Original Tagines

I was surprised to read some people's bad comments on this restaurant. I've been coming here for several years now and have always loved it. I usually go for the Lamb Sous tagine which is not tasteless at all, it is juicy and very tender and the veggies are perfectly cooked.

It may not be the biggest restaurant so I always make sure I book before and ask for a table not next to the door or else it is a bit unpleasant in winter, but the food and friendly service certainly makes up for it.
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Michael
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Definitely not for vegetarians..

I had a very disappointing meal at Original Tagines. There was only one meat-free option on the menu.. Vegetables with couscous. It appeared as a bland pile of boiled vegetables on a pile of plain couscous and looked so unappealing that I had to send it back. You'd think that for £10 they could add some flavour, some more interesting vegetables besides carrots. My meat eating dining partner wasn't too impressed either. I wouldn't go back or recommend this place to anyone.
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Lorena - View all reviews by this user
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Food 3 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Friday, August 03, 2007

I visited this restaurant based on the many good reviews I had read on websites such as this. Maybe it was an 'off ' night, but I found the experience disappointing. From the outside you can see that the decor is fairy basic, which got me thinking that the actual food must be the real pull. We ordered a mix of starters - very average indeed. For main course I ordered the chicken cous cous dish. Admittedly, I had high expectations, having recently visited Marrakech. However, to my surprise, the dish was extremely dry and there was no 'gravy' in the bottom of the dish whatsoever. Maybe this was a mistake? I hope so.

I will definitely be looking elsewhere next time I want the Moroccan experience.
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Miranda
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Friday, May 25, 2007

We went to this restaurant tonight on the basis of the good reviews we had read.

The meal was simply awful. The food was just tasteless. The service was fine, and the bread was OK, but both starters and main courses were dreadful.

The merguez sausages starter was simply saugages, no sauce or anything. The broadbean salad really tasted of nothing.

The chicken kedra came with cracked wheat as opposed to couscous: not only non-Moroccan, but also tasteless. The vegetable tagine did not smell of anything, and it tasted like boiled vegetables. It also came with the same dreadful cracked wheat.

We ordered a large mint tea, and were surprised to get a small teapot. When the bill arrived, the tea cost 5.50 pounds!!! The whole bill was 45.50 for 2 starters, two main courses, one tea and one beer and service, which was a lot for the awful food we got.

Moroccan food is all about aroma and intense flavor, but all Original Tagine could offer was mediocre food. We will not be going back, and advise others to stay away from this insult to Moroccan food.

The writer of this review is from the Middle East by the way.
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Lina
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Food 2 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Saturday, May 12, 2007