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Well placed on Jehma el fna square. Only for residents ... few tourists.
Tagine poulet au citron Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Jehma el Fna |
Chez Ali Is touted as a "must see spectacular". The compound holds great promise when you first arrive. The building and tents and folk groups in costume are visually exciting and beautiful. We sat down at our table with 6 people from other countries. The food arrived, and yes it was plentiful and heaping but of the poorest quality. A man from London described the lamb as tough old mutton! He was not joking. Everything was served family style and even though the cous cous was piled high it was dry and flavorless. I got one minute piece of vegetable by the time everybody had dug in. I did enjoy the soup. Most people at our table left a good part of the meal uneaten. No one said anything, we just looked at each other knowingly.
The restaurant created a big production on fancy trays, but it was very disappointing. The dessert was suppose to be a bastilla, but it was unedible. I am a great fan of Moroccan food, but this meal fell flat. I would have rather have gone to a nice restaurant without all the touristy hoopla.
When the folk groups came to our table singing one group at a time, each trying to get us up from the table to tip them for taking pictures, everyone at the table quickly learned to ignore them, because there were probably 12-15 groups. So we politely smiled and clapped.
The show at the end was fun but it was not spectacular. The belly dancer was very good, and the magic carpet ride was clever, but the horses made the arena air extremely dusty and on our end of the arena was where the galloping horses came to a screeching halt which produced a tornado of dust that enveloped us.
It was an experience, and it would just depend if you like touristy things or not.
The Harira soup was very good. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$41 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: outer marrakechDirections: you are taken by van or bus |
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On the edge of the Djemaa el-Fna square, sits this small restaurant which offers a cheap place to try out some of the local cuisine. Not as cheap as the market stalls in the centre of the square itself, but perhaps my stomach wasn't brave enough to try the market just yet. It may be strange that the waiter passes you a notepad and a pen to write down your order, but once you've placed it, service was quick and portions were good sized.
The chicken tagine, with lemon and olives was the dish I ordered more than once from this establishment. With a side order of fries (hey, not everything has to be local ;-) ), and complimentary bread to mop up the tagine juices, it made a very satisfying meal. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: Rue des Banques, Djemaa el-FnaDirections: Northeast corner of the Djemaa el-Fna square |
What a beautiful restaurant in the medina... it's located in the patio of a beautiful traditional riad where one of the pasha's of Marrakech had once lived. You should really come here for the charm and atmosphere, at least for a mint tea...
I must say that I have mixed feelings about this restaurant... I had tajine, which was quite good - or better, very good value for money - since Dar Mimoun is not a very expensive place. My partner had a very simple lamb brochettes and it was really horrible - it's really difficult to spoil brochettes but the people there managed to do it. When they were served to us they were.... not only tasteless, but also cold. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: riad Zitoun el Kedim, 1 Derb ben amranePhone: 024 44 43 48Directions: in the medina |
Nice plush restaurant with great food. Cheapest set menu is 220D which is pretty reasonable. During the meal there are belly dancers and a woman balancing a tray of candles on her head whilst dancing, very clever! Theme: LocalPrice: US$31-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 170 rue riad zitoun el-kedim |
At some point you will eat dinner in the middle of the Jemma El Fna, there you'll find the food stalls - big push carts with picnic tables around them. My impression was that this the local version of fast food, there are alot of different carts but most seemed to have the same stuff, ours was "OK" but no big deal. Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: In the middleDirections: Follow the smoke |
This restaurant is in such a great location facing Jamaa El Fna square. I would stop here a couple of times a day because I fell in love with the L'alhambra salad. I would have that for lunch sometimes, and then come back later for mint tea. The second floor terrace is wonderful for people watching, so you don't feel like you are missing out on the excitement in the square. I met other travelers there that were so interesting, one of which had worked for the EU and shared a lot of information about Morocco with me. Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Jamaa El Fna squareDirections: Medina of Marrakesh |
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