Notes of Marrakesh — Restaurant in Tulsa

Know BEFORE you go. Credits cards are taboo here. Bring cash or a debit card. Don’t ask for a diet coke. However, healthy beer, wine and mixed drinks are available. Service is minimal, but adequate. The restaurant is clean and comfortable, decorated with Moroccan/Arabic/Islamic mosaic wall art. The tables are decorated in the same colorful motif of faux tile decals. Some type of Arabic opera was playing on the big screen.

Pictures and reviews showcase various unique artisan meals, and some meals are basic home cooking with a flavorful Moroccan spin. Start your day with a Moroccan or Turkish breakfast. Have a colorful fruity salad for brunch. Meals likely influenced by a mix of Arab and Berber ethnic heritage. And try the coffee. My wife did and it was good.

Our dining experience was limited to the entrée page of the menu. Two versions offered, Pastila and Tajine. The beef and chicken Pastila descriptions were tempting, but meat and sweet doesn’t work for me. Tajine it will be.

No lamb today, so beef and chicken tajine will be lunch. Tajine, meals cooked and served under those funny little ceramic teepees. Grandma’s roast chicken and pot roast style beef stew. You have a choice of options to augment the meat flavors. Caramelized prunes and apricots, or preserved lemons and olives. I never pass up preserved lemons and olives. That was for me, on the beef. Prunes and apricots on my wife’s roast chicken. Both meals served with a small loaf of bread. My bowl was filled with a very liberal serving of beef. A portion well worth the $22 at today’s beef prices. Tasty, very basic meals of bread and meat.

This is a rare opportunity to sample Moroccan cuisine. Try it!

When it came time to pay, we had a dilemma. Only credit cards were to be found in my wallet. My personal pecuniary ideology does not condone use of a debit cards and considers there use a stigma.

In the future, a sign on the front door stating the restaurant's preference of payment would be helpful to...

Highly recommend!! Even though they were quite busy, the wait time and service were good. This is not fast food, and everything is made fresh, so expect to spend some time there. I was slightly disappointed that what I originally wanted was sold out (chicken with prunes and apricots) , but the rmeatball tajine came in a homemade tomatoe sauce (fresh tomatoes) that was as aromatic as it was flavorful, a dollop of soft cheese, egg and scrumptious meatballs. My table also had the lamb tajine and the chicken pastilla, puffy pizza and cream cheese cigars. Every dish was flavorful and did not disappoint. The Moroccan coffe and tea were extremely good. If you have to choose, definitely go for the coffee. For added kicks we tried the fig, avocado and almond drink, very rich and a unique taste, if you like to try new stuff, give it a whirl. The owner Sovana was simply delightful, gracious and charming, a joy to...

Walked in Saturday August 2nd at around 12:45pm . the lady warned us they were limited in food. No problem. She sat us and gave us no menus. Not very busy inside. She never came back to check on us. There is maybe 2 other customers inside. 10 minutes later the bartender brings us a glass of water and does not say one word to us. The lady sat another table, took their order, and brought them drinks right away. We waited a few more minutes, then walked out. The bartender saw us walk out and did not say a thing. We went to the Mexican restaurant next door and they gave us menus right away, took our drink order right away, and everything went as expected, despite then...