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| - Delicious and beautiful! It's been a few years since we've been here and I don't know why it's been so long! The food was succulent and the experience, lovely. We had the Cornish hen tagine and couscous tagine, which was more than enough to fill both my husband's, 3-yr old's, and my stomach. The service was pleasant, friendly and respectful. I really enjoyed the table service hand wash ritual; a necessity when eating with your hands, but done so elegantly. The decor, although unchanged in years, is very pretty and intricate and does not seem dated. I love the tables and private dining feel to the booths. The music was a little eclectic but at an appropriate volume that you could easily carry on a quiet conversation - difficult to find in most restaurants.
My only frustration with this restaurant was the location and parking. It certainly is no fault of the restaurant's and they do have a sign on their door telling you where you can park, but in such a busy area it isn't easy to turn around and get back to the parking lot when you easily miss the entrance. You'll spend 10-15 minutes trying to get back there to park. So, a tip: free parking is available on the south side of the building and you are easily able to turn left into the parking lot from 14th ave if you are coming from the north end. If you come from the south (out of downtown) be prepared to take a right into the lot as soon as you cross the bridge into Kensington.
I look forward to my next visit and meal here, with the ability to carry on a conversation, and will remember the parking location next time! And I'll also remember to take more photos of the main course - it smelled and looked so fantastic that we dove right in before I got a photo op.
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