Restaurant Ya Hala — Restaurant in Meknes

This was the best meal on my week long trip to Morocco easily.

The atmosphere was amazing, felt like i was dining in a small Moroccan family home. The service was lovely, only being a mother cooking and serving. Despite not speaking any mutual languages, it was very clear she was still a very lovely and down to earth person. The food we had was incredible, we had tajines, and the amount of flavour and authenticity was incredible. This place is hard to find, simply being a closed door you have to open to get in, but once you get in, it is truly a place worth being with some of the best food in the...

This is a truly authentic Moroccan restaurant that will serve couscous not just on Friday as many other restaurants only do. The pastilla is quite good and not greasy at all.

All the food is freshly cooked... I saw Abdul coming back from the butcher for a special request. I suggest that you book and order in advance as seating is limited and the waiting time is about 45 minutes for regular meat dishes and 1 hour for lamb. But the semolina is perfect... light not greasy either.

Use the land line to call and ask for Abdul as the other phone did not work.

Well worth the detour...

Right at the moment we were disappointed with the food in Morocco, this restaurant made it up for us! It looks like a house, just knock on the door with the trip advisor sticker on, or push. A very friendly host will be there soon to greet you and lead you to a very home like space while his mother cooks all the delicious dishes in the menu. It is worth the wait for the food to be prepared, it’s like asking from your mum or grandma to make you something special to eat! We ate the veal tajine and vegetables couscous and both were exceptional! Don’t...