Beware hyping up a place so much in your head that you could end up being rather disappointed! Sqala is one of the famous and recommended restaurants of Casablanca. However, my experience was disappointing - and I feel this is mostly because of the staff. Firstly, there is a clear discrimination of service if you're non-Arab. We were made to wait a very long time before anyone came to our table despite the table next to us getting all the attention (with Arabic guests) even though they were seated after us. The server had no smile and answered my questions condescendingly. I asked for tagine and I was told they were out of tagine (which I found very odd). I ordered whatever "was available" and wasn't very pleased. When I brought this up to the manager, he himself was shocked and said they would be able to serve me the exact tagine I wanted rightaway. I politely delcined the offer as we had already eaten by then but he insisted and suggested it would be on the house. We decided to give the restaurant a second chance and said we'd take one to-go. Sure enough, the dish I came to the restaurant for was served magically. As we were about to leave, the same server demanded payment for the dish that was supposed to be on the house and one that the manager had insisted!! At this point, I was shocked. The manager intervened again and to his credit, he honored the expectations. Anyway, I hope if you do decide to go to this beautifully designed restaurant with a nice ambience, you have a much better experience than I did. The overall experience ruined whatever enjoyment we had from the food. As I mentioned, the staff needs to be more hospitable and less discriminatory. If you're sure about visiting, I'd recommend making a reservation. I, personally, preferred the less fancy eateries around Casablanca that had excellent taste and very warm service.