Last Tuesday my dance class and I gathering for a wonderful evening together at Casablanca Restaurant! The 5 course authentic Morrocan cuisine is our favorite in the state of Hawaii! Fresh, clean and delicious. We made reservations in advance and booked our Belly dancer for our dinner show. This venue is BYOB. Lots of options on menu for vegans. There is not place in Hawaii like this... Thank you Casablanca Family for so many amazing meals these last 30years! read more

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Wow, great flavor. Everywhere! It takes a lot for me to be impressed by carrots but the carrots in their Moroccan salad had such a beautiful flavor. So much so I sat and savored my last bite. Of carrots! Spiced but not spicy. It was the kind of dish that was a spectacle, "what is in there?" Or was it just a golden hour sparkling? The House Special Rack of Lamb was good enough to write home about! The peppercorn ju dressing the pan-seared then roasted tender rack was very special, chef's kiss. Gave me shnietzel comfort but Northern African flair. There were times I bit into chunks of peppercorn that was oddly refreshing but a mouth full at the same time. The best way I can describe it is that emoji where he/she is blowing out in what seems like anguish but it's actually pleasure. The emoji above the one with the x's for eyes. One day Yelp will let us emoji. Not today. Man, maybe it's worth a try ‍ Peep Casablanca for deep satisfaction. read more

Casablanca - House Special - Moroccan Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Finally made it here and wasn't disappointed. You walk into a decorated "tent" with fabric and carpets surrounding you, low tables with bench seats and tufted ottomans. Do bring a sweater or coat as it's a bit frosty inside. The server was so kind as to gave me a dress to use as a shaw. There's a set menu...a standard and a house special (with rack of lamb) you can choose from. We had 4 people so tried 4 different mains. Their menu included a delicious lentil soup, a 6 sample salad/ olive selection, a sweet/savory puff pastry filled chicken dish, mains and finally a sweet fennel cake and biscotti dessert. The mains we tried were the rack of lamb(our favorite!), calamari mogador, Cornish chicken with lemon and olives, and lamb tagine with eggplant. The rack of lamb was the clear standout, perfectly cooked and seasoned that melted in your mouth. The calamari was served in a delicious tomato sauce with still firm calamari slices. The cornish chicken was good as well. The only disappointing dish was the lamb tagine, it was a bit dry and tough...not an expected "tagine ". But the meal was overall good and tasty. Service was fun and friendly. read more

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Still our favorite special occasion restaurant after many years. It has a cool ambiance -you feel you've been transported into another world. The price fixe meal was delicious as usual. You start with a delicious harrira (lentil) soup followed by a mezze platter with a selection of spiced vegetables, hummus and tabbouleh. We usually get a lamb dish specific all the lamb rack (up-charge). It's breaded and broiled with seasonings and served with couscous. Every time we've had this, the lamb was so tender and flavorful-worth the few dollars more IMO. This little gem has been around for so many years, there's a reason why- the food, ambience and gracious service. read more

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Love the food and the service! The lamb was delicious, and the place was beautiful. Never had Morrocan food before, but I definitely will be having it a lot more. read more

I held my birthday party here and it was a wonderful experience. Mohammed was kind and accommodating and the Moroccan food was exquisite. The ambiance felt like we were transported to Morocco. Highly recommend!! read more

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I loved it here! The food was very good and we had such great service! The husband and wife team gave such great service and were very attentive. My favorite was their lentil soup and I loved their bread! The mint tea and biscotti were so good. I would love to go there again! The ambiance here was like being in Morocco. read more

Casablanca - Moroccan Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Another amazing dining experience at Casablanca in Kailua! Grateful and blessed to spend our evening w such wonderful people and special cuisine. Mahalo Nui Loa read more

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A different and fun experience in Kailua-a Moroccan dinner with multiple courses. The dinner price is fixed at $59 except for the house special -rack of lamb, which is $5 more.It is BYOB with corkage of $3.50. Food: We enjoyed the Lentil soup and then the Moroccan salad -which consisted for 5 things to smoke and bread. Also enjoyed all the other parts of the meal. They have several entree choices with chicken and several with lamb, as well as fish and vegetarian. The rack of lamb looked to me like lamb chops and was tasty-but had too much black pepper for my taste. The lamb terrine in honey was delicious and a large portion. The chicken was done nicely but the virus couscous was seasoned with hot pepper -too much for my taste-maybe better to leave that hot sauce on the side like it was on a lamb brochettes. The dessert was unique and accompanied by biscotti and a nice subtle mint tea. Service: Service was excellent -very pleasant & attentive and each part of the meal was served in a smooth sequence. Facility:Uniquely and appropriately decorated for the Moroccan ambiance, low tables. Location:Easy to find in Kailua. A few parking places in front of the restaurant-but mainly have to find a place on the street., and sometimes that's a challenge. read more

It's fun to have a birthday event here . It's BYOB, the food is amazing, the wait staff welcoming, you sit on very comfy couches or on sort of big pillows on the floor . Very traditional food and decor . Street parking... don't park across or be towed ... read more

Definitely recommend this restaurant experience. Decent parking lot and street parking available. The food was to die for! Flavorful and savory. Service was very attentive and the price didn't break the bank. read more

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Me and my friend rlly enjoyed the experience! It was a little hot in the building though but honestly the peppermint tea was totally worth it! As well as lamb read more

Casablanca - Moroccan Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

This place is a true gem in hawaii because it's so unique. It's a total experience from the moment you walk in and see beautiful patterns adorning the walls and ceilings. Everyone orders from their set menu and for $50+ per person it's a lot of delicious food. The server brings around warm water to cleanse your hands. Then you're served the most comforting lentil soup and a family style sharing of salads and bread. My favorites were the tabouleh, eggplant, and carrots. The plate in the picture looks small but it's actually a huge plate. The high light of the night was the chicken bastilla. A puffed pastry encasing ground curry flavored chicken with nuts and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. The textures of crunchy and soft and contrasting sweet and savory was perfection. You get to select your entree. I had their mahi mahi served with a tomato based sauce and bell peppers and raisins. It was so flavorful and the first pieces were cooked nicely. I sampled my friends lamb tagine which is like a braised preparation and the lamb kebab. Both were tender and not gamey. We added a side of couscous to share which ended up being too much food! For the finale, the server offers handwashing again and then brings out cups of Moroccan mint tea and a family style sharing of sweet funnel cake and biscotti. Overall I loved the flavors of every dish. It was delicious, unique, and a great atmosphere to just enjoy and not rush. read more

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Beautiful place to eat and great service. It's a set menu. You get to pick your main entree. Pace yourself because it's a good amount of food . The tables and chairs are not a traditional restaurant style. The table is lower and some will sit on cushions on the ground. I sat on the cushion on the ground and my back started hurting by the end of the night (just not used to it). So if you go with a group, I recommend getting a corner table, so less ppl sit on the ground cushions. The meal starts off with the server bringing warm water to the table to wash your hands. Each person gets a lentil soup. Perfect lentil to soup ratio. Delicious! The appetizer comes with an array of different salads to share as a table. The salads were all tasty and refreshing. The server brings house maid bread to eat with the salads. Next is B'stilla, a dough stuffed with minced chicken and almonds. I've never had this before so wasn't sure what to expect. It was delicious with the flavors of the saffron chicken and the almonds. But it was more dense than I had expected, so I didn't eat too much of it because I wanted to save room for my entree. For my entree, I chose the Cornish hen with preserved olives and lemon. RECOMMEND! The Cornish hen was so soft. Perfectly cooked. The preserved olives and lemon paired very nicely with Cornish hen. My friend ordered the lamb special. I usually don't order lamb because I'm scared its gamey but I had a bite of my the lamb and it surprised me! It wasn't gamey and was so moist! RECOMMEND! Dessert, you get a small funnel cake and home made biscotti. The funnel cake is crispy and sticky from the honey. I really liked the funnel cake. When you think it's done, the server brings out a cup of warm fresh mint tea. My friend dipped her biscotti into the tea (genius move). At the end, you get to wash your hands again and the server splashes orange blossom water onto your hands and on top of your head. It's a refreshing experience! There's a few parking spots out front. I would recommend Casablanca! It's a wonderful and unique dinning experience! read more

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Mad that I've drove by this place multiple times and haven't tried it sooner. The food and service was amazing. Will definitely be a regular now read more

A fun place to go for a different kind of evening, especially if you love Mediterranean cuisine. We were the only guests there on a Thursday night recently, but the chef opened for us as we had made a reservation a couple of weeks in advance, and he did all the cooking and serving himself. He was friendly and fun, and the dinner was delicious, except for the fish dish. The fish didn't seem very fresh and we did not enjoy the selection of vegetables that accompanied it. The rack of lamb was fantastic and everything else was very good. read more

Took a friend here because it was something different. This was the first time I had Moroccan food so I can't comment on how authentic it is. There's a few stalls in front and street parking. The restaurant inside has a Moroccan theme. The service was friendly. Food was tasty. It's a prix fix menu. The Harrira (lental) soup was very tasty. The morraccan salad is a combination of different items such as hummus, etc. I had the lamb tangines as my main course which was good. All in all a goid experience. read more

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First time trying Casablanca and I really enjoyed the experience. The decor was nice and service really friendly. They only have a set course menu and no ala carte so you'll want to check the menu if you're good with the options. The set menu comes with Harriira soup, Moroccan salad, b'stilla, choice of main course, and chabbakia with fresh mint tea. They do have a vegetarian main course option consisting of couscous and vegetables. Let them know if you're vegetarian so they can remove the chicken from the b'stilla. All the dishes were tasty and the soup and salad were my favorite. The dinner ended nicely with the tea. They wash your hands at the table and you can eat food with your hands or use utensils. read more

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Seems like quite a hidden gem! I've never heard of this place but a friend suggested it so we went to try it out since none of us had been. I think I drive past it once in a while but have never looked into it! I'm so glad we did though! The interior is so cute! It feels like you're in a completely different place, not in Kailua. It's also quite small so reservations are a good idea. We were sitting on cushions and it was so intimate. Our waitress was so kind and calm. She explained everything to us. We started with hand washing at the table and that was already such a unique experience. The menu is set mostly but you can choose your protein dish. There were so many courses and so much food. We started with soup, then a salad of different appetizer type options, then a phyllo dish which was maybe my favorite, then our lamb or fish dish, and then a dessert! We also finished with mint tea which was lovely. The food was all delicious and felt very authentic. I've never been to Morocco but feel like I was really able to have great experience of it here! It's also BYOB but you pay a fee per person. It was such a great experience and I would recommend it to anyone. Will be back! read more

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The decor is gives off total Moroccan vibes. Comfy benches, less comfy poufs, and Moroccan carpets on the wall. Tables are low to the ground and they have a fixed menu where you choose a main. They start with a delish lentil soup, then bring out a salad plate to share. Baba ganoush, the literal best hummus I think I have ever eaten (and I love hummus), marinated spiced carrots, and a cucumber salad. You get Moroccan bread to eat it with. Then they bring out the puff pastry with ground meat (also to share). You order your main and can share or eat it yourself. We tried the fish, chicken with lemons, chicken with prunes, rack of lamb special, lamb brochettes, and couscous with lamb. Everything was quite good! The servers were friendly. Be prepared for a leisurely dinner. And the mint tea is also so good. They are BYOB and several people had brought their own bottles. Corkage is $3/pp, which is quite reasonable. read more

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First time here and it's a cute little restaurant. Love how you sit on the little cushions, like kind of sitting on the ground but not lol. The spicy Moroccan coffee was my favorite read more

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This was such a different and interesting experience! Why? Because they don't give you utensils, you eat with your hands. They do come around at the beginning to help you wash your hands off. When you look at the menu, there is a list of the dishes you get that are shared amongst the table. All you need to do is choose the entree you want. The starter of lentil soup was amazing! I definitely didn't want the bowl to end. The appetizer sampler platter was also good and tasty. I chose the fish with a tomato based sauce for my entree and really liked it. I would say the only disappointing part was the dessert. We didn't really care for it as it was too sweet but that didn't ruin the meal as we were full. It's BYOB and there's a liquor store on the next block (around the corner) if you forget to bring something. read more

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Head here for an enchanting evening and wonderful dining experience. Casablanca was on my must-do list for quite awhile. My better half's birthday presented the perfect occasion to dine here. Luckily I was able to snag a reservation, as restaurant hours are 6-8:30 pm. There was storefront parking available though we opted for on-street parking. We got there early and brought our appetites. I read reviews by Steve and Nadine so I knew we would had alot to look forward to. The decor of the dining is stunning and transports you to another place, creating the perfect ambience. It reminded me of Huber Keller's SF restaurant interior. Menu is prix fix, so you order the main entree. We both opted for lamb, shown on the menu as rack of lamb, though it is served as lamb chops. Nevertheless, it was Delicious! Everything was stellar. From the harrari soup with lentils, followed by the Moroccan salad (which I could nosh on all day long, especially the pickled carrots, hummus, and eggplant). And did I mention how much I enjoyed the herb crusted lamb chops! My only suggestion: The funnel cake was too sweet for me. Perhaps a different dessert offering would better. You may request unsweetened mint tea which is served with dessert. Loved the service, from the hand washing (twice, at start and end of meal) to the sprinkling of orange blossom water at the end of the meal. Definitely planning a return visit! read more

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Wow! This was not just date night but a beautiful experience. All the dishes were delicious and such great service. So happy to find this gem in Kailua. read more

Tried this place for dinner. For a first timer, the lady and the guy who came to us weren't very welcoming. No greet in the beginning and told us your table is right there.. We arrived sat down and we were excited about the new culture we were expose to.. but they just gave the menu with no explanation or asking if it was our first time. We had to ask questions the whole time and explain to them that it was our first time. No explanation of anything. it was quite an experience. You enter a room filled with lots of colors. So much of their culture is involve during the experience. I just wish it was explained to us because it would've made the experience a lot more exciting. the tables are very low. You either sit on a couch or a low round ottoman. they come with a tea pot and special round bucket to wash and you rinse your hands with it. Again, if it was explained to us it would've been less confusing. the food...worth an experience. Everything had a unique taste to it. If you're up for a food adventure this is a must try. it is a preset menu and it's byob with a fee. before dessert you get to wash hands again and they sprinkle your hand and your head with some kind of rose water. Again I wish it was explained. The food was really good!... the experience would have been awesome with explanations and the service needs to be better. read more

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Excellent service and delicious food! Love the decor too! Will definitely be going back. read more

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Such acute place located in Kailua. They have a standard 5 course prefix menu. You get to choose your entree. I choose this lamb dish and it was very soft, fall of the bone kine. Not gamely like most lab is. The idea is to eat with your hands here and so they bring a spot to wash your hands over and after when you're done eating. Though they do provide you utensils. My friends and I had made reservations... As the night got busier the place was very popular. read more

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"I'm going to Casablanca for dinner.. " I said this to some of my friends and family and raised some eyebrows... LOL! Gotta keep 'em guessing, you know??? I had heard about Casablanca in Kailua from my coworker. Somehow when I mentioned it to my foodie friends they didn't seem interested in driving over the Pali. Townies aren't motivated to travel more than 20 minutes away from Honolulu... So... When my hanai nephew (son of my close friend from first grade) arrived for vacation from Northern California, he texted me and wanted to dine together. Driving to Kailua from Manoa wasn't an issue for him because he travels over an hour to work in the Bay Area. All he knew was that he would be in for a Foodie Adventure with Auntie Nadine... And he wasn't disappointed! Benny had never had Moroccan cuisine before. I think I had some in San Francisco when my friend was getting married at Stanford Chapel. She wanted all of the bridal party to meet each other and she chose an exotic venue! I remember eating with my hands and sitting on the floor... It's similar to Casablanca in Kailua, but - because of the pandemic, utensils are provided and because we're not in our twenties anymore, we sat on the sofas instead of the cushions. I made reservations by phone for a Friday at 6:00 p.m. The six parking stalls in front of the restaurant were all full. Luckily, metered street parking is free after 6:00 p.m. Benny was disappointed that the nearby 7-Eleven didn't sell alcohol. I had told him that it was BYOB and I forgot to bring the bottle! Benny ran to Whole Foods and brought back a local wine which paired well with our lengthy dinner. He was happy that corkage is just $2.50 per person! Our Prix Fixe extravaganza began with the washing of hands at the table. The server poured va stream of warm water into a bowl. Customers place their hands under the water and wipe them dry with a provided towel. We started with a hearty lentil soup called Harira Soup. It was warm and comforting! A server arrived with a basket of freshly baked bread. We were invited to take two wedges each - delicious! Next, a colorful Moroccan Salad was presented. The roasted tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant, carrots, hummus, and tabouleh were tasty and fun! Our server asked if we were able to eat chicken. He was considerate of vegan and pescatarian diets! We are open to all foods, so he brought the B'stilla. It's like a filo pastry filled with chopped chicken, eggs, and almonds and topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon. We cut it in quarters with a knife and enjoyed the combination of flavors and textures! For our main course, we chose the Specials of the Day: mahimahi and rack of lamb. I personally liked the lamb more than the fresh fish even though the mahimahi was sweet and firm. The lamb was very tender and NOT gamey! I was pleasantly surprised! Lastly, dessert and hot, sweetened fresh mint tea ended our journey to Casablanca. The honey glazed funnel cake (chabbakia) and crunchy crostini (Benny tasted some anise or licorice flavor) were excellent elements in the overall dining escapade! The food, service, and authentic decor (the ceiling looks like we're in a tent!) made us feel like we had traveled to a distant, foreign land! It was a fantastic trip - thanks to the staff of Casablanca in Kailua on the Windward side of Oahu, Hawaii! Highly recommended! I'd go back again in a heartbeat! read more

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We had an excellent dinner experience here!! The service was great, the food was phenomena, and the ambiance feels like you have been transported to Morocco. The quality and quantity of the food is exceptional for the price. read more

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I've been coming here since at least 2010 and it's a great venue to introduce friends to some of the staples of North African cuisine. True Morrocan food has been influenced through the centuries by so many cultures from the Carthaginians to the French. All civilizations shape & leave certain marks on cuisine as they still do today (i.e. the various "fusions "). What makes Casablanca stand out is the timeless way they serve thee very traditional dishes ('prix fixe' for 5 courses). We were supplied with western fork & spoon but opted to eat the traditional way using the thumb and first 2 fingers of the right hand (never the left). The second aspect of dining here is the well thought out ambiance made real by implementation of North African architecture elements. The fabric ceiling and oriental rugs on the walls (I spied patterns from Turkey, Persia, and Afghanistan) serve to muffle all sounds & make the dining room seem intimate and quiet even though you are dining right next to the other customers. Food was quite good although some courses were too high glycemic for me. They graciously made my hot mint tea without sugar which I appreciated. You must must must get the rack of lamb! This was prepared med rare as is proper and was so tender! Other notable dishes I recommend are the lentil soup, the spiced tomato appetizer and the decadent Moroccan spiced coffee! The coffee was so good we ordered two pots. If they sold this coffee in the morning (sorry but they don't), Starbucks would go out of business! Please try them if you haven't already. Mahalo for reading my review. read more

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Wow, just wow. An entire experience with food. 5-course meal. Got the lamb special. Nice waiters. Great ambience. Wonderful shared food experience. Unique flavors. Came here for my birthday and it didn't disappoint. Meal came out to $70 so be prepared. 5 course meal was delectable. The first was Fresh with vegetables and bread and hummus. So yummy. Don't get too full here! Then this cinnamon, meat, white powdered sugar thing came out. It was my favorite thing to eat from the night. The uniqueness of sugar with salty is something I've never tried before. It was so yummy. Cinnamon and meat?! Wonderful combo. Lentil soup was yummy with the bread. My special of lamb and cooscoos was so good. I love the long bones to grab and eat. Just all so good. The dessert with mint tea was so sugary and good. It's like a good thin scone. Wow, it was all awesome. Servers made it an experience by bringing us bowls to use and wash our hands or come around and spray orange water on us. Really fun cultural bits throughout the meal! read more

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This restaurant was amazing in every way. The atmosphere and food was authentic. The flavors were so good. At first was worried about the fixed menu but everything was delicious and no food was wasted! The experience iwas personal and the environment was lovely. I recommend this restaurant for everyone and will be going back soon with more friends and family. The owner was so sweet and made sure we had the best experience. 10/10 recommend read more

Casablanca - This was part of the fix menu. The food was absolutely amazing - Moroccan Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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One of the most unique cultural dining experiences I've ever had in Hawai'i! Casablanca is a true gem and imo it's Kailua's best kept secret. The ambiance, the food, and the entire experience feels like it transports you straight to Morocco. I brought my boyfriend here for his birthday and we both immediately want to go back with our families. He's a very no-frills kind of guy who likes hearty meals and unique foods he can't cook at home - and that is exactly what you get here. There were so many dishes I had never heard of! My favorite type of meals are the ones that allow me to learn about another culture through their cuisine. I can't emphasize enough how much we enjoyed it here. We got Harrira Soup, Moroccan Salad, B'stilla, Lamb Tagine with Eggplant, Fresh Fish Charmoula, and Chabbakia with Fresh Mint Tea. We had the prix-fix menu for $54.50 each for 5 courses. I love how it feels like you're dining in a beautiful yurt - tapestries coat the walls and you sit on low stools on the carpeted floor. At the beginning of your meal, they bring a basin, a kettle of water, and some towels so that you can wash your hands at the table. Yes, you eat with your hands here! It sounds simple but my favorite dish was the harrira soup. It's a lentil & tomato soup and the flavors of saffron and cilantro made it richly delicious. The b'stilla was the most interesting dish of the night - it reminded me of a baklava but with saffron chicken inside. It admittedly wasn't my favorite (I don't think I'm a fan of chicken with powdered sugar) but I loved trying it! My lamb was also super tasty and tender enough for me to pull off the bone with my fingers. I called ahead of time to make a reservation, and I would recommend doing that just so you ensure you get a table. There's a tiny parking lot in front of the restaurant, otherwise I think you'll have to find street parking. I will most definitely be back to Casablanca again soon - I highly recommend! read more

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A unique culinary journey to a foreign land. The interior felt like walking into a Bedouin tent and the waiter was both informal and honestly gracious at the same time. The food was a delight with exotic flavors and presentation. The fixed price meal was a bit of a surprise but in the end it turned out to be the perfect price for the right amount of food. I recommend BYOB and will return to this gem for all my special occasions! I want to be spritzed with orange blossom water at every meal from now on. Thank you kind read more

Best kept secret in Kailua! Been going here for years and it hasn't changed (in the best possible way). Such a reasonable price point for a prefix menu and the food is phenomenal! I love that everything is basically served family style except for your entree. My favorite parts of the meal have to be the Moroccan Salad and the Chicken Bastilla! It's hard not to get full off of those two starter dishes! 10/10 recommend this place. Can't wait to go back soon! read more

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My wife has been eyeing this restaurant for some time and never able to get a reservation during pre-COVID times. It's her birthday and she reached out and was able to get a reservation without issue. There is a small amount of free parking spaces immediately in front of the restaurant, otherwise there is street parking. We had a reservation for 6:30pm on a Thursday night and had no issue. We entered the restaurant and waited a minute before we were greeted by someone who came from the back of the restaurant. There were two other couples in the restaurant so it was quiet and open. It's wall to wall and floor to ceiling carpet. They've done a great job creating the experience. Small tables with stools for chairs, as well as some backed chairs are available. I was having some back pain during the week so sitting on a stool wasn't an option for me at all. Nobody else seemed to excited about the stools either. Relevant cultural music added to the ambiance. As we sat down, we were greeted by the server with a tea kettle and basin offering to pour water on our hands to cleanse them. I'm not sure if there was anything in the water to really cleanse them but we went with it. The menu was fairly small as you're ordering only an entree given that appetizers and dessert are included with each entree. You essentially have entree options of fish, cornish hen, or lamb in a few forms of dishes. A couple of us ordered coffee which everyone tried as it was a blend of spices, almost like a tea that we decided didn't need cream or sugar. Some of us had soda which came in cans, not a fountain drink. Alcohol is BYOB and there is a corkage fee. Liquor stores are nearby if you want to get one on the way. The appetizer plate was brought as one per table and included toppings that could be placed on top of bread. Toppings included tomato, cucumber, hummus, and a couple others. They were all delicious but our table seemed to enjoy the hummus. A lentil soup also came with this that was delicious. The next round was bastilla, that was like a chicken baklava. Chicken, almonds, the flaky crust of a baklava, sweet, with cinnamon. It was very interesting and good. It was almost like a dessert but it was chicken, although I didn't taste the chicken. The entrees came next and I had the couscous chicken with vegetables which I thought was ok. I felt it lacked flavor but my wife noted that they might hold back flavor to ensure the satisfaction of most. Everyone else enjoyed their meals especially those who had lamb. They raved about the lamb to where there was nothing but bone remaining. Dessert arrived next- funnel cake of all things. It came with candles as it was my wife's birthday which was nice, and we shared it among our group. Despite it being funnel cake it wasn't like funnel cake we typically think of from the fair but it looked similar in miniature form glazed with honey. There were bread looking cookies with gummy pieces inside. Service was great. Very attentive. After the meals, we were given the option to wash our hands again. Overall, a wonderful experience that brought everyone together given the shared food options and surprise of not knowing what was next. We didn't feel we ate a lot of food but we consumed little bits over 2.5 hrs that added up. read more

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Repeat visit probably our fifth time. Our selections included vegetarian, also rack of lamb and lamb with eggplant as well as fish with chermoula sauce. The lentil soup and salad were delicious,as usual. B'astilla with chicken or vegetarian type. My only complaint is that we were rushed this time and that never happened before. We were the first group seated @ 6 pm and the salad came as we were finishing our soup, then the b'astilla as we were finishing the salad. Then the main course. We had an excellent meal but with a little more time to savor the flavors it would have been perfect read more

Everything was amazing, David was such an incredible server and made the experience so lovely! The food was amazing, especially the house special lamb. Definitely would recommend coming here. read more

Casablanca - Moroccan Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

The ambiance is enough to try this place out at least once. The tables are low and the seats are comfy cushions and low benches. The menu is set and you pick your main course. Be prepared for a sensory experience of smell, taste and touch as you use your hands to eat the delicious meal. The service is great without being obtrusive. read more

It's very unusual for me to downgrade for service, because servers come and go, and sometimes have bad nights. But I'm afraid this is one of those cases. I was really excited to try this restaurant, and the food was quite good, but the service left a lot to be desired. There were no explanations about the food. When we asked questions about ingredients, the server went to ask and then told us, "the chef told me a bunch of stuff that I can't remember." Clearly there are cultural norms that are supposed to be part of the experience, but without any explanations, it's hard to know if you are being gauche or adroit. The decor is very interesting, but the seating arrangements could be better. It's pretty difficult to eat from the low tables while sitting on a couch. Especially considering that most of the food is meant to be eaten with your hands (right hand, to be specific). Again, the food itself was quite good, with an interesting interplay of spices and subtle flavors, although I had lots of questions about ingredients that (sadly) went unanswered. read more

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