El Bahia - Marrakesh

The inner is truly spectacular at this place! we came for a drink and sat on the huge terrace overlooking the medina. the drinks were cheap and we were very happy to be associated with a friendly little turtle, although we were worried that he would get up! the terrace is huge as the restaurant in the ground floor. but the opulence from the restaurant does not go further up. if we had been another night in marrakech, we would have eaten here, especially as it seems to be dancing shows!

Despite the place being empty it turned out to be a surprisingly good experience.The restaurant has a courtyard beautifully decorated in Moroccan style and a roof terrace. The food two different tajines was delicious and exquisite. The service was attentive and efficient. The price was a bit above the average, 100 dirhans for each dish, but it was worth it. They have beers what was great since I could put an end to my abstinence in Morocco. : D

Lavish interiors downstairs, plainer on the roof terrace. Mint tea wasn't very strong. Patisseries were delicious, though. We felt a bit sorry for the tortoises wandering about on the roof.

Terrible. Absolutely terrible experience. I 've ended up here with my family as part of a 'traditional morrocan special night ' package. For 39 euros each, we got a set of tasteless salads (literally no spices whatsoever, just vegetables cut into pieces) a smelly chicken tagine(nobody even asked us if we would prefer sth else or if perhaps we might be vegetarians) and as a desert some oranges and strawberries. We had no say in what was served to us. 3 fat old ladies danced about 10 minutes for us. Two of them were definetely not in the mood for any dancing whatsoever. 2 men also sang on two instruments for about 15 to 20 minutes (nothing special). At the end a lady came and made a little dance too. This was our 'traditioanl morrocan evening '. It is a SHAME to offer such service. And while I might understand that someones goal here was to rip us off and get as much money as possible (we were a group of about 20 people) it really could have been a decent experience with minimal effort and costs. I ate much better food and had a much better morrocan experience on its medina streets in Fes and Tetouan than in this restaurant. It is a pity because the place looks nice and ptlromising but the experience is a complete tasteless overpriced kitch. Please do not judge Morroco based on experiences like this. I certainly will not. But this place brings SHAME to this beautiful country. Ps. Both me and my parents only tasted the starters and some slices of oranges the rest meaning the tagine was inedible. Unless perhaps you are starving and dont care much about the smell of your food. Also we are very accustomed to morrocan food(it is not our first visit here) and are aware of what a decent (not fancy) morrocan meal tastes like. SHAME.

Good food, good service. A bit pricey for maroc but not good value for the money, and the marrocan wine is good enough.