sauce.

Pretty good place to pop in and have a quick snack or meal. Gentleman behind counter is friendly but depending on the day options may be a bit lacking.

Food is awful. Burger is a joke. Kebap meat was dry and tasteless. Cash only payment

Paiement uniquement en liquide, personnel a peine poli (enfin un sur deux) et viande pas terrible.... Je déconseille.

Humour Falafel wraps are the best

Take your money elsewhere, this place is horrible. Ordered shawarma and falafel sandwich both of which were extremely dry. Served with shrivelled up cabbage and raw carrots, microwaved khubz. When i complained to the waiter, he said thank you. Lol so thumbs down on the customer services too. Please avoid.

Such an awful place to eat food so dry and overpriced please avoid

Lovely. We had a small falafel wrap and a grilled vegetable plate and both were delicious and good portion sizes. The waitress was very nice.

un restauran de categoria con personal altamente calificado.muy variados platos.eramos 4 personas y todos pedimos diferentes y todos quedamos muy

Awful. Please avoid it. Almost 6£ for literally two slices of bread and a freezed and thin piece of chicken (and they refear to it as a "burgher"). You don't get a glass with your drink. Just the can (or bottle) itself. The place was dirty. Stuff unprofessional. Best part? They don't accept cards. Only cash. There are tons of good places in Edinburgh, please do yourself a favor and avoid this one.

This was a very unpleasant experience. It was like we were an annoyance to the cook who would rather not work than serve his customers. He was rude and unhelpful. The dishes he prepared were inedible. He managed to burn the lamb kebabs and served the doner cold as if right out of the fridge. Stay away.

The falafel caused me a stomachache. Hostile ambient and bad treat to their staff. The chef in black is rude and refused to give me another sauce. He is rude with the customers and with the waitress, a total shame. Moreover, I think he is not hygienic, he grabs the food with his hands after handling his smartphone. Horrible! Not recommended at all.

This is some seriously good stuff

The most mediocre kebab I have had for a long time

Nice place with friendly staff, prices are ok, food is not bad neither the top.

Keep coming back for chicken shawarma tastes great and is prepared on order, staff can be a little unusual in service but it’s good value for money and fresh

I came back twice for the falafel wrap and the second time was even better than the first. Not only was it open late for after pubs, but it is also quality food for 7 PM too!!! Definitely recommend and will miss this place 💔

I went here with my friend after a night out. We ordered the falafel & hummus wrap and IT WAS SO DELICIOUS that we couldnt stop talking about it the next day, and had to go there again to see if it was really that good or if we were just drunk. nope. IT WAS REALLY THAT GOOD. we ordered the veggie balls wrap (it has a different name but i cant remember it) - see picture; and another falafel and hummus wrap. AMAZING. and the man serving us was the sweetest man ever. definitely recommend, especially if you're into veggie food.

Amazing restaurant, great prices , and a very nice staff , simply wonderful place. Was there while on a school trip and it simply made my day

I liked this place. I had kofta kebab dinner twice. I enjoyed it both times. Came with shredded carrots, lettuce, shredded red cabbage plus grilled onion, mushrooms and tomatoes and warm flat bread. Place was clean. Staff helpful. Good Value, tasty and satisfying. They had a nice choice including personal pizza which I did not have but looked very good when I saw it being delivered to another table. They did not hover over you nor did they rush you.

Question: What do you get if you cross a bus station with a kebab shop? Answer : Zenobia

Awful experience! Unfriendly staff, owner blamed my 8 year old for getting stuck in the toilet after an adult friend also got stuck. AVOID

The food is quite tasty with a good portion. Although its not authentic middle eastern or Turkish but a good option for halal food. The ambiance is simple so don't expect much.

Why is this place not at least a 4 ☆☆☆☆ doner kebab is phenomenal. 58 minute drive from Wishaw well worth it!

We were served up RAW meat seemed not fully cooked not in my nature to complain but as another customer came in and got served the same but Fresh I was told to bring back joker ! Awful experience especially as I had a 74 year old pensioner . Also DONT have Enijah supposed to be eaten with tortilla bread bloody AWFUL . Zenobia has left bad taste in my mouth but Scotland I love .

Very hostile stuff. Very unpleasant meal. Disastrous experience. Won’t come again.

Nunca he estado en un restaurante más terrible en Gran Bretaña en comparación con este. Había dos hermosas damas sirviendo al entrar. Una dama rubia era muy hostil. Le pedimos que nos traiga el pan, ella dijo que sí y nunca lo trajo. Otra señora arrojó comida sobre nuestra mesa, lo que nos sorprendió mucho.

Visited twice the last week of the festival. Prompt service,tasty food,fresh salad,warm bread. Kebabs on plate with half a bread or in a whole bread wrap. Good to have the choice.

Pensamos que venir aquí, ya que dicho halal, pero lo que un error. La gente que trabaja aquí no quieren servir a sus clientes. ¿Por qué no abrir un restaurante?

Teníamos hummus y falafel como sugiere la camarera. Baba ghanoush no había. El hummus llegó en el lado o era un extra. Estuvo bueno y así fue el café. Parecía un poco más de lo que esperábamos para pagar, pero estábamos en una prisa no a pensar. Otros también han dicho acerca de pagar en efectivo. Sería mejor que este fuera. anuncian Teníamos casi la cantidad correcta. El servicio era rápido como cabe esperar de un restaurante de comida rápida.

Ordered a hummous and falafel wrap, they forgot to put the falafel in it, i broke it open to double check, on returning it rather than making a fresh wrap, he stuck the same wrap in a box with two falafels on this side?????