A small
group of foodies were invited to El Manza for a Zomato meet up, thank you
Zomato :) Although there were supposed to be around 10 folks I guess only 7 of
us turned up including my dad and Zomato staff :D
If restaurants are to be
wholly rated on their location El Manza would get 10/10 for their awesome
location. AL MAjaz water front is quiet and so family friendly. The water show
every half and hour adds to the charm of the place. To be mentioned is the fact
that the restaurant has seating on the ground floor and 1st floor with a lift
also! How considerate especially for the old folks.
The menu was printed and
presented to us by Ms. Pallavi and their were vegetarian options as well. Me
being a vegetarian my review is solely on the veggie items :)
Soup was a lamb based
affair which I could have :( but everyone enjoyed it I believe. They were kind
enough to serve us bread and a variety of mezze, from beetroot, grilled
eggplant, olive oil, tahini paste, olives in harissa. Harissa which is moroccan
chilli paste was delicious served with the bread.
Also another serving of
salad, including mushroom salad, fresh green salad, beetroot salad and bell
pepper grilled paste. And also a huge serving of garden salad. OMG the options
for vegetarians are huge.
For starters there was
pastilla dajaj which is pastry stuffed with chicken and since I don't eat meat
they made a veggie one for me stuffed with cabbage. How considerate :)
Main course for me was
Couscous bel khoda which is couscous cooked with lots of veggies and spices.
The dish I must say is a different experience for me since I'm used to having
rice or breads as main dishes. But the flavour of couscous was amazing
especially since it cooks with veggies it gives off a nice well-cooked taste.
Other main course were
Djaj Mhammer (chicken cooked with saffron and turmeric) and tagine lahm bel
barkouk(lamb served with prunes , almonds and roasted sesame).
Dessert was fresh cut
fruits and also a platter of Halawat(variety of Moroccan pastries like coconut,
dates peanuts, raisins), which was really nice too. I expected it to taste like
arabic sweets but the Moroccan halawat has a different taste of its own, not to
be confused with arabic sweets at all.
Service was great! Maybe
because we were there as a part of Zomato :) but still it was
appreciable.
Give the place a try
especially if you’re like me who has never tried Moroccan food you should start
your food journey at El Manza.
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