La Kasbah

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• Tangerois3 Maroc

  10 January 2018

  I went to La Kasbah restaurant in Tafraoute with my brother on the last of three nights in this small quiet town in the Anti-Atlas mountains in the far south of Morocco. We sat at a table on the front terrace rather than inside, which had no customers.
  
  After a few minutes looking at the menu a waiter came to our table and I decided to order its special house tajine and a soupe de legumes. My brother ordered spaghetti and hairira. We both ordered fruit salad for desert.
  
  When my bubbling hot dish arrived, I took my first bite and unpleasantly the minced beef was tough and gristly. While trying to enjoy a meal with my brother it was impossible because literally half of this main course was inedible and tasteless.
  
  My soupe de legumes was overly spicy and not thick, unlike other restaurants that had thick soup. My brother's spaghetti was a large plate of hot pasta with a tiny amount of sauce, two tablespoons of sauce at most, and a bit of grated cheese.
  
  There was no coffee afterwards because the restaurant's machine was broken.
  
  Another annoyance was that the restaurant's WiFi did not work, but a kind man at another table gave us the password code for the CTM bus office's strong WiFi just down the road.
  
  La Kasbah restaurant has a decor inside of good quality Moroccan carpets on the walls and initially it looked promising, but sadly my meal was one of the worst I have ever eaten in Morocco. My brother agreed that his was bad as well.
  
  We skipped the mint tea that was included in the 90 Dirham price for a three-course meal. The fruit salad dessert was served on a tea-cup size plate, and it was tasty but was a very small portion. There were thin slices of apple and banana, but it lacked any juice whatsoever.
  
  The outdoor lighting was so dim that it was hard to clearly see what you were eating or to read the very limited menu. No candles and no real atmosphere. Inside I observed a man lying down on a seating area sleeping, and no other customers. After the unfortunate meal, when I went to the toilet, I noticed the toilet tank was missing its top.
  
  I do not recommend eating at La Kasbah until it obtains a better quality of meat since its speciality was virtually unchewable and overall not an enjoyable experience.
  
  I wondered if the chef knew how to cook and taste to verify that the food was edible. Furthermore, the waiter service was inattentive. I had to ask for napkins.
  
  I have read other reviews which claim that La Kasbah in Tafraoute is the best or even "#1" restaurant, but from my experience I can say it served one of the worst meals I have eaten in my 32 years in visiting Morocco. Most laughable is one reviewer who claims this place to be the “best restaurant in Morocco", which is ridiculous since it most definitely is not. And it is suspiciously this person’s only review.
  
  Furthermore, some reviewers have rated this restaurant 5 stars, but upon closer scrutiny you will see that some of these reviewers give 5-star ratings to ALL of their reviews, making these dubious at best.
  
  As a matter of fact, La Kasbah restaurant in Tafraoute ranks as one of the worst meals I have ever had in my entire life of travels to 44 countries around the world.
  
  I can't imagine eating again at La Kasbah after the horrible and inedible main course I was served.
  
  The owner needs to find another chef and butcher since the beef was unchewable and most unpleasant. It had to be spit out onto my plate.
  
  If you have to eat at La Kasbah, perhaps a vegetable tajine dish or an omelette would be best, rather than risk any meat. That said, I definitely will not return to La Kasbah after such an unpleasant and inedible meal. It was a major disappointment on the last night of our stay in Tafraout.

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• Nicolas Holtzmeyer

  25 November 2017

  Nice place good food

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• Tangerois3 Maroc

  04 November 2017

  I went to La Kasbah restaurant in Tafraoute with my brother on the last of three nights in this small quiet town in the Anti-Atlas mountains in the far south of Morocco. We sat at a table on the front terrace rather than inside, which had no customers.
  
  After a few minutes looking at the menu a waiter came to our table and I decided to order its special house tajine and a soupe de legumes. My brother ordered spaghetti and hairira. We both ordered fruit salad for desert.
  
  When my bubbling hot dish arrived, I took my first bite and unpleasantly the minced beef was tough and gristly. While trying to enjoy a meal with my brother it was impossible because literally half of this main course was inedible and tasteless.
  
  My soupe de legumes was overly spicy and not thick, unlike other restaurants that had thick soup. My brother's spaghetti was a large plate of hot pasta with a tiny amount of sauce, two tablespoons of sauce at most, and a bit of grated cheese.
  
  There was no coffee afterwards because the restaurant's machine was broken.
  
  Another annoyance was that the restaurant's WiFi did not work, but a kind man at another table gave us the password code for the CTM bus office's strong WiFi just down the road.
  
  La Kasbah restaurant has a decor inside of good quality Moroccan carpets on the walls and initially it looked promising, but sadly my meal was one of the worst I have ever eaten in Morocco. My brother agreed that his was bad as well.
  
  We skipped the mint tea that was included in the 90 Dirham price for a three-course meal. The fruit salad dessert was served on a tea-cup size plate, and it was tasty but was a very small portion. There were thin slices of apple and banana, but it lacked any juice whatsoever.
  
  The outdoor lighting was so dim that it was hard to clearly see what you were eating or to read the very limited menu. No candles and no real atmosphere. Inside I observed a man lying down on a seating area sleeping, and no other customers. After the unfortunate meal, when I went to the toilet, I noticed the toilet tank was missing its top.
  
  I do not recommend eating at La Kasbah until it obtains a better quality of meat since its speciality was virtually unchewable and overall not an enjoyable experience.
  
  I wondered if the chef knew how to cook and taste to verify that the food was edible. Furthermore, the waiter service was inattentive. I had to ask for napkins.
  
  I have read other reviews which claim that La Kasbah in Tafraoute is the best or even "#1" restaurant, but from my experience I can say it served one of the worst meals I have eaten in my 32 years in visiting Morocco. Most laughable is one reviewer who claims this place to be the “best restaurant in Morocco, which is ridiculous since it most definitely is not. And it is suspiciously this person’s only review.
  
  Furthermore, some reviewers have rated this restaurant 5 stars, but upon closer scrutiny you will see that some of these reviewers give 5-star ratings to ALL of their reviews, making these dubious at best.
  
  As a matter of fact, La Kasbah restaurant in Tafraoute ranks as one of the worst meals I have ever had in my entire life of travels to 44 countries around the world.
  
  I can't imagine eating again at La Kasbah after the horrible and inedible main course I was served.
  
  The owner needs to find another chef and butcher since the beef was unchewable and most unpleasant. I had to be spit out onto my plate.
  
  If you have to eat at La Kasbah, perhaps a vegetable tajine dish or an omelette would be best, rather than risk any meat. That said, I definitely will not return to La Kasbah after such an unpleasant and inedible meal. It was a major disappointment on the last night of our stay in Tafraout.

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• Achraf Bensaad

  23 October 2017

  Good pleace & good food

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• Luis García

  15 July 2017

  Buen sitio y comida. Destacar los sillones. Sin prisas.
  Si les pides huevos fritos, aclararles bien lo que es o te los pondrán cocidos!!! 😉
  

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• Tangerois3 Maroc

  10 June 2017

  I went to La Kasbah restaurant in Tafraoute with my brother on last of three nights in this small quiet town in the Anti-Atlas mountains in the far south of Morocco. We sat at a table on the front terrace rather than inside, which had no other customers.
  
  After a few minutes looking at the menu a waiter came to our table and I decided to order its special house tajine and a soupe de legumes. My brother ordered spaghetti and hairira. We both ordered fruit salad for desert.
  
  When my bubbling hot dish arrived, I took my first bite and unpleasantly the minced beef was tough and gristly. While trying to enjoy a meal with my brother it was impossible because literally half of this main course was inedible and tasteless.
  
  My soupe de legumes was overly spicy and not thick, unlike other restaurants that were thick. My brother's spaghetti was a large plate of hot pasta with very little sauce, and a bit of grated cheese.
  
  There was no coffee afterwards because the machine was broken. Another annoyance was that the restaurant's WiFi did not work, but a man at another table knew the code for the CTM bus office's strong WiFi just down the road.
  
  La Kasbah restaurant has a decor inside of good quality Moroccan carpets on the walls and initially it looked promising, but sadly our meal was one of the worst I have ever eaten in Morocco.
  
  We skipped the mint tea that was included in the 90 Dirham price for a three-course meal. The fruit salad dessert was served on a tea-cup size plate, and it was tasty but was a very small portion. There were thin slices of apple and banana, but it lacked any juice whatsoever.
  
  The outdoor lighting was so dim that it was hard to clearly see what you were eating or to read the very limited menu. No candles and no real atmosphere. Inside I observed a man lying down on a seating area sleeping, and no other customers. After the unfortunate meal, when I went to the toilet, I noticed the toilet tank was missing its top.
  
  I cannot recommend eating at La Kasbah until it obtains a better quality of meat since its speciality was virtually unchewable and overall not an enjoyable experience.
  
  I wondered if the chef knew how to cook and taste to verify that the food was edible. Furthermore, the waiter service was inattentive. I had to ask for napkins.
  
  I have read other reviews which claim that La Kasbah in Tafraoute is the best or even "#1" restaurant, but from my experience I can say it served one of the worst meals I have eaten in my 32 years in visiting Morocco.
  
  Although some reviewers have rated this restaurant with 5 stars, upon closer scrutiny you will see that some of these give 5-star ratings to ALL of their reviews, making it dubious at best.
  
  As a matter of fact, La Kasbah restaurant in Tafraoute ranks as one of the worst meals I have ever had in my entire life of travels to 44 countries around the world.
  
  I can't imagine eating again at La Kasbah after the horrible and inedible main course I was served.
  
  The owner needs to find another chef and butcher since the beef was unchewable and most unpleasant. I had to be spit out onto my plate.
  
  If you have to eat at La Kasbah, perhaps a vegetable tajine dish or an omelette would be best, rather than risk any meat. But I will not return after such an unpleasant and inedible meal.

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• G Vissers

  14 May 2017

  Food was nice and taart. Price is stil OK, but more will be overdone.

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• Hamid Bammou

  17 April 2017

  Nice place and calm, The food is delicious

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• Daniel W

  31 March 2017

  Überteuertes Touristenrestaurant. Harira kostet z. B. 15 DH was hier in Marokko schon ziemlich viel ist dafür. Die Suppe war dann auch nichts Besonderes und gerade noch handwarm. Beim Bezahlen gab es große Probleme wegen fehlendem Wechselgeld. Wir mussten einige Minuten warten. Absolut inakzeptabel in so einem teuren Laden.
  Was man dem Restaurant zu Gute halten muss, ist, dass es innen ganz nett aussieht.

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