Restaurant Marrakesh - I have to Represent!

[Cool-Beans]

ETA: I meant to put this on the podcast forum, but as I'm kind of an idiot, it's here. Guess I'm still Representing.

I flippin love that place. It's my favorite! I didn't work up the courage to go there until 2004 or 2005, but I've gone every trip since. The whole pavillion is just lovely.

I've never had anything but stellar service. Not the "Look at what great service I give" kind of nice, but just genuinely (or really well-faked) nice, bordering on kind. Always a guy waiter. Always, always, always. And it is always clean. Not everyone notices clean/dirty like I do, but the place is possibly the cleanest (non-frou-frou, I don't do frou-frou) restaurant at WDW. The inside restrooms (Ladies', anyway) are always very clean, too. (The ones outside...cleanish.)

Love the Beef Brewat Rolls. It is a new and different taste and I know people get grossed out by the thought of them. But someone was once saying, "Peanut butter and JELLY?! Ew!" If you can put the unusual (for we Americans) combination out of your head and concentrate on the taste, you might be very pleasantly surprised. Everyone I've forced to try them has been - and they all started out wincing, frowning and turning up their noses, too. It's good!! I used to love it when I could get them - big ones - for dinner.

Lemon chicken is an excellent dinner (and Bastilla the best dessert choice, IMO) for the non-adventurous.

I never had lunch there, I don't think, but dinner portions are more than I can finish.

It was much busier there on May 23 than it has been on any of my previous visits, so maybe I'll soon stop plugging the place - don't want it to get too popular! But I really don't want to see it go away or turn into a BANG-BANG-BAM-BAM character meal like my beloved Tusker House breakfast did.

I vote "Give it a shot!!" But I'm no Kevin.

 

[LvTinkerbell]

I am so happy that you posted your review. My DFi and I have this restaurant booked for a dinner on your honeymoon. He has never been to WDW and even though I have been there twice before I have never eaten there. I wanted to have an awesome new dining experience with him but once I read the review that a gentleman made about it on another site I almost changed my mind. He convinced me to keep it saying it will be a great adventure.
We are always open to trying new foods so we are going to try quite a few things.
Thanks again!

 

[erin.w]

Were looking forward to it in September when were there.

 

[centurythree]

I have to admit that the review concerned me a bit, especially since I was planning on making an ADR for it. Do you leave hungry, Cool Beans?

 

[darthvaderusa]

I am glad there are other Marrakesh lovers out there

Also, don't forget that the belly dancers , they are truly talented and its a very enjoyable show.

 

[Letsbgoofy]

Love the Beef Brewat Rolls

Yum! That's our first meal of the trip and I can't wait. I know appetisers aren't included, but those are worth the money - even though I know I won't be able to finish my whole dinner after eating them.

Is the bastilla still good without the ice cream? We never make it to dessert, but I might take these to go.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

We ate there once and loved it but the prices have went nutso. We had lunch at Tangerine Cafe twice and both times found it great and a real bargain. Our last few trips have been grand gatherings and the rest of the family is not into it like we are. We would give it a thumbs up for dinner.