Jordan Valley in Edinburgh

Great selection of leaf teas.

-Great shop-Plenty of Vegan options-Stock several ethical, sustainable, Fairtrade and organic brands-Larger store then expected from the front-Very reasonable prices-Makes several products of their own including falafel, muffins, slices and cakes

I am not sure how to review this business. Although they have a large selection of items that cannot be bought anywhere else their raisins were very dry as were their apricots which may be that some of their stock is a long way past its sell buy date.

Lovely shop and a great selection of products. Unfortunately, one of the young men working there was very rude and shouted at my friend, who couldn't reach a product, and thought it's okay to use a 2 step ladder placed right there. The situation didn't require making such a scene and left us feeling very awkward.

I won't judge Jordan Valley for their dry foods: a huge range of spices, dried herbs, teas, coffees, staples (like bulgur wheat and other grains), canned and dry beans, canned soups and tomatoes, chocolate bars, halva, dried fruit, some plant milk in cartons, too.They sell some chilled bottled drinks, such as kombucha - if you're in need of kombucha, you'll find it there!But I REALLY don't like your ready meals - flavour is great, ingredients are great, but they are just SO GREASY. If you could put way less oil in, e.g. in the vegetable biryani, I would love them and eat them all the time. But for someone who can't tolerate excess quantities of oil, my advice is: stay away from Jordan Valley ready meals. I felt sick for half of the day after I had their rice meal.

Very nice. The owner is very cool and communicative. You can find good tea there plus some other stuff. Thumbs up

Brilliant shop - incredible selection of teas and healthy foods, including Middle Eastern ingredients that are hard to find elsewhere. Plus, the owners are generous and lovely people. Rather than binning nearly-expired but still very tasty foods, the owners often hand them out for free to customers as a thank you. Can't really beat that.

I've been going in here for a couple of decades, though now less frequently as I live across town.There is a good selection, but it now seems to be run by angry and petulant young men rather than the friendly family I remember.On my last visit the man at the counter was very rude to my mother and I, with absolutely no provocation, and then told us to leave when we complained.The men in the shop had been arguing for ten minutes at this point with another customer, who was quite patiently complaining about them selling mouldy pies over a period of months. Although I can't say I'm surprised, because I have found that their pies go mouldy a lot quicker than you would expect them to, we were just there to buy a couple of things and weren't involved in her complaint at all. I felt sorry for her though, because they were ganging up on her and being very defensive rather than taking her complaint with grace.I don't think I'll be going back after that.

Run mostly by a lovely man and his family, this place is full of healthy foods and things you might struggle to find outside the Middle East. A wall of teas, more olives, herbs and pulses than you could shake a bundle of cinnamon sticks at...But the real appeal of this shop is the Jordan Valley product range. Everything from bags of millet or spice mixes to home-made pastries, gluten/dairy free quinoa flapjacks, falafels, it's a cornucopia that never ceases to please and surprise!

I used to buy my falafels from this shop (in its previous location) 25 years ago when I was a student at Edinburgh Uni. As a previous reviewer said it is run by a lovely family. When I bought my goods 25 years ago it was usually the Dad who served me and we used to have good chats. After a long absence I visited the shop yesterday and the son served me, just as delightful as his Dad. I have just had a falafel sandwich for my Sunday lunch and even though I put it together, it is the best falafel sandwich I have ever had. It was also the free one the son gave me as a 'loyalty' gift !!!These falafels are really something else. I will have to become a more regular customers, for the delightful falafels as much as the delightful family who run the shop.