Marakesh

2 Reviews on “Marakesh”

• Sanjay Gupta

  Go for awesome experience ( Belly dance) which you cannot get anywhere in the tri-state area. food was okay, not greatWe are living in this area since 2014 but never been here. Heard about it lot from friends and colleagues but still, it did not look promising to me from outside ( ok, ok, I should not judge a book by its cover). Finally got a chance to come to this place last Friday ( one of our buddies was going to India for good, so it was his farewell). First thing first, call beforehand and book your reservation, cause on Friday and Saturday there is belly dance performance and all table gets fully booked by the reservation basis only. Belly dance happens only on Fri-Sat so rest other days it should be fine.It was a cold night, got the parking easily. The moment you enter and you feel like you are not in the USA anymore. This is a typical Moroccan style restaurant. Ambiance, sitting arrangements, painting on the wall, architecture of this place, their table is one big rounded plate, so all of it makes it perfect. They have 2 options, either go for Ala-carte or chose their buffet which is $34/Person. We chose ala carte and ordered below items-Chicken Kabob (Garlic, Marakesh spice blend, olive oil)Baby Lamb Tagine (Saffron sauce, toasted almonds)Tunisian ChickenMoroccan Grilled Chicken (Moroccan white honey, stone ground mustard)Sharmoula Mediterranean Salmon (Cilantro, tomato, lemon juice, garlic)Well, I wont be focused on food, cause food wise I had very high expectations after reading the reviews on various platforms, but I found it just okay. Salmon was very blunt, rectangle pieces of salmon with tomato and garlic. Dont know what it was. Baby lamb was kind of okay but again, expectations were too much I guess. Tunisian Chicken was a very rubberish type. All the entre comes with salad and bread. Portions are also okay, not huge, enough for one person. And did I mention, they have BYOB. So yeah get your poison with yourself and enjoy. I believe they know their USP was belly dance and not food. At 9 PM, dancers came and performed belly dance with various props. It was for good 25-30 minutes performance and it was a fabulous, beautiful experience. Music-dance- dim light ambiance, it was a great atmosphere. One dancer balanced the whole tray of candles and danced beautifully. Dancers will come to your table and will ask you for dance. Many patrons enjoyed the dance with beautiful dancers. Dont forget to tip them. After 10 PM, this place is like an open place for dance. Hahaha you can leave your table and dance in the middle. It was like a crazy dance floor. 10-20 folks were dancing and when they played Bollywood song, I could not resist myself and danced out there with my beautiful wife. They also charge $2 per person for belly dance and it would be included in your bill. The place is very loudly, no you cant have a peaceful conversation here, forget that. Lol. So overall experience was terrific and if the food was good enough, it would have been 5 stars. But its 4/5 for me. Yes definitely recommended. Not every day you see belly dance in restaurants. Cheers..!!!

  May 11, 2019, 10:12 pm

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• Hireni Patel

  I didnt like the place, the interior was very cheap and old. During weekends they have belly dancers, she was ok too, not much of fun. Food was ok.

  April 12, 2019, 12:07 pm

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