Morrocan food has not always left behind a lasting memory when I’ve eaten it in the past though that’s not to say it wasn’t a pleasant experience. For some reason it just doesn’t make me think – mmm … I’d love to have that meal over again. Perhaps it has to do with the food selections or perhaps Morrocan food is nice but just not memorable.

Well, tonight Akhlaq took Jenny and I to Maghreb, a Morrocan restaurant on the Islington high street, so I had another chance to review my opinion. Maghreb is a very pretty welcoming restaurant all decked out in warm colours and decorated appropriately. The menu is actually nice and varied but all three of us went for tagines – Jenny the duck tagine with apricots and raisins, Akhlaq the
chicken and vegetables tajine, and I went for the rabbit with raisins and pears.

My rabbit was amazingly tender and literally fell off the bone. The raisins and pears gave the dish a sweeter quality and was generally quite tasty – though it could have done with a bit more bit and also a thicker clingier sauce. Jenny’s duck was similar tasting though as a meat the duck had much more flavour. I was happy with the meal if unexcited. The cous cous side was bland but the rice was nicely fragrant.

I was pleased that service was extremely friendly and efficient and the atmosphere was pretty good tonight – though it probably helped there was a large group sitting nearby having a celebration of some sorts. Otherwise I’m not sure how busy it normally gets. Price-wise once we included a starter of hommous (which came with lots of nice crusty warmed bread), sides of rice and cous cous and drinks the meal was actually quite a bit more than I expected at about £17 each but to be fair I was nicely stuffed.

My final conclusion is that the food, though it came in nice sized portions, was fairly tasty and of good quality, was nothing out of the ordinary. I might have to try something more adventurous next time.