When you walk in it makes you feel you're not in London. The ambiance is really cool. Food was…read moretasty and the portions were generous. The liver (staters) was amazing and easily good for two. Service was great, really friendly.

Went during half term so not busy. Had a 12-course starter selection for 4. Amazing falafel and…read morewhite aubergine mousse, very tasty spicy sausages and filled wine leaves, various salads and hummus. Definitely too much of a good thing but one of the best mezze we've ever had. Rustic interior yet spacey, good to spend some time over food. Very much enjoyed it. UPDATE: Went again with friends and while good quality the range was quite limited and we good some dishes twice/others not at all. Still a good recommendation though.

Absolutely appalling experience. Our group was subjected to blatant racist abuse from another…read morecustomer who was clearly drunk. We reported this immediately to the host, expecting the restaurant to take basic responsibility for the safety and dignity of its guests.They did nothing except chatting friendlily with him.The individual was allowed to remain, continue drinking, and continue making us feel threatened and unwelcome. No staff member intervened, no real apology was offered. The message was clear: racist behaviour is tolerated here. A restaurant that ignores racial abuse happening in plain sight does not deserve anyone's business.

I am a bit hesitating about giving it 4 or 5*. I know its reputation, so maybe I should go for the…read moreeasy 5. Mr Yelp, where is the 4.5*? This is a quite tiny restaurant with no more than 10 tables. The decoration is really nice and authentic, but I do not get why they use carpets as tablecloths. I was thinking maybe the Europeans use this kind of cloths for the floor, but my Tunisian boyfriend confirmed they use them the same way we do. Weird. I wonder how they wash them... Anyway, nice arabic chandeliers, cosy round metal tables if you are having a date and being not a big restauant gives it a nice atmosphere. I would recommend it for max 6 people group and romantic dates. The arabic music is really nice, but they should place the speakers in a way where everytime they open the bar door the clients don't get cut in their conversation. Way too loud. Going to the food. I can say is really-really good, my only problem were the starters, a bit tiny if you are not ordering a tajine. I ordered one, so I felt really full at the end, but if you order some fish as one of my friends did, you might need extra food. Luckily, I ordered a Tajine el ain and I was completely full before finishing my dish. All my friends tried mine and they agreed it was amazing. The lamb was absolutely superb, tenre and falling from the bone. But why none told me there was not cous-cous on it? Why not offering me to order it? The con for this restaurant is the price. Some of the starters are overpriced and a tajine goes from 12 to 17£. If they drop two-three pounds from the main dishes I bet booking a table would be impossible. You can also smoke sisha outside during the evening.

Generally I like small, family run places that look a bit haphazard and thrown together (much like…read moremy own family's business). Sadly this is not one of those. This place is just rubbish, not in a 'so bad, it's good' kind of way. Just not good at all. Arrived for a group dinner not really thinking about what to expect, but you know... expecting a cool Moroccan place. Especially since this street seems quite Moroccan influenced with grocery stores and shops selling traditional goods. But this establishment does a very good impression of a grotty kebab shop. Kind of a dive, definitely not somewhere you bring anyone on a date, or at all. Inside is bare and old fashioned and they had to turn the radiators on because it was so cold. Upon entering to see my friends, instantly my morale hit the floor as the place is so uninspiring and depressing. They were out of half the items on the cheap, plastic laminate menu. Basically you could have tagine, or... tagine. The service was slow, bordering on the ridiculous, as two of us got our food and the rest half an hour later. Everything came in drips and drabs, as if the chef was very slowly making one dish at a time. My vegetable tagine was totally overcooked and my chips undercooked. Asking everyone else how they enjoyed their food illicited blank stares and 'ummm it's okay'. All I ate was some warmed up pita bread and overdone carrots. Going to a little hole-in -the-wall place like this, you hope to find amazing food that you can tell all your friends about and Yelp it to the point it becomes totally popular and therefore uncool. But no, the food, much like the exterior and interior, was bad. I couldn't even summon up the energy to write a funny, cool, or useful review. Consider this a public service announcement.

In a word? Meh…read more Depending on how hungry you are, you could have two perspectives on this place. 1) Quirky, rustic and authentic OR 2) Understaffed, slow and bordering on being an overstretched local. I wasn't massively hungry, so I was in the first school of thought about this place and very open-minded about the possibility of unearthing a local gem. We (the gang of Yelpers who were here for the latest CMYE - Around the World in 80 Meals event) started with lovely warmed pita bread and an eggplant spread (unfortunately I didn't catch the name of it). Yum. The spread was so full of flavour, I could've eaten just that alone. We also ordered potatoes with a harissa sauce on them, that were far, far, far too spicy. Think the kind of spicy that overtakes and negates any other flavour in the dish. The kind of spicy that makes you urgently reach for whatever drink you have in front of you (in this case, a very refreshing glass of moroccan peppermint tea). Bad times. I ordered a lamb tagine with couscous for my main and was pretty excited about this, as I'd never had tagine before. The tagine arrived piping hot and the liquid in the pot was still bubbling, like it was still cooking. I hate eating super hot foods (goes way back to burning the roof of my mouth eating pizza when I was a kid), so I waited about 10 minutes for it to cool down. The lamb was nice and tender, but the vegetables was very overcooked, to the point of being mushy. The broth was okay, but didn't have the depth of flavour you'd expect from such an earthy dish. In all honesty, I'm voting for a do over in my first tagine experience. I'm erasing this tagine from my mind and have just become a tagine virgin again. Oh yeah - BRING CASH! They don't take cards and the closest cash machine in the evenings is a 5 minute walk away across from the Portobello Market building.

If you were wandering through the Market Place in Kingston upon Thames today, you could be forgiven…read morefor rubbing your eyes and thinking you had been magically transported to the streets of North Africa. Enticing spicy aromas assailed the nostrils, rhythmic beats accompanied the scents, groovy handmade leather goods beckoned, as did prettily embellished bowls and impressive, brightly coloured, earthenware tagines. Lovely sunny weather enhanced the Moorish experience. A delightfully memorable ending to the annual Food Festival.

Some of the most authentic Moroccan dishes served in London. The only downside is that you're…read moreforced to eat the food in a makeshift stall in the middle of the Market. The food here deserves it's own restaurant!

Assalamu Alaykum!…read more Eat First is a Moroccan Street Food vendor on Golborne Road Market. I was immediately attracted to it by the stack of tajines and the friendly staff. I sat down at one of the 5 chairs and placed an order for a meatball tajine. Unfortunately, they were out of that already and so I went with the chicken tajine instead. That was lovely as well. They serve it with French bread on the side, so that you can soak up all the juices in the pan. The couple sitting next to me was eating a lentil soup and lentil soup being one of my favourite hearty dishes, I figured I should try one as well. I opted for the small portion (at £2.50), which wasn't actually small at all, but rather a big plate (see image). The soup needed a bit of flavouring, which was quickly done by adding a bit of the hot sauce they provide on the counter. At last, I ordered a freshly-brewed and heavenly-sweetened mint tea...that was a delicious finish to an unexpectedly fun lunch. Needless to say, I'm now a big fan of Eat First!

Nothing fancy at all about this popular fish stall in the shadow of the Trellick Tower in North…read moreKensington. It's extremely popular as it served fresh grilled fish with salad and chips. Nothing else, no meat or vegetarian dishes. I ordered the sardines simply grilled with morrocan seasoning served with bread, salad, chips and hairira. It was spicy but not too much for my tender taste buds. There are a few tables which are shared but you are not encouraged to linger with your meal. Be careful where you sit as I had my back to the grill and got a few hot splashes. Afterwards I strolled to Meanwhile Gardens next to the Trellick Tower, where they had a lovely Morrocan style garden to relax in. Quite appropriate as this area is known as Little Morrocco.

Holy sh... just got back from eating the Sea bass, with rice, fries, tomato salad and it was…read moreABSOLUTELY amazing!! So simple, sterling fresh whole sea bass, grilled with an olive oil, sea salt, garlic, parsley coating...until brown and crispy... PERFECT execution on cooking, great street food ambiance... we loved it.

This is an example of how a monopoly works against customers: the only cafe in a large park run by…read morea company specialised in running on premise cafes: Benugo. They have recently renovated the old building as part of a larger renovation that's going on in the park. A nice building with a wood burning pizza oven and outdoors and indoors seating areas. However the food is worse than terrible: the Pulled Chicken Cob was disgusting. Old lettuce and tomatoes, completely tasteless mush that was some kind of dressing, "grilled chicken" (ie boiled with grill marks) and cold bacon on top. The pizza is probably somewhat decent but salty and the service is a usual Benugo style service which is bad, not caring, unhelpful and entitled and that's bad even with UK restaurant service standards. Overall, I probably give this place a 1 star just because it's a nice place to drink a pint if the sun is out and if you can get over the jaded waitresses.