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| - Spent a birthday weekend in Montreal and decided to try out this little Moroccan restaurant for dinner on Saturday night. It was around 6:30 when we sat down to eat so the place wasn't quite packed but it steadily got busier.
We were seated directly by the open window was great for catching a breeze, but a little tricky if you're dining with a very fidgety one-year old. As a side note, if you're planning to bring an infant or smaller toddler, they didn't have a highchair, so be warned. We were kindly offered a booster seat, but there was no way to strap it into the actual chair so I spent more time trying to keep my daughter from toppling off. We managed to get through the meal without incident, although it was a little awkward because there were some folks sitting outside on the benches just directly staring at us the entire time.
We ordered the moussaka to start, and then continued on with entrées of the couscous Royal and merguez tagine. The moussaka wasn't exactly as I pictured (I guess I was thinking more of Greek moussaka I'd had before? ) but this was actually a dip of blended tomatoes, eggplant and peppers topped with raisins and served with four small buns. It was tasty but I found it a bit too sweet for a savoury dip because the raisins sort of took over and masked the other flavours. The bread was warm and soft and it was a good size for two people to share.
The mains were where this place really shined. The couscous royal was jam-packed: juicy lamb, a good sized chunk of chicken breast and a merguez sausage combined with super soft strips of zucchini, carrot, sweet potatoes and chickpeas all on a bed of couscous. My only real complaint would be that the chicken was a bit on the dry side, and that the merguez wasn't grilled, so the texture was a little unappetizing even though the flavour was still good.
Would definitely return here when I go and visit MTL in the future.
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