Reviews of Restaurant Marrakesh – Lunch/Dinner
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Reviewed by JoanneS Review Date: 01/21/2015
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
We gave Marrakesh a try on January 10. We were seated right away. The tables are very close and the restaurant looks like it needs a little refurbishment. The belly dancer was good and I enjoyed the live music. I ordered the chicken kebabs and my table neighbors ordered the lamb. We were so close together, we might has well been sharing a table. About a minute later our food arrived. Obviously, the dishes are prepared in advance and are waiting under some kind of heat source. The chicken was dry and tasteless. It was also a little tough and just luke warm. The neighbor's lamb looked like a large hunk of meat on a dish; totally unappealing. My husband ordered some kind of combination appetizer that we shared. Everything was cold and tasted the same. The spice palette was completely unpleasant to me. If it wasn't for the music and the pleasant service, I'd be looking to give this restaurant a negative number for a rating.
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Service, musicCons:
FoodReviewed by rjstanley Review Date: 10/24/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
My family just dined her tonight, all I can say is we were disappointed all the way around. We have never eaten here before and were looking forward to the belly dancer. In the 1 1/2 hours we were there she dance for a total of about 10 minutes and then we were not able to see her because of being seated in the far corner of the restaurant. The food was cold and tasteless. We thought we would at least end the meal with a tasty dessert - wrong 🙁 The server was not very attentive. Overall completely disappointed I wasted a table service meal here.
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wait time to be seatedCons:
food / atmosphereReviewed by longislander Review Date: 10/06/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
Can you say LOUD??? I was so excited to try this restaurant. I regularly eat many of the foods at home that are served here. We arrived on time but had about a 15-minute wait. The hostesses seemed very disorganized. The first time they went to seat us, they turned us back around saying the table wasn’t ready. After another 5 minute wait, we were seated. The belly dancer and musicians were playing. I couldn’t talk to my daughter due to the noise level. We ended up texting each other throughout the meal so we could just communicate. Our food arrived rather quickly. I ordered the Couscous M-Rouzia, which is basically Moroccan pot roast. It was tasty but no vegetables. The meal felt incomplete and out of balance. My daughter ordered the Chicken Kebabs. The chicken was overcooked and tough and the vegetables were cold. The noise level was still unacceptable throughout the whole meal. This was not a pleasant experience. What a disappointment.
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Beautiful settingCons:
Everything elseReviewed by Irene Review Date: 02/09/2015
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Very disappointed in quality of food. Have eaten here over ten years ago and expected the same flavors of food. While a lot of food for the price, the chicken was dry, the couscous could have come out of a box. No spice, no flavor, even though there were cooked veggies mixed in. What I loved from my previous visit, just wasn't there. I must add that the goat cheese appetizer was very tasty. But again, there were spices and flavors added to it. Even the baklava tasted "old". Sorry, but I will not be returning
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DecorCons:
FoodReviewed by DisneyJunkie Review Date: 10/31/2013
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
The entertainment was good, but the food.....all of it for all of us in our party had the common review of being very bland.
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Good entertainment.Cons:
Very bland, tasteless food.Reviewed by Donald_13 Review Date: 02/04/2018
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
Not a bad experience but I am debating on coming here again.
The Atmosphere and the food are good, the servers are not knowledgeable about food allergies, however the Chef says he has been with the restaurant for 35 years and did a good job.
I had the Sultan's Platter witch was a little bland, until you try the chicken and beef pastry dusted with icing sugar.
The only con for me was the music is quite loud and my party left with a headache.
over all the food was alright, but I won't be returning here anytime soon
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Good FoodCons:
Staff not knowledgeable about food allergiesReviewed by bellebookworm9 Review Date: 01/03/2015
Rating: (6) Recommended
First time dining here on 12/17 for a 12:40pm lunch as part of the Candlelight Processional package. We were interested to try some new food in World Showcase. The meal started off fine. My friend got the Beef Brewat Rolls and my mom and I shared the Goat Cheese appetizer for two. All very good and not too "different". Pieces of fresh bread were brought around as well.
We liked the belly dancer and band but were glad they didn't perform the whole time, since the music was a bit loud.
For entrees, I had the Chicken Kebabs, Mom had the Beef Kebabs, and my friend had the Roast Lamb Meshoui. We all liked our choices. I did have some difficulty getting the chicken off the kebab, and definitely sent at least one piece flying to the floor.
After the entrees were delivered, our waiter disappeared. We asked for more bread, told us that was no problem, but never brought any. No drink refills to be found. Waited quite a while for dessert orders to be taken, which the waiter's assistant got for us.
We sampled one of everything, since there are only three choices. The assorted Baklavas were okay, nothing special. I really liked the Bastilla but the other two thought the Marrakesh Delight (fruit salad with mint ice cream in orange water) was the best thing ever.
Now it's been almost 90 minutes since we arrived and our waiter is nowhere to be found. I've hardly ever spent so long in a restaurant. The length of time was compounded by the fact that the restaurant was absolutely ice cold...and I was wearing a sweater! When we eventually got the check, our waiter did not get a good tip. On the way out, we asked to speak to the manager to complain. She gave us a package of baklava and some cappuccinos to go for all the trouble and assured us our server is normally a very good server, one of their best. We know sometimes servers just have an off day and perhaps this was that day for him, but it did dampen our opinion of the place. The food was very good but I'll try the counter service place next time.
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Good food, entertainment, managerCons:
Very poor service and restaurant was freezingReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 02/21/2021
Rating: (7) Recommended
This place was beautiful and the entertainment was amazing. We ate a late lunch here and the restaurant had very few guests. The belly dancer and musician had the kids that were in the restaurant dance with them on the floor during part of their set. The restaurant itself is very beautiful. The food is adventurous and if you are a picky eater, like me, you may not enjoy it. My husband who is more adventurous wasn't a big fan of the quinoa which he has never had before.
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the entertainment and atmosphereCons:
food is more adventurous--harder for picky eaters to find something to eat.Reviewed by Charkle2 Review Date: 12/08/2020
Rating: (7) Recommended
I ate here for the beautiful Moroccan design and to experience the belly dancing. The atmosphere did not disappoint. It brought me back to La Alhambra in Spain! Unfortunately we had to leave right before the entertainment was to begin. I was really disappointed my children couldn’t see that. I knew we’d be eating unfamiliar food and knew that would be a part of the novel experience. We weren’t thrilled with the food, but I wasn’t expecting to love it. All in all I think it’s worth it for the out of the box cultural experience.
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Gorgeous restaurant and surrounding area, easy to get a reservation, unique entertainment, unique foodCons:
Food definitely too unique for manyReviewed by mistymassachusetts Review Date: 02/18/2020
Rating: (7) Recommended
This restaurant is gorgeous! So beautiful, so clean and the theming is on point. Loved the atmosphere and the music and bellydancer. Our server was so sweet and so attentive. We just didn't care for the food. None of it. We started off with the beef brewat rolls, interesting, not totally bad, but I was the only one that ate them. We then all ordered the beef kabobs thinking we were safe with that. Meat was extremely tender, we didn't like the flavor. Some seasoning they use is totally different from anything we've ever had. Kids wouldn't touch it, honestly I tried my hardest to eat it. We are just picky eaters I guess. I would love to go back though, it was such a beautiful place, I loved it other than the food. I would love to go back and just have some bread, drinks and desserts. It's worth it just for the atmosphere!
