Café Restaurant Esaada — Restaurant in Zagora

While staying in Zagora, in the far south of Morocco, I discovered the pleasant Café Restaurant Essaada on Boulevard Mohammed V.

The first time I went there, I noticed it had half a dozen people sitting at outside tables having tea, coffee, or food. I had two hours to wait for the nearby Supratours office to open, so I drank two tea pots of verveine.

The following day, my brother and I took a petit taxi from our hotel to eat at Café Restaurant Essaada. We looked at the menu and decided to order two chicken sandwiches on a baguette, and I emphasized that our pommes frites should be hot and extra crispy. I ordered a Sprite, and my brother had a small bottle of Sidi Ali mineral water. It took 15 minutes, but when the waiter brought the sandwiches and frites to our table, along with some salt, ketchup and mayonnaise, I was impressed with the fries as they were not oily and were crispy. The sandwiches were wrapped in aluminum foil and were grilled chicken pieces with a little lettuce and tomato.

When visiting Zagora, I highly recommend having a meal here or just stopping by for a hot or cold drink. Prices...

Tourists Avoid! Stopped for food, and after 5 minutes the owner points out that our hire car tyre has been 'damaged'. Sharp object put through the side. He conveniently knows lots of nearby mechanics who appear immediately and offer to fix the tyre for a fee. The food and coffee were nice though so if you're on foot, could be...

Nice place for a drink on the terrace but it took a whopping 1.5 hour for 1 taco to arrive. Also little to no service when you are sitting at a table. They do give some free olives when you are seated and the menu is fairly priced. 1 cola = 10d Staff is speaking no english only...