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Sidi Maarouf
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Sidi Maarouf combines a Moroccan menu and chef from Casa with all we expect from owner Marouf Abouzaki’s reliable Maroush chain. Service is old fashioned and slightly starchy, from an all-Lebanese team. Even on quiet days, a cheesy organ player is on hand, massacring songs from Khaled to Fairouz. Still, this is an attractive place, livelier at weekends when belly dancers shimmy around the tables. Red brick walls, dark wood and studded leather upholstery are softened by glowing lamps and billowing silks. With an extensive menu of kemia (Moroccan meze) together with tagines, couscous and grills, plus an impressive list of Lebanese wines, the choice is huge. Light crispy briouats are particularly good. Get the mixed plate and savour eggy minced lamb, prawn and pimento, goat’s cheese and spinach, and, our favourite, lemony chicken with ginger. Kemron souirra (king prawns in tomato sauce) weren’t thrilling, an olivey zaalouk was miles better. Delicious tagine kefta (garlicky lamb meatballs in a rich cumin-infused tomato sauce with an egg gently poached on top) was generous enough for two. A long wait for strikingly fresh mint tea was assuaged by delicate sweet pastries on the house. We’ll be back.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
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- 56-58 Edgware Road, Edgware Road, W2 2JE
- Area: Edgware Road
- Tel: 020 7724 0525
- www.maroush.com
- Book online
- Category: Moroccan
- Travel: Marble Arch tube
- Times: Meals served noon-12.30pm Mon-Sat; noon-midnight Sun
- Price: Main courses £14-£18. Set meal £30-£35 4 courses
- Credit cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V
- Services:
- Child facilities: Babies and children admitted
- Entertainment: Belly dancers (9.30pm, 10.30pm Thur-Sat)
- Outdoor tables: 6, pavement
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Very poor and rude staff and manager. I tried booking a take for 15ppl for my birthday. They said that was fine untill i rang to confirm and found out that i was only able to book table if everyone had a set meun for £30 each which was silly as well only wanted a main course. I rang twice to speak to the manager and bith time they said they would ring me back but never did. They are soo rude and don't care about there customers. Great looking placement and food is ok too but the staff are not worth dealing with cause of rudeness and lack of understanding.
I traveled from Oxford last night and invited some family friends from America with me and was shocked with poor service and food they served. Manager there would not listen to us and was just saying you guys just sit and I will look after. He did not look after at all and we were struggling all evening. We felt as if restaurant is after the money and not after our business or offering good food or service. No one enjoyed food chosen by the manager. We requested Manager that left overs to be packed as we have paid for the food. Even after 30 minutes of wait they did not bring the left overs and we left the restaurant with a very sour taste in our mouth. Owner of this chain must talk to the manager on duty, he does not suggest any choices but just impose his own choice on customer and force to pay for something that customer don't even want to eat. When I told him no one liked the food of his choice then he was surprised and said "you don't Moroccan food" Big disappointment for 9 of us. I am regular visitor to Sidi Marouf but after treatment of last night I will not go again. I would request the management that they should reimburse our money as it was way below any standard of service or food quality we have experienced in this or similar type of restaurant before.
Rude manager, who failed to write our orders down, as a result it took the waitresses three times to give us the correct food and drinks! Food was ok, but not worth the price. Overpriced, and overrated!!
Top notch service and delicious food
Had a great time
Popped in the other Sunday and had a great time
Food was okay, service was well below average and the manager was extremely rude! Safe to say I won't be going back!
This restaurant deserves no stars. We were told the minimum charge per person was £35 which considering the menu was ridiculous. Food was mush and burnt. They took away our plates before we had finished which relieved us of some torture. The manager was plain rude and funnily I won't be going back. Perhaps the Macdonalds around the corner would have been a better option.
We stumled upon Sidi Mararouf on Saturday night and didn't realise at the time how lucky we were to get a table .The decor was good, The service was good although I would have appreciated a bit of advice from the staff as to what to choose and what to have it with etc. We didn't wait long for our food and when it arrived it was very tasty, the starters and main courses were all excellent as were the free desserts. The belly-dancers created a great atmosphere and overall we had a really nice dining experience...
was the first night out with my wife ,absolutely poor fake restaurant run by no moroccan and making moroccan food test of food is not what u pay for and poor service . i m so disappointed