Moro

When I read the reviews on this website I do sometimes wonder if I've been to the same restaurant as the other reviewers...

I went to Moro last night with my wife and had a fantastic meal. To start I had a Venison Kibbe; quite difficult to describe but from the outside it looked like a rugby ball shaped scotch egg. Needless to say it tasted rather differently (wonderful in fact).

For a main course I had wood roasted pork which was also very nice, delicious crackling and accompanied by a fiery green mojo.

The waiting staff were in my opinion just right, I never felt like I was getting too much attention and I certainly never felt rushed.

The wine list has something to suit every budget which in a smart restaurant you can't always guarantee. Moro also has a good selection of sherry which you can have as an aperitif.

Moro won the Observer Food Monthly's restaurant of the year 2009 and you can see why. Great food, service that is just right (not too attentive but there when you need them), and actually not really that ridiculously expensive.
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Peter Thornton
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

ordinary food for extraordinary prices

won't come back again
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Food 6 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, April 01, 2009

My favourite restaurant in London. Have been many times over the past 10 years. Fabulous food, wonderful bread, unpretentious. We went on Wednesday this week and Mrs Sam Clark was in the kitchen herself. Everything we had was deeeelicious (the standout dish was black rice with cuttlefish and preserved lemon - which was truly extraordinary). It's not cheap (£100 for 2) but it is great value.
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Saturday, March 28, 2009

We went to Moro for dinner last night after a show at Sadler's Wells. The food was good - including an excellent starter of pork with chick peas and pomegranate - but not good enough for the price.

Most of the waiters (except Tamara who was in charge for the evening) were very friendly. However the service was totally chaotic. No coordination between waiters, and we had to ask for everything at least twice: a waiter would take our order, and five minutes later another would come to take our order again; main course served before the starter; wine arriving after the food; and no dessert because we couldn't get anyone to take the order. There were enough staff so it must be down to the management.

A huge disappointment and just not good enough for the price.
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Nick
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Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Sunday, March 08, 2009

Had the worst scallops I've ever tasted - chewy and far too fishy. It came with fennel that was a bit too tough and overcooked chickpeas, but mostly the scallops were terrible, i couldn't finish half and felt like spitting it out. Should probably have complained at the time... but at £18 they should just be awesome or not there at all.

Starter of coconut & lamb broth was really good. Mutton tagine was large but pretty average at best.

Staff were very friendly and service was great, but I wouldn't return based on the food.
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Food 0 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Sunday, February 08, 2009

Last weekend I went to Moro for dinner with my partner for the very last time. I work nearby and until now I've been a regular. The food is good and the service too except for a member of the staff that for some reason has always been particularly rude. Until now I always thought that it was more comical than offensive but this time when too far. We sat in a table neat the bar and when my partner asked if we could PLEASE order another drink this waitress went mad at us, not only that, trough the whole evening she made sure we could see and notice that we were the joy of her jokes and hysterical laughter. We left without having desserts or ordering any more drinks. We felt insulted but could not complain as the manager seemed to be off that evening...

Never again.
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Gino
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Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Went to Moro yesterday for a long lunch Friday.

Ordered a Paella starter and Lamb with chick pea salad main course.

Also ordered a sherry and a nice Red with the main course.

Everything was just perfect. The Paella starter was moist and delicious and the mussels and prawns were fresh and tasty.

The roast lamb main course was perfectly cooked and the chick pea salad was an interesting accompaniment.

Great buzzy atmosphere and fast efficient friendly service all added up to a great lunch time experience.
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Saturday, November 15, 2008

terrible service even on the stall outside on exmouth market. rude rude rude. never going that way again.
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Annoyed
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Went there for a business lunch and the food was fantastic. Unfortunately I have now been trying to get a table for a Saturday for 1 month, actually trying to book 3 weeks in advance. The staff is not very helpful, almost rude when they say they are fully booked which is a shame considering the food is fantastic.
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Marcus
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Food 10 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Not so great these days. We'd been a few years ago and the food was great, so we chose it for a birthday lunch treat but were disappointed.

Issues: Flavour: The charcoal grilled squid didn't really taste 'charcoal grilled' . It was cooked ok but deperately needed the sauces for flavour - which pretty much wiped out the taste of the squid.

The bean and lamb 'Mutumma'. Watery and no paprika flavour.

The wood roasted chicken. Pretty exhausting to plough through with the gritty spinach.

The food really wasn't good enough for the price of approx £60 (without wine).

Service: Started ok but by the end they didn't bother to take a coffee or dessert order so we just asked for the bill. No smiles or 'thanks' as we left even though we smiled at them. Not a very nice experience over all.
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JC
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Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Thursday, September 18, 2008