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Reasonable and Authentic Taste of Morocco in London

  • November 29, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Slug from Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Reasonable and Authentic Taste of Morocco in London

The Sahara Restaurant on Hereford Street, W2 is a nice eating choice in the Bayswater area of London. The Sahara is an authentic and friendly Moroccan place, with a Tapas bar in the cellar, and the main Moroccan restaurant on the ground floor. I chose to dine in the latter.

I was impressed with the choice of food. Before I started my meal, I was served with a nice traditional flat bread with dips of Harrassa (spicy Moroccan sauce), olive oil and olives. For those on a budget, this makes for a pleasant starter in itself.

There were around 10 starters to choose from, and I chose the goats cheese encased in Filo pastry, and drizzled with pomegranate sauce. I enjoyed my fresh tasting starter, and it pretty much tasted as one might imagine. However, if I have opportunity to grumble, I would have appreciated a little more salad as the dish was a little dry.

For my main course, I struggled to choose, as the Tagines looked interesting and there were a couple of promising looking cous cous dishes to try. There were a couple of options for vegetarians, but I finally fell upon the chicken skewers, served on a bed of lentil salsa, with a little cous cous dish on the side.

My meal was of very generous proportions, and equivalent to about three chicken breasts, and it worked very well with the lentils and cous cous.

Unfortunately, I was so full of food I couldn’t even attempt one of the nice looking sweets on offer. I always like that combination of nutty and sweet, that the Moroccan’s make so well. On the downside, the authentic Moroccan beer they serve, Casablanca, is a rather hefty £3.50 for a small bottle. It’s probably just as well, but I watched my intake, so as to ensure I didn’t order a second bottle!

The restaurant is a little rough round the edges, with its sandy painted aertex walls, and 1970’s arches, but that just adds to the character of the place. The Moroccan theme extends to the furnishings, Moroccan paintings, drapes and even the tableware.

My blow out meal came to £21 that included a 15% mandatory tip. I was impressed to see that the diners included some French families and a man who had extensive knowledge of Morocco; both parties seemed very happy and satisfied with their meals.

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