Tangier Restaurants

I am sure I will recieve derogatory comments about this tip (as I did on my Jordan page!) But yes, we went to Tangier and ate in Pizza Hut.

It was very surprising the obvious difference in wealth between the people of the medina, and the relative moneyed people in Pizza Hut with the BMW & new Mercs the customers pulled up in.

Favorite Dish: Salad bar, and vegetable feast pizza, Yummy! They seemed to have the standard or very similar menu here has that have in every other Pizza Hut I have been too.

This place is real gem and I suppose one of Tangiers best kept secrets. The restaurant is situated on the beach with an amazing view from its gardens. Its one of the few restaurants which is licenced to sell alcohol and it appears to appeal to both locals and expats alike. There is one section with live morocan and indian music and the other part with sky sports - both equally popular. With a spectacular view to Spain and the best food I had in Tangier, there is little more that one can want! The recommendation from Lonley Planet is well deserved.

Favorite Dish: I went there nearly every day, some of my favourite dishes:

Chicken Pistachio Korma - I have never seen this dish anywhere else before - its lovely.
Chicken vindaloo - fiery hot - cooled down with an smooth Mango lassi
Lamb Kofta curry
Tandoori Chicken
Goan fish masala
Chicken Tikka masala - my alltime favourite
Lamb Biryani

Thanks God I had bought a couple of sandwiches in Tarifa before I boarded the ferry!!!!

If you're not into ethnic smelly spicy suspicious food, bring your lunchbox as I did. Cous-Cous, spicy chopped meat and mummified chicken is not for me.

Prabhov Chauhan telephoned me yesterday (12 Apr) and asked if I had the photo of Smita eating her kebab in Tangier. Well, I explained that one has to be careful not to offend others, but he was happy that it was posted. So, here it is, Smita enjoying her meal! A little dark, but the sun was streaming through the windows!

We were entertained during our meal by the local 'Boy Band'. I rather like Arabic music, and felt quite 'at home'. As soon as the meal was finished (again, there is a strict time limit here), the 'Bandmaster' was around for a collection.

As this was an organised tour, we had no choice of Restaurants. This is supposed to be a 'typical Moroccan Restaurant', and it seemed very nice. The cost of the meal was included in the package, but any soft drinks, such as 'Coke', had to be bought separately at a reasonable cost.

Favorite Dish: The menu was set, with no choice. (details to follow)

The food was Moroccan with a Spanish influence. The menu was in French and Spanish. The server was very friendly and spoke Spanish so we could communicate. The specialty is kebobs. You pick your own raw meat out of the refrigerator and they cook it up for you. The ambience was kind of bland, but the good food more than made up for it.

Favorite Dish: First off, they bring fresh bread with olives and wonderful spicy salsa made from pimientos and lemon. It was so good, I ate a second bowl! I had wonderfully seasones beef kebobs for my dinner. They come a la carte, but you get 6. They also bring freshly cut french fries on the side. Although we heard that eating raw fruit could be a gamble, we gambled anyway. For dessert, we had fresh strawberries with whip cream. They were sweet and delicious.

They serve tajine, couscous, fish, salads and other Moroccan food that comes with wonderful fresh French bread. The mint tea was really good! They sat us women in a downstairs room away from the men. The restaurant was clean but a little gloomy. It could have been the rain outside. The server was really friendly and patient with our lack of French and Arabic speaking skills.

Favorite Dish: I had chicken tajine, which was flavored really good with olives and spices, and a salad Nicoise. They say to be careful eating raw fruits and vegetables in Morocco, but since the restaurant was clean and crowded (upstairs), I ate salad anyway and didn't get sick. The bread and mint tea were great.