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    Emerald Upscale Moroccan Restaurant

    4.2 (52 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    EMERALD UPSCALE MOROCCAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    FAMILY STYLE SAMPLER
    Isaac T.

    The food here is excellent and the service is very professional. My order got goofed slightly but it's hard to be upset when the servers are so polite and courteous with everything. I asked for the most traditionally Moroccan dish they had and was recommended the lamb tangine. It's legitimately one of the best things I've ever tasted. It's a whole lamb shank cooked until the meat falls off the bone in a slightly sweet broth with chopped almonds, sesame seeds, apricot, and plum. It's a truly unique flavor that tasted great and feels hearty. The starter sampler was pretty good as well. Everything is made in house. The interior is very lively and memorable. It's not like any restaurant interior we're used to in this country and it doubles as a hookah lounge. The space and the food really help to transport you to North Africa for a night. The one thing I do have to ding this place for is the weird policy on water. They don't serve filtered tap here and instead charge $3 a bottle. To their credit they graciously refunded me for water when I expressed my surprise at how much they were billing, but this is something that really needs to be addressed. Water may be valuable in a dry place like North Africa but charging for water in an upscale sit down restaurant in the state of Florida where water is abundant and cheap is a joke. If it was $1 for the privilege of drinking bottled instead of filtered tap I would have been fine with it but $3 a bottle over the course of a meal is insulting. It really is the difference between wanting to come here every night because the food and service is so good and never wanting to come here again because 20% of my tab is just the water bill. If you decide to stop here for a meal, enjoy the food, but don't order anything too dry and salty and don't come thirsty.

    Dining room -- lots of lanterns!
    Karley C.

    I just ordered takeout from there and I was really disappointed. I tried to call ahead three times so I could just pick up an order but they never answered. When I went in person to go place an order for takeout, no one greeted me and I had to go track someone down to actually place an order. They charged me three dollars for a side of garlic sauce, which is probably no more than a tablespoon. I tried one of the fries before I left and they were the most underseasoned, undercooked, soggy, sad potatoes I've ever tasted. I trusted yelp because they had a four-star review but today yelp did me dirty. Note: I was very hangry when I wrote this. That definitely did not the situation .

    Stopped in and the food was amazing!!! The lemon chicken tagine was to die for, tasted so authentic and homemade! I highly recommend this spot for really good Moroccan food.

    Sunny D.

    Was in Orlando for a conference at the renaissance Hotel and convention Center. I needed a break from the banquet food that was being served. Saw this traditional Moroccan restaurant that was minutes away from the hotel and decided to have a meal. I did go on a Saturday afternoon at noon, I was the only person there the entire time. It seems the restaurant is busier later in the day after 4 PM. I enjoyed a full course meal, which also included traditional Moroccan mint tea. I would come back when I'm in town.

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    Anusha D.

    Went to this place around 9.30 pm to try hummus as I was craving it. However, they were out of it. We just had coke soda which was priced at $4 and we ended up leaving the place. The server was very polite. The ambiance was decent. There is plenty of parking spots as it's located in a plaza.

    Santina R.

    Ambiance is nice. Service is kinda slow, when we went to the restaurant it was dead. Lambchops weren't seasoned well and over cooked, salad was good, baba ghanoush was good, Moroccan tea and lemonade was good too. The signature Morrocan dish should have been made with real potatoes not French fries, it's not supposed to be an Americanized platter. Baklava portion was rather small. A few tweaks and these flaws can easily be fixed.

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    Walked past this place so many times when in town for work / trade shows. Always curious about it. Glad we finally tried it. Food was excellent, service was great if a bit slow... but I think that's just part of the culture experience. We were in a bit of a rush so next time (and there will be a next time) we will plan for more time to enjoy a relaxing and fantastic dinner.

    KOFTA KABOB sandwich with fries
    Moe A.

    Staff was great easy place to find next to sea world and all the tourists spots plenty of parking our server Moe was great will definitely be back again plenty of parking and we loved the inside decor traditional Moroccan restaurant I had the kefta Kabab sandwich it was great

    Grape Leaves, appetizer sampler, lamb tagine. Lamb tagine was SO GOOD.

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    Great food and great service ! Thank you for the complementary dessert!. We had a good time.

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    Service was amazing and the food was somehow better. Treated and cooked for like family here.

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    The food isn't great. The staff isn't very nice. It's in a weird location. Three stars is generous.

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    I enjoyed the food and the ambiance. The chicken shawarma was delicious. I would eat there again.

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    He gave us a lot of information on the history of the language and the country and recommended one of the Moroccans signature dish "Lamb Tagine".

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