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| - Having not yelped in a rather long time due to school obligations, I just had to write a review about the Sultan's Tent where I definitely am a big fan for it. My boyfriend and I had celebrated our 4 year anniversary together where we wanted to go to a restaurant that was special for the two of us. With us both loving ethnic food, whether it is East Indian, Chinese, Greek, or Japanese, we both wanted to go somewhere that was romantic, as sappy as that sounds. After some humming and hawing we jumped onto Yelp to check out the reviews for the Sultan's Tent where we made reservations ASAP.
Having never been to the Sultan's Tent, I knew that the restaurant was known for diners eating with their hands. However being a kid in an adult's body, I was rather excited to eat with my hands.
With the Sultan's Tent being located in Kensington, you can be faced with the challenge of getting good parking. After business hours (evening), parking is usually free along the road and more accessible to get; if you know the area well, there are other parking lots quite close to the restaurants. On busy nights however, do be prepared in parking some distances away and walking.
Walking into the restaurant, you're seemingly taken away into another country across the world. With dim lighting, soothing music, and very beautiful decor, the place just oozes an ambience of intimacy and comfort, making it seem like you are literally inside a sultan's tent. We were seated immediately in a low booth complete with pillows and surrounded by veiled curtains. Unfortunately those curtains seem to give people the illusion that no one can see them because my boyfriend and I were totally spying on a couple that had some pretty good PDA moments...lol.
Uhh, ANYWAYS, the menu itself can be a little pricey, where the main course itself ranges from $18 to $27. We both skipped the appetizers as we're rather light eaters where he ordered the beef vegetable tangine, while I ordered the vegetable tangine. For those that have never eaten Moroccan food, the flavours and spices may take some time during the meal in getting used to as some entrees can have a sweeter or "lighter" taste, depending on what you order. For first timers to the Sultan's Tent, do be prepared in eating with your hands as it is customary so don't try and ask for a fork and knife. Although it can be a little awkward eating a full entree with your hands, let the experience add to the flavours of your meal and the atmosphere of the restaurant. Using your hands helps create a slower pace in eating which allows you to socialize with the people you are eating with. Aside to eating at a slower pace, do be warned (as other reviewers have said) that the time to receive your food can take a while. With that being said, do leave the evening open if you can. And not to worry first-timers, before and after you eat, the waiters are there to help wash your hands! :)
Being thoroughly impressed with the restaurant, I would definitely love to come back as I had a wonderful experience. Despite the meal being rather expensive, both my boyfriend and I were happy in spending the money as it was worth it for a great meal and wonderful experience.
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