مطعم أزار — Restaurant in Marrakesh Prefecture

Our tour group leader suggested this restaurant after we found out our first choice was fully booked. It had a lot of good food options (I don’t drink, so I don’t pay attention to that part, but my fellow group participants seemed enthusiastic). It seemed upscale. To give context, the last two weeks I’ve been on a trip where we’ve eaten in more basic restaurants, and as part of responsible tourism, in people’s homes.

There’s a dress code at this restaurant. The ambience was appealing. If I lived in town and wanted to go out on a date, I would come back. I am a picky vegetarian, and there were several options for me. I had my second shakshouka of the trip, and some Turkish fried raviolis. I couldn’t tell they were fried, so maybe it was done in a light, subtle way.

Our reservation was for 8 o’clock, and they had two different shows while we were there, around 9 and I think again at 10. The show consisted of women in red dresses dancing through the aisles, stopping to interact with people. I wouldn’t call that a reason to go, for me personally, but maybe that’s enough of a draw to bring some people in.

In any case, I found the food reasonably priced and the flavor pretty good. I was disappointed that my shakshouka was lukewarm and if I was not with a group, I might’ve asked if they could heat it for me. I took a star off for that reason.

They charged my friend US$300 to reserve for 10 of us, and that was reimbursed.

They offer a chocolate soufflé with a sidecar of vanilla yogurt, and it was pretty good, but for me the ratio was off. I want a 1:1 ratio on my chocolate cake and my vanilla ice cream. The menu warns about a 20 minute wait for this item, but I imagine at that hour they’re just knocking them out because they were flying off the shelves. This is a pretty big restaurant with an upstairs and a downstairs.

They were willing to do that thing of coming by to each person to see what they had chosen and to let that person pay individually, which I always appreciate, as the one who tends to not want to divide a...

I don’t usually leave reviews, but I feel compelled to share this experience for the safety of others.

During my visit to Azar, the restaurant was offering complimentary henna to guests—applied by a woman who appeared to be part of their in-house experience. Within moments of having it applied to my wrist, I felt a strong burning sensation. I rushed to the restroom and found four other females already inside, including three girls under the age of 15 (the oldest of whom was 15)—all of us scrubbing our skin and trying to relieve the burning.

This wasn’t an isolated incident—it was a clear pattern, affecting multiple guests at the same time.

I immediately informed the manager and front of house staff, explaining that the paste smelled of alcohol or chemicals, and that it couldn’t possibly be natural henna. I was told the paste was “made in-house.” When I asked what was in it, the response was simply “natural plants.” When I asked which plants, the staff member replied, “I don’t know—you tell me, since you’re the expert.”

This response was dismissive and deeply concerning. It showed that staff had no knowledge of what they were applying to guests’ skin, yet were still willing to defend it blindly—even in the face of multiple visible skin reactions, including those of children and teens.

There was no apology, no concern, and no accountability. Instead, I was made to feel like a nuisance for raising a safety issue that should have been taken seriously.

If Azar chooses to provide products or services—especially those involving direct skin contact—they have a duty of care to ensure they are safe, properly sourced, and administered by trained individuals. This situation was not only negligent, it was handled unprofessionally from start to finish.

I strongly urge any future guests to decline the henna unless the restaurant takes real steps to ensure the safety of what they’re offering. No one should walk away from a dining experience with burning skin and a sense of being dismissed for...

Coming from America, I wanted to try authentic Moroccan food, and experience the true ambience of Marrakech. This restaurant had very good reviews, so I wanted to give this restaurant a chance.. When I say, I will never come back to this restaurant, I truly mean it. Firstly, I made reservations for 10:30 and put specifics of the table I wanted to reserve. And I received confirmation that it will be secured when I arrive. My guest and I came 3 minutes early, and surprise, my reserved table was not respected. We were told to wait so the table I reserved will be available. That didn’t happen. So I just accepted a new table on the balcony area. The service I received was terrible. Our server only came to us when we were requesting her attention and usually, servers do frequent check-in. Then after we waved her down to get our order. We proceeded to wait 1 hour for our food…. When other tables were receiving assistance and check-ins. My guest and I agreed to pay for our drinks and to just leave without receiving our food. We waved down our server once again, to give us our check so we can leave. She then tried to refuse and proceeded to get the manager to assist us, since we didn’t want to pay for the food because we haven’t received it and it took 1 hour long. The manager had terrible attitude and was not accommodating. After discussing with him back and fourth, basically yelling for 15 minutes, and us standing our ground he then accepted to just charge us for the drinks. Worst service i’ve experienced in...