Bowls - Poke — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

Was drawn in by the smell. Place sits 10 people so no toilet that I seen. Chilled atmosphere. Partner is Chinese so we eat a lot of Asian food. He had chicken & salmon poke bowl. Excellent flavour & texture but there was only one tbsp of meat & fish combined. I had fried veggie noodles which lacked much flavour & had a strange “furry/sticky” texture on the outside due to frying but were Al dente & both a decent portion for a small meal.

Accompanied with cheese sausage which are smoked & delicious. And Takoyaki (octopus balls). These were a 2 bite ball with 4 in a portion. All were served with delicious sauces.

Shared a bottle of Lavender Kombucha. Fizzy with very delicate flavours.

It is a bit pricey for what you get but that does include the utensils & dishes (most of which do not appear recyclable?) & food IS freshly prepared.

Good selection of drinks & vegan Veggie options and we...

What's happened guys?? I am a regular. Or was. But my last few orders have not been great. Today's was the third bad one in a row. We ordered 'extra' dressing, which we got...but then discovered they hadn't bothered to dress the salad with what it was supposed to be! So they took 'extra' to mean replacement, even though it says on the menu 'extra'. Again, the chicken was a tiny amount for the price charged & it was again very dry. The order before that - the portion of slaw was much smaller than usual and with no cashew nuts, even though it's supposed to come with cashews. And the chicken satay was quite dry & the chicken tasted a bit old. Really disappointed. This place is normally fantastic but just recently, not so much. I appreciate prices have gone up since covid (& brexit) but it seems here, that prices have gone up & the standards have gone down. Regretfully I probably won't...

This place is under different management since re-opening after the lockdowns and it may have the same name, but it is far from the same place. Previously a build your own salad was £4.50 for great tastes and flavours, now it’s £7.50 for fairly bland choices. The prices are outrageous for a take-away lunch without the stand out flavours. I think they’re looking towards the other nearby healthy food outlet pricing, but that’s in a different league entirely. Come on Bowls, this is a student area, take another look at what you can offer - dial up the flavours and...