Moorish Lounge

Excellent! We shared a Tagine Marrakech and a Tagine Fassi and both were served piping hot and incredibly delicious. With a side of couscous and a cup of mint tea afterward we paid £27 for two people and left very full and satisfied. Entrees were all around £10 with starters about £4−5. And BYO is awesome! The chef even came out to check on everyone at the end of the meal. I wish we could have tried more of the menu but we were going out afterward so wouldn’t have been able to take leftovers :)

Popped into the Moorish Lounge last night with my husband after passing it looking for another restaurant I used to go to which had unfortunately shut down. From the outside it looks very welcoming, cosy and intimate. Walked in and although the welcome wasn’t great, we sat down and were promptly given menus. We were advised it was BYO, so we grabbed a bottle from the off licence next door. The choice on the menu was good and we ordered the combi starter which, although when it turned up, didn’t look great, the tastes were lovely. The main courses followed a little while after (it’s a one man band cooking wise) and the lamb tagine & lamb special we ordered were gorgeous. I would definitely go again if I was to return to that neck of the woods!

It’s not often you find a real jewel of a place that could be so easily overlooked if all you went on was the appearance of the façade. The Moorish Lounge is one such place. It’s completely unassuming from the outside and peeking through the window doesn’t give you much of a clue either. It’s when you look at the menu that you start to get an inkling that this might just be a little special.
Once you get inside you are struck how small the place is and the atmosphere is rather like being in someone’s studio flat with a Moroccan theme. However the staff are more than friendly and the smells emanating from the kitchen are even more enticing. Best places to sit are on the sofas around the outside of the space but even if the stools are available, take them because this place can become busy very quickly.
The menu is amazing and I can tell you that the cooking is superb. The Tagines are sumptuous, rich and delicious and it is my intention to try each and every one of them. The mint tea is lovely and poured from a height and the juices are delicious too. The restaurant has no available alcohol but the owner/​cook has no problem with you bringing your own and doesn’t charge corkage. He even points out the off-​licence next door.
The staff are very friendly and the place has a good mix of people but be prepared for a long meal as the meals are individually cooked by the proprietor to what I can only say is a standard well worth waiting for and should definitely be taken time over to appreciate. It’s a wonderful place to relax over a meal and the proprietor is a very friendly and pleasant man who makes you feel very welcome and you don’t mind taking your time.
The desserts are also something to highlight and especially his own cinnamon crème brûlée with orange blossom which is a dessert worth going there for alone!
So if you want wonderful Moroccan food in a very pleasant atmosphere and want to take time to savour it then there are very few places I could recommend more. I for one will be returning many times