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| - Next to the Rouge Restaurant in Inglewood, and the Teatro in downtown, this could very well be the most expensive restaurant in Calgary. I took the liberty to read all previous reviews first, and I agree with 'K M' on the sad portion sizes. It would be really worth the money if they were even average-sized, but all the appetizers are small. I notice the 'Sultan's Feast" portions are a fair bit bigger, but from reading the menu I noticed the feast was about $40 a person! Also, it is literally served in a traditional Morroccan style, course-by-course which takes about 3 1/2 hours.
My experience with this restaurant was not too long ago, when I attended a meetup group there. I had never met anyone in the group before, so I cautiously crept into the restaurant's small door & foyer. There's a closet for hanging coats and a small couch, but the "restaurant" is seperated into different rooms with different names. The one I went to was the bookable "Rabat room" to the left of the front entrance. I understand there are also booths to the left, but either way, reservations are reccommended, it's not really a 'walk-in' place.
Okay so, when I showed up, I noticed right away that the tables are very close together in the Rabat room. It's quite difficult to squeeze between them as one makes their way to the couches. The seating is neat as there are no chairs, only a long cushioned bench along the walls. The lighting is quite dim, and the nicest part of the decor is the fabric that hangs from the walls & ceilings like an actual tent. It's okay that the food takes a while, because the ambience is beautiful and makes you feel kind of spoiled. Just don't go on an empty stomach, drink some milk first before you leave home.
Oh and I had the B'stilla Royale, which was very unique in that it was both savoury and sweet. It had chicken & onions and such on the inside and powdered sugar on the outside. It was a stickly mess eating it with my fingers, but thankfully the waiter brought a washing basin filled with warm, scented water and a clean towel. I felt really spoiled by this and it made the experience all that more exotic.
I don't drive but have heard the parking here leaves something to be desired. However, for those of y'all who "bus it" like I do, the #1 will get you here, when you deboard at Kensington Rd and 14th St just walk about a block until you find it.
Just a note for people planning to go here: Make sure you don't horse around and get too rowdy, as respect is of utmost important while the waiter is speaking, he or she will go over the menu and how it works. If you are not listening, they will reprimand you and leave the room until you're ready to act like an adult.
And ladies, because this is middle-Eastern style, make sure you dress in a way that does not expose too much skin.
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