Belle really wanted to give Marrakesh a try, so we went for it. We are glad we tried it. Let me say that we were still a little full from our outstanding lunch at Biergarten, so perhaps we weren't the most receptive audience on this night. We didn't even order appetizers, which is unusual for us, and we couldn't even think about ordering a few of the feasts as we had intended; we really just weren't in the mood for that much food.
For our beverages, we ordered the mint tea, some iced, some hot, and it was delicious!
Hercules and I both ordered the Tangine of Fish:
This was a corvina fillet with the most delicious sauce! There were many green herbs and lots of olives and very, very tasty vegetables! It was quite scrumptious. Herc loved the sauce, but he wasn't too crazy about the fish itself. I have had corvina three times now, twice last summer at WDW and on this night, and I think it's nice. It is a thick, fleshy white fish, with a slightly oily/fishy taste...like a cross between bluefish and cod. I guess it is common in Florida, I can't recall having ever seen it in the northeast. I would definitely order this dish again! Herc probably wouldn't.
Aladdin ordered the Lamb Shank Cous Cous:
Another winner! The lamb was fall-off-the-bone tender and perfectly seasoned, and the cous cous, which could be bland, wasn't, because it was loaded with tasty veggies and lamb juice. So good!
Belle went for the Chicken Kebob:
This was delicious and tender, with a savory sauce. Belle loved it, and so did I.
Dessert was where things really started to go downhill....again, maybe we just weren't in the mood.
Aladdin and I ordered the Bastilla:
This is the portion for two, and it was huge...and gross! I can't even really explain it, but this is one of the most disappointing dishes I've ever had in my life. It sounded so delicious from the description on the menu, which I can't find now, but will try to update later. I believe it was supposed to be layers of lightly fried phyllo dough with vanilla sauce. It just wasn't good
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Herc ordered the Moroccan Symphony:
This was acceptable. It was various kinds of baklava-type pastries, with different types of nuts, I suppose. While they weren't outstanding, they blew away the gross bastilla.
Belle ordered the winning dessert, the Marrakesh Delight:
This was fresh fruit with mint ice cream. It was very refreshing...even though it didn't sound so great, fruit with mint ice cream? I love fruit and I love mint ice cream, but I wouldn't think of combining the two. It was surprisingly fine.
Now I don't have my menu at the moment, I'm worried I have mixed up the names of the desserts. I wonder if the baklavas were the Delight and the fruit and ice cream was the Symphony. Anyway, you get the idea. Both were fine, and both were preferable to the Bastilla. None of these desserts were better than anything else I could have found at Epcot, just walking from pavilion to pavilion and grabbing stuff from carts, so that was disapponting.
The atmosphere was nice. The restaurant is beautiful and we enjoyed the musicians and the dancer:
I have done a little belly dancing in my time; I took lessons for several years from one of the best, so I watch belly dancers with a more critical eye than most. This dancer had some real technical skills.
We had some trouble settling our bill, which solidified our somewhat negative ending to the meal. We won't be rushing back to Marrakesh any time soon, but we really enjoyed the entrees!
Up next, our day in DHS!
BTW, her name is Eliza Carthy and I mostly love her although if I'm recommending her I should also warn that she has at least one song that is pretty gross when you listen to the lyrics.
(just got caught up on your excellent reviews). Thanks for reading. I'll be looking forward to your May reviews!I might have to stick with my fav Tngerine Cafe.
