I went to Moroccan Castle last night for the first time. This was not the first time I've had moroccan food however. I've been to the Sultan's Tent once many years ago when it was still on 17th Ave. The decor and atmosphere was quite nice at the Moroccan Castle. The service was quite good as well. However, the food was mediocre. I was surprised at how busy the restaurant was as I didn't find the food to be great. I ordered the chicken kabob and it was served with coucous and vegetables. The saffron-flavoured chicken was pretty good; nice, juicy and tender. However, the coucous and the vegetables were lukewarm. My friends had the savoury lamb tagine(lemons & olives) and the merguez sausage tagine. The merguez sausage was very spicy, which was expecting.. but I didn't find the spiciness to be all that flavourful.. it was just like eating something that had LOTS of pepper in it. The lamb tagine was flavourful. Again, I wasn't crazy about the other items that were in the tagine, such as olives, peas, and potatoes. It seemed like they didn't actually cook the food in a tagine. They just placed the cooked food in a tagine just prior to serving. So frankly I don't see why they'd even bother with the tagine. I was also surprised at how they gave us utensils. I didn't think eating with our hands was an option. Years ago at Sultan's Tent, I remember eating the whole meal with our hands. That was part of the whole experience which made the meal memorable. The only thing I really enjoyed was the flat bread that came with the tagines. After having tried the Sultan's Tent in the past and also the lamb tagine at Chambar in Vancouver, I'd definitely say the food at Moroccan Castle was "Meh!". I doubt I'd be returning any time soon.