Marrakesh is one im not sure about, how did u find it?
We love it. It's our must do on every trip. We've never had bad service and the food is amazing. We've actually always had excellent service from the CMs. Couscous is an acquired taste though so don't be put off if you don't like it at first. Neither my mom nor I did either but each time we have it we like it more and more. The first time we went we had the Royal Feast which gives you a little sampling of a variety of dishes. This is what you get with the Royal Feast: Harira soup, Beef Brewat Rolls, Lemon Chicken, Roasted Lamb Meshoui, Couscous with Seven Vegetables, and Assorted Moroccan pastries. Unfortunately if you are on the basic plan, this is not an option unless you are willing to pay for the appetizers but it is a good introduction to Moroccan cuisine.
If we're not having the Royal Feast our favourite dishes would be
Appetizers:
Beef Brewat Rolls - Layers of thin pastry stuffed with seasoned minced beef, fried and sprinkled with cinnamon and powdered sugar
Combination Appetizer for Two - Beef Brewat Rolls, Chicken Bastilla, and Jasmina Salad
Chicken Bastilla - Baked layers of thin pastry stuffed with minced chicken and almonds, sprinkled with cinnamon and powdered sugar
Entrees
Lemon Chicken - braised half chicken seasoned with garlic, green olives, and preserved lemon
Roast Lamb Meshoui - roasted lamb shank in natural juices served with couscous
Desserts:
Bastilla - crispy leaves of pastry topped with vanilla cream and sprinkled with toasted almonds
The Bastilla comes as a choice for one or for two. If you order it for 2 you get a larger portion and 2 spoons/forks and 2 additional small plates. It's much easier to forego the additional small plates and just eat it off the plate it comes on. It is a crispy pastry layered pastry so to try to divide it in two is next to impossible.
We also like to have a Moroccan Sunset which is a non-alcoholic drink made of pineapple juice, strawberry juice and orange water.
As I said, we've always had excellent service, we've even seen the CMs here go above and beyond for difficult guests. We saw it happen in June when a guest demanded an apple martini, not a drink that is customary in Morocco. This same guest was sharing our waiter and monopolized his time so another waiter stepped in and made sure that our time there didn't suffer because of this difficult guest.
If you're willing to be a little adventurous then I say give Marrakesh a try. We did and it is now a must do for every trip. It is our restaurant of choice in World Showcase. We rate it above Le Cellier and we'll be in Marrakesh for our Processional seating once again this year.
Forgot to add that if we're ordering something other than the Royal Feast, we usually order the Roast Lamb Meshoui. The lamb is so tender it just falls off the bone and it is served in the most amazing orange sauce that just totally compliments the lamb. Ok...I am totally making myself hungry now :slurp:
