Tawrirte : Café & Restaurant — Restaurant in Essaouira

Oh my. Such disappointing restaurants in Essaouira. This place is a tourist trap in its worst meaning, the place where just something is thrown on the table. It should have been alarming that in several floors there were no one except us, but we were really hungry, had just arrived the town. We took fish and shrimp tagines, having high expectations from the seaside city. The shrimp one - just a handful of defrosted, overly soft, tasteless small shrimps. The fish tagine - at first we thought it was chicken, there was no fish texture, no taste, a melted unrecognisable piece. We just left, paying for this joke a ridiculously high price. To the cooks - there is fish market every day in Essaouira, please, go and get some, try at least a little bit! Actually the only place in Essaouira where we got really good food, was at fish market - fresh grilled seafood. I laughed a lot having seen the high reviews here about unforgettable culinary experiences. I don't enjoy writing bad reviews, but this place really...

This is the place every tourist is looking for in a new city. It’s extremely local, owned by a family (husband is in charge, wife is the cook and their little daughter is responsible for your smiles), price range is in the middle, food is truly fresh and delicious. I ordered a squid tajine and the guy literally went to the market and came back with a fresh squid in a bag for my dish. Certaintly recommend the place if you want to experience the imperfect romance of...

The service was poor, with the host forgetting orders. Having waited 45 minutes for a coke i walked to look for the server, only to find him and his cook arguing over the best way to defrost the supposedly fresh fish I had ordered. He promptly hid it behind his back when he noticed me. The resulting meals were dreadful with agonising waits. The only thing fast was the swift onset of food poisoning we developed in the middle of the night. Avoid...