Tazka — Restaurant in Boulogne-sur-Mer

We had a night staying in the old city in a cold November, and we soon discovered that when your French teacher in school 25 years ago said France doesn't do Wednesdays, they weren't joking.

We struggled to find somewhere open and stumbled upon Tazka as even though it was empty... it was open. And thankfully we weren't disappointed.

Entering a totally empty restaurant is weird but they were very friendly and welcoming!

We ordered the 11 piece mezze selection which was a combo of cold mezze like hummus, the tabbouleh salad, and an aubergine dish like baba ganoush (that especially was amazing), hot mezze, and meat skewers. The only thing that could be improved would be warming the bread before serving.

A few more tables did fill up while we were in there so it was less awkward, but the food was really great.

The highlight of the evening was discovering Lebanese beer for the first time - I'll definitely buy that if I see it available back home! It was really light and very drinkable. Perfect beer for meat skewers.

So despite the cold night and the quiet atmosphere, it was a really good meal that we all enjoyed and would definitely...

Oh my angels, what a terrible visit. We waited for 15minutes for our arrival to be acknowledged. Than we waited for another 75 minutes for our food to arrive. They won't tell you when you book your table, but this is one of the rare restaurants where you have to eat at home before you go, because they let you wait so much before they bring your food. I wonder if it is because hungry people tend to enjoy food more. The more you wait, the more you will enjoy your food. Well, not my case. The food supposed to me homemade tasted like nothing special, I failed to get the personal touch. Still, it would have been bearable without the long wait. The waitress passed our table multiple times without bothering to say a word of excuse. We felt ignored and...

Such a disapointment!

First, there was the long wait.

Later there were the small portions. And we had ample time to admire the larger portions brought at the tables next to us at the other two restaurants next door.

Third was the too much sault. That is always a bad sign with restaurants.

As for the authenticity, I do not doubt the food was made on site, but one can get better Lebanese at Picard for only a fraction of the price. Sure, it won’t be identical as it would be an challenging task to find olives as small as the ones I was served in any suermarket...